The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) provided statistics on Russian activity in Syria. According to reports, Russia has carried out 280 airstrikes in 96 hours (four days). According to the SOHR, Russian units performed almost half of them (130) in the last 24 hours.

There’s no love lost between Edi Rama and Albin Kurti. But if Rama wins a third term as Albanian prime minister, their relationship may shape relations between Albania and Kosovo for years to come, with ramifications for the region.

Casualties were reported among the Turkish occupation-backed “al-Hamzat Division” terrorists in an explosion which took place at the fence of one of the training camps affiliated to them, south of al-Bab City in Aleppo northeastern countryside. “A strong explosion hit the fence of the Cement Institution which has been seized …

Two days before the Turkish-sponsored invasion and war of Nagorno-Karabakh began on September 27, Greek City Times revealed that Turkey was transferring Syrian mercenaries to Azerbaijan. This was denied by the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry when asked by Greek City Times, but now there has been irrefutable evidence, including photographs, videos, …

Calm has abandoned Senegal, a country in West Africa. The young people are rising up against the “wealth hoarding” political class. In Central Africa, the Republic of Congo, the opposition is seething as the 77-year-old President seeks another term. In another Central African country, Equatorial Guinea, a series of four …

Silo-based missile capabilities increase the odds of survivability for China’s small arsenal and are integral to Beijing’s nuclear modernisation effort. The Chinese recently moved to build a new set of missile silos. Speculation is rife about what this new development brings. Is it to bolster the survivability of the Chinese …

The Middle East Region in 2021 presents a complicated kaleidoscope of churning of established geopolitical patterns and military alignments as the United States and Russia jostle for influence with China joining in substantively. Major regional States like Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Iran and Israel also reflect the same churn.

The Biden administration’s plan for Afghanistan reflects the urgency with which the US is looking for a way out, without giving up on any of the gains it has painstakingly made over the years. The new Biden administration has finally declared its plan for Afghanistan and it is picking up …

The Abraham Accords constitute the beginning of a transformation of a region that has confounded many,and that will continue to be a vital battleground astride the security and economic interests of world powers. American leadership was a necessary but alone insufficient condition to the emergence of this agreement. American leadership …

Iraq continues to be at the forefront of the world’s most corrupt countries, despite many factors that should have drawn him down on this list- including the deteriorating economic situation and worsening fiscal deficits. According to reports published by Transparency International, Iraq occupies a leading rank in corruption with nearly …