Eurasia Press & News
Egypt and Sudan refused Ethiopia’s proposal for a partial agreement to form a mechanism to exchange data about the measures to implement the next stage of filling the GERD reservoir. Following the failure of the Kinshasa talks — which according to Egyptian officials may have been the last chance to …
Read More »Hamas welcomes Abbas’ rivals in Gaza Strip
As the Palestinian elections near, dismissed Fatah leader Nasser al-Qudwa arrived in the Gaza Strip in a rare visit after obtaining the approval of Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, as President Mahmoud Abbas’ rivals step up their moves to build counterelectoral lists. Nasser al-Qudwa, dismissed member of Fatah’s Central …
Read More »Suez Canal receives giant dredger in planned upgrade
The Suez Canal Authority is talking about plans to widen the southern section of the canal, only days after the giant Panama-flagged container vessel, Ever Given, went aground and became wedged across the international maritime passageway, causing a weeklong blockage. A giant dredger has made it to the Great Bitter …
Read More »Kataib Hezbollah controls access points to key Iraqi border city
Iran-linked armed groups have over the past year tightened and consolidated their grip on a key border area between Iraq and Syria, preventing journalists from entering and local residents from farming their land. Roughly a dozen young men in black, olive green and camouflage mull around below the arches of …
Read More »Israel, Greece, Cyprus, Emirates hold strategic meeting
Top foreign affairs officials of Israel, Greece, Cyprus and the United Arab Emirates meet in Cyprus. Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi met April 16 in Paphos, Cyprus with Cypriot, Greek and Emirati officials in the first such meeting of its kind. Ashkenazi met in person with Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos …
Read More »Iranian commander’s death sparks speculation
High-ranking Quds Force deputy commander Brig. Gen. Mohammad Hejazi has died. Iranian media announced the death of the Quds Force deputy over the weekend. However, the words used to describe his death have left doubts among citizens and led to speculation about the true cause of his death. Mohammad Hejazi, …
Read More »Can Turkey rely on Libyan PM to guarantee its strategic interests?
Ankara’s two critical deals with Tripoli remain in limbo even though Libya’s new prime minister raised Turkish spirits during a much-hyped visit this week. A high-profile visit by Libya’s new interim prime minister, complete with economic accords, has cheered Turkey up, but Ankara’s interests in the war-torn country remain far …
Read More »Russia Holds The Key To India’s Eurasian Policy – Analysis
A recent op-ed piece in the Washington Post (13 March 2021), written jointly by the Quad leaders, President Joe Biden of the US, Prime Ministers Narendra Modi, Scott Morrison and Yashihide Suga of India, Australia and Japan respectively, morphs the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QSD or the Quad) to a “Quad …
Read More »US and NATO warn Russia not to blockade Ukrainian ports
Russian President Vladimir Putin is restricting access to a sea that is home to an important Ukrainian port city in an apparent bid to strengthen his military’s ability to threaten those areas, according to NATO officials and Ukrainian observers. “This would be an unjustified move and part of a broader …
Read More »Restoring European Security: From Managing Relations to Principled Cooperation
The people living in Europe are facing worrisome times. This is not only due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which poses a direct threat to people’s health and constitutes an enormous challenge for the national economies, but also due to the geopolitical – and thus military – threats that are once …
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