Eurasia Press & News
Slovakia’s febrile politics and incompetent handling of the pandemic has made it vulnerable to Russian mischief using its Sputnik vaccine. In January, Prime Minister Igor Matovič was still expressing confidence that Slovakia would have enough Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines for most of its adult population, and would only use the …
Read More »Armenian Defense Minister Says Yerevan Would Like Russia Expand Gyumri Base – OpEd
Armenian Defense Minister Vagarshak Arutyunyan has told Russia’s Novosti news agency that Yerevan would welcome an expansion of the Russian military base at Gyumri in Armenia because that would increase Armenia’s security
Read More »Iran Says It’s Developed New Long-Range Combat Drone
Iran says it has developed a new long-range wide-body combat drone that has a range of 3,000 kilometers, reports local media. The IRGC-linked Tasnim News Agency, cited Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh as saying the Kaman-22 (Bow-22) is the first wide-body combat drone manufactured by local experts.
Read More »Post-Brexit UK Trade Strategy Needs To Engage China – Analysis
The United Kingdom’s trading aspirations in Asia will not negate its dependence on the European Union, nor will they unwind the dominant economic role of China in its neighbourhood. UK trade with Asia post-Brexit needs to be accompanied by efforts to engage Beijing in the strengthening of trade rules and …
Read More »In Syria’s Deir ez-Zor, SDF conscription ‘severs livelihoods’
The Syrian Democratic Forces’ recent campaign to conscript youth for military service is compounding economic hardship in Deir ez-Zor province, one of the poorest areas of Syria. In villages where the campaign is most active, young men are staying home for fear of arrest, forgoing daily wages and delaying grocery …
Read More »Hamas: Israel trying to stop us from running in Palestinian election
Some Hamas representatives claimed that they were warned by Israeli authorities against presenting their candidacy. Israel is trying to prevent Hamas from participating in the Palestinian parliamentary election, slated for May 22, Hamas officials said Tuesday.
Read More »Gantz: If Hezbollah attacks, all of Lebanon will sadly suffer
Among the topics discussed in his visit were the threats being posed by Hezbollah and other Iranian proxies that have stationed themselves along Israel’s borders with Lebanon and Syria. Defense Minister Benny Gantz spoke about the ongoing threats posed by Hezbollah in Southern Lebanon in a Tuesday visit to the …
Read More »Ex-IDF generals, top Mossad officials urge Biden’s return to Iran deal
Former senior defense officials express support for Biden’s position not to lift Iran sanctions unless it returns to 2015 deal A group of former top officials from Israel’s Atomic Energy Commission, the IDF and the Mossad sent a letter on Monday to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressing support for a …
Read More »Ex-US intel chief: US needs tougher laws to address domestic terrorism
Ex-Shin Bet official: PM should not make calls on foreign digital influence. Congress needs to pass new and tougher laws against domestic terrorism following the January 6 Capitol building riots, former US director of national intelligence James Clapper said Tuesday.
Read More »Syrian Commission on Financial Markets and Securities Calls for Abolition of Decree Criminalizing Dealing in US Dollars
A commission has called for an appropriate and legal mechanism to allow people to deal in foreign currencies, according to Enab Baladi. The Syrian Commission on Financial Markets and Securities has demanded to amend the decree on criminalizing those who deal in dollars in the areas controlled by the Syrian …
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