Eurasia

Far-right extremism in Slovakia is not limited to Marian Kotleba, though the neofascist leader has, more than anyone else, helped radicalisation go mainstream. Carrying a brown oak coffin and chanting slogans like “Matovic to jail”, “Matovic is a virus” and “We won’t be vaccinated!”, hundreds of protesters led by Marian …

The United States under Joe Biden must resist turning a blind eye to Russia’s provocations in Kosovo and across in the Balkans in exchange for deals elsewhere.

Hungary’s prime minister may be pleased the centrist Armin Laschet will be the next leader of the CDU, though he is going to find a much tougher crowd in Germany in the post-Merkel era.

On the occasion of the anniversary of laying the foundation stone of the Aswan dam, the Egyptian state opened the door to the second phase of the compensation paid for the Nubians who were displaced from their lands.

Egypt and German’s Siemens recently signed an agreement to start establishing a high-speed railway network connecting the Red Sea and Mediterranean coasts, as part of Egypt’s efforts to develop its decaying sector.

The anti-government protests come 10 years after Tunisia’s revolution triggered pro-democracy uprisings across the region. Clashes between police and protesters in Tunisia continued on Monday, days after the North African country marked the 10th anniversary of the demonstrations that ousted longtime President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and set off …

Tehran claims there have been no informal preliminary talks with the incoming US administration, but signs of economic relief are already appearing in Tehran’s forex market.

Tuesday’s ground forces exercise followed naval and drone drills last week, as tensions with the United States continue. The Iranian army began a military drill in the Gulf of Oman on Tuesday. Iran’s military has conducted several military exercises in the last few days at a time of heightened tensions …

President Hassan Rouhani appeared more upbeat on the prospects of the Iran nuclear deal on the day that Donald Trump departed from the White House. Donald Trump’s departure from the White House must have prompted a sigh of relief from his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani, who declared the outgoing US …

Last week’s Russia-brokered agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan ended 44 days of bloody clashes over the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh—the first interstate war fought by conventional forces in recent years.