Eurasia

On August 11, the Republic of Armenia appealed to the United Nations Security Council with a request to convene an emergency meeting regarding the deterioration of the humanitarian situation as a result of the total blockade inflicted upon the civilian population of Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijan, the Foreign Ministry said. Permanent …

The July 26 coup in the West African nation of Niger, a former French colony, has succeeded in the impossible: pushing Ukraine off the lips of Western leaders and off the front pages of the Western global press. Coup leader Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani, 63, declared the French military defence agreements …

La crise au Niger rythme l’actualité de l’été 2023. En remettant l’intervention militaire à l’ordre du jour, alors qu’elle semblait s’éloigner, le sommet de la CEDEAO du 10 août à Abuja a été un des temps forts. En réalité, en soulignant dans son communiqué «sa détermination à maintenir ouvertes toutes …

The UN Development Program (UNDP) in Yemen sparked anger among Yemeni governmental and human rights activists after handing over $750,000 worth of demining equipment and devices to the Houthis in al-Hodeida. Yemeni Information Minister Moammar al-Eryani expressed his surprise at the UN’s behavior, describing it as an “unacceptable transgression of …

A high-ranking security commander and his companions were assassinated in the Mudiyah district in the Abyan governorate in a suspected al-Qaeda attack. The roadside bomb detonated while the convoy was passing near the village, days after the launch of a new campaign targeting al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) terrorists. …

Grand Mufti of Lebanon Sheikh Abdul Latif Derian has underlined on Friday the importance of the international Islamic conference that will be held in the Holy City of Makkah on August 13. He said the conference will have a major role in enhancing bonds among Islamic nations, highlighting the countless …

On July 24th, the Israeli Knesset passed a measure forbidding the country’s High Court of Justice from in any way checking the power of the government, whether in making cabinet decisions or appointments, based on what’s known as the “reasonability” standard. In the Israeli context, this was an extreme act, …

Michel Barnier, the EU’s former chief Brexit negotiator, has suggested that the time is now right for the UK and EU to sign a treaty on defence and foreign policy cooperation. This is the clearest indication yet that the EU is interested in cultivating a new and improved foreign affairs …

Iran has initiated the construction of a mining complex in the northwestern region of the country, aiming to establish a crucial “hub” for the production of essential raw materials required for nuclear power generation. According to PressTV, the project’s inauguration took place on Thursday in the Jang-e Sar region of …

On the morning of August 1, this quiet northern settlement woke up to a horrifying scene. Two wooden houses in separate parts of the village were gutted by fire. Inside one, police found the bodies of two men. In the second, they found the bodies of a married couple, the …