Eurasia Press & News
New developments: United States to provide $1.2 billion in new military aid to Ukraine, including air defenses and ammunition.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says it is “only a matter of time before we can restore a sustainable and just peace for our part of Europe, for Ukraine.”Agence France-Presse journalist Arman Soldin …
Read More »Turkish intelligence ‘neutralizes’ senior PKK terrorist in northern Iraq
Muslum Urper was so-called special forces operative of terror group, say security sources A senior PKK/KCK terrorist was “neutralized” in a Turkish intelligence operation in Iraq’s northern Gara region, security sources said on Wednesday. Türkiye’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT) “neutralized” Muslum Urper, a so-called special forces operative of the terror …
Read More »Two Daesh Terrorists Eliminated by Syrian Security Forces in Daraa Province
Two ringleaders of the Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) terrorist group who had carried out assassinations, planted explosive devices, and launched repeated attacks on civilians and military personnel in Syria’s Daraa City were eliminated. The terror leaders who were also responsible for planting numbers explosive devices that targeted civilians and military …
Read More »First Turkey-Syria FM meeting in Russia agrees to work on refugees, terrorism
Ankara, for its part, stressed the need for cooperation on the return of Syrian refugees, the top Turkish diplomat said ahead of Turkey’s crucial elections. The top Turkish and Syrian diplomats discussed the return of Syrian refugees and cooperation against terrorism during their first face to face meeting hosted in …
Read More »Israel warns Hamas to stay out of Gaza conflict with Islamic Jihad
Shortly after striking and killing three Islamic Jihad seniors, Israel sent Gaza-based Hamas warnings to stay out of the expected conflagration. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned citizens Tuesday evening that the expected conflagration with Gaza-based Islamic Jihad might last several days and extend to more than one arena. Israel …
Read More »Germany arrests two suspected Hezbollah members over ‘recruiting activities’
Germany designated the Lebanese militant group a terror organization in 2020 and has seen its relations with Iran sour in the last year. German authorities announced on Wednesday the arrest of two suspected members of the Lebanese Iran-funded Hezbollah group, which Germany designated a terror organization in 2020. The German …
Read More »Iran increases trade with BRICS including China, as it eyes to join bloc
Iran has seen a 14% year-on-year increase in non-oil trade with members of the five-state alliance, which includes Brazil, China, India, Russia and South Africa. Iran has been ramping up trade with members of the BRICS group, as Tehran looks to join the five-nation alliance that is often seen as …
Read More »Can Russian Overseas Publishing Emulate Its Cold War Success?
The publication of Russian-language writers abroad is unlikely to be very successful in the long term. An author’s main objective is to be read, and that is more easily accomplished inside Russia. One of the phenomena spawned by the Cold War era was tamizdat: the publication, free from censorship, of …
Read More »Yes, Erdogan’s rule might actually end this weekend
Can elections remove an autocrat like Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan from power? If you pose this question to Turkey watchers in Western capitals to get their take on the country’s upcoming election, you will get a resounding “no” from a significant number of them. Some will say Erdogan is …
Read More »Turkey’s 2023 Elections: Perspectives on a Critical Vote
It is a cliché for politicians to claim that an upcoming election is the most critical vote in the history of the country. In Turkey’s case, however, the presidential and parliamentary elections on May 14 are indeed the most consequential ever. The prospects for Turkey’s democratic future are at stake. …
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