Eurasia

“15 people were detained on the grounds that the so-called Khorasan Province leadership of Daesh (an Arabic acronym for Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terror group, also known as ISIS or IS) ordered an action against the Swedish and Dutch Consulate Generals and places of worship belonging to …

A young woman from the municipality of Vilvoorde, just north of Brussels, has been acquitted of terrorism by the Brussels Court of Appeal, which overruled her previous four-year prison sentence for participating in the activities of a terrorist group. The woman, identified as Noura F., came into contact with Houssien …

An Italian Coast Guard official said that 2022 witnessed the arrival of 53,000 illegal immigrants via the Mediterranean from Libya, which was an increase of 70%. The official said most of the immigrants set off from the western region of Libya.

The Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah said the gas agreement between the National Oil Corporation (NOC) and Italy’s Eni was signed in 2008 and his Government of National Unity (GNU) has only activated it after all these years. The Libyan PM added on Wednesday in a cabinet meeting in …

Though Israel’s past wars on Gaza have often been justified by Tel Aviv as a response to Palestinian rockets or, generally, as acts of self-defense, the truth is different. Historically, Israel’s relationship with Gaza has been defined by Tel Aviv’s need to create distractions from its own fractious politics, to …

Antiwar and environmental activist Dr. Helen Caldicott warns that policymakers who understate the danger of nuclear weapons don’t have the public’s best interest at heart. Editor’s note: This interview has been edited for clarity and length. A video of the description of nuclear war from the interview can be viewed …

The sanctions targeted nine entities the Treasury Department said were involved in producing, shipping and selling Iranian petrochemical and petroleum. The US Treasury Department on Thursday announced new sanctions targeting Iran’s oil and petrochemical industry as the administration shifts its focus away from reviving the landmark nuclear deal. The Treasury’s …

Despite growing Western alarm over the Islamic Republic’s drone shipments to Russia, the Iranian official said 90 countries were “queuing up” for purchases of the same products. A senior Iran Intelligence Ministry official said China was among 90 countries “queuing up” to buy Iran-made drones, according to a report by …

Ukraine is succeeding in this conflict; but it’s coming at an extremely high cost in terms of casualties and suffering. Continued Western support is critical to navigating these attritional losses because Ukrainian mettle without Western metal can only go so far. But at this moment of reflection, it is important …

As tensions continue to rise in the Black Sea between Russia and Ukraine, the US must demonstrate its commitment to protecting international waters and freedom of navigation for all nations. The recent visit by the USS Nitze to Turkey’s Golcuk Naval Base serves as a reminder of American strength and …