Eurasia Press & News
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday that Athens would try to keep communication channels with Ankara open despite recent “unacceptable” comments from Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. Erdogan accused Greece of occupying demilitarised islands in the Aegean Sea and saying Turkey was ready to “do what is necessary” when …
Read More »Lebanon central bank stops providing dollars for gasoline imports
Lebanon’s central bank said it has entirely ceased providing dollars for gasoline imports in a move that will likely lead to higher and more volatile prices as well as increased pressure on the local currency which has been steadily losing value. Although the central bank had said last year it …
Read More »Spy Scandal In Albania: Could Russian Intelligence Be Using Bloggers? – Analysis
On August 20, two Russians and a Ukrainian were arrested in Albania as they tried to enter a defunct military factory in the city of Gramsci. According to Albanian authorities, the detainees were trying to film the factory, and one of them, Mikhail Zorin, sprayed a “nerve-paralytic” substance in a …
Read More »Greece’s Ticking Demographic Time Bomb – Analysis
While Greece shares some demographic characteristics with richer Western European countries, it is also converging in terms of its worst problems with the Balkans. Shrinking, ageing, emigrating: Greece’s demographic woes get worse by the year and its leaders are painfully aware of them. They are a “ticking time bomb,” said …
Read More »Israeli general readies to lead the charge against Hezbollah
In his just-completed role as head of the Israeli military’s Home Front command, Maj. Gen. Ori Gordin was in charge of bolstering a network of early-warning systems and shelters in case of rocket attacks. It may have been the ideal preparation for his new assignment. Gordin is set to soon …
Read More »Kurd fighters killed, jihadists detained in Syria camp clashes
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said two of their fighters were killed and six jihadists arrested Thursday following clashes in a volatile Syria camp where a security operation is underway. “Two of our fighters have succumbed to their wounds following clashes” with Islamic State group militants in the Al-Hol camp …
Read More »Is Iraq on the brink of a new civil war?
Iraq came close to civil war but stepped back from the brink last week. On Aug. 29, street fighting erupted between followers of Iraqi Shi’a cleric and political leader Muqtada al-Sadr and those of the Iran-aligned Coordination Framework (CF), after Sadr announced his “final withdrawal” from politics and the closure …
Read More »Israeli Attack on Aleppo Airport
The Official SANA News Agency reported a new Israeli strike on the Aleppo International Airport Tuesday night. SANA said that “the Israeli enemy carried out on Tuesday a missile aggression that targeted Aleppo international airport.” The attacks came from the direction of the Mediterranean to the West of Lattakia, according …
Read More »Russian MoD: Terrorist Groups Excavate Antiquities in Afrin, Smuggle Them to Turkey
The Russian Defense Ministry accused “terrorist groups” affiliated with Turkey are excavating antiques in the occupied Afrin, according to SANA. The Russian Defense Ministry revealed that terrorist groups affiliated with the Turkish regime are excavating antiques in the occupied Afrin, preparing to load them to Turkey and sell them on …
Read More »“Assassination” of Former Member of Opposition Factions in Daraa
Unidentified gunmen assassinated Fadi Majed al-Saad, a former member of the Free Syrian Army, according to Baladi News. On Wednesday, unidentified gunmen assassinated a former member of opposition factions in the western Daraa governorate. The website of the Ahrar Horan Gathering said that unknown assailants targeted Fadi Majed al-Saad in …
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