Eurasia

Energia: serve più Europa (anche) sulla crisi del gas

Il problema più complesso da affrontare sarà quello di conciliare misure emergenziali senza rinunciare agli obbiettivi di contenimento del riscaldamento climatico e anzi rafforzando e chiarendo la strategia per raggiungerli Le elezioni si svolgono nel contesto di una crisi economica annunciata e dalle caratteristiche nuove perché intreccia i rischi legati …

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Tehran Debates the Bomb

Interestingly, none of the problems that nation-states might have with one another, problems such as border disputes, competition for sources of raw materials and markets, water-sharing disputes, irredentism, maltreatment of kith-and-kin, and bitter historic memories, exist between Iran and Israel. No Iranian leader, even under the present regime, could rationally …

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Europe’s Twilight: Christianity Declines, Islam Rises

Comparing only the weekly frequency of Friday prayers in the mosque and Sunday Mass in the church, the future is clear: 65% of practicing Catholics [in France] are over 50 years old. By contrast, 73% of practicing Muslims are under the age of 50. In an essay on L’Incorrect Frédéric …

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Experts of Iranian Suicide Drones Move to Syrian Hama

Israel considers the presence of Iranian drones near its borders as a threat to its security, according to al-Modon. Israel’s Alma Center for Research and Education reported in a tweet that technical members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), experts in Muhajer 4 and Ababil 3 suicide drones, may have …

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Syrian Brotherhood: We will not get Involved in Reconciliation with Assad

The Syrian Brotherhood said the Assad regime is by nature a criminal genocidal regime, that does not accept reform nor partnership, according to Baladi News. The General Controller of the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria, Dr. Mohammed Hikmat Walid, denied the group’s involvement in the “trap of reconciliation with the Assad …

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Meslet in Syria for Meetings with Civil and Military Actors

Meslet met with the Commander of the Military Police Force, Colonel Ahmed al-Kurdi, according to the SOC Media Department. President of the Syrian Opposition Coalition (SOC), Salem al-Meslet, is in Northern Syria to meet with civil and military actors. Meslet met with the Commander of the Military Police Force, Colonel …

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SOC Political Parties Committee Meets Comptroller-General of Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood

The two sides stressed that there will no viable solution in Syria outside the UN resolutions, according to SOC Media Department. The Political Parties and Movements Committee of the Syrian Opposition Coalition (SOC) visited the office of the Muslim Brotherhood in Istanbul to discuss the overall field, humanitarian, social and …

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Qardaha Major General Killed in Aleppo

The circumstances of Abboud’s death were not disclosed, the regime only stating that he was killed in the Aleppo governorate, according to Baladi News. A high-ranking regime army officer was killed on Tuesday, in mysterious circumstances, in Aleppo city. Media pages loyal to the regime mourned the death of Maj. …

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Recap: U.S. and Iran Stir Up Confrontation in Syria

Recent weeks in Syria have witnessed an escalation of violence between U.S. forces and militias backed by Iran. Recent weeks in Syria have witnessed an escalation of violence between U.S. forces and militias backed by Iran. According to the opposition website Baladi News, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has stated …

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Iran, Russia use own currencies for trade

Saudi Arabia and India have also signaled moving away from the US dollar. Iran and Russia have started trading in their national currencies. The Iranian ambassador in Moscow, Kazem Jalali, said last night that entities in the two countries have begun conducting trade in rials and rubles for the first …

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