Eurasia Press & News
For Palestinians, exile is not simply the physical act of being removed from their homes and their inability to return. It is not a casual topic pertaining to politics and international law, either. Nor is it an ethereal notion, a sentiment, a poetic verse. It is all of this, combined. …
Read More »Iran Says It’s Developed New Long-Range Combat Drone
Iran says it has developed a new long-range wide-body combat drone that has a range of 3,000 kilometers, reports local media. The IRGC-linked Tasnim News Agency, cited Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh as saying the Kaman-22 (Bow-22) is the first wide-body combat drone manufactured by local experts.
Read More »How Islamic State returned to haunt civilians in northeast Syria
Remnants and cells of the Islamic State have recently increased their attacks against the Syrian Democratic Forces and civilians in the areas under the SDF control in northeast Syria. The provinces of Deir ez-Zor, Hasakah and Raqqa, and the Manbij area in the countryside of Aleppo, which are under the …
Read More »Iran begins restricting short-notice nuclear inspections
Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif tweeted that Iran has halted its implementation of the Additional Protocol. Iran has begun restricting inspections of its nuclear facilities by the global atomic watchdog, the Iranian foreign minister said Tuesday. A law passed by Iran’s hard-liner-dominated parliament in December called for stopping the country’s …
Read More »In Syria’s Deir ez-Zor, SDF conscription ‘severs livelihoods’
The Syrian Democratic Forces’ recent campaign to conscript youth for military service is compounding economic hardship in Deir ez-Zor province, one of the poorest areas of Syria. In villages where the campaign is most active, young men are staying home for fear of arrest, forgoing daily wages and delaying grocery …
Read More »Hamas: Israel trying to stop us from running in Palestinian election
Some Hamas representatives claimed that they were warned by Israeli authorities against presenting their candidacy. Israel is trying to prevent Hamas from participating in the Palestinian parliamentary election, slated for May 22, Hamas officials said Tuesday.
Read More »Ex-IDF generals, top Mossad officials urge Biden’s return to Iran deal
Former senior defense officials express support for Biden’s position not to lift Iran sanctions unless it returns to 2015 deal A group of former top officials from Israel’s Atomic Energy Commission, the IDF and the Mossad sent a letter on Monday to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressing support for a …
Read More »Russia Returns To Ayn Issa Only Hours After Withdrawing
Russia has made territorial gains against the SDF, recapturing areas near Ayn Issa in northeastern Syria, writes Asharq Al-Awsat. On Monday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that it documented the killing of three members of the Suleiman Shah faction, loyal to Turkey, in addition to the wounding of …
Read More »Syrian Commission on Financial Markets and Securities Calls for Abolition of Decree Criminalizing Dealing in US Dollars
A commission has called for an appropriate and legal mechanism to allow people to deal in foreign currencies, according to Enab Baladi. The Syrian Commission on Financial Markets and Securities has demanded to amend the decree on criminalizing those who deal in dollars in the areas controlled by the Syrian …
Read More »HTS Denies Regime Claims Regarding Idleb Humanitarian Crossing
Opposition militia HTS has denied the opening of a so-called “corridor” for residents of Idleb to return to government-held regions, writes Zaman Al-Wasl. On Monday, Taqi al-Din Omar, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s (HTS) media relations manager, denied to Zaman Al-Wasl the recent allegations that the Bashar al-Assad regime has been propagating …
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