The recent attack by the Islamic State, which left dozens of regime soldiers dead, has shown the strength of the Islamic State and reaffirmed the need to confront them militarily writes Syria TV. The Islamic State (ISIS) has returned in force to the Syrian scene through a series of operations …
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Will Assad Regime Reveal Chemical Stockpile?
The Assad regime has 90 days to reveal it chemical weapons stockpile or face fresh sanctions reports Baladi News. Human rights defender, Abdel Nasser Hoshan, said that the Assad regime is set to collide with international sanctions in 90 days, which are inevitable, no matter how much the regime tries …
Read More »Iran Is Already Raising the Stakes for Biden in the Middle East
Just days into the new year, Iran announced that “a couple of hours ago,” it had started enriching uranium to 20 percent—a level that experts say would put it within a six-month sprint of converting its entire nuclear stockpile to bomb-grade material.
Read More »American Democracy Will Survive Trump’s Failed Insurrection
If the events in Washington, D.C., yesterday demonstrate one thing, it is this: Words have power. Donald Trump used them to incite a mob, and that mob then attacked the U.S. Capitol building to disrupt the congressional certification of the presidential election results taking place there. That incitement by Trump—and …
Read More »With Sudan signing Abraham Accords, Israel tightens grip in Africa, Red Sea basin
With Sudan signing today the Abraham accords for renewal of diplomatic ties, Israel is sending feelers also to other Red Sea basin countries for establishing some sorts of relations. Sudanese Justice Minister Nasredeen Abdulbari signed on to the Abraham Accords today in Khartoum, officially agreeing to normalize diplomatic ties with …
Read More »European Union to ‘redouble efforts’ to revive Iran nuclear deal
The announcement follows Iran ramping up uranium enrichment and comes in the waning days of US President Donald Trump’s administration, as incoming President Joe Biden has raised the possibility of reentering the deal.
Read More »Sudan joins Abraham Accords to recognize Israel
The United States will help cover Sudan’s more than $1 billion in arrears to the World Bank in exchange. Sudan’s Justice Minister Nasredeen Abdulbari signed an agreement with US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Wednesday agreeing to normalize ties with Israel as part of the Trump administration’s Abraham Accords initiative.
Read More »Egypt, Ethiopia escalate war of words over stalled Nile dam talks
Ethiopia is accusing Egypt of deliberate hostility amid stalled negotiations on the controversial dam and tension between Addis Ababa and Khartoum. The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Ethiopian chargé d’affaires to Cairo Dec. 30 to clarify statements by Dina Mufti, the spokesperson of the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign …
Read More »Turkey draws road map with Egypt, but will Cairo follow it?
Turkey is once again hinting at openness for dialogue with Egypt, but real progress remains elusive. Once again, Turkey is reaching out to Egypt for political rapprochement. Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters Dec. 30 that Turkey and Egypt are working on shaping a road map for …
Read More »Intel: Biden to pick Brett McGurk for top White House Middle East role
Picking the former defeat-ISIS envoy to oversee US Middle East policy sends a strong signal to Turkey. President-elect Joe Biden is expected to choose Brett McGurk, the former envoy to the US-led international coalition to defeat the Islamic State (IS), for a White House role managing US policy in the …
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