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EU rolls out new Iran sanctions but does not designate IRGC as terrorists

European foreign ministers have added 37 names to the list of Iranian individuals and entities subject to sanctions, but did not call for designating the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorist group. European Foreign Ministers agreed Monday on a fourth round of sanctions against 37 Iranian nationals and entities over …

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Iraq’s government struggles to control US dollar price

The Iraqi economy is suffering from the US dollar’s rise as a result of smuggling dollars outside of Iraq. As Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani entered Basra Stadium on Thursday to attend the final game of the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup, hundreds of Iraqis chanted, “Bring the dollar price down.” …

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Fleeing repression, Iran’s Kurdish activists struggle to find refuge in Iraq

The Kurdistan Region of Iraq has become a key escape route for an unknown number of Iranian Kurds fleeing brutal repression and torture in Iran, but most fail to find security and stability in Iraq. Since his release from an Iranian prison a month ago, Kayvan Samadi has been hiding …

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Turkey faces tough options on Syrian rebel allies amid Damascus thaw

Ankara’s quest to restore ties with Damascus has left its Syrian rebel allies confused as Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the jihadi group controlling Idlib, seeks to raise its profile and lure the disenchanted to its ranks. As the Turkish-Syrian dialogue advances and the prospect of Ankara pulling the plug on its …

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Erdogan says Sweden lost NATO bid support as Turkey fumes at Quran burning

Three days of protests followed a demonstration in Stockholm as President Erdogan says Sweden lost Turkey’s support for its NATO accession Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashed out at Swedish authorities Monday over protests in Sweden. Turkish reactions to protests in Stockholm — in particular the burning of a Quran …

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“Slika i prilika ucenjenog čoveka”: Šta smo sve saznali u Vučićevom obraćanju javnosti, a šta i dalje ne znamo?

„Nismo čuli ništa novo od predsednika Aleksandra Vučića, mimo već njegovih standardnih potrošenih floskula. Nismo dobili ni konkretan odgovor šta zapravo stoji u Francuskom-nemačkom predlogu, ali ono što je očigledno, jeste da je prihvaćena realnost na terenu i potvrđen je kao jedini održiv stav Pokreta slobodnih građana, da Srbija bez …

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Po čemu se Vučićeva konferencija razlikovala od prethodnih?

„Večeras smo čuli nekoliko novih činjenica u vezi Evropskog predloga, koji predstavlja novi pregovarački okvir za predstojeće pregovore. To znači da će postojati mogućnost za promenu, dopunu pojedinih članova, da će biti moguće neke članove popraviti, ukoliko predsednik Srbije Aleksandar Vučić u svom timu bude imao eksperte, shodno značaju trenutka. …

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Šta se krije iza Vučićeve najave o povlačenju: Nije prvi put da diže buku da bi „oduzeo dah“ građanima i politiku sveo na „patetični uzdah“

Ne bi bio prvi put da Vučić diže veću buku nego što ima razloga, ne bi li “oduzeo dah” građanima i opet sveo politiku u Srbiji na svoj patetični uzdah, kaže za Danas politikolog Mladen Mrdalj, a povodom najave predsednika Srbije Aleksandra Vučića da će se povući, ako neko misli …

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Sva Vučićeva povlačenja sa čela SNS i iz politike: Gde je granica pamćenja srpskog birača?

Kocka o povlačenju Aleksandra Vučića sa bilo koje od funkcija odavno je bačena i kotrlja se duže od decenije, pa zato ni ne čudi što to više ne mora da radi sam, pa tako njegov odlazak najavljuju drugi i odmah se utrkuju ko će prvi da ga zamoli da odustane. …

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Retour de Sarajevo

À l’invitation du président de la République serbe de Bosnie, Milorad Dodik, nous nous sommes rendus les 8 et 9 janvier derniers, au lendemain de la célébration de Noël orthodoxe, aux cérémonies de la fête nationale de cette entité serbe de Bosnie-Herzégovine, fondée il y a 31 ans (le 9 …

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