December, 2021

• 10 December

  Iraqi prime minister visits site of Islamic State attack

  

  Mustafa al-Kadhimi met with Kurdistan Region security forces in disputed Makhmour. Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi visited a northern village today that was recently attacked by the Islamic State (IS). Kadhimi went to the village of Liheban in the Makhmour district to meet local residents, his office tweeted. The Islamic …

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• 10 December

  Turkey arrests dozens of foreign Islamic State suspects

  

  Ankara has made sweeping arrests of suspected Islamic State militants. Turkish authorities arrested dozens of alleged Islamic State militants today. Police arrested 11 people in Istanbul and 22 in Ankara. There police are searching for eight other individuals in Ankara. The suspects, all foreign nationals, are alleged to have been …

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• 10 December

  Lebanese opt for new emigration destinations amid crises

  

  Lebanon is witnessing one of the biggest waves of emigration in its history as the country faces its worst socio-economic conditions amid a worsening political crisis; Turkey, Armenia and Georgia have become new destinations. Western European countries, the United States, Australia and Gulf states have been Lebanese’s top migration destinations …

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• 10 December

  Turkey’s good relations with Qatar may not be enough for Erdogan

  

  Erdogan’s Qatar visit failed to produce agreements that could help the ailing Turkish economy, but he wants to maintain Turkey’s partnership with Qatar, including military ties, while making efforts to reconcile with Gulf rivals. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has paid a visit to Qatar – a country he sees …

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• 10 December

  Why Poorer Nations Aren’t Falling for Green-Washed Imperialism

  

  Fighting global warming is not just about providing a path to net-zero carbon emissions for all countries. It is also about figuring out how best to meet the energy needs of people across the world while working toward net-zero emissions. If fossil fuels have to be given up, which has …

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• 10 December

  Biden’s $650 Million Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia

  The vote wasn’t even close. On December 7, the US Senate voted 30-67 against a joint resolution (S.J. Res. 31) which would have blocked a $650 million US arms sale to Saudi Arabia. Only two Republicans voted in favor of the resolution: Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky and Senator Mike …

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• 10 December

  UE: Emmanuel Macron doit appuyer les ambitions allemandes

  Une nouvelle coalition très pro-européenne s’installe à Berlin alors que la France va prendre la présidence de l’Union européenne C’est une fenêtre de tir. Quelques heures après l’installation au pouvoir d’Olaf Scholz à Berlin, Emmanuel Macron présente sa vision de la présidence française de l’UE, ce jeudi au cours d’une …

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• 10 December

  Iran’s Defeat In The Second Nagorno-Karabakh War – Part III: Iran’s Weakness vs. Azerbaijan And Turkey Is Revealed

  Introduction Iran’s show of strength in the October 2, 2021 “Conquerors of Khaybar” exercise at its border with Azerbaijan and its threats to play the ethnic card to stir up the Shi’ite populations in neighboring countries against their regimes failed to improve its damaged geopolitical standing, Iran turned to the …

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• 9 December

  Biden Warns Putin Against Possible Ukraine Invasion

  

  U.S. President Joe Biden told his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, Tuesday that the U.S. and its European allies have “deep concerns” about Moscow massing its forces near the Ukrainian border and would respond with “strong” economic sanctions if Russia invades its one-time satellite country, the White House said. In a …

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• 9 December

  Kremlin Reveals What Putin Asked Of Biden

  

  In a “frank and businesslike” conversation Russian President Vladimir Putin asked his US counterpart Joe Biden for guarantees that NATO won’t expand further east or deploy offensive weapons to countries like Ukraine. Moscow is “seriously interested” in obtaining “reliable and firm legal guarantees” excluding NATO’s further expansion eastward and deployment …

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