September, 2021

• 29 September

  The September 2021 Elections Could Be The Last Nationwide Parliamentary Elections In Russia

  

  From September 17-19, 2021, Russia held its eighth elections for the State Duma, which is the lower house of Russian Parliament. In my July 28 MEMRI report, “On Russia’s Upcoming Elections,” I opined that the outcome of these elections would be both expected and controversial.[1] After most of the independent …

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• 29 September

  Erdogan says Turkey plans to buy more Russian defense systems

  

  President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey still intended to buy a second batch of S-400 missile defense systems from Russia, a move that could deepen a rift with NATO ally Washington and trigger new U.S. sanctions, Reuters reported. According to the report Washington says the S-400s pose a threat to its …

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• 29 September

  IEA accuse Tajikistan of interfering in Afghanistan’s internal affairs

  

  Tajikistan is interfering in the internal affairs of Afghanistan, Abdul Ghani Baradar, the acting deputy head of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) said on Sunday. “Tajikistan interferes in our affairs, for every action there is a reaction,” Baradar said in an interview with al Jazeera TV channel. A day …

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• 29 September

  Delegation of Palestinian Clerics from Gaza, Lebanon, Syria Visits Hizbullah Brigades in Iraq

  A delegation of Palestinian clerics from Gaza, South Lebanon and Syria has been visiting Iraq in the recent days to attend the “Call of Al-Aqsa Procession”, organized by the Iraqi “Call of Al-Aqsa” (Nida Al-Aqsa) organization. The procession is held as part of the “Arba’een Pligrimage” march from Najaf to …

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• 29 September

  Iran-Backed Iraqi Militias In Response To Normalization Conference In Erbil: We Will Attack Israeli, American Targets In Kurdistan; Punish Conference Participants, Kurdish Authorities

  On September 24, 2021, some 300 Iraqi notables, both Sunnis and Shi’ites, held a conference in Erbil, capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, calling for Iraq to join the Abraham Accords and establish diplomatic ties with Israel. They also called to abolish the law criminalizing contacts between Iraqi and Israeli citizens. The …

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• 29 September

  Lavrov Says Mali Asked Private Russian Military Firm For Help

  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the military junta in Mali has turned to “private Russian companies” for help in its fight against Islamist insurgents in the Western African country. “This is activity which has been carried out on a legitimate basis,” Lavrov said during a press conference at the …

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• 29 September

  Uncertain start to post-Merkel era after close German vote

  

  The party that narrowly beat outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s bloc pushed Monday for a quick agreement on a coalition government, but Europe’s biggest economy could still be in for weeks of uncertainty after an election that failed to set a clear direction. Olaf Scholz, the candidate of the center-left …

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• 29 September

  Alemania, ante una larga interinidad

  Los resultados de las elecciones celebradas ayer en Alemania –de creer a los habitualmente certeros sondeos a pie de urna– no han deparado grandes sorpresas, al menos, en lo que se refiere a lo que preveían tozudamente las encuestas. La CDU, imbatible desde 2005 de la mano de Angela Merkel, …

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• 29 September

  Taliban Urge Foreign Airlines o Resume Commercial Flights To Kabulc

  Afghanistan’s Taliban government Sunday asked foreign airlines to resume commercial flights to and from Kabul, saying problems at the capital city’s airport had been resolved and the facility “is fully operational.” The Islamist group regained control of the war-torn country in mid-August following the collapse of the Western-backed Afghan government …

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• 29 September

  Egypt Stresses Need For Binding Deal On Renaissance Dam

  During a meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry reiterated the need to reach a binding legal agreement on the operation and filling of Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam in a manner that takes into account the interests of all parties. Egypt describes the dam …

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