July, 2021

• 26 July

  Muslim Peoples From Russia In Turkey Becoming More Active, Attracting More Attention – OpEd

  Until relatively recently, Turkish policy meant that Muslim peoples from the USSR or the Russian Federation kept a low profile and researchers were largely blocked from studying them. But that has now changed, and this most important source for the study of the Muslims of Russia has become more accessible. …

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• 26 July

  Turkey And Israel: Are They To Be Friends? – OpEd

  Diplomats the world over blinked in disbelief on Tuesday, July 13 when the news broke that the previous evening Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, had phoned Israel’s newly elected president, Isaac Herzog, to offer his congratulations. The surprise was all the greater when it emerged that the call between the …

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• 26 July

  Budapeštas smagā artilērija

  Atbildot uz Eiropas Savienības (ES) un virknes tās dalībvalstu pārmetumiem Ungārijai, pēdējā ir izvedusi kaujas laukā smago artilēriju, solot rīkot referendumu par Briseles kritizētajiem likumiem, kasi aizliedz informācijas par viendzimuma attiecībām un dzimumu maiņu izplatīšanu nepilngadīgo vidū. Zināmā mērā Ungārijas premjerministrs Viktors Orbans un viņa vadītā varas partijas Fidesz, protams, …

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• 26 July

  Biden a Merkelová chtěli usmířit USA a Německo, tak dali Kremlu dárek na úkor střední Evropy

  Těžko se ubránit dojmu, že si velké státy v Evropě zase jednou něco domluvily na úkor těch malých. Dohoda mezi Spojenými státy a Německem o tom, že Američané už nebudou sankcemi blokovat dostavbu ruského plynovodu Nord Stream 2 z Ruska k našim západním sousedům, takovým případem nepochybně je. Plynovod je …

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• 25 July

  Affaire Pegasus – Nasser Bourita : « Qui a intérêt à ostraciser le Maroc ? C’est là la vraie question »

  

  Le ministre des Affaires étrangères marocain réagit aux révélations faites par Amnesty International et le consortium de journalistes Forbidden Stories, accusant les autorités du royaume d’utiliser le logiciel Pegasus pour espionner des journalistes, des militants mais aussi des personnalités de haut rang comme le président Macron ou même… le roi …

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• 25 July

  Nord Stream 2 wird fertiggebaut: Sieg der Vernunft

  

  Es ist gut, dass die Pipeline fertig verlegt wird, da Europa noch länger auf Gas als Ersatz für Kohle angewiesen sein wird Es wäre ein Schildbürgerstreich gewesen, die wenigen fehlenden Kilometer des Leitungsstrangs in der Ostsee nicht mehr zu verlegen. Nun hat die Vernunft gesiegt, und das ist gut so. …

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• 25 July

  Post-war Prospects for Nagorno-Karabakh

  

  The 2020 war over Nagorno-Karabakh left many issues unresolved and the front lines volatile. The parties should establish a formal communication channel to address urgent post-war problems, Russian peacekeepers need a clearer mandate and aid agencies must be granted access to the conflict zone. What’s new? A Russian-brokered ceasefire between Armenia …

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• 25 July

  Iranian forces in Syria establish new prison in Raqqa

  

  Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is redeploying and building new bases and prisons in its areas of control in northeastern Syria after coming under repeated Israeli and US airstrikes. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) opened its own prison in the Zamla gas field in the countryside of Raqqa in …

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• 25 July

  Ahmadinejad accuses ‘ring’ in Iran intelligence of espionage

  

  The serious allegation marked a new episode in the ex-president’s confrontations with the Revolutionary Guards and its powerful intelligence branch. Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused a “corrupt ring” inside Iran’s intelligence apparatus of maintaining “a systematic link” with foreign espionage agencies. “They have to brace for trials,” Ahmadinejad, who …

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• 25 July

  Intel: US to announce agreement to pull ‘combat troops’ from Iraq

  

  Security will be at top of agenda for US-Iraq Strategic Dialogue today, and when US President Joe Biden hosts Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on July 26. US and Iraqi officials are preparing a statement that will likely mention a time frame for the withdrawal of American “combat troops” from …

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