April, 2021

• 21 April

  Kataib Hezbollah controls access points to key Iraqi border city

  Iran-linked armed groups have over the past year tightened and consolidated their grip on a key border area between Iraq and Syria, preventing journalists from entering and local residents from farming their land. Roughly a dozen young men in black, olive green and camouflage mull around below the arches of …

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• 21 April

  Iran: Army Unveils New Missiles, Artillery Systems In Military Parade

  The Iranian Army displayed a series of new homegrown equipment in a military parade marking the Army Day. The vehicle parade, held to mark the Army and the Ground Force Day, saw various units of the Iranian Army showcasing its achievements on Sunday morning.

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• 21 April

  What Will Iraq’s Sadr Do To Get Washington’s Backing?- Analysis

  Informed Iraqi sources said that the Sadrist movement has begun to prepare for the upcoming Iraqi elections and that it will present itself to the US as a “moderate” movement and the best option in the Iraqi Shia community. The sources told The Arab Weekly that the Shia political spectrum …

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• 21 April

  Iranian commander’s death sparks speculation

  High-ranking Quds Force deputy commander Brig. Gen. Mohammad Hejazi has died. Iranian media announced the death of the Quds Force deputy over the weekend. However, the words used to describe his death have left doubts among citizens and led to speculation about the true cause of his death. Mohammad Hejazi, …

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• 21 April

  Israel, Greece, Cyprus, Emirates hold strategic meeting

  Top foreign affairs officials of Israel, Greece, Cyprus and the United Arab Emirates meet in Cyprus. Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi met April 16 in Paphos, Cyprus with Cypriot, Greek and Emirati officials in the first such meeting of its kind. Ashkenazi met in person with Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos …

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• 21 April

  Russia Holds The Key To India’s Eurasian Policy – Analysis

  A recent op-ed piece in the Washington Post (13 March 2021), written jointly by the Quad leaders, President Joe Biden of the US, Prime Ministers Narendra Modi, Scott Morrison and Yashihide Suga of India, Australia and Japan respectively, morphs the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QSD or the Quad) to a “Quad …

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• 21 April

  Can Turkey rely on Libyan PM to guarantee its strategic interests?

  Ankara’s two critical deals with Tripoli remain in limbo even though Libya’s new prime minister raised Turkish spirits during a much-hyped visit this week. A high-profile visit by Libya’s new interim prime minister, complete with economic accords, has cheered Turkey up, but Ankara’s interests in the war-torn country remain far …

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• 21 April

  US and NATO warn Russia not to blockade Ukrainian ports

  Russian President Vladimir Putin is restricting access to a sea that is home to an important Ukrainian port city in an apparent bid to strengthen his military’s ability to threaten those areas, according to NATO officials and Ukrainian observers. “This would be an unjustified move and part of a broader …

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• 21 April

  Greek FM visits Egypt in lead-up to Saudi Arabia visit

  Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias arrived in Egypt on Sunday during a tour leading up to a visit to Saudi Arabia. It comes within the framework of a diplomatic move by Athens against the backdrop of the situation in Libya and tension with Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean. Dendias tweeted …

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• 21 April

  Restoring European Security: From Managing Relations to Principled Cooperation

  The people living in Europe are facing worrisome times. This is not only due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which poses a direct threat to people’s health and constitutes an enormous challenge for the national economies, but also due to the geopolitical – and thus military – threats that are once …

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