November, 2020

• 9 November

  Could Iran, Turkey and others take advantage of US post-election doubts?

  Iranian and Turkish media are taking a “wait and see” approach to the US election. The usual shrill voices have been quiet for a few days, wondering like the rest of the world what might happen. Turkey’s media is infamous for transmitting the narrative of the increasingly aggressive regime in …

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• 7 November

  Painful Blows Dealt to Military Security in Daraa

  Daraa Governorate witnessed four assassinations during the past 24 hours, affecting figures belonging to the security forces, including three leaders. SANA reported that a large explosion occurred in the al-Sabil neighborhood in the city of Daraa, after midnight last night. The sound of the explosion was heard throughout the city. …

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• 7 November

  Prominent Free Syrian Army Leader Assassinated in Daraa

  On Wednesday, unknown persons assassinated former Free Syrian Army leader, Adham al-Karad, on the road linking Damascus and the Daraa countryside. Several other people were also killed as they returned from Damascus on the Sanamayn road.

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• 7 November

  Syrian Regime Army Leader Abu Risha Dies

  It was announced that Abu Risha has died after suffering from a heart attack, making him the most recent regime commander to die from health complications reports Shaam News.

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• 7 November

  Russia Warns Militants in Idleb Preparing New Provocation Using Drones

  Russia has said that militants in Idleb are preparing an attack in Idleb, with the intention of blaming Russia and the Syrian forces for attacking civilians writes Al-Masdar.

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• 7 November

  Slovakia Tests Over 3.5 Million for COVID-19 in Two Days

  Despite concerns and questions in the lead-up, Slovaks pulled off the ambitious project to get most of the population tested over a single weekend. A quick mass-testing program using antigen tests offers the world a new way to fight the pandemic, says PM.

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• 7 November

  EU Takes Hungary’s Asylum Policy to Task Again, But Budapest Shrugs

  With asylum claims cut to near zero, Orban is unlikely to respond to the EU’s latest infringement procedure, the fifth launched against Hungary since 2015. On Friday, the European Commission launched a new infringement procedure against Hungary, its fifth since 2015, because of changes to the asylum system that Viktor …

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• 7 November

  Dayton 2.0: Deal that Ended Bosnian War Needs Rewriting, But How?

  Twenty-five years ago, a peace deal crafted at a United States air base in Ohio ended the Bosnian war. Today, nobody likes it, but in a politically-divided country, agreement on any reform will be tough to reach. Some want it rewritten, smoothing Bosnia’s path to membership of the European Union. …

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• 7 November

  US Election Splits Central Europe

  Hungary’s Orban and Poland’s Kaczynski have openly hitched their wagons to Trump’s extreme brand of populism, but the Czechs and Slovaks would welcome more predictable policy out of Washington. Donald Trump has spent the past four years sowing division across the globe. The man hoping to replace him as US …

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• 7 November

  Polish Government Stumbles in Face of Mass Protests

  After a week of women’s protests that show no sign of letting up, the governing party’s poll numbers are dropping as its leaders scramble out mixed messages about the anti-abortion court ruling they were responsible for.

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