Eurasia Press & News
The Trump administration is worried humanitarian aid for Lebanon will end up in the hands of U.S.-designated terror group Hezbollah if routed through the government in Beirut, according to senior U.S. officials.
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September, 2020
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2 September
Israel attacks Hezbollah posts after shots fired at soldiers
Israeli attack helicopters struck observation posts of the militant Hezbollah group along the Lebanon border overnight after shots were fired at Israeli troops operating in the area, the military said Wednesday.
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2 September
US Criticizes Turkey for Hosting Hamas Leaders
The Trump administration says it strongly objects to Turkey’s recent hosting of two leaders of Hamas, which the United States regards as a terrorist group.
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2 September
Turkey's Hostility to Israel-UAE Peace Accord
It should not be a surprise that a government that supports Hamas is against the normalization treaty between Israel and the UAE. The treaty will hopefully pave the way for more peaceful coexistence and cooperation between Israel, the UAE and other Muslim countries. The Erdogan regime, through its hostility to …
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2 September
Why Some Palestinians Support the Israel-UAE Accord
Some Palestinians do not share their leaders’ rage toward the United Arab Emirates. These Palestinians say they are worried that the Palestinian leadership’s overreaction to the UAE-Israel deal is counterproductive and will cause further harm to the Palestinian cause.
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2 September
Moscow Hopes to Avoid Having to Save Lukashenko’s Regime – and Especially Lukashenko
The options for Russian intervention seem unpalatable, but there are worrying signs that some in Putin’s circle feel it may be a regrettable necessity.
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2 September
Kosovo Political Parties Shun Campaign to Abolish Hague War Court
Kosovo Liberation Army veterans are calling for the abolition of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, a Hague-based war crimes court set up to try former guerrillas – but the country’s main political parties refuse to openly back the initiative.
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2 September
Expulsion of Russian Diplomats Signals Return of Slovakia to EU-NATO Trajectory
The new Slovak government is taking steps to regain the respect of its EU and NATO partners after years of prioritising Russian economic ties.
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2 September
Lebanon's Beirut blast shattered taboos around Hezbollah
Hezbollah’s emphatic defence of the political status quo in Lebanon has exposed it since the deadly Beirut blast to levels of public contempt and anger it was once shielded from.
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2 September
Will Lebanon finally gather the strength to oust Hezbollah?
Now that the Special Tribunal for Lebanon has ruled that a terrorist with the Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah was responsible for the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, the challenge for Lebanon is to end the malign influence Iran continues to exert over its political system.
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