Eurasia Press & News
The civil war in Libya is in danger of intensifying as foreign intervention grows and the spectre of the COVID-19 pandemic adds to a deepening sense of insecurity, the head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) told the Security Council on Tuesday.
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22 May
Israeli cyber terrorist attack targets Iranian port: Report
Israel carried out a cyber terrorist attack that caused disruption at an Iranian port this month, the Washington Post reports.
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22 May
Redeployment of US Nukes to Poland Would Be Direct Violation of Russia-NATO Agreement, Lavrov Warns
Russian officials have already repeatedly warned in the past that its Eastern European neighbours’ decision to host US-made strategic systems, including components of America’s Aegis Ashore missile defence system, make them targets for Russia’s strategic nuclear response in the event of a war.
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22 May
Migrants Trapped in Balkan Camps Find Ramadan a Trial
For migrants and refugees isolated in camps in the Balkans during the COVID-19 pandemic, celebrating the holy month of Ramadan is an extra ordeal.
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22 May
Turkey’s Erdogan Plots Power Grab Over Lawyers’ Organisations
Angered by their continued independence and support for democracy and secularism, the Turkish strongman is demanding changes to the way professional organisations like bar associations elect their leaders.
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22 May
Hungary’s Orban in Unlikely Play for Influence in Moldova
Often at odds with neighbouring Romania, Hungary looks to cosy up to Moldova.
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22 May
Muslim Brotherhood operative in Facebook’s censorship board
Most popular social media network Facebook has appointed Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated Yemeni Nobel Prize winner Tawakkol Karman as one of the first 2- oversight board members.
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22 May
Senior counter-terror official put in charge of new UK biosecurity centre
Tom Hurd, who was at Eton and Oxford with PM, parachuted in to launch new coronavirus unit
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22 May
FBI 'mistakenly reveals Saudi official linked' to 9/11 attackers
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has accidentally disclosed the name of a Saudi diplomat suspected of directing support to two al-Qaeda hijackers in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, Yahoo News reported.
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21 May
Instability in Iraq During Leadership Transition
Bottom Line Up Front: Iraq’s new government will struggle to extricate the country from its role as an arena for conflict between Iran and the United States, or necessarily set Iraq on a course for long-term stability.
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