Eurasia Press & News
The strikes have also worsened northern Syria’s water crisis, as a number of water pumps and desalination plants have been halted Syrian Oil Minister Bassam Tohme announced on 30 November that the Turkish airstrikes on northern Syria, which began around ten days ago, have severely damaged the country’s energy facilities, …
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December, 2022
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7 December
Massive cache of Iran-bound weapons seized by Iraqi authorities: Report
Baghdad has recently assured Tehran that it will not allow the IKR to serve as a hub for anti-Iran operations Iranian media outlet Tabnak published a report on 2 December showing photos of a huge cache of confiscated, Iran-bound weapons which were reportedly seized by Iraqi authorities in the city …
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7 December
‘Not a choice, but necessity:’ Iran, India recalibrating ties amid geopolitical shifts
Following a drop in trade brought on by US sanctions, New Delhi and Tehran – boosted by their mutual strong relations with Moscow – are set to revamp ties in a new era of Eurasian multipolarity. “Not a choice, but a necessity.” That’s how Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri …
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7 December
The Global South births a new game-changing payment system
The Eurasia Economic Union (EAEU) is speeding up its design of a common payment system, which has been closely discussed for nearly a year with the Chinese under the stewardship of Sergey Glazyev, the EAEU’s minister in charge of Integration and Macro-economy. Through its regulatory body, the Eurasian Economic Commission …
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5 December
Hungary’s Victor Orban Uses Soccer To Project Greater Hungary And Racial Exclusivism – Analysis
Hungary didn’t qualify for the Qatar World Cup, but that hasn’t stopped Prime Minister Victor Orban from exploiting the world’s current focus on soccer to signal his Putinesque definition of central European borders as defined by civilization and ethnicity rather than internationally recognized frontiers. Mr. Orban drew the ire of …
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5 December
Russia Using Caspian Sea To Launch Strikes Against Ukraine
“[Russian President Vladimir Putin’s] soldiers are firing Grads at civilians, hitting residential areas, orphanages, maternity hospitals with ballistic and cruise missiles. Ukraine is our home!” This is the last social media post by 28-year-old Valeria Hlodan from Odesa.
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5 December
Pentagon Rings The Alarm – Analysis
India and issues relating to the country figure large in the latest US Department of Defense (Pentagon) report to Congress released on Tuesday. It needs to be emphasised that this is a report of a major US department which spends a great deal of money on ensuring the security of the United …
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5 December
US-Led Forces Resume Normal Patrols In Syria
A US-led coalition fighting terrorists resumed regular patrols in Kurdish-held areas of northeast Syria on Friday after earlier Turkish airstrikes. Patrols were reduced following the Turkish strikes that began on Nov. 20 in Kurdish-controlled areas of Syria and Iraq, in response to a deadly Istanbul bombing that Ankara blamed on …
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5 December
Ethiopia Needs A Peace Coalition To Underpin Its New Accord – Analysis
After a devastating two-year civil war, the Ethiopian government and Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) signed a cessation of hostilities agreement on 2 November. The war killed over 500 000 people and displaced millions. But the agreement still hasn’t received universal support across the Ethiopian political elite and their constituencies. A commitment to peace among …
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5 December
Is Russia Really The Reason Why Mali Continues To Push France Away? – OpEd
On November 21, 2022, Mali’s interim Prime Minister Colonel Abdoulaye Maïga posted a statement on social media to say that Mali has decided “to ban, with immediate effect, all activities carried out by NGOs operating in Mali with funding or material or technical support from France.” A few days before …
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