Eurasia Press & News
Brief #1: Perhaps Serbia And Kosovo Can Finally Make A Deal What You Need To Know: On February 27, Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic endorsed an EU-facilitated proposal in Brussels titled, the “Agreement On The Path To Normalization Between Kosovo And Serbia.” The agreement, which …
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31 March
UAE’s Mohamed bin Zayed names eldest son Khaled as crown prince
Sheikh Khaled, who has promoted several projects in the UAE, was also mentioned in the Pandora Papers for his alleged business partnership in an offshore investment company. The United Arab Emirates’ President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has appointed his eldest son Sheikh Khaled as crown prince of Abu …
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31 March
Top US general advocates targeting Iran’s IRGC Quds Force after Syria drone attack
Biden’s airstrikes in Syria highlight paradox of deterring Iran-backed groups without triggering further escalation. The Pentagon’s top general publicly advocated a more forceful US response targeting the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps after a spate of attacks on US bases in Syria last week. US Army Gen. …
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31 March
China settles first LNG trade in yuan with UAE deal
China has held several discussions with countries in the Middle East and North Africa about conducting trade using its local currency. The United Arab Emirates was part of a historical transaction carried out on China’s national energy trade platform this week. What happened: China conducted the first ever yuan-settled energy …
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31 March
Iran-Russia military relations take spotlight following FMs Moscow meeting
Despite international pressure, the two isolated states have been ramping up military ties with reported deliveries of Iranian drones in exchange for Russian Sukhoi warplanes. Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian was in Moscow on Wednesday for a visit he said covered military cooperation among a host of other bilateral and …
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31 March
Old Refineries Incapable Of Manufacturing Enough Light Hydrocarbons To Electrify The World – OpEd
The zero-emission movement in the wealthy countries are experiencing a “dangerous delusion” of a global transition to “just electricity” that eliminates the use of the three fossil fuels of crude oil, natural gas, and coal, that made society achieve so much in a few centuries. As old refineries accelerate their …
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31 March
Parliamentary Elections In Bulgaria: Between Brussels (Berlin) And Moscow – Analysis
In the Republic of Bulgaria early parliamentary elections will be held on 2 April 2023. At the elections 240 representatives/deputies of the Bulgarian National Assembly will be elected according to the proportional closed-list system. There is a total of 31 electoral constituencies from which, depending on the size of the …
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31 March
Hungary has approved Finland joining NATO. But its delays raise deeper concerns.
On Monday, Hungary’s legislature approved Finland’s accession to NATO, 265 days after Helsinki signed the protocols to join. The vote moves the long-delayed process forward, but it still leaves unaddressed both when exactly Hungary will take up Sweden’s accession and why the Hungarian government has taken so long. After all, …
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31 March
Montenegro Presidential Election: Entering The Post-Dukanović Era – Analysis
In Montenegro, the runoff presidential election will be held on 2 April 2023. In the first round held on 19 March 2023 the most votes were won by Milo Đukanović (11,9673 votes or 35.37%) and Jakov Milatović (97,858 votes or 28.92%). The turnout was 64.06% (341,551). The president is elected …
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31 March
Why Ukraine Is Increasingly A Nuclear Headache For World Powers – OpEd
Concern over Russia’s potential use of nuclear weapons has been a constant feature of the Ukraine war. But Moscow has several ways to complicate Washington’s global nuclear outlook. On March 20, 2023, the British government confirmed it would supply Ukrainian forces with tank shells made with depleted uranium, which can“penetrate …
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