February 15, 2022 Middle Orient, Turkey
The past two years saw a number terrorist plots against Israelis linked to the Islamic State group Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency was involved in foiling 12 terrorist plots targeting Israelis in Turkey over the past two years, the Hebrew-language Channel 12 News reported on Saturday. According to the unsourced report, …
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February 15, 2022 Middle Orient
Attacks and unexploded ordnance continue to reap victims in Iraq’s vast western desert as security officials deny increased risks associated with a massive recent jailbreak across the border. The deaths of several soldiers in the western Anbar desert and attacks further south in the same province have drawn attention to …
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February 15, 2022 Eurasia, Middle Orient
What the Ukraine Crisis Reveals About the Post-American Middle East As Russian troop maneuvers on Ukraine’s borders suggest an imminent invasion, U.S. President Joe Biden is doing his best to rally the international community in opposition. His administration has done a creditable job of lining up European countries; after some …
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February 15, 2022 South East Asia
How Fear of China Is Forging a New World Order The international order is falling apart, and everyone seems to know how to fix it. According to some, the United States just needs to rededicate itself to leading the liberal order it helped found some 75 years ago. Others argue …
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February 15, 2022 Africa, South East Asia
Meeting on the sidelines of the Olympics, the Chinese president said Beijing and Cairo share ‘similar visions and strategies.’ During a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Beijing on the sidelines of the Olympic Winter Games, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that China and Egypt will continue to …
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February 15, 2022 Eurasia, Middle Orient
Despite the risk in the cryptocurrency trading market, it remains largely unregulated in Jordan, where thousands have invested amid lack of job opportunities. Ahmed al-Hindi, a young Jordanian, spends hours in the evening trading cryptocurrencies. Hindi works in accounting and has been trading in cryptocurrencies since 2017. He aspires to …
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February 15, 2022 Iran, Middle Orient
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian called on the West to stop “playing with time” in Vienna. Iran called for the quick resurrection of the landmark nuclear deal in Vienna, accusing the United States and other Western powers of “playing with time” and failing to make necessary concessions. “If an agreement …
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February 15, 2022 Eurasia, Iran, Middle Orient
Nuclear deal talks are entering into their final stage in Vienna. As negotiations between the world powers and Iran in Vienna continue and reportedly enter their “final stage,” many in the Middle East – but also in Washington and European capitals – hold their breath to see if a return …
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February 15, 2022 Eurasia
Western sources said their concerns had strengthened that a Russian incursion into Ukraine could be preceded by an information war and cyber attacks on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure. Russian mercenaries with ties to Moscow’s spies have increased their presence in Ukraine in recent weeks, stoking fears among some NATO members that …
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February 15, 2022 Eurasia
The IDF will watch and learn from the equipment and methods used by Russia and Ukraine if war breaks out. It’s the war that the entire world is trying to avoid. A war between Russia and Ukraine would be costly, both in terms of human life and the economy of …
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