February 11, 2022 Iran, Middle Orient
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has unveiled a new ballistic missile with a range of 1,450 kilometers (900 miles), which enjoys high agility and is capable of striking its designated targets with pinpoint accuracy. The missile, dubbed Khaybar Shekan, was put on display on Wednesday during a ceremony attended …
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February 11, 2022 Eurasia
Гигантът “Мета” е обсаден и трудно ще спечели всички битки, а технологичните компании ще трябва да започнат да плащат данъци за милиарди Компанията “Мета”, която преди се наричаше “Фейсбук”, обяви в годишния си доклад, че приложенията фейсбук и инстаграм може да спрат да функционират на територията на Европейския съюз, ако …
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February 11, 2022 Eurasia
Dünyanın en çok konuştuğu isim -hiç tartışmasız- Rusya Başkanı Vladimir Putin… Ukrayna’da savaş çıkar mı? Sorunun cevabını verebilecek tek kişi o. Peki, “Putin nasıl bir karar verecek? Ukrayna’yı işgal mi edecek, yoksa sınırlara yığdığı askerlerini, tanklarını, toplarını, zırhlılarını, füzelerini geri mi çekecek?” …………….. HUFFPOST dünkü sayısında şöyle yazıyor: “Sorunun cevabı …
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February 11, 2022 Eurasia, South East Asia
With the Winter Olympics now underway, all eyes are fixed on the competing athletes as they take to the ice and snow. But amid the dazzling displays of athletic prowess, significant developments have simultaneously taken place on the diplomatic sidelines of the Games. Russian President Vladimir Putin, who arrived in …
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February 11, 2022 Balkans, Eurasia
A Greek prosecutor on Wednesday brought terrorism charges against three people accused of participation in an arson attack by an extremist anarchist group against an Orthodox Christian religious society in the northern city of Thessaloniki. The suspects, two men aged 35 and a 20-year-old woman, all Greek citizens, were arrested …
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February 11, 2022 Balkans
The Hungarian PM’s trip to Moscow further cements his turn away from the West, while Poland and Czechia say they have agreed to settle a long-running dispute over a lignite mine on the border. his is a peace mission,” insisted Hungarian Prime Minister Orban ahead of his controversial visit to …
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February 11, 2022 Balkans, Eurasia
Far-right leaders from all over Europe gathered in Spain last week to form a united front – but forging a common platform on issues like Russia is proving tricky. Under the slogan “Defend Europe”, representatives of far-right nationalist parties in Eastern Europe and the Balkans attended a summit in Madrid …
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February 11, 2022 Balkans
The Bulgarian Socialist Party long ago lost credibility among young, progressive, pro-Western leftists. But who else is there on the Bulgarian Left? For progressive, pro-Western, left-leaning voters in Bulgaria, options are limited when election time comes around. Very limited. They might be expected to vote for the Bulgarian Socialist Party, …
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February 11, 2022 Balkans, Eurasia
Slovakia is traditionally viewed as the more religious part of the one-time common Czecho-Slovak state. Yet the latest census shows the country is becoming more atheist and this shift will likely be irreversible. Population data since 1989 has supported the stereotypical view that Slovaks are the more religious people of …
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February 10, 2022 Eurasia
Talking to EU lawmakers on Monday (8 February), European Central Bank (ECB) president Christine Lagarde reacted to criticism from conservative politicians who blamed ECB policy for the inflation currently biting into Europeans’ purchasing power. Yearly inflation was at 5.1% in January 2022, up from 5% in December, which is higher …
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