Eurasia Press & News

The Syrian government exploits Turkish threats to take control over northeast Syria’s regions, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said in a statement on Monday. “The Syrian government is not ready for any political settlement in Syria, and it exploits the deteriorating economic conditions of the people,” the SDF statement added. …

Ситуація на кордоні між Польщею та Білоруссю дещо стабілізувалася. Однак польські прикордонні служби очікують напливу нових груп мігрантів. За повідомленням прикордонників, дві великі групи намагалися прорватися через кордон: в одній було 500, а в іншій – 50 осіб. Під час інциденту четверо військових отримали поранення. Тим часом Польщу відвідав міністр …

Valko-Venäjän synnyttämän siirtolaiskriisin varjoon on jäänyt monta suuntaa, joilla Venäjä on ollut aktiivinen. Niistä merkittävin on Ukraina. Venäjän presidentti Vladimir Putin esitti taas oman teoriansa Puolan ja Valko-Venäjän rajan siirtolaiskriisistä, kun hän piti torstaina puheen Venäjän ulkoministeriön tilaisuudessa. Putinin mukaan tilanteen taustalla on länsimaiden pyrkimys lisätä jännitettä Venäjän lähellä sijaitsevalla …

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, in Foreign Affairs, I wrote that advanced economies were entering a new age: the age of magic money. Because inflation seemed dormant, central banks faced no penalty for conjuring money out of thin air. And because this money would drive interest rates lower, governments would …

Ominous signs indicate that Russia may conduct a military offensive in Ukraine as early as the coming winter. Moscow has quietly built up its forces along the Ukrainian border over the past several months, which could be a prelude to a military operation that aims to resolve the political deadlock …

Egypt used intelligence provided to it by the French military to target and kill its own civilians suspected of smuggling contraband. In leaked documents, the French military was implicated in at least 19 airstrikes carried out by the Egyptian military against its own civilians between 2016 and 2018, according to …

US officials have warned officials in Israel that attacks on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure “may be tactically satisfying, but they are ultimately counterproductive,” the New York Times reported. The article about Iran’s nuclear program was published on Sunday, just days before the restart of negotiations in Vienna to re-up the nuclear …

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham managed to eliminate the jihadist Jundallah organization, forcing its operatives to hand over their weapons and take Sharia courses. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which controls Idlib province in northwestern Syria, reached a security settlement agreement with the Jundallah organization, which HTS calls Abu Fatima al-Turki. According to …

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham is seeking to organize media and advertising fields to serve its interests and the inclinations of its affiliated Salvation Government in Idlib in northwestern Syria. The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham-affiliated (HTS) Salvation Government continues its attempts to dominate and acquire the different advertising companies and other vital sectors …

Turkey has rejected accusations that it is helping Bulgarian politicians representing the country’s Turkish minority. The Turkish government has denied allegations that it interfered in neighboring Bulgaria’s election. The Turkish Foreign Ministry summoned Bulgaria’s ambassador to Turkey, Hristov Tcholakov, and told him that Turkey rejects all accusations that it interfered …