Eurasia Press & News

Turkey’s annual inflation unexpectedly dropped to 16.59% in May, according to data published Thursday. The news did not steady the nation’s currency, which slid on market concerns over an early interest rate cut. Bucking a seven-month trend of steady increases, Turkey’s annual inflation rate fell slightly in May, catching forecasters …

Days after warning of a coming operation on Iraq’s Makhmour camp, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said a senior Kurdistan Workers Party official was “neutralized” near the camp Saturday, underlining Ankara’s drive to put pressure on militants in the region. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Sunday that a …

Nine Syrians are accusing several Qatari figures and institutes of funding terrorist fighters in Syria in a case filed at a UK court, according the Times of London. In a claim issued this week from the High Court in London, the Syrian individuals are claiming damages for financial losses, torture, …

The coalition of Arab and Muslim states battling the Iran-backed Houthi movement for control of Yemen said it had intercepted another explosives-laden drone launched at neighboring Saudi Arabia on Sunday. While the Saudi-led coalition said the attack, aimed at a military air base near the city of Khamis Mushait, was …

Iran’s presidential race is heating up ahead of the June 18 vote as, on Saturday, the leading candidates to replace President Hasan Rouhani faced off in the first of three debates. Tensions rose quickly as accusations of treason and aiding the American enemy were hurled by hard-line candidates at the …

Iran’s 13th Presidential elections will be held on June 18, 2021.On May 25, 2021, Iran’s Guardian Council released a list of seven approved candidates for the upcoming presidential election – Saeed Jalili, Seyed Ebrahim Raisi, Alireza Zakani, Seyed Amir Hossein Qazizadeh Hashemi, Mohsen Mehralizadeh, Mohsen Rezaei, and AbdolnaserHemmati. Many candidates …

Sunday morning, West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin announced in the Charleston Gazette-Mail that he’s a “no” on the For the People Act – and a no for ending the filibuster. This is a direct in-your-eye response to President Biden’s thinly-veiled criticism of Manchin last Tuesday in Tulsa. If it means …

Pakistan’s top diplomat on Saturday publicly stated for the first time that his ministry had severed ties with Afghanistan’s national security adviser, Hamdullah Mohib, over incendiary remarks about its southern neighbor that undermined regional peace efforts. Shah Mehmood Qureshi made the disclosure a week after a highly placed Pakistani official …

Russian intelligence activity in Germany has significantly increased and now reached Cold War levels, Berlin’s top domestic intelligence chief warned. In an interview with the Welt am Sonntag newspaper published on June 6, Thomas Haldenwang, who leads the Agency for the Protection of the Constitution, said Russia has a “very …

The 24th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF’21) held on June 2-5, and under theme: “Together Again – Economy of New Reality” provided open platforms to exchange the best entrepreneurship practices and key admirable competences in providing sustainable development. While the theme reflects the ultimate desire and initiative to review …