February 7, 2021 Eurasia, Middle Orient
Bombings in Afrin, Azaz and a village near al-Bab claimed at least 18 lives this weekend. Three car bombings struck Turkey-occupied northern Syria on Saturday and Sunday, killing at least 18 people, including at least four children. More than 60 people were believed to have been injured in the three …
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February 7, 2021 Eurasia, Middle Orient
Russia’s special envoy for Syria has conducted a secret meeting with Assad and “guarantors” of the Astana process, according to Asharq al-Awsat. The Kremlin’s special envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev, who frequently travels to Damascus, carried out a secret visit to the Syrian capital at the end of last week. …
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February 7, 2021 Eurasia, South East Asia
Japan has proposed to the administration of new U.S. President Joe Biden signing a tentative one-year deal on sharing costs for hosting American troops while negotiations on a longer-term agreement continue, government sources say.
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February 7, 2021 Eurasia, South East Asia
Beijing’s embassy here hit out at the Philippines on Monday for what it called “false accusations” about a new law allowing the Chinese coast guard to use force in South China Sea waters claimed by the Asian superpower. In a statement on its Facebook page, the Chinese Embassy in Manila …
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February 7, 2021 Eurasia, Iran, Middle Orient
Iran’s Defense Ministry has unveiled a new domestically-designed and manufactured satellite launch vehicle capable of putting satellites into an orbit of 500km above the ground.
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February 7, 2021 Eurasia, Iran, Middle Orient
On Wednesday, the security cabinet is set to meet to discuss tensions with Tehran, including concerns that the US could return to the JCPOA nuclear deal. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi, the Finance and Defense ministers and financial and military officials took part in a …
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February 7, 2021 Eurasia, Iran, Middle Orient
The blast caused no injury, no damage to the building and only damage to windshields of several cars parked in the vicinity. The blast caused on January 29, 2021 by a “very low-intensity improvised device” outside the Israeli Embassy building in New Delhi is considered by Israeli and Indian authorities …
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February 7, 2021 Eurasia, Iran, Middle Orient
Zarif said that the uranium enriched by the Islamic republic could immediately be scaled back to comply with the nuclear deal if the US lifts sanctions. If Iran wanted a nuclear weapon, it would have built one already, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said in an interview with CNN published …
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February 7, 2021 Eurasia, Middle Orient
Hezbollah claims to have downed an Israeli drone, but the Israeli military claimed that it crashed. Hezbollah said it downed an Israeli drone on Monday.
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February 7, 2021 Eurasia, Middle Orient
Officials warned the US Navy may not visit the Haifa area if a Chinese state-run company takes up management of the city’s port.
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