Eurasia Press & News

Many Iran-backed militias participated in 2018 general elections via independent lists or general lists. There are increasing demands in Iraq for political parties with armed wings to be barred from participating in general elections scheduled for next summer in order to ensure participants have an equal opportunity at the polls, …

The Arab coalition is very much concerned over the expansion of the Qatari and Turkish sphere of influence within the legitimate government’s institutions and its political and partisan components.

Japan will not accept China’s proposal to ease bilateral tensions over the sovereignty of the Senkaku Islands, the government’s top spokesman said Thursday, dismissing it as part of an attempt to advance Beijing’s claims to Tokyo’s territory.

Iran’s permanent representative to the UN, Majid Takht Ravanchi, said on Wednesday that the unilateral embargo measures against Syria and Iran are illegal, inhuman and doomed to failure. Ravanchi accused the US forces of being “busy occupying parts of Syria and plundering the oil and wealth of the country.”

Russian fighter jets have executed several airstrikes targeting the hills of Kabani in Jabal Al-Akrad in the north-eastern countryside of Latakia. These airstrikes come after suspension of Russian aerial operations on the “de-escalation zone” for nearly 15 days.

Ukrainian tactical unmanned aerial vehicles Bayraktar TB2 conduct exercises together with artillery and aviation at the Shirokolanski training ground in the vicinity of Mikolaevo, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing Defence24. For this purpose, the machines fly almost 500 km from their home air base in Starokostiantyniv, which confirms the information about the …

According to sources, US President Donald Trump began to seriously consider the option of attacking Iranian facilities after he was informed of the growing stocks of enriched uranium in Iran. According to the Axios portal, citing sources, the Israeli government has instructed the Defense Army to prepare for a possible …

The Muslim Brotherhood is enthused by the arrival in Turkey of prominent leader in the Reform Party Abdul Majeed Al-Zindani from Saudi Arabia. The group is reportedly desperate to control the next government, and eventually provide political cover for a possible Turkish intervention in Yemen.

The immigration of 2,000 members of the Falash Mura community was approved by the government in September. Aliyah and Integration Minister Pnina Tamano-Shata is set to travel to Ethiopia on Saturday night in preparation for the immigration to Israel of some 2,000 members of the Falash Mura community by February …

Iran is viewed as a threat by Jerusalem, Riyadh and Washington. So despite human rights violations, there will likely be more arms procurement by the Kingdom should they normalize ties with Israel. Over the past few years, Saudi Arabia’s appetite for weapons has grown and with normalization with Israel no …