Eurasia

On October 8, a terrible blast struck the worshippers attending Friday noon prayers at the Gozar-e-Sayed Abad Mosque in the Khan Abad district of Bandar, the capital of Kunduz, one of Afghanistan’s largest cities in its northern belt. This is a mosque frequented by Shia Muslims, who were referred to …

Language is politics and politics is power. This is why the misuse of language is particularly disturbing, especially when the innocent and vulnerable pay the price. The wars in Syria, Libya, Afghanistan and other Middle Eastern, Asian and African countries in recent years have resulted in one of the greatest …

The Russian President Vladimir Putin will be delivering “an informative and very important speech and then take part in a plenary discussion” on Wednesday in Moscow at the Russian Energy Week, an international forum on the global energy sector. Expectations are running high in the energy circles in Europe and …

Several pro-Iranian parties promise to launch an appeal after early results show losses for parties with PMF links. Pro-Iranian parties and armed groups have denounced early results from Iraq’s elections as “manipulation” and a “scam”. Sunday’s parliamentary election – the fifth in the war-scarred country since the US-led invasion and …

President Biden has hit the road in an attempt to peddle the Democrats’ mega spending package—a package that originally carried an eye-popping price tag of $3.5 trillion. It now appears that haggling amongst the Democrats has dialed the advertised price tag down to $2.3 trillion or less. Or, at least, …

As what remains of Islamic State crumbles, the would-be victors have started circling. In Mosul, Iraqi forces have begun preparing for peace in the city where the now-encircled marauders took root three years ago. Across the border in Raqqa, with five of its neighbourhoods under their control, Kurdish forces are …

Die ÖVP kann nicht mit Kurz in Neuwahlen gehen. Sie soll eine honorige Person als Kanzler vorschlagen und die Regierung fortsetzen. Nicht. Schon. Wieder. Alle zwei Jahre eine innenpolitische Detonation. Von heute auf morgen befindet sich Österreich wieder im Krisenmodus. 2017: die Kurz-Machtübernahme. 2019: Ibiza. Und jetzt das Kurz-Debakel. Wenigstens …

Die EU reagiert besorgt auf die gewaltsamen Pushbacks an der kroatisch-bosnischen-Grenze. Daraus folge jedoch vermutlich nichts, kommentiert Carolin Born. Dabei müsse die EU nun sicherstellen, dass die Geldmittel aus Brüssel nicht für staatliche organisierte Gewalt missbraucht würden. Schlagstöcke, die auf Körper prallen – erst dieses Geräusch und dann zeigt das …

en wyrok nie musiał zapaść, ale tak zdecydowano w Brukseli i Berlinie. Tak – w tamtych stolicach, bo tam podjęto decyzję o podjęciu brutalnej i bezprawnej próby rozszerzenia władzy instytucji europejskich. Niezgodnie z Traktatami tworzącymi Unię, bez oglądania się na inną praktykę wobec pozostałych państw, z jawnym zamiarem wymuszenia politycznej …

Some Libyan politicians are concerned that the country’s historic elections scheduled for Dec. 24 could be delayed. The Qatari government reiterated its support Thursday for Libya’s transitional government and the upcoming elections. The State of Qatar “expressed hope that free and fair elections would be held to achieve the aspirations …