Eurasia Press & News
At least 11 Libyans fleeing their homeland to Europe drowned on Sunday after their overcrowded boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration reported. An additional 12 would-be refugees who were aboard the rubber dinghy were drawn from the water by the Libyan coast guard …
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May, 2021
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5 May
Iran: Any Sanctions Relief Will be Used Against Americans
Iran’s economy is state-led. Significant parts of the economy are controlled by just two major entities: the Office of the Supreme Leader, led by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)…. The IRGC and its front companies have a stake in almost every sector of Iran’s economy …
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5 May
France: Generals Warn of Civil War Due to Creeping Islamism
The warning comes amid a wave of jihadist attacks — including the beheading of a schoolteacher — committed by young men, none of whom were previously known to French intelligence services. The letter also comes after widespread public indignation over a French justice system compromised by political correctness — as …
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5 May
Is America hoping its withdrawal from Afghanistan makes that war-ravaged country China’s problem now?
A car bomb attack in Pakistan, possibly aimed at a Chinese diplomat, has demonstrated just how important peace and stability in the region is to Beijing and its $65 billion Belt and Road Initiative. On April 21 Wednesday evening a deadly blast struck a Pakistan hotel stemming from a car …
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5 May
African Human Rights Vs. Western Human Rights
If you ask those of us living in the Africa, almost all of us will tell you that the “human rights” that matter most are those that are basic to the right to life; food, water, shelter, medical care and education for your children. If you and you family are …
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5 May
Despite truce, Kurdish authorities in Qamishli fear return of Syrian government-affiliated forces
Under a Russian-sponsored agreement, the Syrian government-affiliated National Defense Forces retreated from the Tayy neighborhood in Qamishli, which is now under the control of the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration. The Tayy neighborhood in the city of Qamishli, in the countryside of Hasakah province in northeast Syria, is witnessing a gradual return …
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5 May
Israeli settlers attack Palestinian following shooting of Israeli students in West Bank
Clashes between Israeli settlers and Palestinians have occurred several times in the Palestinian territory this year. A group of Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian man in the West Bank today, according to Palestinian officials. The attack took place around noon local time in the town of Far’ata west of the …
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5 May
Israel not reassured by Biden’s meeting with Mossad chief
President Joe Biden told Mossad chief Yossi Cohen in the White House that the United States will not abandon Israel on Iran. US President Joe Biden and Mossad Chief Yossi Cohen met on April 30 at the White House. A spokesperson for the American National Security Council said Cohen’s original …
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5 May
US, Saudi officials hold talks on regional security
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and the Kingdom’s ambassador to the US Princess Reema bint Bandar met with a visiting US delegation in Riyadh on Sunday. The American officials included US State Department adviser Derek Chollet, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Joey Hood, …
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5 May
Scoop: Biden won’t reverse Trump’s Western Sahara move, U.S. tells Morocco
Secretary of State Tony Blinken told Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita in a phone call on Friday that the Biden administration would not reverse President Trump’s recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Western Sahara, at least for the time being, two sources familiar with the call told me. Why it …
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