Eurasia Press & News
The deathes of Abu Muhammad al-Masri and Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, allegedly due to Mossad, were deep blows to Iranian pride. The standoff with Iran in 2020 literally started with a “boom!”On January 3, Iran Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani was assassinated by the US.
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January, 2021
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2 January
Israel suspicious of Erdogan’s overtures
“I don’t really believe he’s being honest,” the source said. “We need to see actions.” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cannot harbor Hamas terrorists and try to forge closer ties with Israel, a senior diplomatic source said Sunday.
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2 January
Turkey cements Libyan intervention as Haftar vows to repel ‘colonisers’
Turkey cemented its involvement in the Libyan conflict on Saturday when Defence Minister Hulusi Akar visited the country. Four days earlier, the Turkish Parliament voted to extend by 18 months a one-year presence in the country, which came into effect in January after an agreement with the Government of National …
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2 January
Migrants on Balkan Route Find Health Care Out of Reach
Many migrants and refugees on the road to Western Europe have serious health problems – but for those staying outside official camps, especially, accessing proper treatment can be difficult.
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2 January
Promised Montenegrin Lustration Law May Prove Mission Impossible
Can Montenegro succeed where its Balkan peers failed in conducting a fair process of lustration? Not likely, say analysts and experts. Montenegro’s new coalition government is promising a law on lustration to weed out public officials guilty of past human rights violations, but political analysts and legal experts say it …
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2 January
Share This Now! How Conspiracy Theories Swamped North Macedonia
The fight against the spread of fake news is becoming more sophisticated in North Macedonia – but those involved in disseminating misinformation are upping their game as well. The day starts with coffee and unread messages: a few from friends, a few work related, a paid furniture ad, and one …
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2 January
Ethnic Parties Reassert Grip on Bosnia’s Mostar at Landmark Election
After a 12-year gap caused by an ethnically-driven political dispute, municipal elections were finally held in the divided city of Mostar, but they failed to deliver the expected shift away from the main Bosniak and Croat ethnic parties.
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December, 2020
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25 December
Turkish Parliament extends troop deployment to Libya
The measure, which extends Turkey’s presence in Libya by 18 months, had the backing of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s party. The Turkish Parliament voted Tuesday to extend the deployment of Turkish troops in war-torn Libya who are fighting on behalf of the internationally recognized government.
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25 December
PKK remains thorn in side of Turkish-Iraqi relations
The Iraqi government needs Turkey to counterbalance Iran and help alleviate Baghdad’s economic problems, but the Kurdish issue, which has long strained bilateral ties, might further snag progress in economic and strategic projects.
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25 December
Qatari government 'funded Houthi drones'
US contractors to cite senior officials’ involvement in shipments and cash transfers Qatar will be implicated in funding and enabling shipments of drone components from China and Europe to Yemen’s Houthi Rebels.
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