Eurasia Press & News
Everyone from Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah to President Trump seems to agree that storing 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate in the middle of a civilian city was a really bad idea. The explosion of that material last week and the horrific damage and hundreds of deaths caused by the explosion …
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August, 2020
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19 August
Anti-terror operations continue successfully in northern Iraq, Defense Minister Akar says
Eighty-three PKK terrorists have been killed and a large number of weapons and ammunition seized as part of Turkey’s cross-border anti-terror operations Claw-Tiger and Claw-Eagle, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said Sunday.
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19 August
Are Hungarians Willing to Pay the Price for a Free Media?
The journalists who resigned from Index over threats to editorial independence are talking about crowd-funding an ‘Index 2.0’, but the record of successfully setting up such ventures is not encouraging.
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19 August
Pompeo Visit: US’s Anti-China Recruitment Drive Targets Willing Central Europeans
The US Secretary of State will arrive in Central Europe on Tuesday for a tour of countries already onside with the White House push to counter Chinese influence in the region.
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19 August
Democracy Digest: Poland Hosts New US Forward Base as Region Prepares for Pompeo Visit
The week sees the US presence on Poland soil beefed up, while Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announces a visit to the region to stiffen allies’ resolve against China and Russia.
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19 August
Kosovo Divisions Risk Undermining EU Push for Deal with Serbia
A lack of political consensus in Kosovo on its talks with Serbia is hurting prospects of a deal being reached that would settle relations between the two.
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19 August
Turkish Opposition Star’s Frustration Risks Helping Erdogan
If the ambitious former presidential candidate Muharrem Ince acts on pledges to start a new political movement, it can only split the opposition and aid the incumbent strongman, President Erdogan.
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19 August
Saudi Arabia is normalizing relations with Israel?
A drama series telecast on the Saudi-controlled MBC during the holy month of Ramadan is being seen as a clear signal from Saudi Arabia about its growing ties with Israel, the Brussels Times said Tuesday.
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19 August
The Politics of War: What is Israel’s Endgame in Lebanon and Syria?
On August 4, hours before a massive explosion rocked the Lebanese capital, Beirut, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, issued an ominous warning to Lebanon.
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19 August
Macron Lectures Lebanon: The Condescending Politics of Aid
The explosion in a Beirut portside warehouse containing over 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate on August 4 has done its bit to light more fires under Lebanon’s ruling powers. With the blast still bloodily fresh and traumatic – the destruction of the city’s port with over two hundred deaths and …
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