In April 2023, the first trilateral political consultation between the deputy foreign ministers of Iran, India and Armenia was held in Yerevan (Shargh Daily, April 21). The three countries focused primarily on “economic issues and regional communication channels,” and “the sides agreed to continue consultations in the trilateral format” (Mfa.am, …
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29 June
24 Hours of Chaos Ends with Belarus-Sponsored Deal to Settle Abortive Wagner Group Insurrection
Even in such a fast-moving war, still some events have the ability to surprise. The decision by Wagner Group leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, to launch an apparent coup attempt, leading his troops into Russia, where he occupied the military HQ in Rostov and was heading towards Moscow, appeared to have left …
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29 June
Has the Putin-Prigozhin Confrontation Opened a Door for Negotiation?
The war between Russia and Ukraine has become more complex in the wake of the past weekend, which found Yevgeny Prigozhin marching his troops toward Moscow, and President Vladimir Putin finding a safe haven for Prigozhin in Belarus. The conventional wisdom among politicians and pundits is that this is an …
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29 June
Millions of Muslims mark Eid al-Adha in Saudi Arabia after hajj pilgrimage
Muslims in the region are celebrating Eid al-Adha despite soaring prices. More than 2 million Muslims from around the world arrived in Saudi Arabia this week to perform the annual hajj pilgrimage in and around the holy city of Mecca, defying global inflation and rising prices across the globe. The …
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29 June
US delivers ‘tough talk’ to Israeli officials over West Bank escalation
The Israeli government has been warned that the Biden administration won’t stand idly by while settlers attack West Bank Palestinians. Shocking settler violence against West Bank Palestinians has polarized Israeli society and antagonized an already exasperated Biden administration. Israel’s top three security officials issued a joint communique on Saturday condemning …
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29 June
The Essence Of Russian World’s Attitude Towards Titular Ethnicity Of Kazakhstan: ‘About Kazakhs Either Bad Or Nothing’ – Analysis
In nowadays Russia, a country 60 percent of whose territory has historically belonged to ethnic groups of [East] Asian origin, it’s practically impossible to find someone with Mongolic facial features whose identity would have been widely known all across the country from Kaliningrad to Vladivostok. The only exception to this …
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29 June
How India’s Soft Power Is Conquering The World – Analysis
The popular and picturesque term “soft power” has been increasingly used in recent years both in public discourse and in the academic community. The term was coined in 1990 by the American expert on politics and international relations, Joseph Nye. In short, soft power means the ability of a state/nation …
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29 June
Secretary General Co-Hosts Meeting Of Seven NATO Allies To Prepare Vilnius Summit
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg joined the leaders of seven NATO Allies in The Hague on Tuesday (27 June 2023) to help prepare the Alliance’s Summit in Vilnius. The meeting was co-hosted with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, and included Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo …
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29 June
NIOC Says Preliminary Work Begins For Iran-Saudi Oil Cooperation
Head of the National Iranian Oil Company Mohsen Khojastehmehr announced that preliminary work for bilateral cooperation between Iran and Saudi Arabia in the oil industry has already commenced, amid the revival of relations between the two countries. He stated during a press conference on Tuesday that there is currently no …
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29 June
What Impact Will Wagner Mutiny Have On Russia-Ukraine Conflict? – OpEd
As the Ukraine war nears its 500th day, the key issue on the minds of international policymakers is what impact last weekend’s extraordinary mutiny of Wagner forces will have on the conflict. The uprising, which exposed the growing internal fissures within Russia, will do nothing to strengthen the country’s already …
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