February, 2023

• 10 February

  Dbeibah says gas deal with Eni was signed in 2008 and his government activated it

  

  The Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah said the gas agreement between the National Oil Corporation (NOC) and Italy’s Eni was signed in 2008 and his Government of National Unity (GNU) has only activated it after all these years. The Libyan PM added on Wednesday in a cabinet meeting in …

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• 10 February

  Failed Experiment: Three Reasons Why Israel Fears a Major War on Gaza

  

  Though Israel’s past wars on Gaza have often been justified by Tel Aviv as a response to Palestinian rockets or, generally, as acts of self-defense, the truth is different. Historically, Israel’s relationship with Gaza has been defined by Tel Aviv’s need to create distractions from its own fractious politics, to …

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• 10 February

  We’ve Never Been Closer to Nuclear Catastrophe—Who Gains by Ignoring It?

  

  Antiwar and environmental activist Dr. Helen Caldicott warns that policymakers who understate the danger of nuclear weapons don’t have the public’s best interest at heart. Editor’s note: This interview has been edited for clarity and length. A video of the description of nuclear war from the interview can be viewed …

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• 10 February

  US unveils new sanctions on Iran’s petroleum industry

  

  The sanctions targeted nine entities the Treasury Department said were involved in producing, shipping and selling Iranian petrochemical and petroleum. The US Treasury Department on Thursday announced new sanctions targeting Iran’s oil and petrochemical industry as the administration shifts its focus away from reviving the landmark nuclear deal. The Treasury’s …

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• 10 February

  Iran intel official says China in line to buy Tehran’s drones

  

  Despite growing Western alarm over the Islamic Republic’s drone shipments to Russia, the Iranian official said 90 countries were “queuing up” for purchases of the same products. A senior Iran Intelligence Ministry official said China was among 90 countries “queuing up” to buy Iran-made drones, according to a report by …

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• 10 February

  Policymakers: Keep Ukrainian soldiers front of mind as this war of attrition continues

  

  Ukraine is succeeding in this conflict; but it’s coming at an extremely high cost in terms of casualties and suffering. Continued Western support is critical to navigating these attritional losses because Ukrainian mettle without Western metal can only go so far. But at this moment of reflection, it is important …

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• 10 February

  First US Warship Completes Transit Near Black Sea; Here’s Why This Matters

  

  As tensions continue to rise in the Black Sea between Russia and Ukraine, the US must demonstrate its commitment to protecting international waters and freedom of navigation for all nations. The recent visit by the USS Nitze to Turkey’s Golcuk Naval Base serves as a reminder of American strength and …

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• 10 February

  “Medeni mesec je definitivno završen”: Prvih 100 dana još jedne vlade u rukama Aleksandra Vučića

  

  Predsednica Vlade Srbije Ana Brnabić i članovi vlade obeležavaju u petak 100 dana rada u Domu kulture ”Radan” u opštini Lebane. Premijerka i ministri su u Jablaničkom okrugu a svako od ministara imaće zasebne posete iz svojih resora u opštinama tog kraja. Iako nije želela da govori o dobrim i …

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• 10 February

  Out of Alignment

  

  What the War in Ukraine Has Revealed About Non-Western Powers For the past year, many Western analysts have regarded the war in Ukraine as marking a turning point in geopolitics, bringing together not only the United States and its NATO allies but also a broader liberal coalition to counter Russian …

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• 10 February

  Kurtijevo Samoopredeljenje pustilo novi spot, ovaj put kritikuju opoziciju

  

  Pokret Samoopredeljenje premijera Aljbina Kurtija objavio je novi propagandni video u kome napada Demokratski savez Kosova pod naslovom „Ekonomisti DSK u službi interesnih grupa“, piše Reporteri. Samoopredeljenje u snimku tvrdi da je polovina nastavnika sa katedre za ekonomiju u Prištini učlanjeno u DSK, ali da je, uprkos tome, stranka Ljumira …

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