Eurasia Press & News

According to the confidential source, who spoke to Al-Hal Net, the new coalition member “has links to Turkish intelligence.” Confidential sources revealed to al-Hal net on Sunday the identity of one of the new members of the opposition Syrian National Coalition, a Hasakeh governorate representative, Hussein Raad. According to confidential …

Iran is trying to change the demographic makeup of Syria by transferring families of Shiite fighters, according to Zaman al-Wasl. The Iraqi Hezbollah militia has brought 21 families of its fighters from Iraq to settle in southern Damascus suburbs; a well-informed source told Zaman al-Wasl. The passenger buses arrived from …

The issue of refugees might significantly impact the upcoming elections, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed. A few months ago, a Turkish MP burst into a jewellery store on the Aegean coast with a video camera to interview the owner. He demanded to see his ID, his shopkeeper’s license and recorded their …

A Russian diplomat said Moscow will do all it can to avoid “complications” in Syria, according to SANA. A session of official talks was held in the Kazakh capital this morning between the delegations of the Syrian Arab Republic headed by Dr. Ayman Sousan, Assistant Foreign and Expatriates Minister, and …

The International coalition arrested the Wali of Raqqa in Jarablus, according to al-Souria Net. On Thursday, the International Coalition announced the arrest of a “senior ISIS leader” after an airdrop operation in Jarablus, northern Aleppo countryside. A coalition statement said, “the detainee was assessed as a bomb maker and experienced …

Russia used the Syrian file to send political messages related to Syria itself, but also the war in Ukraine. A look at what the press said. The 18th session of Astana-format talks (Between Russia, Iran and Turkey) ended yesterday in the Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan. The statement issued by the guarantor …

Chinese President Xi Jinping declared his support for Russia’s “sovereignty and security” during a Wednesday phone call with Vladimir Putin, prompting a swift U.S. rebuke that nations siding with the Russian leader over the Ukraine war will be “on the wrong side of history.” Since the Kremlin’s troops entered Ukraine …

President Xi Jinping on Wednesday assured Vladimir Putin of China’s support on Russian “sovereignty and security” — leading Washington to warn Beijing it risked ending up “on the wrong side of history.” China has refused to condemn Moscow’s massive military assault on Ukraine and has been accused of providing diplomatic …

France’s vision of a new “European political community” involves core European Union states entering into a political union with nonmembers that it believes will strengthen the security, stability, and prosperity of Europe as a whole in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A discussion paper discussed by EU ambassadors …

The last bridges over the Siverskiy Donets River have been blown at Syevyerodonetsk, cutting off the Donbas city from the right bank and trapping hundreds of Ukrainian civilians and troops. Russia is on the verge of taking the city, and between 100-200 Ukrainian soldiers are dying every day. In the …