Eurasia Press & News

A resurgent Taliban is in haste to recapture power in Afghanistan and is making advances across the war-torn country following the winding down of US military operations and the steady withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. The Taliban has made headways within their traditional strongholds of the south and also in …

Following Israeli lobbying for intensifying raids on Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas warned Israel not to test its patience because it is ready to defend the Palestinian holy sites, land and property. In a statement sent to media, Hamas called on the Palestinian people and the Palestinian …

Israel rejected Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s request to mediate with Ethiopia over its Renaissance Dam, Israeli Maariv newspaper reported. Jacky Hugi added that although every now and then someone in Egypt claims that Israel is secretly mediating between Cairo and Addis Ababa over the dam issue, this is a …

Until relatively recently, Turkish policy meant that Muslim peoples from the USSR or the Russian Federation kept a low profile and researchers were largely blocked from studying them. But that has now changed, and this most important source for the study of the Muslims of Russia has become more accessible. …

Diplomats the world over blinked in disbelief on Tuesday, July 13 when the news broke that the previous evening Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, had phoned Israel’s newly elected president, Isaac Herzog, to offer his congratulations. The surprise was all the greater when it emerged that the call between the …

Atbildot uz Eiropas Savienības (ES) un virknes tās dalībvalstu pārmetumiem Ungārijai, pēdējā ir izvedusi kaujas laukā smago artilēriju, solot rīkot referendumu par Briseles kritizētajiem likumiem, kasi aizliedz informācijas par viendzimuma attiecībām un dzimumu maiņu izplatīšanu nepilngadīgo vidū. Zināmā mērā Ungārijas premjerministrs Viktors Orbans un viņa vadītā varas partijas Fidesz, protams, …

Těžko se ubránit dojmu, že si velké státy v Evropě zase jednou něco domluvily na úkor těch malých. Dohoda mezi Spojenými státy a Německem o tom, že Američané už nebudou sankcemi blokovat dostavbu ruského plynovodu Nord Stream 2 z Ruska k našim západním sousedům, takovým případem nepochybně je. Plynovod je …

Le ministre des Affaires étrangères marocain réagit aux révélations faites par Amnesty International et le consortium de journalistes Forbidden Stories, accusant les autorités du royaume d’utiliser le logiciel Pegasus pour espionner des journalistes, des militants mais aussi des personnalités de haut rang comme le président Macron ou même… le roi …

Es ist gut, dass die Pipeline fertig verlegt wird, da Europa noch länger auf Gas als Ersatz für Kohle angewiesen sein wird Es wäre ein Schildbürgerstreich gewesen, die wenigen fehlenden Kilometer des Leitungsstrangs in der Ostsee nicht mehr zu verlegen. Nun hat die Vernunft gesiegt, und das ist gut so. …

The 2020 war over Nagorno-Karabakh left many issues unresolved and the front lines volatile. The parties should establish a formal communication channel to address urgent post-war problems, Russian peacekeepers need a clearer mandate and aid agencies must be granted access to the conflict zone. What’s new? A Russian-brokered ceasefire between Armenia …