Eurasia Press & News

Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus since he came into power in 1994, has cracked down violently on the still-ongoing protests in which police have detained more than 33,000 people. Belarus “is not a member of the Council of Europe – it still has the death penalty which is an automatic …

On Tuesday, joint forces of the Syrian regime’s Intelligence Services raided homes of members of the 47th local militia of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in the city of Al Bukamal, east of Deir-ez-Zor. The Eye of the Euphrates correspondent said that the campaign began yesterday with the participation of State …

A recent Hezbollah visit to Moscow has provoked speculation as to the trip’s motives. Experts have suggested that the visit which took place two days ago was intended to establish more about Russia’s position on the Syrian regime’s head, Bashar al-Assad. Journalist Igor Sobotin published an article in Nezavisimaya Gazeta, …

Recent US sanctions on Saudi Arabia, coupled with prospects for Washington reentering the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, could push Saudi Arabia to strengthen its ties with China. Following the release of the declassified US intelligence report on the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, there are signs that the US …

The rights organizations allege that the shadowy paramilitary group is behind the 2017 torture and killing of a Syrian military defector. Three advocacy groups have filed a criminal complaint against Russian private military contractor Wagner Group over the torture and death of a detainee in Syria’s civil war. “This litigation …

The Syrian Democratic Forces claim Turkey caused a drop in the Euphrates River water level that will harm residents and their economic activities in the areas they control in northern and eastern Syria. The water level of the Euphrates River in Syria’s northern province of Raqqa has decreased dramatically over …

Top IRGC commanders inaugurated on Monday what Iranian state television described as a new underground missile base. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) revealed what it said was a new underground missile base capable of conducting electronic warfare in support of the country’s navy, state-run television reported. The subterranean “missile …

Several large military operations conducted in Sunni-majority areas of Iraq in recent weeks and mass killings have raised questions over whether a much-debated IS resurgence is actually in the making or whether the roots of the problem lie elsewhere. Mass killings, including ones in which attackers wore military attire, and …

The list includes the United States, China and other large economies in a bid to attract investment to Iraq; most foreigners need to apply for a visa before traveling to Iraq. The Iraqi government implemented March 15 visa on arrival status to citizens of several countries. The move constitutes a …

The Syrian Army continued their offensive in central Syria on Tuesday, targeting areas thought to contain members of the Islamic State (ISIS) in the governorates of Homs, Hama, and Raqqa. Backed by the Palestinian-led Jerusalem Brigade (Liwaa Al-Quds), the Syrian Army combed through several parts of the Badiya Al-Sham region, …