April 21, 2024 Balkans, Eurasia, Middle Orient
Syria TV says the Romanian intelligence chief delivered a joint message from Romania, Cyprus, Greece, and Italy. A European diplomatic source informed Syria TV on Wednesday that the Romanian intelligence chief recently met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Syrian intelligence director Hossam Luka in Syria. According to the source, …
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April 21, 2024 Eurasia, Middle Orient
The Syrian regime, meanwhile, remains largely indifferent to the national security and cultural identity issues, Wafaa Allouch writes in Syria TV. This was not the first instance of Israel launching an airstrike aimed at eliminating specific targets deemed a threat. On April 1, Israel conducted a destructive air raid on …
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April 21, 2024 Eurasia, Middle Orient
The company will focus on providing protection and defence services for strategic sites, including oil fields, according to al-Souria Net. The Syrian Ministry of Economy and Internal Trade has authorized the establishment of a Damascus branch for the Russian security company RPOST-M LLC, as revealed by the economic news website …
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April 21, 2024 Eurasia, Middle Orient
The death of “Abu Daniel” adds to a pattern of unexplained officer deaths within the regime’s forces, Shaam Network writes. Regime loyalists reported the death of Brigadier General Najdat al-Roumi, also known as “Abu Daniel,” who was born in Lattakia and resided near Damascus. The circumstances of his death were …
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April 21, 2024 Eurasia, Middle Orient, Turkey
Latest Developments Israel is bracing for potential maritime trade disruptions due to imminent seaborne aid deliveries to Gaza from Turkey by Turkish charities and pro-Palestinian activist groups. The Turkish Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IIH) — a pro-Hamas Turkish charity organization outlawed by Israel — and the Mavi Marmara Association have organized …
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April 21, 2024 Balkans, Eurasia
Sad, insulting, arrogant, partisan – this is how our interlocutors describe the rally “Serbia is calling you” organized on Thursday in Banja Luka, as a sign of opposition to the adoption of the Resolution on Srebrenica in the United Nations General Assembly. At the invitation of the SNSD, Milorad Dodik’s …
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April 21, 2024 Eurasia, South East Asia
Hamas’s growing alliance with Russia and China has been a critical development following Hamas’s October 7 attack. Russia has gained from the shift in global attention away from Ukraine; China, from the shift away from Taiwan – all eyes, it seems, are fixed on the Israel-Hamas war. Chinese commentators point …
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April 21, 2024 Eurasia, Middle Orient
Iraq needs a strong ally like the US to face a potential ISIS rebirth. However, the government is trying to balance its ties with both the US and Iran by allowing Iran to back Shia militias there. Five years ago, ISIS was defeated by a global coalition and its local …
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April 21, 2024 Eurasia, Iran, Middle Orient
Fears Israel could retaliate by striking Hezbollah or an extended war would see militant group intervening at scale Israel has pledged to retaliate after Iran’s unprecedented air attack on Saturday, creating fears that Lebanon may pay the price for the escalation, depending on the scale and targets of Israel’s response. …
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April 21, 2024 Eurasia, Iran, Middle Orient
Iran’s direct attack on Israel over the weekend upended decades of its shadowy warfare by proxy, something Tehran has used to manage international repercussions for its actions. But with both economic and political tensions at home boiling, the country’s Shiite theocracy chose a new path as changes loom for the …
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