No doubt Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman listened to US presidential candidate Joe Biden’s statement on the second anniversary of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi with apprehension. Biden’s statement this month was a strong condemnation of the murder by Saudi operatives of Khashoggi, who had been a US ...
Read More »Turkish-backed Syrian Militants Join Armenian-Azeri Conflict
By Staff, WSJ Hundreds of Syrian militants that are allied with Turkey joined the fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, and hundreds more are preparing to go, according to two Syrians involved in the effort. Turkey quickly declared its support for Azerbaijan in the escalating ...
Read More »Evacuation of al-Hol Refugee Camp; a Ticking Bomb for Syria and its Neighbors
Alwaght- According to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a new decision has been made by the group’s leadership council to allow the return of thousands of Syrians in al-Hol camp, including families of ISIS militants to their homelands. On October 9, 2020, Ilham Ahmed, co-president of the executive committee of ...
Read More »Imam Khamenei Underlines Safeguarding Iran’s Security during Graduation of Army, Police and IRGC Students
By Staff, Agencies Leader of the Islamic Revolution His Eminence Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei pointed to the significance of safeguarding the security of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Imam Khamenei made the remarks on Monday morning while addressing a joint graduation ceremony of students of Army, Islamic Revolution Guard Corps ...
Read More »Fears, Hopes Of Sea Border Talks For Lebanon
Alwaght– While only several days have passed since Lebanon agreed to hold indirect talks with the Israeli side on sea borders, political sources in Beirut have told Lebanese Al Akhbar newspaper that Lebanon is strongly opposed to the appointment of Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz as the head of the Israeli ...
Read More »Why Is Tel Aviv Silent About Intra-Palestinian Talks?
Alwaght– The will of Palestinian groups, mainly Hamas and Fatah, to reach a national agreement and end the division following the show normalization deals between the Israeli regime and some reactionary Arab governments has been in the center of attention since last month, with regional actors like Turkey, Qatar, Lebanon, ...
Read More »كيف يُهرب 35% من نفطِ كردستان لتركيا و إسرائيل؟
تخفي رئاسة الإقليم عن الحكومةِ المركزية ما قيمته 35% من نفطِ الاقليم بمقدارِ 170 الف برميل نفط يومياً. حالة الغموض حول هذه الكمية الكبيرة من النفط تدورُ حول حقل خورمالة الذي يقع في الطرف الجنوبي لأربيلِ ضمن المناطق المتنازع عليها , و الذي سلّمه حسين الشهرستاني للأكرادِ عندما كان وزيراً ...
Read More »Jordan Summit Overshadowed by Amman-Washington Relations Rift
Alwaght– Recently, Jordan hosted a meeting to discuss ways to promote comprehensive compromise and peace in the region. The meeting was attended by the foreign ministers of Jordan, Egypt, France, Germany (virtual meeting) and a representative of the European Union, without the presence of a representative from the United States. ...
Read More »Renewed Clashes in Karabakh Reveal Labyrinthine State Of Crisis
Alwaght– Azerbaijani and Armenian forces clashed in Karabakh disputed region recently, marking the newest round of confrontation of neighbors in a few months. The new clashes are coming as the two countries in 1994 fought a war over the contested region. Since then, they engaged in several rounds of negotiations ...
Read More »What Does Tel Aviv Seek Behind Intervention In Caucasus Crisis?
Alwaght– A month ago, Director General for Eurasian Affairs of the Israeli Foreign Ministry Itzhak Carmel Kagan announced the opening of the Armenian embassy in Tel Aviv as the two sides set to expand their relations. Following the statement, Armenia’s ambassador Armen Sabatian commented on why his country has not ...
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