Category: Middle East
One hundred billion dollars blocked in the banks and Lebanon dies
In October 2019, while Lebanon was carrying out an unprecedented mobilization against power, the banks closed their doors. The decision, justified on security grounds, was
Iran – Saudi Arabia secret negotiations in Baghdad, turning point in diplomatic relations?
Iran and Saudi Arabia have started direct confidential talks to try to lower the tension between the two historical rivals in the Persian Gulf. On
The economic emergency in Lebanon scares more than the coronavirus
Even if Lebanon reached 50 thousand Covid-19 infections since the beginning of the pandemic, the main emergency, on which concentrate all national efforts, is the
Egypt backs UN’s efforts towards establishing comprehensive political settlement in Libya
On Wednesday, Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Shokry held talks with UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL)
Human rights violations in Turkey:dozens of Kurdish activists, politicians, women and journalists arrested by Erdogan
Turkish police recently arrested dozens of officials from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic (HDP) and Kurdish human rights activists as prosecutors step up action to ban
Prime Minister of Jordan denied the coup, former Crown Prince Hamzah bin Hussein will not face a trial
According to local media quoting lawmakers, the Prime Minister of Jordan Bisher Al-Khasawneh denied there had been a coup, adding that the former Crown Prince
Iran accuses Israel of the attack on Natanzand promises revenge
The new Iranian centrifuges IR-9 are an incredible leap in quality compared to the old IR-1: it’s like going from a horse-drawn cart to Mercedes”.
Turkey sent a new batch of Syrian mercenaries to Libya
The Turkish process of withdrawing Syrian mercenaries loyal to Ankara from Libya has been blocked since last March 21, and several media outlets indicate the
From Turkey to Pakistan, women humiliated by Islamists. No chair for Von der Leyen in Ankara, incitement to rape in Islamabad
Protocol machismo, humiliation of the female guest and at the same time of the institution that leads, the European Commission, as guardian of the Treaties,
Ethnic clashes continue in Sudan’s West Darfur region of Sudan
At least 40 people have been killed in Sudan’s West Darfur region after three days of ethnic crashes that have prompted the authorities to declare