Coronavirus Prompts Iraqi Authorities to Close Holy City of Najaf – Reports Iraqi authorities earlier this month cancelled Friday prayers in the holy city of Karbala amid concerns regarding the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) that has spread into over 100 countries since the start of the outbreak in early December 2019. 09.03.2020
Istanbul Holds Rally to Condemn Violence Against Women This comes as the world marks the International Women's Day. 08.03.2020
Economic Contagion’: Coronavirus Outbreak Could Afflict US Markets, Causing Recession The US could potentially face a recession amid the COVID-19 outbreak as global coronavirus cases top 100,000, Dr. 07.03.2020
Stress test passed: Russia and Turkey continue to work in Syria Russian-Turkish relations have survived an important crash test after a harsh escalation of the situation in Idlib almost turned into a full-scale Turkish-Syrian war and threatened to derail the entire peace process in Syria. 06.03.2020
Putin-Erdogan summit: Prelude to Russo-Turkish clash or last best hope for Syrian peace? Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives in Russia to discuss the situation in Syria with President Vladimir Putin. 05.03.2020
India & Pakistan officially becoming nuclear powers would spell 'disaster' for non-proliferation treaty – Moscow Extending the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty on the entire world is generally a good idea, but an official recognition of India and Pakistan as nuclear powers is not – their accession to the pact would ruin it, Moscow warned. 04.03.2020
Balancing act: How India is modernizing its military by buying latest tech from BOTH Russia & the West As the world’s second largest arms importer, India purchases the latest equipment from both Russian and Western manufacturers to meet its military needs – and it’s this unusual duality that makes India unique among modern armies. 03.03.2020
Pyongyang launches TWO projectiles towards Sea of Japan, South Korean military says North Korea has reportedly test-fired two projectiles that fell into the Sea of Japan, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) reported early on Monday. 02.03.2020
Turkish drones in Idlib: how they are shot down by Syrian air defense Turkey is actively using drones in the fighting in Idlib. 01.03.2020
Ex-Prime Minister of Sweden suddenly became an advocate of Nord Stream-2 Everyone was surprised by the former Prime Minister and ex-Foreign Minister of Sweden Karl Bildt. 29.02.2020
Turkish soldiers were with ‘terrorist groups’ when they were hit by Syrian military – Moscow Turkish troops were acting inside “combat units” with jihadist militants in Idlib province when they were targeted by a Syrian government airstrike on Thursday, Russia’s Defense Ministry said. 28.02.2020
China’s Foreign Ministry summons US embassy official over Pompeo’s threat to eject Chinese reporters, promises response The Chinese Foreign Ministry has called for a meeting with a US embassy official after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo threatened to expel Chinese reporters working in the US, as the two sides become embroiled in a “press war. 27.02.2020
Assange Reportedly 'Phoned White House to Warn of Risk to Lives' Before Documents Went Online The allegation was made on the second day of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition hearing at Woolwich Crown Court in London. 26.02.2020
World’s Richest People Lost a Combined $139 Billion in One Day Due to Coronavirus Scare The development comes as the World Health Organisation said the infectious disease has the potential to turn into a pandemic and urged the international community to do more to prepare for such a scenario. 25.02.2020
Obama’s Syria Envoy Says Only Thing That Can Prevent US Intervention in Syria is Turkish ‘Safe Zone’ Tensions in Syria’s Idlib de-escalation zone exploded earlier this month after a Syrian artillery strike hit a Turkish observation post, killing several Turkish troops and prompting threats of a full-scale response by Ankara. 24.02.2020
Defender of the Fatherland Day is celebrated on February 23 only in 4 republics of the former USSR February 23 marks the anniversary of the Red Army. 23.02.2020
Erdogan Claims Losses Among Turkish Servicemen in Libya, Large Casualties in Haftar's Army Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that several Turkish servicemen had been killed in Libya, while also claiming that there were large losses in the ranks of the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar. 22.02.2020
Shadow of war: What are the odds Turkey will start a full-scale offensive against Syria in Idlib? Tensions are boiling over between Ankara and Damascus as Turkey vowed to take matters into its own hands and openly intervene in Syria’s Idlib province, where government forces are routing the Turkish-backed militants. 21.02.2020
German police raid Hanau shooting suspect’s home, discover him ‘dead with another body nearby’ The suspect behind a shooting rampage that killed eight people in Germany has been found dead in his home, along with the body of another person, according to police. 20.02.2020
It's Easier to Shake a Mountain Than China: Envoy on Coronavirus' Economic Impact Earlier on Monday, US financial services company Moody’s had slashed the global growth forecast, including that of China, claiming that “the coronavirus outbreak has diminished optimism about prospects of an incipient stabilization of global growth”. 19.02.2020
