Boris Johnson chosen as next British prime minister In a long-anticipated move, Boris Johnson has been selected as the new leader of the British Conservative Party and thus, the new prime minister of the UK. 23.07.2019
Protester attack on Beijing’s Hong Kong office is hurtful to ‘all Chinese people’ – envoy China’s envoy to Hong Kong has lashed out at demonstrators who attacked Beijing’s Liaison Office in the autonomous territory, describing their vandalism as hurtful to all Chinese people. 22.07.2019
Panama Withdraws Its Flag From Tanker MT Riah for Intl Regulation Violations - Report The MT Riah oil tanker incident has been shrouded in mystery. 21.07.2019
Libyan Gaddafi-Era Politician Released From Jail For 'Health Reasons' The former prime minister of Libya, Baghdadi Ali Mahmoudi, who served in ousted Muammar Gaddafi's government, has been released from jail for health reasons in order to receive medical treatment abroad four years after being sentenced to death, the Libyan Justice Ministry said in a statement on Saturday. 20.07.2019
Trump says he is ‘not looking’ at sanctions against Turkey over S-400... at least not right now US President Donald Trump said he is not considering immediately imposing any new sanctions against Ankara after it went ahead with Russia’s S-400 deal. 19.07.2019
‘Everyone to Caracas!’ Guaido calls for mass street action amid reports of US money boost In a bid to regain lost momentum, Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has announced that he would embark on the “next stage” of his quest to seize power next week with a massive street rally planned for Tuesday. 18.07.2019
Iran's Ambassador to Turkey: Ankara Making Every Effort to Get Rid of Unlawful US Sanctions Relations between Washington and Tehran remain tense: US President Donald Trump previously stated that sanctions against the Islamic Republic would soon be strengthened, while Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said he is ready for talks when the US abandons "bullying" and lifts restrictions it imposed on the country. 17.07.2019
Erdogan hails Russian S-400 delivery, wants to ‘go much further’ and make weapons with Russia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has celebrated the arrival in Turkey of the Russian S-400 air defense system, despite the threat of US sanctions, and stated that he wishes to co-produce weapons with Russia in the future. 16.07.2019
Europeans talk big but ‘not ready’ to invest in saving nuclear deal – Iranain FM Zarif Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has scolded European leaders for their failure to make good on promises to save the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. 15.07.2019
Erdogan Says ‘Goodbye, West’ by Buying Russia's S-400 Missiles, German Media Says After a months-long stand-off between the US and Turkey over Ankara’s move to purchase Russian-made air defence systems, the first components of the S-400s arrived in the country. 14.07.2019
Militants Carry Out Bomb Attack on Russian Military Police Partol's Route in Syria - Military According to the centre, militants carried the out terrorist attack in the province to escalate the situation in the region. 13.07.2019
‘Russophobic Instincts’: Moscow Bashes US Proposal to Sanction Russia’s Sovereign Debt The defence spending bill for fiscal year 2020 may include sanctions on buying Russia’s sovereign debt. 12.07.2019
Gibraltar police arrest Iranian tanker’s captain, chief officer Police in Gibraltar have arrested the captain and the chief officer of Iran’s super tanker, ‘Grace 1’, which was earlier seized by British marines and local police officers, local media report. 11.07.2019
Iran Reveals Its New 'Deep-Attack Doctrine' Amid Tensions With US The Middle East region has recently seen a rise in tensions between Tehran and Washington after Iranian air defences downed an American drone, which, as they said, violated the country's borders and didn't respond to warnings. 10.07.2019
‘Want trouble? You first!’ Philippines’ Duterte dares US to bring its fleet & declare war on China If Washington wants the Philippines to fight China, the US military should come and fire the first shot, President Rodrigo Duterte argued, accusing the US of using its allies as “bait” for Beijing. 09.07.2019
New Geopolitical 'Game'? Pundits Point to Possible Reason Behind Recent Erdogan-Xi Meeting Turkey and Malaysia, both two large Muslim countries almost simultaneously gave a signal to the United States and other Western countries that they do not intend to play against China in the Xinjiang issue. 08.07.2019
Moscow calls US’ anti-Kremlin plan ‘vicious anti-Russia propaganda’ & ‘voice from Cold War era’ The Russian Foreign Ministry calls Washington’s plan to counter “Kremlin influence” a “voice from the Cold War era” aiming to harvest European markets while planting “vicious anti-Russia propaganda. 07.07.2019
Yemen's Houthis Conduct Drone Attack on Saudi Arabia's Jizan Airport - Report Earlier in the week, the Houthis claimed that they launched two attacks targeting purported military sites at the Saudi Arabian Jizan airport and high-altitude Abha Airport. 06.07.2019
Iran’s ‘duty’ to seize British tanker if UK fails to release captured ship – senior official at IRGC Tehran should seize a British tanker if the UK does not release the oil supertanker captured by Royal Marines near Gibraltar, a senior official in Tehran has said. 05.07.2019
‘We want to live in peace’: Father of drowned boy Alan Kurdi urges halt to foreign interventions The refugee crisis the world has experienced recently is a result of the foreign interventions in the Middle East and elsewhere, Abdullah Kurdi, a refugee who lost his entire family as they were fleeing Syria, told Ruptly. 04.07.2019