China’s first locked-down province of Hubei, where coronavirus originated, to reopen on March 25 Beijing is lifting travel restrictions on Hubei Province on Wednesday, as China’s fight against Covid-19 is yielding positive results. 24.03.2020 06:15:24
US Envoy Says Afghan Government, Taliban Discussed Prisoners Swap Via Video Conference The Afghan government and the radical Taliban* movement have discussed the exchange of prisoners in a rare video call format to pave the way for a broader peace agenda, US Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said. 22.03.2020 06:23:00
US halts deployment & recalls troops from NATO’s biggest drill ‘Defender Europe 2020’ due to coronavirus threat The Pentagon has announced it will drastically reduce the “size and scope” of its participation in the NATO ‘Defender Europe 2020’ exercise, stopping just short of calling quits on the much-touted drill set to run until May. 17.03.2020 07:28:41
UK Health Officials Suggest Coronavirus Pandemic Could See Up to 7.9 Mln Britons Infected - Report The number of newly registered cases of the contagious Chinese coronavirus infection, known as COVID-19, continued its disturbing rise on Sunday, displaying an increase by 232 patients in the nation, according to the UK Department of Health. 16.03.2020 06:48:19
Israel and Iran Close Pilgrimage Sites Due to Coronavirus Pandemic - Reports Earlier this month, in an unprecedented move, Saudi Arabia was forced to halt the umrah - the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca - due to coronavirus concerns. 15.03.2020 06:45:00
The future of Syria: a “buffer zone” from Turkey to Israel or a sovereign state The shaky truce that has now been established in Idlib gives some time to think again: what does the country expect of, which Russia has been providing military assistance since 2015, in the future? One of the main problems in this case is that a number of countries neighboring the SAR consider Syria not as an independent state to be reckoned with, but as a kind of “chessboard” for playing their games, very far from the interests of the Syrian people. 13.03.2020 12:35:37
First Brexit, then… CorExit? EU’s mild response to coronavirus epidemic could be the final nail in the coffin for European unity Rising tensions between member states of the EU, brought about by different approaches to dealing with the outbreak of Covid-19, could see the emergence of a new and particularly unwelcome problem for the bloc – CorExit. 12.03.2020 06:53:30
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 08:29:00
Istanbul Holds Rally to Condemn Violence Against Women This comes as the world marks the International Women's Day. 08.03.2020 17:14:35
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 17:09:00
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 13:23:06
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 06:58:31
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 06:42:53
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 06:41:00
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 06:37:26
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 07:05:26
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 06:33:00
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 06:50:00
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 08:04:00
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 06:44:30
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 06:57:55
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 06:26:02
Forty US Citizens on Quarantined Liner in Japan Test Positive For Coronavirus - Officials The United States has started evacuating its citizens from the coronavirus-hit cruise ship Diamond Princess, which has been docked off the Japanese port of Yokohama since 3 February. 16.02.2020 07:48:00
Tunisian Prime Minister Introduces New Coalition Government Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh - a former finance minister to the nation who was earlier appointed as head of the cabinet by Tunisian President Kais Saied - has unveiled a new coalition government, local media have reported. 15.02.2020 07:47:00
THOUSANDS killed in ‘reconstruction’ mission show it’s high time for US to get out of Afghanistan A recent report shows over 2,000 people were killed outside of combat during the US “reconstruction” of Afghanistan. 12.02.2020 08:58:41
