Author: Mideast discourse

The leaders will address the Ukraine crisis and Taiwan tensions during their sit-down in Uzbekistan, the Kremlin has said  Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will discuss the Ukraine conflict in depth, as well as the Taiwan issue, when they meet in Uzbekistan later this week, presidential aide Yury Ushakov said on Tuesday. The two leaders will hold talks on the sidelines of the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in the city of Samarkand on September 15. “Given the current international situation, this meeting, of course, has special importance,” Ushakov said, adding that the leaders would address…

Belarusian President says he would like the aid to be available to ordinary European households first and foremost Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has promised not to stand aside and let Europe die from the cold and said that he was even ready to share some firewood. A video of Lukashenko saying he would help the EU pull through the winter was uploaded on Wednesday to Telegram, on a channel close to the Belarusian leader’s press-service. In the video clip, Lukashenko, with his trusty axe in hand, gets down to chopping wood in the yard of his countryside retreat with businessman…

An explosive device planted by unidentified persons in a private car went off in Daraa city, which causes to catch fire in the car. SANA reporter stated that a car parked in al-Sad Road neighborhood in Daraa city was burnt as a result of the explosion of an explosive device in it planted by unidentified persons last night. Daraa Fire Brigade Commander, colonel Mohammad Mahamid, said in a statement to the reporter that the fire brigade had put out the fire, no casualties were reported and losses were limited to materials. Source: SANA

The Saudi-led coalition of aggression continues to breach the armistice agreement and seizes another fuel ship despite having been searched and greenlit by the UN. The Yemen Petroleum Company (YPC) announced in a statement Tuesday that the Saudi-led coalition continues to pirate Yemeni fuel ships while the UN remains silent, adding that UN officials’ assertions of calm and truce are “false.” The YPC revealed that another ship carrying tons of diesel fuel and headed for Yemen was intercepted by the Saudi-led coalition, in clear violation of a UN-sponsored ceasefire. According to the statement, “The aggressor coalition’s insistence on intensifying the…

Since the morning of September 14, the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border has been heating up again. The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry, accused the Armenian Armed Forces of shelling the Azerbaijani military positions in the Kalbajar district and stated that the army units “are taking retaliatory measures.” On the other hand, the Armenian Defense Ministry reported a major escalation on the border with Azerbaijan. Shelling was reported in the area of the Sotk—Goris border. Armenian Ombudsman Kristine Grigoryan said that at least 2.5 thousand people were evacuated from the border areas due to shelling. As of Wednesday four civilians were wounded.…

Worse-than-expected US inflation data roiled markets on September 13. The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) suffered one of its worst losses in recent history after the Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures showed that inflation in August was 8.3 percent, triggering an investor sell-off. An estimated $93 billion were erased from the fortunes of the US’ richest billionaires on September 13 after the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) “carnage” triggered by new inflation data, Bloomberg reported. The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report ignited an investor sell-off as the worse-than-expected data revealed that inflation in August was 8.3 percent. Accordingly, the S&P500…

The U.S. claim that humanitarian items, including foodstuffs and medicines, are not included in the list of sanctions on Iran is a “big lie,” a top Iranian official said Tuesday. Kazem Gharibabadi, the Iranian Judiciary chief’s deputy for international affairs and secretary of the country’s High Council for Human Rights, made the remarks in a meeting with the ambassadors and representatives of the member states of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) during the ongoing 51st regular session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, the Iranian Students’ News Agency reported. The U.S. claim is not based on the realities on the…

Azerbaijan’s Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 combat drones have inflicted heavy losses on Armenian forces since the outbreak of the new confrontation in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The Azerbaijani Armed Forces resumed operations in the region on September 12 after accusing Arminian forces of carrying out what it called a “large-scale provocation” in the directions of Dashkasan, Kalbajar and Lachin. Bayraktar TB2s took to the sky to attack Armenian forces across the frontline in Nagorno-Karabakh in the very first hours of the confrontation. As of September 14, they have carried out dozens of strikes on equipment, personnel and positions of Armenian forces. According…

Chinese scientists are working on the development of a supersonic anti-ship missile capable of diving underwater and striking targets, the South China Morning Post newspaper reported, citing researchers.The 16.4 feet missile will be able to fly at more than double the speed of sound at an altitude of about 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) before diving under water, where it will be able to swim for another 20 kilometers, the newspaper reported, citing the research team. When the missile is within a 10 kilometer range of its target, it will go into torpedo mode and charge at about 100 meters per…

The Police in the UK have detained a number of people opposing the monarchy and King Charles III as the anti-monarchy sensation grows in the country. “Not my king.” “He is and there is nothing you can do about it.” That exchange between two commenters on Twitter encapsulates the current friction in the United Kingdom, where King Charles III’s ascension to the throne has sparked anti-royalist protests. In dramatic ways, the dynamic is playing out in real life: police have made a series of arrests against people protesting the monarchy in recent days, raising questions about the right to freedom…