The government of Pakistan has released what it says is a summary of a phone call between its prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump—offering a candid look at the commander-in-chief’s unusual style of diplomacy. The conversation allegedly took place on Monday, and the “readout”—described by Vox as “usually a fairly boring summary…
In recent days, a number of Arab media sources started speaking about Egypt’s growing involvement in the Syrian war. In particular, with a special reference to the Lebanese agency As-Safir, a number of Arab media reported that Egypt is allegedly sending troops to the provide assistance to Damascus. Moreover, we are being told now that…
The two Chechen wars left large scars on Grozny. In 2003 the UN Commission came to Grozny and, if we are to believe the local news, it declared Chechnya’s capital the world’s most devastated city since the Second World War. Around this time a federal program to restore the social and economic life of the region had…
Today is the International Day of Solidarity with Palestine – an occasion to talk about the future of the Palestinian people and the state of Israel. Palestine is a holy land where the main shrines of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam can be found. Not only political, but religious passions have burned over Palestine for thousands…
The EU is in no position to dictate to Turkey when it comes to fighting terrorism, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said after EU lawmakers voted to call for halting membership talks with Ankara. On Thursday, the EU Parliament passed a non-binding motion urging a temporary halt to membership talks with Turkey, citing Ankara’s crackdown…
Europe today is a powder keg, and the leaders are like men smoking in an arsenal … A single spark will set off an explosion that will consume us all … Otto von Bismarck, Congress of Berlin, 1878 Just when you think the loons have emptied their bag of tricks we get a week like…
