A massive fire has erupted near a NATO base within the Buca district in Izmir, western Turkey, local media report. NATO spokesperson Oana Lungescu has denied the reports of a fire “in or near” territories hosting NATO facilities in Turkey, adding that its HQ “is fully operational.” https://twitter.com/NATOpress/status/757574494739456000 However, according to local media reports and…
Kremlin Press Service Jul. 22 2016 Saudi Arabia will offer Russia access to the Gulf Cooperation Council Market and regional investment funds if it ends its support for the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, the Kingdom’s Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said in an interview with the Politico.eu news website. Russia’s military intervention in Syria…
Dore Gold and Anwar Eshki shake hands at a CFR event, as Elliott Abrams looks on. July 25, 2016 While the Saudis and Israelis appear to be enemies, the two in fact agree on many regional issues and are the two biggest U.S. allies in the Middle East. A former senior Saudi military general traveled…
Chinese ship and helicopter in China as Xisha Islands, South China Sea © Stringer / Reuters Published time: 25 Jul, 2016 China has hit out at Japan, which has urged it to abide by the terms of a recent international ruling that challenges Beijing’s claims to the South China Sea. Meanwhile, South Asian countries have…
July 25, 12:37 UTC+3 Russia calls for the speedy relaunch of the negotiations MOSCOW, July 25. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Moscow considers the existing status quo on Palestine inadmissible and calls for relaunching the negotiation process. “We also intend to continue to provide all possible assistance in resolving the Palestinian problem…
SU-24 July 23, 2016 Over the past few years the Syrian Civil War has turned into a proxy conflict, the likes of which we haven’t seen since the Cold War. Russian and American backed forces routinely fight each other in Syria, while their trainers and advisors keep their distance. That’s because rule #1 of a…
