Iranian and Russian Foreign Ministers held a telephone call on Saturday to discuss important regional and international issues, especially recent developments in Syria, Mehr reports. In a telephone conversation, Abbas Araghchi and Sergey Lavrov vowed their countries’ firm support for the national sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria, including the country’s government and army…
The Israeli army said it had launched an attack on facilities near the Syrian-Lebanese border that the IDF said were being used by Hezbollah to smuggle weapons. Clashes between the Syrian army and armed opposition groups are also continuing in the northern and northwestern provinces of Aleppo and Idlib. Some sources report that the…
Police have started dispersing protesters who gathered near the parliament for a spontaneous rally in Tbilisi overnight on Nov. 29, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports. The protest followed Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze’s statement that Georgia’s integration into the European Union could be postponed until 2028, prompting outrage among some in society, who are demanding…
The Chair of the EU Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs David McAllister, the Chair of the delegation to the EU-Georgia Parliamentary Association Committee Nils Ušakovs and the European Parliament’s standing rapporteur for Georgia Rasa Juknevičienė issued the joint statement on the Georgian government’s decision to pause its accession to the European Union, Georgian Public Broadcaster…
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived at Paris’ Notre-Dame cathedral on Friday (November 29) for his last visit to the fire-ravaged landmark that has undergone more than five years of reconstruction work before it reopens to the public next week, Reuters reports. On the evening of April 15, 2019, the cathedral’s roof burst into flames….
The leaders of the Palestinian Hamas movement are discussing possible concessions to Israel. In particular, the preservation of Israeli forces’ control over the Philadelphia Corridor, the New York Times newspaper writes. As stated in the article, the movement believes that Israel demands complete surrender from it. However, the group still does not agree to…
Georgia is no longer interested in following the path of integration into the European Union for the next 4 years. This is a sovereign decision of the Georgian Government, it is extremely disappointing, extremely sad, Pawel Herczynski, Ambassador of the European Union Georgia told journalists, IPN reports. “We opened our door, the door of…
Georgian riot police have deployed tear gas and water cannons against demonstrators protesting a government decision to delay pursuing European Union accession, the AFP reports. Thousands rallied in the capital, Tbilisi, and cities across Georgia on Friday after Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced the decision amid a post-election crisis that saw the country’s president…
Poland’s acting charge d’affaires in Baku, Michał Grecilo, was summoned to Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During the meeting, a protest was expressed regarding Polish President Andrzej Duda’s visit to the EU’s civilian mission in Armenia. It was claimed that “anti-Azerbaijani propaganda” was carried out during the visit. Azerbaijan’s diplomatic authority stated that…
Vladimir Putin and Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held extended format talks in Astana. Vladimir Putin commended the “impressive” achievements Kazakhstan has made under President Tokayev’s leadership, emphasizing the significant increase in mutual cooperation between the two nations, which has now reached $30 billion. “Kosym Zhomart Kemelevich, I would like to thank you for the invitation,…
Russia expects to resume a full-fledged partnership with Armenia within the framework of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the doors are open for Yerevan, official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said at a briefing today. “We expect that in the interests of the future security of a friendly country, and…
Russia on Wednesday said that it would expel two journalists from Germany’s ARD national network in a like for like move after a Russian state broadcaster reported that its journalists had been ordered to leave Berlin, AFP reports. Germany denied closing the Russian channel’s bureau, however, and said it would reject ARD journalists being expelled…
The Armenian Foreign Ministry welcomed the ceasefire in Lebanon on X’s microblog. “Armenia welcomes the recently reached ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel, and expresses its hope that this truce will serve as a pivotal step towards addressing humanitarian issues and fostering peace in the entire region,” the statement reads. Earlier, we reported that a…
The Central Election Commission of Georgia canceled the party lists of three opposition blocs. They are the Coalition for Change – 11.03% (19 mandates), the Unity-National Movement – 10.17% (16 mandates), and the Strong Georgia bloc – 8.81% (14 mandates). According to the statement, the commission has canceled the registration of candidates nominated by party lists….
The parliament today confirmed the date for electing the president during its plenary session. The issue was presented to parliament by the Parliamentary Speaker, Shalva Papuashvili, 1tv.ge reports. Registration for voting was completed by 85 parliament members. 80 deputies voted in support of holding the elections on December 14, with no opposition. Additionally,…
A DHL cargo plane crashed into a house as it made its approach to land at Lithuania’s Vilnius airport early on Monday (November 25), killing one person and injuring three others on the aircraft, officials said, Reuters reports. The flight was operated by SWIFT airline on behalf of DHL and had taken off from…
Russia will soon name Alexander Darchiev, currently head of the foreign ministry’s North American department, as its new ambassador to Washington, the Kommersant newspaper reported on Sunday, citing three unidentified sources. If confirmed, Darchiev will face one of the toughest diplomatic jobs in Washington as Russian and US diplomats say the relationship between the…
The first session of the 11th convocation of the Georgian Parliament is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. At the same time, an opposition rally supporters demanding new elections is taking place in Tbilisi. In the morning, both the number of protesters and the number of law enforcement officers increase. Clashes between protesters and the police regularly…
The foreign ministers of Russia and Turkey had a telephone conversation. According to the Turkish side, Sergey Lavrov and Hakan Fidan discussed Russian-Turkish relations and regional issues.
The Head of the Office of the President, Andriy Yermak, met in Paris with the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, Jean-Noël Barrot, and the Diplomatic Adviser to the President of France, Emmanuel Bonne. Andriy Yermak thanked France for supporting Ukraine since the first days of full-scale Russian aggression and expressed hope…
Russian forces have struck Ukrainian military airports, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. It is noted that a Ukrainian MiG-29 aircraft was destroyed. According to the summary of the Russian Defense Ministry, in one day air defense systems shot down three Hammer bombs, eight HIMARS rockets, as well as 59 Ukrainian drones. There is…
The Oreshnik hypersonic missile, which has been successfully combat-tested earlier, has been officially commissioned to the Russian Armed Forces, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during the meeting with the Defense Ministry board, representatives of the military-industrial complex and missile weapon designers in the Kremlin, TASS reports. The head of state thanked the missile’s developers,…
Kyiv has already initiated a NATO-Ukraine Council on November 26 because of Russia’s strike on Dnipro with an Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile and is collecting evidence to present to its allies. This was stated by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha at a joint briefing with his Czech counterpart Jan Lipavsky in Kyiv, Censor.NET reports…
The Houthis from Yemen’s rebel Ansar Allah movement have delivered strike on Israel’s Nevatim airbase with a hypersonic ballistic missile, the movement’s military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said, TASS reports. “The Yemeni missile forces conducted a military operation and attacked the Israeli enemy’s Nevatim airbase in the Negev area in the south of occupied Palestine….
US President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday he will nominate former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to lead the Justice Department, turning to a longtime ally after his first choice, Matt Gaetz, withdrew his name from consideration amid scrutiny over sex trafficking allegations, AP reports. Bondi has been an outspoken defender of Trump. She was…
Matthew Miller, U.S State Department Spokesperson referred to the human rights situation in Azerbaijan during a regular press briefing. “We have made clear to the Government of Azerbaijan that they need to respect the rights of journalists to go about their – to conduct their jobs. We continue to press on it. We –…
Israeli politicians and members of the government slammed the decision on Thursday (November 21) by the International Criminal Court in The Hague to issue arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant, Reuters reports. In their decision to grant the warrants, the ICC judges said there were reasonable grounds…
Reuters. Denmark’s defence minister said on Wednesday (November 20) Danish authorities were following developments closely days after two fibre-optic data telecommunication cables in the Baltic Sea were severed. Speaking at a press conference in Copenhagen, Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said he was looking at the incident very seriously. The Danish military said…
Following the US’ lead, Spain, Italy, and Greece announced that their embassies in Kyiv will not provide services on Wednesday due to an “increased risk of airstrikes throughout Ukraine.” According to Spanish daily Ultima Hora, the diplomatic mission informed Spanish nationals in Ukraine of the closure through email. The embassy asked Spanish citizens…
A US envoy conducting truce talks between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon said that an agreement to end the war between the pair was “within our grasp” on Tuesday, Euronews reports. Hezbollah’s allies in the Lebanese government reported the militant group responded positively to a proposal that both its fighters and Israel ground forces…
