Reuters. Turkey will deliver the first natural gas from its Black Sea field to the national grid by end-March, Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said on Tuesday (December 27), after President Tayyip Erdogan announced an increase in the volume of gas found. Erdogan said after a cabinet meeting on Monday (December 26) that the total…
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said that Beijing is opposed to the imposition of unilateral sanctions in circumvention of the UN and international law. Thus, the diplomat commented on the imposition of sanctions by the European Union (EU) against Iran, TASS reports. Wenbin stressed that the PRC calls on all parties to contribute to the diplomatic…
The heatwave scorching western Europe is the most severe and widespread ever and is only possible due to the climate crisis driven by fossil fuel burning, scientists have said, The Guardian reports. Almost half of Europe’s 850 largest cities are also enduring their worst ever heat stress, a combination of temperature and humidity, they…
Reuters. Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump expressed anger that Vice President Kamala Harris had been swapped in for Biden on the Democratic ticket during his Monday (August 12) interview with Elon Musk. “She hasn’t done an interview since this whole scam started,” Trump said, claiming that Biden dropping off the…
Iran’s Intelligence Minister, Esmail Khatib, on Sunday (June 8) said sensitive Israeli nuclear documents obtained by Tehran would be released soon, Reuters reports. Iranian state media reported on Saturday that Iranian intelligence agencies had obtained a large trove of sensitive Israeli documents. Khatib said these were related to Israel’s nuclear facilities and its relations…
Turkish Journalist Uzay Bulut referred to the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. “That Armenians of Artsakh have for centuries struggled through blood, sweat and tears to preserve their ancestral homeland makes the Azeri blockade even more intolerable. Armenians of Artsakh have overcome all historic difficulties. Hopefully, they will also overcome this one”, Bulut tweeted.
Josep Borrell, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy referred to his meeting with Azerbaijani foreign minister Jeyhun Bayramov. “Good exchange with FM (of Azerbaijan) Jeyhun Bayramov. Welcomed resumption of trilateral meetings hosted by Charles Michel, discussed its outcomes and way forward and exchanged views on EU-Azerbaijan relations. The EU…
Several thousand North Korean soldiers have arrived in Russia’s western Kursk region, where they are expected to participate in a coming counteroffensive meant to dislodge the Ukrainian troops who have occupied a portion of the region since August, one Ukrainian and two American officials said on Friday, The New York Times reports. The North…
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has long strayed from its original mission of responsibly advancing American interests abroad, and it is now abundantly clear that significant portions of USAID funding are not aligned with the core national interests of the United States, the U.S. State Department said in a statement. “As…
An Azerbaijani court extended the pre-trial detention of Ruben Vardanyan, the former State Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh, for another four months. Aurora Humanitarian Initiative co-founder and former State Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh Ruben Vardanyan was arrested by Azerbaijani authorities on September 27, 2023 while en-route to Armenia together with tens of thousands of others amid the…
Two men killed in an attack on a synagogue in Manchester have been named by police as Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, BBC reports. Three others are in hospital with serious injuries after a man drove a car at members of the public before stabbing people on Thursday. The attack came…
The U.S. Senate has adopted S.3000, the Armenian Protection Act of 2023, passed Senate with an amendment by voice vote, a bill introduced by Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Armenian Assembly of America reports. “It would suspend all military aid to Azerbaijan”, the AAA said in a post on X. The bill is to repeal…
Dear Ambassadors, Nagorno-Karabakh has been under siege by Azerbaijan for more than three months, the Lachin corridor connecting Armenia is closed. It is the only way for the 120,000 Armenian population to communicate with the outside world. For more than three months, the people of Nagorno-Karabakh have been facing inhuman torture, with a serious lack…
US President Donald Trump on Sunday said negotiations with Iran were proceeding in an “orderly and constructive manner,” yet reiterated that he was in no rush to reach a deal. Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform that he instructed US negotiators “not to rush into a deal,” stressing that “time…
Russian President’s Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov has denied reports claiming that the plane with Vladimir Putin headed for St. Petersburg. The information was disseminated through Telegram channels. “Putin works in the Kremlin,” Peskov told TASS. Earlier today Vladimir Putin vowed to punish the Wagner group for “betrayal” and “treason.” Putin addressed…
Yemen’s Houthi rebels said late on Sunday they would impose a “comprehensive” aerial blockade on Israel by repeatedly targeting its airports, in response to Israel expanding its operations in Gaza, Reuters reports. The Iran-aligned Houthis claimed responsibility for a missile strike on Sunday that hit near Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport, the latest in a…
Prime Minister Robert Fico has said he will to cut off his country’s emergency electricity supply to Ukraine unless Kyiv resumes pumping Russian oil to Slovakia, Euronews reports. Slovakia’s prime minister Robert Fico has threatened to withdraw Ukraine’s emergency electricity supply unless Russia’s oil supply is restored to his country by Monday. On…
Britain and Germany’s leaders agreed in Berlin on Wednesday to work on an ambitious treaty covering issues from defence to trade that would be part of a reset of British relations with the European Union, France 24 reports. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s trip to the EU’s top powers, Germany and France, aims to help…
Iran is ready to hand over its enriched uranium to Russia instead of the United States, according to Tehran’s updated draft conflict settlement agreement with Washington, quoted by the Al Hadath television. The document, revised by Iran, says that the Islamic Republic is ready “to transfer the enriched uranium to Russia instead of the…
Bahrain is likely to resume diplomatic ties with Iran “sometime soon”, the top US diplomat for the Middle East said, Mehr reports. Speaking about the possibility of Bahrain restoring diplomatic ties with Iran, US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf told lawmakers, “I think it will happen sometime soon.” …
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he had spoken with Iranian authorities and urged them to get the Hamas movement ruling in the Gaza Strip to release the hostages and to keep the Lebanese Hezbollah movement from interfering in the conflict with Israel. “I spoke to Iran and asked for two things. Firstly, to put pressure…
The Popular Front Party (PFP) will boycott the snap parliamentary elections to be held on 1 September. This decision was made by the party’s Supreme Majlis on 13 July. “More than 300 political prisoners in the country have still not been released, freedom of assembly is prohibited, election commissions are under the full control…
Recep Erdogan expressed hope that decisions taken at session of the high-level cooperation council between Turkey and Iran, held in Tehran, will give new impetus to the bilateral relations. As a result of the negotiations, agreements and memorandums of cooperation in the political, economic and social spheres were signed, including the Comprehensive Cooperation Program between…
Josep Borrell, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy referred to the latest presidential election and referendum in Moldova. “Moldovan authorities successfully conducted elections and a constitutional referendum, despite facing a hybrid war from Russia and its proxies. We are committed to continue to support Moldova’s resilience, security and…
The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan have become my friends, U.S. President Donald Trump said at the signing ceremony of the Board of Peace charter in Davos. “They are my friends. Every member of the Board of Peace is my friend. Usually, there are a few people I don’t like. But not this time….
Ukraine has the opportunity to join the European Union at the beginning of the next decade, that is, after 2030. This was stated by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, Radoslaw Sikorski. According to media reports, the politician emphasized that Ukraine already has candidate status, which is an important…
During the European People’s Party Congress, Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur on Armenia Rasa Juknevičienė, speaking on behalf of the Lithuanian delegation, called for a vote in favor of the resolution entitled ‘Current political situation in Armenia’, which welcomes the domestic political developments taking place in Armenia, including the reforms implemented in the areas…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan responded to the statement of the US State Department expressing concern over the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh as a result of the continuous blockade of the supply of food, medicine and other goods necessary for a dignified existence. Azerbaijani MFA spokesman Aykhan Hajizade described…
In a letter to UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, a group British lawmakers have raised concerns regarding the deteriorating security situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. The letter sets out six urgent concerns, all of which should be urgently addressed. The letter reads: Dear Foreign Secretary, The security situation in Nagorno-Karabakh is now critical. We have six urgent…
There are no grounds for a deterioration of relations between the West and Georgia. Such a statement made the Mayor of Tbilisi. He commented on the scheduled hearing at the US on relations with Georgia following the adoption of the Law on Transparency, Rustavi 2 reports. “I would like to emphasise once again that…
