Quran burner Rasmus Paludan received permission from Stockholm police to hold a public gathering near the Turkish embassy. According to the application, he’ll once again burn a copy of Islam’s holy book. Paludan arrived with a police escort at 13h00. Interest in his protest was relatively low. In addition to police officers and journalists, there…
After meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House, Donald Trump had a phone conversation with Vladimir Putin. It lasted about 40 minutes, said Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov. According to him, the US president informed Putin about the talks held at the White House with the Ukrainian President and leaders of a number…
US President Donald Trump says the Board of Peace has reached an agreement for the “complete disarmament” of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza, BBC reports. A senior Hamas official has told the BBC the group has agreed to the Board of Peace’s plan to completely disarm in Gaza and that an official…
The governor of Russia’s southern Belgorod region said on Sunday Ukrainian forces attacked a fuel depot, triggering a series of fires after Moscow and Kyiv accused each other of launching overnight attacks on border regions, Reuters reports. “The Ukrainian military, aided by lethal drones, attacked a fuel storage site in Volokonovsky district,” Vyacheslav Gladkov…
Israeli military officials reported that Iran has once again launched missiles toward Israel. The Israel Defense Forces stated that they are working to intercept the launched missiles. At the same time, warnings are being sent via mobile phones to residents of areas that may be at risk of strikes. “Upon receiving the…
Iran has decided to revoke the accreditation of several International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors who inspected uranium enrichment facilities and has informed the organization about this, agency head Rafael Grossi said on September 16. According to him, Tehran’s decision limits the IAEA’s ability to conduct inspections in the country, since about a third…
Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Israel discussed in New York the situation created around Nagorno-Karabakh resulted from the Azerbaijani attack. Jeyhun Bayramov stated that the purpose of Baku’s actions is to establish peace and stability in the region. Eli Cohen, for his part, noted that Israel is interested in deepening cooperation with Azerbaijan…
On the morning of May 25, the first cargo train from Azerbaijan arrived in Turkey on the modernized Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway. The train delivered 632 tons of plastic raw materials from Baku to Kars, loaded with 20 containers. The modernization and expansion works of 184 km of the Georgian section of the railway are…
Today, the Ministry of Health announced that the number of earthquake victims has risen to 812 deaths and 1,449 injuries, in the governorates of Aleppo, Lattakia, Hama, Idlib countryside, SANA News agency reports.
Poland’s foreign minister on Monday signed an official note to Germany requesting the payment of some $1.3 trillion in reparations for the damage incurred by occupying Nazi Germans during World War II, AP reports. Zbigniew Rau said the note will be handed to Germany’s Foreign Ministry. The signing comes on the eve of Rau’s meeting…
Sinan Oğan, a minor presidential contender who surprised Turkey with his performance in the country’s groundbreaking elections on Sunday, seeks firm assurances to endorse a candidate in the upcoming run-off vote, Daily Sabah reports. “We have some preconditions,” Oğan told German Press Agency (DPA) at his Ankara office, singling out fighting terrorism and the…
Sources revealed to Ma’an News Agency that the exchange deal will see the light of day within a few days. Sources indicated that Hamas had responded positively to the proposed proposal, which includes a 60-day truce and a prisoner exchange. Ma’an’s sources estimate that the deal will be signed and announced during this…
The Turkish parliament’s Foreign Relations Committee will resume debating Sweden’s bid to join NATO on Tuesday after delaying a vote on it last month. The committee’s Tuesday agenda includes Sweden’s NATO accession protocols, Al-Monitor has learned. If the committee approves the text, then it will be voted on by the full parliament, where Turkish…
Member of European parliament Miriam Lexmann said she considered shooting at EU Mission in Armenia from Azerbaijani side unacceptable. “I expect that Josep Borrell will be seeking immediate answers from Azerbaijan regarding shooting on EU mission in Armenia staff. This is unacceptable! If Baku is at all serious about confidence-building and eventual peace, such…
Bulgaria has charged five people with helping one of the suspects in last weekend’s bombing in central Istanbul which killed six people and wounded 81, prosecutors said, RFE/RL’s Bulgarian Service reports. Five people have been charged with assisting the suspect and giving him “logistical” help to flee, Siyka Mileva, a spokeswoman for the Sofia prosecutor’s office, said on…
French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna highlighted the necessity to extend the EU monitoring mission’s mandate deployed in Armenia since October 20, 2022. “Through the border monitoring, this mission has really restricted the danger of escalation”, the Colonna said during a Q&A session in the National Assembly. She stated that the…
Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chair Adam Schiff has been elected to the US Senate in California. Rep. Adam Schiff has long represented the largest Armenian diaspora in the country and served as Vice Chair of the Congressional Armenian Caucus. For decades, he has fought side-by-side with his Armenian American constituents for the recognition of…
A fire that broke out at German chemicals giant BASF’s (BASFn.DE), opens new tab plant in Ludwigshafen has been extinguished, a company spokesperson and police said on Monday, Reuters reports. Fourteen workers sustained minor injuries in the incident, which occurred when an explosion set off a blaze in a southern section of the company’s…
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that he was naming Ukraine’s former ambassador to the U.S., Oksana Markarova, as his new adviser on reconstruction and investment. “Starting today, Oksana Markarova will continue supporting our state as my Advisor on Rebuilding and Investments,” he wrote on X. “Beyond the fundamental goal of defending…
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan reiterates he is ready to sign a document extending the mandate of the Russian peacekeepers in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). “I said this at the meeting with Russian and Azerbaijani Presidents in Sochi, but there was no consensus,” the Prime Minister said in an interview with Public TV. He noted that theoretically…
“Belgium welcomes the Council’s decision to support Armenia through the European Peace Facility.” It was mentioned in the X microblog of the Belgian MFA.
On April 12 Ambassador Lilit Makunts had a meeting with Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-Alabama), Armenian Embassy to the USA reports. “The interlocutors discussed current security challenges in the South Caucasus, the prospects of peace process between Armenia and Azebaijan, pending humanitarian issues”, the Embassy said in a statement.
Armenia has the right to be a candidate for membership of the European Union, Lead Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Commission of the EU Peter Stano told Izvestia. “Countries are entitled to aspire to a better future for their people. They are free to decide how to secure such…
US House representative Katie Porter referred to the latest developments in Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) and the closure of Berdzor (Lachin) corridor by Azerbaijani “eco-activists” and cutting the gas supply by Azerbainan. “Azerbaijan’s reported blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh threatens to cut off gas to 120,000 Armenians as winter begins. We must hold the Azerbaijani government accountable…
Israeli football fans have clashed with apparent pro-Palestinian protesters before and after a Europa League football match between their team Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax in Amsterdam, according to media reports and officials, AL Jazeera reports. The clashes reportedly took place outside the Johan Cruyff Arena on Thursday night, the city’s main arena and…
Ten people, including two children, were killed and 52 were injured on Sunday (November 17) night when a Russian missile hit a residential nine-story building in Ukraine’s northeastern region of Sumy, Ukraine’s emergency services and military said, Reuters reports. Firefighters battled a blaze consuming cars and rescuers carried people out of the building. The…
The new official dollar exchange rate set by the National Bank of Georgia is 2.9506 GEL. According to the data published by the National Bank, as a result of today’s trades, the value of the dollar amounted to 2.9506 lari. The former exchange rate was 2.9544 lari per 1 US dollar. Accordingly, the change in…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that he predicted a crisis in the opposition alliance. “Let them do what they want, it doesn’t matter, we will continue on our way. We think about us and you, and they think about property,” Erdogan said. Oppositionist Meral Aksener announced yesterday that the “six alliance” no longer reflects…
Turkish President Recep Erdogan said on local television on Sunday that he is feeling well and has resumed his pre-election campaign after suffering a worsening of health last week. He also expressed his confidence regarding his victory in the May 14 presidential elections. This confidence was inspired by the rally held in Ankara on Sunday,…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has not ruled out changing the date of the presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for June 18 in the country, TASS reports. “Everything that is discussed in society is on our agenda one way or another,” Erdogan said. Omer Çelik, the spokesman of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party, told…
