The Israeli military says it killed a Hamas commander as part of strikes on some 250 targets Sunday, mostly in the northern Gaza Strip, CNN reports. The commander was identified in an Israel Defense Forces statement as Muetaz Eid, commander of the Hamas Southern District of National Security, who was located through intelligence from…
Reuters. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday (September 23) he met with the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in New York. Zelenskiy said they discussed in details the efforts of Kyiv, Washington and Europe to bring the war in Ukraine to an end. They also spoke about trade and economic cooperation, as well…
“Georgian Prime Minister [Irakli Kobakhidze] was invited to the U.S. with the agreement that before the visit, the Georgian Parliament would temporarily suspend the debate on a draft bill “on the transparency of foreign influence,” the country’s Foreign Ministry has said, Georgian Public Broadcaster reports. “Today, the U.S. ambassador’s statement was issued, stating that…
Venezuela pledged on Sunday to sharply boost troops in coastal states to tackle drug trafficking – a move that comes after the U.S. ordered the deployment of an additional 10 fighter jets to Puerto Rico to carry out operations against drug cartels, Reuters reports. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has ordered more troops in the…
The Russian Embassy in Ankara confirmed the existence of serious problems with bank transfers between Russia and Turkey, and bilateral work is underway to resolve the situation, Russian Ambassador to Ankara Alexey Erkhov told TASS. “We confirm the existence of major problems with bank transfers affecting Russian and Turkish participants in foreign business activity….
Congresswoman Lori Trahan referred to the closure of Lachin Corridor by Azerbaijani “eco-activists” and the humanitarian crisis caused by it. “Azerbaijan’s blockade of the Lachin Corridor is causing a humanitarian crisis. Thousands of families are in danger because of this unwarranted aggression. Once again, I’m calling on the State Department to help find a…
European Council President Charles Michel, who is attending the COP29 summit in Baku, congratulated President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on holding the summit, which the European official said is important to promote the current climate agenda. “Congratulated President Aliyev on hosting the COP29, an important moment to advance the pressing climate agenda. The EU…
Sweden will phase out development aid to five countries in coming years and use the money to increase support for Ukraine, the government said on Friday, Reuters reports. The Nordic country plans to phase out aid to Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Mozambique, Liberia and Bolivia, Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Benjamin Dousa said….
During the working visit of the Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Levan Davitashvili, to China, a Memorandum of Understanding on the Development of Transport Corridors for the China-Europe Railway Express, Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (Middle Corridor) was signed, Business Media reports. The agreement aims to deepen cooperation between Georgia and China to enhance…
Report informs that Azerbaijan is opening an Embassy in Israel, and the issue is included in the agenda of today’s session of the country’s Parliament. At the meeting, the deputies will discuss the draft law ‘On establishing an embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the State of Israel (Tel Aviv city)’.
The European Union (EU) is considering the possibility of suspending its assistance to Georgia amid the entry of the law “on transparency of foreign influence” into force in the country. This was stated by Peter Stano, Lead Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Commission of the EU, in an interview with…
Reuters. The European Union will pause its first countermeasures against U.S. tariffs after President Donald Trump temporarily lowered the hefty duties he had just imposed on dozens of countries, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday (April 10). The bloc was due to launch counter-tariffs on about 21 billion euros ($23.25…
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he will have a quadrilateral meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, French President Emmanuel Macron and President of the European Council Charles Michel during the informal summit of the European Union in Prague. Pashinyan stated this at the Parliament-Government question-and-answer session. Speaking in Parliament, PM Pashinyan also said that…
The Georgian Parliament has confirmed that diplomats accredited to Georgia will not be invited to the December 29 inauguration of Mikheil Kavelashvili, the elected president representing the ruling Georgian Dream party, Front News Georgia reports. The press center of the parliament cited a “shortage of seats in the meeting hall” as the reason for…
The legislation of the Republic of Armenia is the domestic affair of the Republic of Armenia, and no foreign power has the right to interfere in the domestic affairs of our country, Prime Minister’s Spokesperson Nazeli Baghdasaryan said in a statement. The statement comes after Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev declared there will be no…
At least five people were killed in a Russian drone strike on a civilian train in northeastern Ukraine, the country’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said, describing the attack as an “act of terrorism,” CNN reports. Emergency workers were confronted with scenes of carnage at the site of the attack in the Kharkiv region on Tuesday,…
French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday, October 5, urged a halt to arms deliveries to Israel, which has been criticized over the conduct of its retaliatory operation in Gaza, Le Monde reports. “I think that today, the priority is that we return to a political solution, that we stop delivering weapons to fight in…
Jill Biden made an unannounced visit to western Ukraine, holding a surprise Mother’s Day meeting with first lady Olena Zelenska to show U.S. support for the people of Ukraine, ABC News reports. She became the latest high-profile American to enter Ukraine during the special military operation while Zelenska’s public appearance was her first since the conflict….
Iran has deployed 200 aircraft to retaliate against Israel, launching more than 330 missiles, an Israeli military spokesman said. Iran also launched more than 100 drones against Israel, he said. Iranian media reported that the drones would reach their targets in about four hours, while ballistic missiles would be launched at the same time….
During the joint session of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers, the Council of Defense Ministers and the Committee of Secretaries of the Security Council, CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas presented the project of the Collective Security Council (CSC). “One of the important tasks of the organization remains to face the security challenges and threats…
Germany is at the helm of efforts within the European Union (EU) to ease sanctions on Syria following President Bashar Assad’s ouster, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. Berlin is pushing for the move within the bloc, provided it is met with progress on social issues, the FT said. The French AFP news…
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili met the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Georgian Public Broadcaster reports. Regional security issues along with the results of the strategic partnership between the two countries and new prospects of future cooperation held within the framework of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York were discussed at…
Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday summoned the ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus in Tehran in protest to the interventionist language regarding Iran’s territorial integrity, IRNA reports. The officials of Cyprus made the remarks in a joint statement issued with their counterparts from the UAE. Mohammad Alibek, Assistant Foreign Minister and Director General…
A new Turkish ground offensive in Syria is “possible any time”, a top aide to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday, despite a Moscow-brokered rapprochement between Damascus and Ankara, France 24 reports. The Kremlin is trying to end more than a decade of hostility between the neighbours that began when Turkey backed rebel efforts…
Iran’s Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi has said that some agents linked to Kerman terrorist attacks that left at least 89 people dead and scores more injured on Wednesday have been arrested, IRNA reports. Vahidi said on Friday that the details of the arrests will be provided by the intelligence services. The Wednesday’s twin…
Iran will not renounce its right to pursue a peaceful nuclear program, President of the Islamic Republic Ebrahim Raisi said during a speech on state television, reports IA REGNUM. “We will not step back on the path of protecting the Iranian people’s right to a nuclear program,” he said. The Iranian President added that Tehran…
Donald Wilson Bush, President of the Woodrow Wilson Legacy Foundation and the Armenian National Association, respectively, and the Co-founder and Chairman of the Board of HYECoin Inc. was invited by the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem to address the members of St. James Brotherhood on certain matters in commemoration of the Armenian Genocide. During the Easter…
From April 20, the visa regime for citizens of Tajikistan will begin to operate in Turkey, the Tajik ‘Khovar’ state agency reports, referring to the country’s Foreign Ministry. Following Ankara’s decision, Dushanbe advised its citizens not to use Turkey as a transit travel country. This was announced by the Press Secretary of the Ministry of…
European Union energy ministers on Friday (September 30) were set to approve emergency levies on energy firms’ windfall profits and launch talks on their next move to tackle Europe’s energy crunch – possibly, a gas price cap, Reuters reports. “We have to remove the incentives that are there for Russia to manipulate with volumes. And…
The minister of foreign affairs of Lithuania informed on his X (Twitter) account about the telephonic conversation he had with his Armenian counterpart, Ararat Mirzoyan. Gabrielius Landsbergis noted that during the conversation, he “expressed concern about the dire humanitarian consequences of the blocking of the Lachin corridor” by Azerbaijan. “Crucial to ensure unimpeded…
