The Pakistani government has sharply criticized -‘s extremely rare – the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, denouncing the new restrictions on the movement of women imposed by the ultra-conservative Sunni armed movement, which seized power in mid-August after the ouster of the Taliban. American and other Western troops after twenty years of war. “Women are not […]
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Middle East: President of the Palestinian Authority meets with the Minister of Defense of Israel
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met with Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gandz on Tuesday, according to a press release issued by the latter. “The two men discussed security and civilian issues” of the two sides, according to a press release from the Israeli Ministry of Defense. The minister informed his interlocutor that he intends to […]
The masters of American politics
In the US many politicians work until old age. The most striking example is US President Joe Biden himself. A practice that has its consequences. Joe Biden is 79 and will turn 80 next year. The Democratic politician entered the White House as the oldest President of all time. Biden is not the only case. […]
Poland: Opposition denounces ‘biggest crisis for democracy’
Opposition leader Donald Tusk spoke of “the biggest and deepest crisis of democracy” since the end of the communist regime in Poland, following reports that the government was spying on its political opponents. “This is unprecedented in our history,” the former European Council president and current leader of the center-right Political Platform party told reporters. […]
Libya: Parliament suspended
The Libyan parliament suspended its work until next week, without a vote on any of the proposals submitted yesterday to exit the crisis caused by the postponement of the presidential election last week. The meeting in Tobruk was the first attempt by the divided political class to pave a new path forward after the postponement […]
European Letter: Efforts by third countries to facilitate illegal immigration are unacceptable
A letter to the Minister of Immigration and Asylum, Notis Mitarakis, was sent by the Vice President of the European Commission, Margaritis Schoinas, the Commissioner for Home Affairs, Elva Johansson, and the EU Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood, Oliver Varcheli, who had not responded to the letter. another 8 European counterparts to the European Commission […]
Iran: Nuclear talks can succeed with ‘good faith’ and ‘seriousness’
Iran said today that talks to bail out the 2015 nuclear deal were in the right direction and that an agreement was possible if the other parties showed “good faith” and “seriousness”. “The Vienna talks are moving in the right direction … We believe that if the other parties continue the round of talks that […]
Poll triumph for Ankara mayor: Yavas-Erdogan difference at 22 points
A few days ago we were talking about opinion polls of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, by the mayors of Istanbul and Ankara. After the latest MetroPOLL investigation, we can talk about Erdogan’s catastrophe, or even the Ankara mayor’s popular triumph. If two Republican People’s Party (CHP) candidates face off in the election, Ankara’s popular […]
Borrell: Tensions with Turkey in Eastern Mediterranean tend to ease this year
“Year of transition”, characterizes the outgoing year the High Representative of the EU, Josep Borel, in a review of all the material for 2021 that he publishes on his personal blog. “Geopolitical change has intensified with the policies of the authorities repeatedly challenging the EU and its values. We must respond with all our determination,” […]
Tsavousoglu on Libya: Haftar wanted a meeting with Erdogan but backed down
Turkey is ready to meet and talk with General Khalifa Haftar and the speaker of the Tobruk-based parliament, Agila Saleh, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt ÇavuÅŸoλουlu said on Monday, indicating that the two . Speaking to reporters in the capital Ankara, Tsavousoglu explained that Turkey does not differentiate between western and eastern Libya, contrary to popular […]
