The Tensions and Contradictions in Macron’s Diplomacy With Russia and Turkey
French President Emmanuel Macron has taken an activist approach recently to a range of thorny and persistent challenges in and around Europe.
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Gulf media speculates on Israel-Sudan relations, secret Lebanese talks
UAE media is speculating on Israel’s possible relationship with Sudan amid widespread rumors across the Middle East.
An Israeli delegation visited Khartoum on Wednesday to discuss signing a peace agreement between the two countries, “informed Sudanese sources” told Al Ain News, an online news portal based in the UAE.
Albania first Muslim majority state to adopt IHRA antisemitism definition
The Albanian parliament has endorsed the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of antisemitism, making the country one of the first Muslim-majority countries to adopt the definition.
The IHRA, an intergovernmental organization with 34 member countries, established an international consensus on a working definition of antisemitism.
Turkey, a taboo word in Sisi’s coy lexicon
Regional analysts consider Cairo to be playing a blurry political and media game, and this disturbs some of its allies, especially the Gulf states.
Whenever Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi refers to Turkey in his speeches, he tends to do it implicitly, and he also deliberately refers to its transgressions indirectly.
Karabakh: New powerful Russian bombing on convoy with Syrian mercenaries
The war in Nagorno-Karabakh continues, the loss of manpower and military equipment of Armenia and Azerbaijan is increasing, and Syrian mercenaries continue to head to the front line, recruited by Turks and Azeris to take part in the fighting.
Greece wants from Germany to cut off arms supplies to Turkey
Against the background of military conflicts in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, quiet political-military diplomacy is being conducted on the European continent at the request of Greece.
Drone de luptă, coproducţie româno-israeliană. Dotări, preţ şi performanţe
Forţele Aeriene Române ar putea fi dotate cu şapte drone Hermes concepute de Elbit Systems, dar fabricate la Avioane Craiova, care vor costa peste un sfert de miliard de euro.
France’s Fight against Islamism
During his French presidential campaign in 2017, then candidate Emmanuel Macron had promised that if elected he would tackle the fight against Islamism in his first 100 days in office. It took him actually three and a half years to deliver a landmark speech and a plan to deal with that thorny issue. While Macron said all the right things, including calling a spade a spade, the measures are not going far enough and some are likely not to be implemented.
Nearly 145 Jihadist Mercenaries Killed in Azerbaijan, Several fighters Return to Syria Fleeing Violent Battles
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) activists have confirmed that the Turkish government has transported a new batch of mercenaries from Syria to Azerbaijan. The recent batch has comprised over 400 fighters of “Sultan Murad”, “Al-Hamzat Division” and other factions, who were supposed to be sent earlier to Azerbaijan. However, Turkey’s transfer of Syrian mercenaries to Nagorno-Karabakh has been suspended for awhile due to the ceasefire agreement. Accordingly, the total number of Syrian fighters sent to Azerbaijan has risen to at least 2,050.
Sarraj’s military talks in Istanbul raise concerns about Turkey’s role
Turkish moves suggest attempts to establish a favourable military situation on the ground.
The mysterious and unannounced visit of the head of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez al-Sarraj to Turkey, which has also summoned in haste the Chief of Staff of the GNA forces, Major General Muhammad al-Haddad, raised a number of concerns in eastern Libya.