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How a killer was let into Europe: Islamist was allowed to leave Italian Covid quarantine after arriving from Tunisia on a smuggler’s boat and free to enter France by train with no checks

October 31, 2020 by M Barbu

The route that the Nice terror attacker took to enter Europe has been revealed – as Italian officials came under pressure to explain how and why he was released from their custody despite having no legal right to enter Europe.

Brahim Aoussaoui, 21, left his family’s impoverished village of Bou Hajla in Tunisia on or around September 15, according to the country’s judiciary spokesman, having paid smugglers to take him to Europe.

Haosul din Libia în faţa testului retragerii luptătorilor străini

October 28, 2020 by M Barbu

Eforturi disperate şi teste majore pentru ONU, Rusia şi Turcia în Libia, în perspectiva retragerii trupelor străine, de mercenari şi stoparea aprovizionării cu arme a părţilor rivale şi a puzderiei de miliţii de tot felul, pentru a încerca trimiterea în negocieri politice de pace a haosului libian.

What now for Turkey in Cyprus and eastern Mediterranean?

October 28, 2020 by M Barbu

The election of Turkey’s favorite candidate in the Turkish Cypriot presidential elections may create more problems than opportunities for Ankara in the eastern Mediterranean.

Erdogan distracts from plummeting lira with call to boycott France

October 28, 2020 by M Barbu

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused France’s Emmanuel Macron of pandering to anti-Muslim “fascists” in a desperate bid to bolster his electoral fortunes ahead of presidential elections in 2022, yet many would agree that Erdogan’s anti-Western tirades are designed to divert attention from his country’s mounting economic woes.

France increases tension by recalling its envoy: Turkey

October 28, 2020 by M Barbu

France has increased the tension by recalling its ambassador in Turkey and has been continuing with its “one-sided and egocentric” approach towards incidents and bilateral relations with Turkey, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Oct. 25 in a written statement.

Saudi business leaders call for boycott of ‘hostile’ Turkey

October 28, 2020 by M Barbu

Political tensions between Turkey and Saudi Arabia are obstructing the movement of goods and putting a strain on trade relations between the two Sunni-Muslim regional powers.

Islamic State warns Saudi Arabia after allies normalize ties with Israel

October 28, 2020 by M Barbu

How likely is it that followers of the Islamic State (ISIS) will heed its call on social media for attacks on Saudi oil pipelines and other infrastructure after the kingdom allowed planes en route to and from Israel to cross its territory?

Why Hezbollah, Pakistan now condemn France’s ‘anti-Muslim’ views – analysis

October 28, 2020 by M Barbu

Several days after Turkish and Iranian media were given orders by the governing authorities to critique France for “Islamophobia,” condemnations have now poured in from Pakistan and the terrorist group Hezbollah.

Egypt, UAE establish Libya naval commando squad to fight Turkey

October 28, 2020 by M Barbu

A special naval commandos unit made of of dozens of Libyan fighters has been setup with the held of the UAE to carry out operations against Turkey’s naval interests in the Mediterranean, sources told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.

The South Syria Deal: Two Years Later

October 28, 2020 by M Barbu

Two years have passed since Syria’s south and southwestern regions were seized by government forces. Dubbed the “South Syria Deal,” a U.S.-Russian understanding with Jordan’s and Israel’s blessings, government forces and “state Symbols” took control of the countrysides of Daraa and Qunaytirah. Daraa-based opposition forces had to surrender and make do with a limited presence in the form of local councils while “non-Syrian elements” (a euphemism for pro-Iran militias) were removed from the Jordan and Golan borders.