OSCE expected to monitor border area between Azerbaijan, Armenia
The OSCE is expected to monitor the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia near Azerbaijan’s Qazakh district on December 13, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said Dec….
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UAE paid the right price to acquire $450 million Da Vinci
А senior Abu Dhabi official said the UAE has paid the right price to acquire Leonardo da Vinci’s $450-million painting “Salvator Mundi”, to be displayed…
Putin orders beginning of withdrawal from Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a surprise visit to a Russian base in Syria and ordered his troops to start withdrawing from the war-torn country. Syrian…
American diplomat: US looks to counter Iran in post-war Iraq
BAGHDAD – As Iraq emerges from three years of war with the Islamic State group, the U.S. is looking to roll back the influence of…
In Turkey, academics asking for peace are accused of terrorism
Last week the trials began in Istanbul of those who signed the Academics for Peace petition in January 2016. A total of 148 trials are scheduled through to…
Iran slowly builds a land bridge of allies to the Mediterranean coast
WHEN Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looks west from his Tehran residence, he can be forgiven a wry smile. An arc of Iranian influence…
Azerbaijan’s historical, cultural, natural heritage should be shared with world: UNWTO (Exclusive)
The historical, cultural and natural heritage of Azerbaijan should be shared with the rest of the world, UN World Tourism Organization Secretary General Zurab Pololikashvili…
Al-Qaeda struggles to contain ISIS expansion near Syria stronghold
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (19:52) – The situation has turned sour for the al-Qaeda affiliated Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham extremist group when ISIS swiftly emerged a significant threat…
The UAE’s ‘alternative GCC’
In a move that certain observers saw as an effort to undermine the Kuwaiti emir, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced a new partnership with…
How will US Jerusalem move affect Israel’s far right?
Jerusalem – Trump’s recognition this week of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, overturning seven decades of US policy in the region and effectively ending hopes of a two-state solution,…