Sergey Balmasov:For Assad the capture of Raqqa by the Kurds and allied Arab forces is the worst option
Assad’s forces and coalition forces under the auspices of the United States are racing to be the first to take Raqqa. What are the motives…
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Merkel rejects Turkish comments after Armenia genocide resolution
Chancellor Angela Merkel dismissed as “incomprehensible” accusations levied by Turkey against German lawmakers of Turkish origin after Germany’s parliament passed a resolution declaring the 1915…
Syria conflict: Hospital ‘hit in Aleppo air strike’
At least 15 people are reported to have been killed and dozens wounded in a series of air strikes on rebel-held areas in the Syrian…
Germany’s Armenian resolution: Unlawful and harmful
The resolution showed that politicising history for the sake of accomplishing short-term goals does more harm than good. On June 2, the German Parliament adopted…
U.S. carrier now pounding ISIS from Mediterranean
The planes never seem to stop coming and going. After six months in the Persian Gulf, the USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier has moved to…
Germany surrenders to populism
Geran Parliament adopted a controversial resolution on Thursday that declares the killing of Ottoman Armenians during World War I to be genocide. Although the resolution’s…
Saudi Arabia is building an embassy in Israel
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has begun the construction of a gigantic embassy in Israël, probably the most important in Tel-Aviv. Officially, the two states…