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Reuters reports Syrian army forces backed by Iranian-backed militias pushing deeper into the last rebel-held enclave near a strategic border area with Israel and Lebanon in a new expansion of Tehran’s influence in the war-torn country. Army tank belonging to the Syrian government [Abkhazian Network News Agency/Wikipedia] The army and the Shia forces helped by Druze […]

1. Trump’s ‘America first’ On Jan. 20, billionaire Donald Trump was inaugurated as U.S. President, vowing to follow a policy based on ”America first.” He pulled out of several international agreements ― on climate, free trade, immigration and UNESCO ― unpicking the achievements of his predecessor, Barack Obama. 2. Xi’s grip on power Already seen […]

American and Canadian lethal weapons intended for Ukraine may end up in the wrong hands because of a high level of corruption in the country, a senior Russian diplomat has said. FILE PHOTO © U.S. Marine Corps Website First Canada and then the US announced that they had decided to supply lethal weapons to Ukraine, […]

In Russia, Putin’s re-election in the March presidential election is a formality [AP] Before we get on to what might happen in 2018, take a quick look back at my 2017 predictions, written this time a year ago. As ever, I’ve ended up with plenty of egg on my face. No, Francois Fillon did not become […]

A federal judge has partially blocked an order President Donald Trump issued in October suspending admission of refugees from 11 countries, most of which are majority Muslim. After a previous decision, President Donald Trump blasted the judge in the case as a “so-called judge.” | Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images After a previous decision, President Donald Trump […]

MEHR NEWS AGENCY Iranian researchers managed to design and manufacture a device for imaging heart at its opening and closing time in cardiac patients. According to Mehr News Agency, Esmaeil Mohammadi Falavarjani, top Iranian graduated student in Biomechanics from Sharif University of Technology, made the remark, saying “Nuclear medicine is a branch of medical specialty […]

Egypt’s Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar told MPs on Monday that with the help of Japan and China, Egypt will be able to launch its first satellite for scientific research in July 2018, meanwhile the House of Representatives approved in a following session a law to establish Egypt’s first space agency. Egypt’s […]

Turkish forces played a big role in stopping a political coup against Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani in one of the biggest political crisis in the Middle East when Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt and Bahrain cut their ties with Qatar on June 5, 2017, according to a report by a […]

There is no new “Iron Curtain” between Russia and the US, the Russian Foreign Minister said, predicting that relations between the two world powers will improve, though time which could have been used to mend ties has been wasted. FILE PHOTO © Sputnik Photo Agency / Reuters “I don’t think that the term ‘Iron Curtain’ […]

Up to 10,000 people stranded in refugee camps and detention centres in Libya could be relocated to Europe in 2018, the Italian government said on Sunday. Italian Interior Minister Marco Minniti. Photo: AFP The initiative would be part of an attempt by EU countries to address the deteriorating conditions in Libya, where thousands of people […]