Posts Tagged ‘karabakh’

Russian options in the Karabakh conflict

September 30, 2020 With the eyes of most people locked on the debate between Trump and Biden, the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) has received relatively little attention in the West.  Yet, this is a potentially very dangerous situation.  Just think about this: the Armenians are accusing the Turks of shooting down […]

Nagorno-Karabakh: Why has there been a flare-up of violence?

Reports of a surge in violence between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the region of Nagorno-Karabakh emerged on Sunday. Calls for calm came in from abroad amid the heaviest fighting seen since 2016 in the long-running conflict. Representatives from the countries have signed a ceasefire but an official peace agreement has never been enacted — […]

Iran: OIC dominated by some members, rarely unbiased

Iran has criticized the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for being dominated by certain member states and for its failure to avoid bias in its decision-making processes. “The general atmosphere governing the OIC under the current circumstances is not really indicative of cooperation among Muslim countries and unity in the Muslim world,” Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister […]

Anti-Israel film nominated for 4 awards at French Filmfest.

Directed by Ali Ghaffari, Abu Zeinab is nominated for four main awards of Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress at the French event held on May 6-14. The film narrates the story of a Lebanese family during occupation of the country’s lands by Israeli forces. It also shows sacrifice of mother of […]

Belgium wants migrants to sign pledge to accept local values

Belgian Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration Theo Francken has drafted a document – “Newcomer’s statement.” The proposal is expected to be passed by parliament in the next few months, according to Reuters. All non-EU immigrants and their children, who wish to stay in Belgium for longer than three months, will be asked “to […]

Massive mystery explosion obliterates apartment block in Paris

     A violent explosion has rocked the centre of Paris, destroying part of a building and sending smoke rising over the French capital. Officials said at least five people were injured in the blast, which blew out windows in an 100m radius and sent debris raining into surrounding streets. Residents living nearby in the 6th […]

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