TEL AVIV, Israel– Turkish and Israeli businesspeople are hoping the visit to Turkiye by Israel’s president will give a boost to already thriving trade ties. Isaac Herzog’s visit starting March 9 materialized at the invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Ahead of the visit, Turkish and Israeli trade missions gathered in Tel Aviv ...
Organizations working with refugees have slammed French authorities for treating non-European refugees differently. At a time when Ukraine has re-focused attention on refugees, it’s important to remember…that people from many different countries are also here fleeing the most terrible conflicts and the fear of persecution. We should be welcomi...
KYIV, Ukraine- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said that Ukraine wants direct talks between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. “Putin is the one who makes the final decisions. We have long wanted a direct conversation,” Dmytro Kuleba said. Noting that Zelenskyy is “not afraid” of ...
WASHINGTON- Russia has become the world’s ‘most sanctioned country’ due to its war on Ukraine, according to recent data. Moscow has been subjected to 2,778 new sanctions in just under two weeks since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into Ukraine, bringing the total to 5,532, according to the global sanctions mo...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran said late Tuesday that two members of its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were killed in a recent airstrike in Syria. In a statement, the IRGC’s public relations wing said the two military officials were killed in an airstrike Monday on the outskirts of Syria’s capital Damascus. The men have [&hell...
GENEVA – China has agreed to allow a UN visit to the Xinjiang region where it is accused of oppressing its Muslim minority. “I am pleased to announce that we have recently reached an agreement with the Government of China for a visit,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said at the 48th […]
President Joe Biden announced a ban on US imports of Russian oil on Tuesday. “Today I am announcing the United State is targeting the main artery of Russia’s economy. We’re banning all imports of Russian oil and gas and energy.” US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, criticized President Joe Biden over repor...
Poland is welcoming Ukrainians fleeing the war in sharp contrast to its treatment of previous waves of refugees from Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan. In 2021, Poland aggressively stopped refugees on the Belarusian border. Now, Polish men and women have been traveling to the border in private cars to offer rides to refugees. Meanwhile, European Un...
Russia has become the world’s most sanctioned country due to its war on Ukraine. The international community has imposed 2,778 new sanctions on Moscow in just under two weeks since Russian troops invaded Ukraine. The total number of sanctions increased to 5,532, according to the global sanctions monitoring database Castellum.ai. By comparison,...
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei last week blamed America for Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. In a televised speech, Khamenei said “The root cause of the Ukraine crisis is the U.S. and the West’s policies.” He added, the U.S. government creates and “feeds on crisis” Iran itself has been criticized for providing vital...
