Russia sends 1st transit train through Iran to Saudi Arabia
Russia sends 1st transit train through Iran to Saudi Arabia Economy August 27, 2023 – TEHRAN – A Russian freight train has left the country for Saudi Arabia passing through […]
Press review: Bigger BRICS gets nod in Jo’burg and crash of Wagner PMC head’s plane probed
Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, August 24th Embraer crash site ERG-135© Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation/TASS MOSCOW, August 24. /TASS/. BRICS leaders welcome the group’s expansion […]
Prigozhin Supporters Mourn Wagner Boss After Apparent Death
The Moscow Times 2 hours ago Supporters of Wagner Group leader Yevegny Prigozhin, who is believed to have been killed in a dramatic plane crash, have started laying flowers outside […]
Huge expenditure on unnecessary Ukraine war crime against humanity
Aug 24,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen The UN has estimated that “one in every 23 people” in the world needs humanitarian assistance. This means that this year, “a […]
Sanctions: a headache for humanitarian action
International Geneva As the use of sanctions has exploded over the past few years, concerns are growing about the human suffering they cause. A recent resolution by the UN Security […]
Russia’s concessions to Israel should worry Palestinians
RAMZY BAROUD August 21, 2023 Since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, a global cold war has also kicked in. As a strong ally of the US and the home […]
West losing ground in the world
BY MUHITTIN ATAMAN AUG 16, 2023 – DAILY SABAH The Statue of Liberty is visible from Bayonne as a U.S. flag waves, New Jersey, U.S., May 8, 2012. (AP Photo) […]
Afghanistan after US withdrawal; risks of Daesh-Khorasan
Aug 13,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Amer Al Sabaileh Two years have passed since the American withdrawal from Afghanistan, and while international attention is focused on other battlefronts, such as […]
Will Jeddah summit broker a peace plan acceptable to Russia, Ukraine and NATO
Aug 02,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen This weekend’s meeting in Jeddah of officials from a wide range of countries aims at formulating a common approach to peacemaking between […]
Russia and the long shadow of Versailles
Aug 03,2023 – NEW DELHI — JORDAN TIMES / Barry Eichengreen The debate over using frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s reconstruction is coming to a head. The arguments in favor are compelling. The objections are weak. But there could also be unintended consequences. Canada has passed legislation allowing Russian […]
Turkiye hopes to negotiate a new Black Sea grain deal
YASAR YAKIS August 02, 2023 ARAB NEWS Russia last month announced that it had brought an end to the Black Sea Grain Initiative and that vessels leaving Ukrainian harbors would […]
African leaders leave Russia summit without grain deal or path to end Ukraine war
Story by Naharnet Newsdesk • Yesterday 5:21 PMAfrican leaders have left two days of meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin with little to show for their requests to resume a deal that […]
Russia’s Black Sea grain gambit is a clear win for Turkiye
NIKOLA MIKOVIC July 22, 2023 Russia’s recent decision to suspend its participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative, a UN-backed agreement that has allowed Ukraine to export food during the […]
Russia mulls new grain deal with Türkiye, works on new export routes
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL JUL 21, 2023 – A boy plays on the coast as Türkiye-flagged TQ Samsunhe, the last grain ship that left a Ukrainian port since Russia […]
Regional detente should be based on philosophy of Ostpolitik
DR. DANIA KOLEILAT KHATIB July 19, 2023 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited the Gulf this week, marking a new chapter in Turkiye’s relations with the region. Turkiye’s rapprochement with the […]
Why the Black Sea grain deal is so important
International Geneva read aloudXRussia announced on July 17 that it was walking away from the Black Sea grain export deal. The deal was a rare case of Moscow and Kyiv […]
Last ship leaves Ukraine as Black Sea grain deal expires
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL JUL 16, 2023 – The cargo ship Mehmet Bey waits to pass through the Bosporus off the shores of Yenikapı during a misty morning in […]
Turkish, Russian deputy FMs discuss Ukraine grain deal
BY AGENCIES ISTANBUL JUL 13, 2023 – Daily Sabah\ A farmer observes as a combine harvests wheat on a field near Novosofiivka village, Mykolaiv region Ukraine, July 4, 2023. (AFP Photo) […]
Vladimir Putin accuses Wagner Group of treason as mercenaries claim Russian city in ‘armed mutiny’
In a video posted on Telegram, Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin says he’ll blockade the city and head for Moscow, unless his demands are met. A long-running stand-off between Yevgeny Prigozhin […]