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After Assad’s Fall, Erdogan Enjoys Moment ‘In the Sun'

This is Beirut, 2024-12-17 12:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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After backing the rebels who overthrew Bashar al-Assad and brokering a key Horn of Africa peace deal, Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan has boosted his international standing, leaving him well-placed to mediate between Russia and Ukraine, analysts say. Although Turkey was not directly involved in the Syrian strongman's overthrow, it has long ...

Russia Vows Retaliation After Ukraine Strikes Military Airfield

This is Beirut, 2024-12-11 21:32 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Russia on Wednesday vowed retribution against Ukraine, accusing Kyiv of firing Western-supplied missiles on a military airfield in its southern Rostov region. President Vladimir Putin has previously threatened to launch a hypersonic ballistic missile at the centre of Kyiv if Ukraine did not halt its attacks on Russian territory using US-supplied ...

Global Reactions to Assad's Fall: World Powers Call for Stability

This is Beirut, 2024-12-09 09:35 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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World powers vowed to work for stability in Syria and the surrounding region after Islamist-led rebels on Sunday toppled its longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. Here is a round-up of key reactions: High alert: Russia Assad's ally Moscow said Russian troops in Syria were on high alert but that the rebels had "guaranteed" the security ...

Syria: Various Indicators of an Imminent Collapse

Tilda Abou Rizk, 2024-12-08 18:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A new dawn breaks over Syria, liberated from the man who has been known at times as “the tyrant of Damascus,” and at other times as “the executioner.” After the fall of Homs on Saturday night into the hands of opposition rebels, the collapse of Damascus and Bashar al-Assad’s regime was just a matter of hours. Since the surprise ...

Putin Says Russia Could Fire Hypersonic Missile at Kyiv

This is Beirut, 2024-11-28 18:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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President Vladimir Putin on Thursday threatened to strike "decision-making centres" in Kyiv with Russia's new hypersonic missile, hours after Moscow pummelled Ukraine's energy grid in an attack that left a million people without power. Russia fired more than 90 missiles and around 100 drones during the barrage, Kyiv said, in ...

How Hybrid Warfare has Turned Ukraine into a War on Many Fronts

Cian Ward, 2024-11-26 12:20 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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The war in Ukraine is in large part a battle of bullets, blood and trenches, yet it has also catalyzed new dimensions of ‘hybrid warfare’ beyond the conventional boundaries of conflict. In the days following Ukraine’s 2014 Revolution of Dignity, when incendiary protests in Kyiv’s Maidan Square led to the overthrow of ...

Zelensky Seeks New Air Defense Systems Following Latest Russian Strike

This is Beirut, 2024-11-22 22:07 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Ukraine is asking its Western partners for updated air defense systems after Russia fired an ultra-fast ballistic missile at the city of Dnipro this week, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday. "Ukraine's defense minister is already holding meetings with our partners on new air defense systems, exactly the kind of systems that can ...

Pro-Kremlin Muscovites Galvanised by Putin's Warning

This is Beirut, 2024-11-22 15:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Pro-Kremlin Muscovites voiced confidence in President Vladimir Putin on Friday, a day after Russia test-fired a new intermediate-range missile at Ukraine in a stark escalation of tensions. Putin delivered an unscheduled TV address after the strike, in which he told Russians that the Ukraine conflict had taken on "elements of a global ...

Ukraine Parliament Scraps Session Over Russian Missile Strike Threat

This is Beirut, 2024-11-22 13:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Ukraine's parliament has cancelled Friday's session, lawmakers said, citing the risk of a Russian missile attack on the district of Kyiv where government buildings are located. The move comes after several foreign embassies, including the US representative office, shuttered temporarily over the threat of a strike on Kyiv. "The hour of questions ...

Russia Gave N. Korea Oil, Anti-air Missiles in Exchange for Troops

This is Beirut, 2024-11-22 10:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Russia provided North Korea with oil, anti-air missiles and economic help in exchange for troops to support Moscow's war on Ukraine, government officials and a research group said Friday. The United States and South Korea have accused the nuclear-armed North of sending more than 10,000 soldiers to help Russia fight Ukraine, with experts saying ...

Putin Hints at Strikes on West in ‘Global’ Ukraine War

This is Beirut, 2024-11-22 09:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the conflict in Ukraine had characteristics of a "global" war and did not rule out strikes on Western countries. The Kremlin strongman spoke out after a day of frayed nerves, with Russia test-firing a new generation intermediate-range missile at Ukraine -- which Putin hinted was capable of ...

Most Asian Markets Track Wall St Gains, Bitcoin Closes on $100,000

This is Beirut, 2024-11-22 09:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Most Asian markets gained Friday after a bounce on Wall Street, while bitcoin continued its march higher to move within touching distance of the $100,000 mark. Rising geopolitical tensions tempered the atmosphere and pushed oil higher after Russia hit Ukraine with a new-generation intermediate-range missile and sent a warning to the West. The ...

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