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US-NATO provocation in Ukraine to stop Russian pipeline

Steven Sahiounie, Journalist and political commentator US Europe Command has raised its posture to the highest level, “potential imminent threat”, as USAF surveillance flights have tracked Russia’s border over the past 48 hours. The current flare of tensions sparked on March 26, when four Ukrainian military servicemen were killed by a landmine while inspecting minefields near the village […]

Neocon Nightmare. Lavrov in China, Strengthens China-Russia Ties

Neocon Nightmare. Lavrov in China, Strengthens China-Russia Ties News Topic 84: China-Russia partnership ‘key to balance US hegemony’ As Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in China for his two-day visit on Monday, two days after the China-US meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, Chinese experts said it’s totally normal for the two like-minded partners to coordinate […]

The Syrian first lady supports the fight against Al Qaeda and ISIS

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator The Syrian first lady has been accused by a London based law firm of terrorism and war crimes, which stem from her support of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), through her speeches, meeting with and comforting the mothers of slain soldiers, and meeting with the women’s branch of the […]

Fresh focus on a stale peace process for Syria

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator On March 11, the foreign ministers of Russia, Turkey, and Qatar met in a trilateral effort to push for a political resolution to the 10-year-old conflict in Syria.  They held a joint press conference in Doha and issued a broad statement concerning the future of Syria, and their joint commitment to […]

Reconciliation in Syria: building peace between the two sides

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator The Russian Reconciliation Center for Syria, also known as the Centre for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides and Refugee Migration Monitoring in the Syrian Arab Republic, was founded on February 23, 2016, and is currently headed by Counter Admiral Oleg Vladimirovich Zhuravlyov. Russia was requested to enter Syria in late 2015 […]