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Yemeni officials assess damage to ancient sites bombed by Saudi-led coalition

The Cradle | February 20, 2023 The head of Yemen’s General Authority for Antiquities, Manuscripts, and Museums, Dr. Obbad bin Ali Al-Hayyal, visited several historical and archeological sites in the provinces of Marib and Jawf on 18 February to assess the damages caused to them by the Saudi-led coalition airstrikes, SABA news agency reported. Hayyal and his […]

Sanction failures piling up

Free West Media | February 11, 2023 Western sanctions were supposed to “ruin” Russia not only economically, but also technologically – according to the well-known announcement by German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock. The ban on supplying electronics was intended to paralyze the Russian armaments industry. But Western war planners appear to have gotten even the most basic […]

‘Türkiye and UAE told to cut trade ties with Russia’

RT | February 3, 2023 US officials have warned Türkiye and the United Arab Emirates against maintaining economic and financial ties with Russia because trade is undermining sanctions, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The warnings were reportedly voiced by the undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence at the US […]

US to pressure partners into enforcing anti-Russia sanctions

RT | January 28, 2023 The US Treasury Department’s top sanctions official will visit Türkiye and the United Arab Emirates next week to warn officials and businesses there that Washington will punish them if they dodge its sanctions on Russia, Reuters reported on Saturday. Brian Nelson, the department’s undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, will […]

The US/UK Are Hindering The Peace Effort In Yemen Despite Hopeful Saudi Comments

Despite the hopeful comments of Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, at a World Economic Forum panel in Davos, the war in Yemen threatens to explode with violence at any moment after a long pause in hostilities. At the centre of prolonging the conflict are Britain and the US, both of Read More...

Is Syria Headed Towards Normalizing Ties With Turkey And What Will This Mean?

As Syria’s economic crisis continues to deepen, the nation’s leadership in Damascus is attempting to re-bridge ties with neighboring countries. Last week, the first high-level meeting between Turkish and Syrian representatives occurred, causing speculation about the possible requirements of each side for rapprochement and how quickly this could be followed through on. Last Thursday, under Read More...

Turkey and Syria meeting in Moscow may result in peace plan

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Tomorrow, the Foreign Ministers of Turkey and Syria will meet in Moscow.  This is the highest level meeting between the two countries who have been on opposite sides of the US-NATO war on Syria for regime change since 2011. The outcome of that meeting, and the expected follow-up meeting […]

Erdogan wants to solve the Kurdish problem with Assad

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator   Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday, “We have launched a process as Russia-Turkey-Syria,” and added, “We will bring our foreign ministers together and then, depending on developments, we will come together as leaders.” Last week, the Foreign Ministers of Turkey, Syria and Russia met together in […]