Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on Turkey on Thursday to stop violating Greek airspace with fighter jets, a behaviour which he said undermines the unity of NATO at a crucial time following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A day earlier, th…
Iran, China agree to step up military cooperation
China and Iran agreed to step up their military cooperation on Wednesday, with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi expressing his desire for Beijing and Tehran to “contribute to the development of world peace”. Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe met with …
How the new presidential council could shape Yemen’s future
The recent overhaul of presidential power and the ensuing influx of exiled Yemeni officials into Aden have set the stage for a new reality in Yemen. The recent move is the latest attempt to end the eight-year conflict, raising Yemeni hopes that a war w…
Erdogan tells Putin ‘ready to take initative’ on Ukraine
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Thursday that Ankara was ready to do more to end the war in Ukraine after helping arrange a Russian-US prisoner swap. Erdogan’s office said that Putin “thanked” the Turkish leader i…
Jordan to criminalise begging with up to one year in jail
The lower house of Jordan’s parliament has criminalised begging with those convicted likely to spend up to one year in jail, according to reports. The House of Representatives approved a measure that could see beggars being jailed for between three mon…
Russia says Turkey warned in advance about Syria flights ban
Turkey had warned Russia in advance before moving to bar Russian planes from flying to Syria over its territory, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday. The ministry’s spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, said that Turkey had asked Russia more than a mont…
Mass arrest of non-fasting people at café in Casablanca
At least fifty people were arrested on Wednesday by Moroccan authorities for eating during the day of Ramadan in a massive crackdown on a café in Casablanca. On Wednesday afternoon, the police forces stormed Café La Cadence in Casablanca and caught “re…
Several European traders have started to pay for Russian gas in rubles
Some European traders have started to pay Russia for gas sales in rubles, while large clients have yet to do so, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. “Several traders, maybe more than five, have started payments,” one source s…
Champollion’s adventures: Revealing the Pharaoh’s secrets
If you live in Paris, you are already concealing secrets that no one else knows: it is the city of secret keepers, dreamers, writers, and exiled individuals. For centuries and particularly during the 19th century there was a fascination with the Pharao…
Moscow to adopt ruble in Ukraine: Russian administrator
A Russian official said Thursday that the ruble will soon be introduced in areas of Ukraine under Moscow’s control, despite Russia earlier insisting it was not seeking to occupy captured territory. A civilian and military administrator of the Russian-c…