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LastPoint.gr – Dec. 19, 2019 Recent developments in the Mediterranean bring to the fore the planned visit of the US Secretary of State to Athens last October to meet with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the new Greek Foreign Minister, so it is useful to clear some points. This visit […]

The secret aspects of Pompeo’s visit to Athens

6 Dec, 2019 in Articles / Lastpoint tagged CYPRUS MITSOTAKIS / EAST MEDITERANNEAN / GREECE / IRAN / NATURAL GAS / POMPEO / PUTIN / RUSSIA / TRUMP / TSIPRAS / TURKEY / USA

Defence & Security Alert magazine – July, 2019

Terrorism: Genesis and Trajectory

30 Jun, 2019 in Articles / Defence & Security Alert tagged AFGHANISTAN / AL-QAEDA / ARAB SPRING / BOKO HARAM / CHECHENYA / EUROPE / FALLUJAH / IRAN / IRAQ / ISIS / KURDS / MOSUL / RUSSIA / SHIITES / SUNNA / SUNNI / SYRIA / USA

Al-Quds Al-Arabi – Apr. 27, 2019, issue 9527, p. 22 Approaching the end of the first year since the abolition from Washington of the nuclear agreement with the Iranian government, we can say that it did not have the impact that most observers expected, nor was it proportional to the […]

One year after the end of the nuclear agreement, the ...

27 Apr, 2019 in Al-Quds Al-Arabi / Articles tagged AFGHANISTAN / HEZBOLLAH / IRAN / IRGC / ISRAEL / MIDDLE EAST / NETANYAHOU / RUSSIA / SYRIA / TRUMP / USA / ZARIF

Armyvoice.gr – Apr. 20, 2019 The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) supported by the International Coalition for Combating Terrorism recently announced full control over the areas controlled by the Islamic State in eastern Syria, with the end of the Baghuz battle, which lasted more than three months. Following this victory, Washington […]

Islamic State: The end of an era or the beginning ...

20 Apr, 2019 in Army Voice / Articles tagged ASSAD / ASSAD REGIME / IRAN / IRAQ / ISIS / ISLAMIC STATE / RUSSIA / SDF / SYRIA / SYRIAN REVOLUTION / USA

Huffington Post Greece – Apr. 8, 2019 The pro-Israeli ideology of Donald Trump after taking over the leadership of the White House was evident in his movements in the Middle East. The announcement of the transfer of the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and its recognition as the […]

Trump’s generosity to Netanyahu and the Israeli elections

8 Apr, 2019 in Articles / Huffington Post Greece tagged CYPRUS / EASTMED / GANTZ / GAZA / GREECE / HEZBOLLAH / IRAN / ISRAEL / LEBANON / NETANYAHOU / RUSSIA / SYRIA / TRUMP / USA

Al-Quds Al-Arabi – Oct. 01, 2018, issue 9322, p. 21 The observer of political affairs must stay out of emotions so as to be able to see the full picture of the political climate and the conventions associated with it. This does not in any way mean that the researcher […]

The mist in Sochi covers Idlib

1 Oct, 2018 in Al-Quds Al-Arabi / Articles tagged ASSAD / ASSAD REGIME / EU / EUPHRATES SHIELD / EUROPEAN UNION / IRAN / IRAQ / KURDS / OLIVE BRANCH / PUTIN / RUSSIA / SYRIA / SYRIAN OPPOSITION / SYRIAN REVOLUTION / TRUMP / USA

Al-Quds Al-Arabi – Aug. 31, 2018, issue 9291, p. 21 Certainly what has been leaked since the previous Helsinki summit on expectations or reflections continues to be suspended to date. But the two crises that were the priority of this meeting, Syria and Ukraine, remained stuck without a fundamental change […]

Bolton sets the rules … and Idlib is in readiness

30 Aug, 2018 in Al-Quds Al-Arabi / Articles tagged ASSAD / ASSAD REGIME / BOLTON / IDLIB / IRAN / IRGC / ISRAEL / MIDDLE EAST / RUSSIA / SYRIA / SYRIAN REVOLUTION / TURKEY / UN

Al-Quds Al-Arabi – Aug. 02, 2018, issue 9263 Beyond the standards of world powers, Israel is the composer of all sorts of conflicts and crises in the Middle East, the region that directly affects the world in terms of energy, stability, and religion. The presence of Israel in the heart […]

The summit in Helsinki and the reins in Tel Aviv

2 Aug, 2018 in Al-Quds Al-Arabi / Articles tagged HEZBOLLAH / IRAN / IRAQ / ISRAEL / MIDDLE EAST / RUSSIA / SYRIA / TRUMP / USA / YEMEN

Al-Quds Al-Arabi – July 09, 2018 The second meeting of US President Trump with his Russian counterpart is expected in Helsinki, after that on the sidelines of the G20 summit in the summer of 2017, described as positive by both parties, during which the various crises mainly in Syria and Ukraine […]

The Helsinki summit puts the Syrian rebels at a crossroads

9 Jul, 2018 in Al-Quds Al-Arabi / Articles tagged HELSINKI SUMMIT / IRAN / JORDAN / PKK / PUTIN / RUSSIA / SYRIA / SYRIAN REVOLUTION / TRUMP / TURKEY / USA

Al-Sharq – June 17, 2018, issue 10958 After a relative lull in the war in Yemen, the sounds of the weapons returned again. The goal this time was Al-Hudaydah and specifically its harbor. Some may see it as a reasonable and anticipated move, but looking at the details of the […]

Marine lanes and oil are two main reasons for the ...

17 Jun, 2018 in Al-Sharq / Articles tagged AL-HUDAYDAH / IRAN / QATAR / SAUDI ARABIA / TURKEY / UAE / USA / YEMEN

Al-Quds Al-Arabi – June 14, 2018, issue 9215, p. 21 It is important for us as researchers and political observers to understand where the Middle East is generally going and monitor the evolution of the conflict between Israel and Iran particularly in Syria. Despite the refusal of many observers that the […]

Between Israel and Iran … Assad in the bottleneck

14 Jun, 2018 in Al-Quds Al-Arabi / Articles tagged ASSAD / ASSAD REGIME / HEZBOLLAH / IRAN / IRGC / ISRAEL / NUCLEAR PROGRAM / RUSSIA / SYRIA / TURKEY / UN / USA

Huffington Post Greece – Apr. 30, 2018 In one of my previous articles, I explained in detail the change in the US strategy in the Middle East and urged the Arabs to redesign their strategy without taking into account the moves of the current US government. In an unprecedented move in the US […]

Pompeo in Tillerson’s place: the effects on the Middle East ...

30 Apr, 2018 in Articles / Huffington Post Greece tagged DEMOCRATS / EUROPE / EUROPEAN UNION / IRAN / MIDDLE EAST / NUCLEAR DEAL / POMPEO / QATAR / REPUBLICANS / SAUDI ARABIA / SYRIA / TILLERSON / TRUMP / TURKEY / UAE / USA