Syria
Το ισλαμικό κράτος «πίσω» από την επίθεση στη Λιέγη, ως απάντηση στις επιθέσεις των ΗΠΑ
Το Ισλαμικό Κράτος με ανάρτηση στον πρακτορείο της τρομοκρατικής οργάνωσης, Amaq, ανέλαβε την ευθύνη για τη διενέργεια της τρομοκρατικής επίθεσης στη Λιέγη του Βελγίου με θύματα δύο γυναίκες αστυνομικούς και ένα φοιτητή.
Ο Τραμπ πρέπει να ακούσει: Η Δύση να μην εμπιστευθεί ξανά την Τουρκία του Ερντογάν
Του ΜΙΧΑΛΗ ΙΓΝΑΤΙΟΥ Τον τελευταίο καιρό όλο και περισσότερο εμφανίζεται αυτό το αίσθημα ενοχής των Αμερικανών αξιωματούχων του Λευκού Οίκου και του Στέιτ Ντιπάρτμεντ, που είχαν ασχοληθεί με το Κουρδικό Ζήτημα και είχαν πετύχει τη συμμετοχή των Κούρδων, γυναικών και ανδρών, στις πολεμικές επιχειρήσεις εναντίον των τζιχαντιστών του Ισλαμικού Κράτους.
FM Kotzias: FYROM should “get serious” about name negotiations
BRUSSELS (ANA/M. Aroni) ? The leaders of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) should “get serious” about the name issue talks instead of conducting negotiations through statements to the media, Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Kotzias said in Luxembourg on Monday.
Greek defence forces would not participate in a military operation in Syria
Greek armed forces will not participate in any possible military operation in Syria, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told French President Emanuel Macron during a telephone call on Thursday, while he also condemned the use of chemical weapons.
This Holiday Season, Beware of Turkey: Erdogan is a dangerous man…
Endy Zemenides Executive Director, Hellenic American Leadership Council In just under two months, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. As many of his predecessors learned before him, no amount of intelligence briefings, travel or business experience, or even previous foreign policy experience fully girds a new President […]
Turkish Border Guards Kill and Injure Asylum Seekers: Border Lockdown Puts Lives at Risk
(Istanbul, May 10, 2016) – Turkish border guards are shooting and beating Syrian asylum seekers trying to reach Turkey, resulting in deaths and serious injuries, Human Rights Watch said today. The Turkish authorities should stop pushing Syrian asylum seekers back at the border and should investigate all use of excessive force by border guards.
The game of Turkey*: Ankara’s ultimate purpose is to use the crisis to promote it’s interests
By Ilias Kouskouvelis* It seems that European leaders could not conceal their surprise at seeing Turkey’s behaviour lately. What did they expect? Did they really believe that Turkey would respect the agreement with the EU on the refugees, without trying to maximize its gains on a variety of issues? Did they really expect that, because […]
Tsipras met with Merkel, Cameron on Syria donors conference sidelines
ANA-MPA — In his meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel here on Thursday, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras noted that disagreements between the institutions must not be allowed to delay the review of Greece’s programme, Greek government sources said. Tsipras met the German chancellor on the sidelines of the Syria donors conference taking place in […]
Journalist J. Neurink talks about ISIS and living in Iraq
ANA-MPA — A few days ahead of her TED talk in Athens on Saturday, Dutch journalist and author Judit Neurink talked to the ANA-MPA about her experiences living in Iraqi Kurdistan for the past eight years, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of Islamic State.
For journalists fleeing Islamic State, Turkey ‘is as dangerous as Syria’
By Nadia Massih CPJ Middle East Correspondent