According to Russian diplomatic sources, the Embassy of Russian Federation in Israel is hosting its annual National Day (12 June) reception in Jerusalem, in a gesture of recognition of West Jerusalem as capital of State of Israel not only de jure in statements, but also de facto. Russia’s incoming Ambassador H.E. Anatoly Viktorov has invited guests to the reception (reportedly…
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Europe attempts to save nuclear deal
A meeting of the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action #JCPOA took place in Vienna on 25 May 2018 upon the request of the Islamic Republic of Iran in order to review the implications of the withdrawal of the United States from the JCPOA and discuss the way forward to ensure the continued…
Zarif considers EU political support insufficient
Iranian Foreign minister Javad Zarif said to the EU energy chief Miguel Arias Canete that the bloc must take “practical steps” to strengthen economic ties with Tehran after Washington’s withdrawal from the nuclear deal, underlining that “political support” was not enough. https://twitter.com/RT_com/status/998207696309452800 “With the withdrawal of America, [Iran’s] public expectations of the European Union have…
Israel celebrates US Embassy inauguration in Jerusalem
In afternoon the United States Embassy in Jerusalem, Israel opened in an official ceremony with many guests of honor. “Israel is a sovereign nation, with the right like every other sovereign nation, to determine its own capital. Yet for many years, we failed to acknowledge the obvious. The plain reality that Israel’s capital is Jerusalem”…
Ivanka arrived for Embassy inauguration in Jerusalem
Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner arrived in Israel ahead of the opening of the new US embassy in Jerusalem, scheduled for Monday, May 14. Flowers decorated as an American flag are seen on a road leading to the US Embassy compound ahead of the official opening in Jerusalem. pic.twitter.com/SsK3aoDRUw — Fox News (@FoxNews)…
“Dramatic” escalation of hostilieis in Yemen
“Over the past few weeks, we have witnessed a dramatic escalation of hostilities in Yemen, resulting once again in many casualties and in the destruction of civilian infrastructure” – says the statement of the European External Action Service (EEAS). Over the past few weeks, we have witnessed a dramatic escalation of hostilities in Yemen, resulting…
Mike Pompeo America’s 70th Secretary of State
Today President Donald Trump swore in Mike Pompeo as America’s 70th Secretary of the State Department. The new Secretary emphasized he and his team will be relentless in confronting global threats to U.S. national security and to defending the rights and values of Americans. During President Trump’s first visit to the State Department, where he…
Two Syrian bases destroyed in missile attack
Syrian government announced that several of its military bases located in the provinces of Hama and Aleppo have come under missile fire, but decline naming the attacker. BREAKING: Syrian TV reports 'new aggression,' missiles targeting military outposts in northern Syria — The Associated Press (@AP) April 29, 2018 According to Syria’s state news agency, “a…
NATO urges Taliban to join peace process
“We urge the Taliban to respond favourably to this opportunity and participate in an Afghan-owned and Afghan-led peace process. The responsibility to bring an end to a long era of conflict is now in the Taliban’s hands” – said NATO foreign ministers in a statement issued at meeting in Brussels HQ. In Foreign Ministerial meetings…
Russia rethinks its decision to deny Syria C-300
The full text of the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) statement on situation in Syria: Gen.Sergey Rudskoy (Сергей Рудской) #Руцкой #Rudskoy, the head of the Operational HQ: “On April 4, between 3:42 and 5:10 (Moscow time) on military and civilian installations of the Syrian Arab Republic, air and sea carriers of the United States and…
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