There seemed nothing to fear on a sunny, windswept day last month on the banks of the Danube River, not far from the Ukrainian border. Frequent alerts about possible Russian drone attacks had proved more annoying than alarming for residents. Besides, “We are in NATO,” said Dumitru Cerneaga, a 74-year-old Romanian who was strolling by…
Shorouk Express Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez hosted his Moroccan counterpart in Madrid on Thursday for talks with the European Union’s strategic North African neighbour, notably on the sensitive Western Sahara. The vast, resource-rich former Spanish colony mostly controlled by Morocco has long complicated closer relations between Rabat and the bloc, with the Algeria-backed Polisario…
Shorouk Express Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email The government has published witness statements in the now-collapsed case against two men accused of spying for China, following an extraordinary row over the…
Shorouk Express According to Zelenskyy, Russia has failed to conquer the Donetsk region of Eastern Ukraine, which Moscow has pushed to control since 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin “has been unable to take it for 12 years, and the constitution of Ukraine makes it impossible … to give up territory or trade land,” Zelenskyy said….
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 29. The VMedia YouTube channel has published a video asserting that the lands now known as Armenia were once part of a larger historical Azerbaijan until the mid-19th century, Trend reports. The film presents evidence from a variety of sources, including the correspondence of Russian officer S.D. Burnashev (18th century),…
