On the flight were 120 members of the Falash Mura community from Ethiopia who made Aliyah as part of the operation. ( read original story ...)
How to maintain Israel’s qualitative military edge in a changing Middle East
An updated and balanced bilateral policy can enable Israel’s new peace partners to benefit from the diplomatic process they have entered, while minimizing erosion of Israel’s QME. ( read original story ...)
Tajikistan: Dissident’s Family Interrogated, Threatened
Tajik authorities in late November 2020 summoned, interrogated, and threatened family members of Fatkhuddin Saidmukhidinov, a Tajik activist in exile, apparently to force him to cease his online ... ( read original story ...)
Mesirow: The Second Coming
While recently walking by one of our newspaper offices after it had closed, I found an unaddressed letter in the snow. Clearly it’s timeliness is important to Skippy Mesirow’s ... ( read original story ...)
REAP to promote introduction of sustainable production in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan
Azerbaijan’s State Oil Company discloses amount of investments in Georgia's economy Oil&Gas 3 December 19:49 Annual production volume from Azerbaijan’s Shah Deniz field to increase by 2023 Oil&Gas 3 D ... ( read original story ...)
Senate to vote on banning $23 billion UAE arms sales next week
The Senate will vote next week on legislation to halt the Trump administration’s $23 billion sale of F-35 fighter jets, Reaper drones and munitions to the United Arab Emirates, a lawmaker says. ( read original story ...)
Saudi Aramco’s IPO Birthday Party Crashed by the UAE
A rift between the oil-producing neighbors highlights their different approaches to preparing for peak oil demand. ( read original story ...)
Congress must not approve UAE F-35 sale without China commitments
The United Arab Emirates just reminded the U.S. why it must reassess its sale of F-35 strike fighter jets to that nation. ( read original story ...)
In Armenia and Azerbaijan, desperate families search for news of the Nagorno-Karabakh war dead
Sarven Vaniskhian has been getting by on bad coffee, little sleep and many cigarettes as he waits for news of his son, an Armenian volunteer soldier who went missing during. Support our journalism. ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan confirms 4,267 new COVID-19 cases, 2,566 recoveries
Trend: Azerbaijan has detected 4,267 new COVID-19 cases, 2,566 patients have recovered and 41 patients have died, Trend reports citing the Operational He ... ( read original story ...)