The images are jarring: haredi (ultra-Orthodox) youth in Mea She’arim blocking a road and vandalizing a bus trying to maneuver through; a border policeman in Betar Illit throwing a pail at a ... ( read original story ...)
Tajikistan: Why Authoritarian Elections Also Matter
Easily dismissed as a hollow, authoritarian exercise, the Tajik elections leave no doubt about who will prevail. Tajikistan security services conceded as much last month when they hounded out of the ... ( read original story ...)
How The Tajik President Has Managed To Stay In Power For Nearly Three Decades
Tajikistan will hold a presidential election on October 11. There are six candidates in the race including the incumbent, Emomali Rahmon, who is running for office for the fifth time. ( read original story ...)
UAE sheikhdom hopes Bear Grylls camp draws pandemic tourists
The northern-most sheikhdom in the United Arab Emirates hopes a new adventure camp showcasing its wide-open spaces, fresh air and ... ( read original story ...)
In a first, UAE and Israel sign defence linked deal
The Defense exhibition organizer called, IDEX, the International Defence Exhibition and Conference organized by Abu Dhabi National Exhibition ... ( read original story ...)
Israel to massively expand settlements after UAE normalization
Israel is moving ahead with thousands of new settlement units in the occupied West Bank. This represents a dramatic expansion of Israel’s settler-colonial efforts: The vast majority of the housing ... ( read original story ...)
Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia, Azerbaijan diplomats talk cease-fire
Amid ongoing fighting, government officials from Armenia and Azerbaijan have traveled to Russia for negotiations that they hope will produce a cease-fire. ( read original story ...)
Moscow Hosts Armenia-Azerbaijan Talks As Hopes Rise For Truce
Armenia and Azerbaijan held their first high-level talks on Friday after nearly two weeks of fierce clashes over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, with hopes rising that a ceasefire could be ... ( read original story ...)
Russia hosts Armenia, Azerbaijan officials in hopes of ending flare-up over disputed area
Russia moved to stop the worst escalation of fighting in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh in more than a quarter-century by hosting ceasefire talks on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Without the U.S., there will be no peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan
But the constellation of foreign powers hovering around the conflict does not bode well for the people of Armenia or Azerbaijan, nor for the stability of the region. Even more dis ... ( read original story ...)