Vox Pop: Central Asians Comment On China’s Growing Presence In Their Region
Concern among Central Asians about Chinese influence in their counties occasionally come to the fore; for example, during protests over local jobs taken by Chinese. But an informal poll taken by RFE/RL...
View ArticleMaronite Bishop Urges Unity to Aid Dwindling Christian Presence in the Middle...
Maronite Bishop Urges Unity to Aid Dwindling Christian Presence in the Middle East NEW YORK — While calling for dialogue between Syria’s Assad regime and moderates among the opposition, a Maronite...
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Looting of Westgate Analogous to Increasing Presence of U.S. Military in Africa
Gen. Odierno at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Wikimedia Commons Last weekend, Kenya’s preeminent newspaper The Nation, reported that CCTV footage showed Kenyan soldiers looting during the terrorist attack...
View ArticlePutin Orders Russian Military To Boost Arctic Presence
President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia’s military to step up its presence in the Arctic. Putin told a Defense Ministry meeting on December 10 that Russia should have “all levers for the protection...
View ArticleBad Tenant: Ukraine Bristles At Lingering Presence Of Black Sea Fleet
Russia’s Black Sea Fleet was founded in 1783, and almost immediately proved its strategic importance, defeating Ottoman naval forces and cementing Russia’s hold over the Crimean peninsula. More than...
View ArticleParliament starts its meeting with presence of 163 MPs
[unable to retrieve full-text content]The Council of Representatives, headed by Speaker Osama al-Nujaifi, began its meeting on Monday 3, March with the presence of 163 MPs. Dinar Daddy’s Tidbits
View ArticleAl Qaida’s Iraq Branch Has Presence in Several Turkish Cities
Al Qaida’s Iraq Branch Has Presence in Several Turkish Cities Posted 2014-03-27 20:50 GMT ANKARA — A leading Al Qaida militia has established an operational presence in Turkey. Officials said Al...
View ArticleChurch Leaders Appeal to EU to Safeguard ‘Very Fragile’ Christian Presence in...
Church Leaders Appeal to EU to Safeguard ‘Very Fragile’ Christian Presence in Iraq Posted 2014-07-11 21:34 GMT Iraqi Christian leaders are seeking help from the European Union to avert a new civil war...
View ArticleSiberian Independence Rally Stifled Amid Heavy Police Presence, Arrests
A Siberian independence rally appears to have been blocked in Russia’s third-largest city, Novosibirsk. Journalists and Twitter users in the city say as few as 40 people turned out for the march, which...
View ArticleYemen’s Houthis expand presence in capital
Yemen’s Houthi movement has further expanded its presence, and visibility, in the capital Sanaa following the passing of a deadline set by the group’s leader for the reinstatement of a fuel subsidy and...
View ArticleThe session the Parliament, headed by al-Jubouri, and presence of 180 MPs starts
Saturday, 06 September, 2014 BAGHDAD / NINA / the meeting of the House of Representatives, headed by Salem al-Jubouri and with attendance of 180 MPs began this afternoon. It is mention that the...
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Christian Presence Threatened Ahead of Centenary of Armenian and Assyrian...
Christian Presence Threatened Ahead of Centenary of Armenian and Assyrian Genocide Posted 2014-10-07 18:17 GMT “Now, just as in 1914, Yazidis, Christian Armenians and especially indigenous Christian...
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