Conflicts in the East

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Haftar slashes Libya's oil production to zero

Haftar slashes Libya's oil production to zero

Libya’s oil production will be limited to 72,000 barrels per day from over 1.2 million barrels per day after Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar shut down oil production, Bloomberg reported citing the Libyan …

Lavrov on results achieved at talks on Libya in Moscow

Lavrov on results achieved at talks on Libya in Moscow

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that no final results on the settlement in Libya have been achieved at the talks in Moscow, but efforts will continue. "We will push ahead with efforts in this …

Commander Haftar refuses to sign Libya ceasefire deal

Commander Haftar refuses to sign Libya ceasefire deal

Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar left Moscow this morning without signing a ceasefire deal with the the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) led by Fayez al-Sarraj. …

Saudi Aramco working to beef-up resilience to attacks

Saudi Aramco working to beef-up resilience to attacks

Aramco’s quick recovery from the attacks on its Abqaiq oil facility shows resilience and flexibility that’s without parallel in the industry, Chief Executive Officer Amin Nasser said, assuring that Saudi …

Libya tired of war

Libya tired of war

Deputy head of the Council of the Russian Diplomats Association Andrei Baklanov, speaking with the correspondent of Vestnik Kavkaza, told about possible developments in Libya after signing a ceasefire deal and introducing a …

Jurgen Todenhofer: Iran acted very wisely

Jurgen Todenhofer: Iran acted very wisely

With respect to the conflict between Iran and the United States, it is now possible to talk about tactical easing of tension, German journalist Jurgen Todenhofer, known for his harsh criticism of U.S. Middle East policy, told …

Haftar and al-Sarraj to be reconciled in Moscow

Haftar and al-Sarraj to be reconciled in Moscow

Leaders of two conflicting sides in Libya - Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Khalifa Haftar and Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez al-Sarraj - are expected to sign ceasefire deal in Moscow today. …

Iraqi military base that houses U.S. forces attacked

Iraqi military base that houses U.S. forces attacked

Four people were wounded yesterday in an attack on Balad air base in northern Iraq which houses U.S. personnel. The Iraqi military said in a statement that eight Katyusha rockets had been fired at the base, about 80 km north of …

Had U.S. forces warning before Iranian missile strikes?

Had U.S. forces warning before Iranian missile strikes?

U.S. forces at Iraqi bases most likely had some warning before missiles launched by Iran struck this morning, thanks to a facility devoted to detecting and providing alerts about launches anywhere in the world, according to public documents and a …

Iran says 80 American soldiers killed in missile strikes

Iran says 80 American soldiers killed in missile strikes

Iranian state television said that at least 80 American soldiers were killed in attacks involving 15 missiles Tehran launched on U.S. targets in Iraq, adding that none of the missiles were intercepted. State TV, citing a senior …

Protesters leave U.S. Embassy in Baghdad

Protesters leave U.S. Embassy in Baghdad

Iraqi security forces have regained control of the area around the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad after the compound was rocked by a second day of mass protests. Yesterday, security personnel fired tear gas and rubber bullets at hundreds of …

Internet agitators of gasoline protests detained in Hormozgan

Internet agitators of gasoline protests detained in Hormozgan

According to the head of the Hormozgan Provincial Police, Goliamreza Jafari, the Internet agitators of recent protests against rising gas prices were detained. “31 people were detained in the provinces in coordination with the …

Andrei Baklanov: Putin and Erdogan hold radical talks

Andrei Baklanov: Putin and Erdogan hold radical talks

The six-hour talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the Syrian settlement that took place in Sochi yesterday were radical in nature in comparison with other …

Houthis report capture of Saudi soldiers and officers

Houthis report capture of Saudi soldiers and officers

Yemen's Houthi movement has said it carried out an attack near the border with the southwestern Saudi region of Najran and captured several army officers, but there was no immediate confirmation from the authorities …

Iranian Foreign Ministry responds to Saudi accusations

Iranian Foreign Ministry responds to Saudi accusations

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi responded to Rhyad’s official accusations in organizing an attack on Saudi oil infrastructure. “Instead of baseless accusations against others, the Saudi government should put …

Scandalous Iranian tanker no longer sailing to Iskenderun

Scandalous Iranian tanker no longer sailing to Iskenderun

Supertanker Adrian Darya 1, which the U.S. is seeking to seize for carrying Iranian oil, is no longer signaling the port of Iskenderun in Turkey, Bloomber reports. The vessel has showing “for order” as its destination, …