Author: Tsvig Ezzatian

Ukraine has requested new types of weapons from the United States to repel Russian aggression, including THAAD missile defense systems, F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets, Apache and Black Hawk helicopters. This is reported by Reuters with reference to documents that the agency has reviewed. Ukrainian ministry officials presented a list of weapons during a closed-door defense industry meeting in Washington on Wednesday, December 6, attended by U.S. government officials and defense industry executives. According to agency sources, the list includes both weapons that Ukraine already has in service, including Abrams tanks and 155-mm artillery, drones and long-range ATACMS missiles, as well as several new…

The Western coalition, led by the USA, continues to put pressure on Azerbaijan, while Yerevan still remains silent on Baku’s proposal of the 5th peace treaty document. Being tempted by the Indian arms, Armenia gained momentum to be militarised by France. The West’s plans in the Caucasus shifted to the southern part, where Azerbaijan, preventing insidious plans of the Western forces financed by Armenian lobbies, liberated its lands from the terrorist formations and clans occupying its territory. Huge stocks of weapons and ammunition belonging to the separatist clan, discovered by the Azerbaijani army on the territory of Garabagh after successful…

Killed, injured, or simply stopped from doing their job, Palestinian journalists are another casualty of Israel’s war on Gaza; freedom of speech is suffering. The Israeli war on Gaza has taken a record toll in terms of damage and casualties. According to the Palestinian Health Department, as of November 11 more than 4,500 Palestinian children had been reported killed in the past month; Save the Children says the child death toll in Gaza is greater than the annual number of children killed across the world’s conflict zones since 2019. More than 25,000 tons of explosives were dropped on Gaza in the last…

Rome (16/11 – 57) Sri Lanka is mired in a deep political and economic crisis and the country’s then President Rajapaksa has flown out of the country, days after a huge crowd of protesters stormed his residence in July 2022. Protesters for months have demanded the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, whose government has been blamed for chronic mismanagement of the country’s finances. The island nation of 22 million people has suffered months of lengthy blackouts, acute food and fuel shortages, and galloping inflation in its most painful downturn on record. Here is how the crisis unfolded: April 1: State of emergency Rajapaksa declares a temporary state of emergency, giving security forces sweeping powers to arrest and…

Israel says it’s recalling its diplomats from Turkey over “increasingly harsh statements” coming from the government in Ankara ANKARA, Turkey — Israel said Saturday that it was recalling its diplomats from Turkey over “increasingly harsh statements” coming from the government in Ankara. The announcement came after Turkey’s president told a massive protest crowd in Istanbul that his government was preparing to declare Israel a “war criminal” due to its actions in the Gaza Strip. Israel previously removed its diplomats out of Turkey for security reasons. But Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, that they were…

Garbielyan proposes a week-long AI education series in Aremenia Armine Gabrielyan is a professional fellow from Armenia. She arrived in Longmont on Sept. 11 and has learned how the Innovation Center and St. Vrain Valley School teach technology to students. Her observations have influenced her to propose an artificial intelligence education week in her home country. Gabrielyan is the program management team lead at the Armenian Code Academy. After students study some basic subjects in a higher education setting, they can decide to expand their knowledge in focus areas. In Armenia, the IT industry is one such area. Over the…

Copenhagen (26/10 – 76.9) UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Nazila Ghanea called on Tajikistan to adapt and review its laws, policies, and practices regarding religion or belief following her 10-day visit. She stated that the implementation of religious freedom and belief in the country is a cause for concern. During a press conference at the UN office in Tajikistan, she also urged Tajikistan’s authorities to “leave the past behind and protect freedom of religion and belief.” Ghanea stated, “This will contribute to development, peace, and understanding in the country. The shadow of civil war looms over…

Lena Nanushyan, Deputy Minister of Health in the Republic of Armenia, met with Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Health and Population of Egypt, at the Global Population, Health, and Development Conference (PHDC’23) in the New Administrative Capital of Egypt. The two officials discussed prospects for expanding healthcare cooperation between their countries, including the possibility of implementing exchange programs in the field of healthcare, such as pharmacy, infectious disease control, medical staff training, accreditation, and licensing. They also expressed interest in exchanging information and expertise in the process of implementing a comprehensive health insurance system in both countries. Nanushyan also delivered…

Türkiye on Tuesday will formally assume the duty of heading the Kosovo Force (KFOR) of NATO. A major contributor to peacekeeping mission, Türkiye’s leadership comes amid rising tensions between ethnic Albanians and Serbs in the Balkan country The Turkish contingent will officially take over the command post of Kosovo Force (KFOR) on Tuesday as the NATO peacekeeping force remains in the Balkan country more than two decades after a war. Türkiye’s leadership comes at a time of escalating tensions between Kosovo and Serbia, with killings and clashes in the country’s north. KFOR, established under a United Nations Security Council resolution…

The UN and its institutions are ready to assist in the implementation of the Uzbekistan 2030 Reform Strategy, UN chief Antonio Guterres said at a meeting with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The UN and all its institutions are ready to assist in the practical implementation of the program document – the Uzbekistan-2030 Strategy. The organization’s Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, announced this at a meeting with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in New York on September 19. According to the press service of the President of Uzbekistan, the head of the UN “noted the scale of the goals…