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Viktor Mikhin

Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, specialist in the Arab countries of the Near and Middle East

Difficult times await Iran

On May 19, 2024, a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and other Iranian officials crashed in the mountainous North-West of Iran, killing all on board. Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, declared a five-day period of mourning in the country for President Ibrahim Raisi, who died in the helicopter crash…

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The bleak future of Rafah and the entire Gaza Strip

Israel brazenly carried out a massive invasion of eastern Rafah, despite global concern for the fate of the estimated 1.5 million Palestinian civilians who were unwillingly trapped in this southernmost city in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military said its tanks had entered the Rafah crossing, which links the besieged Palestinian territory to Egypt, from the Gaza side and taken “operational control” of the vital border crossing. Israel claims that the Palestinian resistance movement…

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The world celebrates African Liberation Day

On 25 May, the world will celebrate African Liberation Day. By decision of the United Nations, this holiday was established in honour of the first conference of African governments held in Addis Ababa on 25 May 1963, which laid the foundation for the creation of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). Russia and African countries have been linked by centuries of strong political, economic and cultural ties…

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The Middle East and its immediate future

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The U.S.: Student Unrest and Government Policies

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Covering up the crimes of Israel and Netanyahu

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Iran: the Islamic Revolution of 1979

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Will Iranian-Israeli peace endure?

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