Asia
Is Qatar Attacking Russia?
The Qatari newspaper Al Raya which is close to the family of Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and expresses the official viewpoint of Qatar ran a story on December 1 under the headline "Syria: the seventh Muslim district of Russia" by Mahmud Zaaluk. The article offers a curious...
Syria: Two Different Approaches to Resolving the Conflict
"The main task of Syria's leaders is to avoid becoming directly dependent on the Western powers," Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said curtly in an exclusive interview with the French weekly Paris Match. That crucial statement represents a significant...
Treaty between Abkhazia and the Russian Federation is Revealing
Russia’s signing on November 24 of a ‘treaty on alliance and strategic partnership’ with Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia should be viewed as part of a much bigger picture. As stated in previous articles, part of its motivation is to show up US actions...
