Italy becomes Libya’s top Ttrading partner in 2023

Nov 6, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Italy has reinforced its standing as Libya’s primary commercial ally in the first six months of 2023, with trade between the two nations reaching a substantial $4.7 billion dollars.

Bulgaria’s PM in Jerusalem: We are here to express strong support for Israel

 

Nov 6, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov and Deputy Prime Minister Mariya Gabriel visited Israel a month after the war with Hamas began. Denkov expressed Bulgaria's full support for Israel and its right to defend itself within the framework of international law. 

International criticism is growing over Israel's operation in Gaza

 

An Israeli air raid struck Gaza City's al-Shati refugee camp on November 6

Nov 6, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Since the terror attack by Hamas on October 7 that left over 1,400 in Israel dead, Israel has been bombing the Gaza Strip in an effort to destroy the militant group. 

Blinken visits Cyprus

 

Nov 5, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, kicked off his visit to Cyprus amid his diplomatic tour in the Middle East.

The new Russian policy in the South Caucasus after Nagorno-Karabakh

 

Nov 5, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

With the end of the Nagorno-Karabakh entity and possibly a bloody series of wars between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Russia’s foreign policy toward the South Caucasus is undergoing fundamental shifts.

Organization of Turkic States is becoming growing force in world

Nov 4, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

There is already political unity among Turkic states. We showed the clearest example of our military unity in Garabagh. 

Germany to provide an additional €9.3 million in aid to Armenia

Nov 3, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Germany will not leave Armenia alone in the face of existing challenges, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said at a joint press conference with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in Yerevan.

Hezbollah should not 'exploit' the war between Israel and Hamas: The White House

 

Nov 3, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

The United States stressed on Friday that Hezbollah should not "exploit" the war between Israel and Hamas after the Secretary-General of the party announced that the possibilities of expanding this war against Israel were "open."

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis

 

Nov 3, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Beijing.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday met with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Beijing.

Four people and two companies linked to Cyprus included in new US sanction list

 

Nov 2, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Four people and two companies have been included on the latest list of entities sanctioned by the United States due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Turkey: Ban on protest for a week before the Kurdish language march

 Nov 1, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

The Kocaeli Governor’s Office on Oct. 30 enacted a week-long protest ban days prior to the Kocaeli leg of the march for Kurdish Language.

Biden's exploratory phone call to Egypt's president about the Palestinians

 

Oct 31, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received, on Sunday evening, a phone call from President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, egyptian media write today.

Kadyrov issues shoot-to-kill orders against protesters

Oct 31, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has issued shoot-to-kill orders against protesters to prevent unrest similar to Sunday night's anti-Israeli riot in neighboring Dagestan, state media reported Tuesday.

100 years of diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and Turkey

 

Oct 31, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

The 100th anniversary of the proclamation of Turkey as a Republic was celebrated with a scientific conference and exhibition at Sofia University. The events were dedicated to the diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and Turkey.

Armenian PM hopes the Turkey border will be opened for nationals of third countries in near future

 

Oct 30, 2023.  Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan hopes the Armenia-Turkey border will be opened for citizens of third countries in the near future.

Egypt, Turkey discuss cooperation in healthcare sector

Oct 30, 2023.  Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

The Head of the Egypt Healthcare Authority, Ahmed ElSobky, met with the Turkish Ambassador to Egypt, Salih Mutlu, and a senior delegation from the Turkish Ministry of Health, led by the Director General for EU and Foreign Affairs, Selami Kılıç, at the authority’s headquarters in Cairo.

Israeli escalation in Gaza cannot be justified as self-defense: Egyptian FM to U.S. Envoy

 

Oct 29, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Cairo.

Minister of Foreign Sameh Shokry received Sunday at the ministry's headquarters in Cairo U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Humanitarian Issues David Satterfield to confer over the humanitarian situation in Gaza Strip and intensify coordination for the delivery of aid in an immediate and sustainable way.

Germany looking to Nigeria for natural gas

 

Voice of Nigeria

Oct 29, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Germany is eyeing the possibility of importing natural gas from Nigeria, according to comments Chancellor Olaf Scholz made in an interview with Nigerian daily newspaper The Punch, Report informs via DW.

“Kurdish Barometer”: Majority of Kurds discriminated against because of their identity in Turkey

Oct 27, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

In a recent survey by the newly founded “Kurdish Barometer,” nearly 60 percent of the respondents living in Turkey stated that they were discriminated against because of their Kurdish identity. Accordingly, Kurds also still believe that education in their first language is vital for them.

Armenian Ambassador, Greek DM discuss bilateral defense cooperation, regional security

Oct 27, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

The Minister of Defense of Greece, Nikos Dendias, received today Tigran Mkrtchyan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to Greece.