POLITICS

The Presidential Board of the Beth Nahrin National Council (Mawthbo Umthonoyo d-Beth Nahrin, MUB) issued a public statement highlighting the importance of the organization’s yearly fundraising campaign. The funds raised during the end of year collection, which begins in October and runs for several months, contributes significantly to the implementation…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the Biden Administration now at the helm of U.S. foreign policy, the issue of the U.S.–Turkey relationship is once again gaining prominence. In an article outlining the future of nuclear proliferation, London-based magazine The Economist wrote that: According to a recent study by the Centre for…

GENEVA — The fifth round of meetings of the Syrian Constitutional Committee being held in Geneva concluded this week having made no progress towards a political solution. The U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that, “As with the past four rounds, the Assad regime delegation has gone off…

KHARTOUM / TEL AVIV — Following the normalization of diplomatic relations between Israel and Sudan last year, Israeli Intelligence Minister Elie Cohen headed an official delegation visited to Khartoum on Monday. Upon his return, Cohen issued a statement expressing confidence that his visit lays the foundations for many important cooperation…

The Beth Nahrin National Council (Mawthbo Umthonoyo d-Beth Nahrin, MUB) sent a letter to 46th U.S. President Joe Biden congratulating him on inauguration. The text of the letter reads as follows:

TEL AVIV / ABU DHABI — Israeli media announced the United Arab Emirates’s approval of the establishment of an embassy in Tel Aviv, coinciding with the announcement of the Israeli Foreign Ministry of the official opening of the Israeli Embassy in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi. The Israeli website Walla…

NEW YORK — In a strongly worded statement, her final address to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), U.S. Ambassador to the UNSC Kelly Craft admonished the Council for failing to meet the needs of the Syrian people and for establishing a clear path towards peace. Craft called on the…

BEIJING / WASHINGTON, D.C. — Almost immediately following the inauguration of 46th President of the United States Joe Biden, China announced sanctions against 28 high-level members of the Trump Administration, including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The Chinese government justified the move as a response to the official’s “dangerous…

This article was originally published in German by Die Welt on 16 December 2020. The original can be found here. By Alfred Hackensberger Correspondent for Die Welt I. How it started – Tunisia 2011 The evening airplane from Madrid to Tunis is almost empty. A Tunisian lawyer and his wife sit in business class. The…

NORTH AND EAST SYRIA — On the 5th anniversary of its founding, the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) reiterated its ultimate goal of unifying all democratic forces in the country to build a better Syria. In a public statement, the SDC said it is making all efforts to achieve the aspirations…