Israel carried out air strikes on targets near Damascus early on Friday, triggering Syrian air defences but causing no casualties, Syrian state media reported, the second such attack in just over two weeks, Reuters reported. The Israeli military declined to comment on the report. A Syrian military source quoted by state media said Syrian air …

Mullah Baradar, the head of the Taliban’s political office, will lead the new government in Afghanistan, at least three sources in the Islamist group said on Friday, Reuters reported. Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, the son of late Taliban founder Mullah Omar, and Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai will take senior positions in the government, the sources said.

Armenian Minister of Defense Arshak Karapetyan on September 2 received a delegation of military specialists of the Russian Ministry of Defense, in Armenia for negotiations and discussions as part of the Armenian-Russian bilateral cooperation, the Ministry of Defense said. The head of the Russian delegation, Maj Gen Valery Zhila briefed Minister Karapetyan on the forthcoming …

The statement by the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense claiming that on September 3, between 01:00 and 02:15, Armenian units fired on one of the positions located in Shushi and then, after retaliatory actions, retreated suffering losses, is yet another misinformation, Artsakh Defense Army said in a statement. The statement said the units of the Defense …

U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff congratulated Artsakh on Independence Day by posting a video on his Facebook page. “Today, we come together to mark Artsakh’s Independence Day, when 30 years ago the brave people of Artsakh declared their independence from the Soviet Union. And while Artsakh’s path has never been an easy one, the war over …

Some 6,138 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing 636 new cases; 16 people died As of September 3 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 1,554,292 Confirmed positive cases – 243,981 Deaths – 4,892 Recovered – 228,214 Patients currently receiving treatment – 9,713

US President Joe Biden received Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky at the White House on Wednesday. He promised that the United States would continue to support Ukraine’s territorial integrity, as well as assist Kiev in ensuring the country’s security. President Zelensky has expressed concern about what it means for Americans to leave Kabul in terms of …

The European Union (EU) is preparing a new package of sanctions against Alexander Lukashenko’s regime in Belarus, Deputy Managing Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Luc Devigne said on September 2 at a European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the situation on the EU-Belarus border, DW reported. “The recent actions of the Lukashenko regime, …

Javier Colomina of Spain has become the NATO secretary general’s new special representative for the South Caucasus and Central Asia. Colomina, who is also a NATO Deputy ASG for Political Affairs, has replaced James Appathurai.