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Taiwan Patriot Missile Defence System
The US government recently approved a sale of 100 million USD worth equipment to maintain and improve the Taiwan Patriot Missile Defence System. This will upgrade the system. This decision was made during Trump administration in 2019. US does not have official relations with Taiwan. However, US is one of the biggest backeras. In December ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Defence Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Anti-ballistic missile • china-taiwan • Donald Trump • Iraq War • Israel-Gaza conflict • Patriot missiles • Persian Gulf • Surface to air missiles • Syrian Civil War • UAE-Yemen War • US-China • Yemen civil war
Syria Presidential Election
On May 26, 2021, Syria is to hold Presidential elections. The elections are due in April 2021 according to Syrian Election Law. Syria Constitution Syria is a unitary republic. President of Syria is the national level head of the state and legislature. In 2012, Syria approved a new constitution. The new constitution introduced a multi ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Constitution • Elections • Global Peace Index • In Syria • President • Presidential Election • Syrian Civil War • syrian crisis • Syrian peace process • Syrian refugees • United Nations Refugee Agency
UN asks Countries to Repatriate Children from Syria
The United Nations counter terrorism chief have asked the countries to repatriate the 27,000 children who are stranded in massive camp in north-eastern Syria. Many of the children are sons and daughters of Islamic State extremists who controlled the large swathes of Iraq and Syria. What are the concerns? Horrific situation of the children in ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Places in News Current Affairs
Topics: al-Hawl refugee camp • Politics of Syria • Refugees of the Syrian Civil War • Russian involvement in the Syrian Civil War • Spillover of the Syrian Civil War • Syrian Civil War • Syrian conflict
Turkey’s New bill to monitor civil society groups
The Turkish Parliament recently passed the act called “Preventing Financing of Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction”. The bill would increase the monitoring of civil society groups. About the Bill The bill was passed following the 2019 report on Turkey prepared by the Intergovernmental body Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The FATF fights money laundering ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Erdogan • FATF • FATF blacklist • Global Terrorism Index • Recep Tayyip Erdogan • Syrian Civil War • Turkey
Erdogan-Putin Meet
The President of Turkey, Tayyip Erdogan, met with the Russian President Vladimir Putin and agreed on a ceasefire agreement to de-escalate the Syrian situation. Syrian Civil War The Syrian Civil War is considered one of the deadliest in the 21st century. It began in 2011 as a part of the Arab Spring movement. It is ..
Topics: Arab Spring • Idlib • Russia • Syrian Civil War • Turkey
50 Soldiers killed in Syria in separate attacks
The governmental forces of Syria came under separate attacks from both the ISIL and al-Qaeda fighters and other rebels linked to them in different parts of the country. Nearly 50 soldiers and other allied fighters had lost their lives in the attack. In a notable attack, the forces of Islamic State of Iraq and Levant ..
Category: Uncategorized
Topics: Deir ez-Zor • Deir ez-Zor offensive • Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant • Liwa al-Quds • Military operations • Syrian Civil War • Syrian Desert campaign