Evgeny Satanovsky

Palestinian National Authority – Life After Mahmoud Abbas

The struggle for succession among key members of the Palestinian leadership, following the expected resignation of the 83-year-old Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) as head of the Palestinian National Authority, has begun.

Evgeny Satanovsky
By Evgeny Satanovsky
Mahmoud Abbas Palestine

Traditionally, the Palestinian problem is considered by the international community (or rather’ by those politicians, UN officials, experts and journalists who call themselves so, dealing with it for generations and largely creating it) as the struggle of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) and Hamas (or Ramallah and Gaza) with Israel for the

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After the EU Boycotts Russia’s Initiatives to Rebuild Syria, China Steps In

With the EU refusing to engage. China intends to intensify its participation in Syria, and Damascus, with the support of Russia, is working on the return of Idlib, the last stronghold of Islamists.

Evgeny Satanovsky
By Evgeny Satanovsky
A man walks next to damaged buildings in the old town of Homs, Syria, Aug. 15, 2018. The Russian Defense Ministry said it is coordinating efforts to help Syrian refugees return home and rebuild the country's infrastructure destroyed by the civil war. Sergei Grits | AP

The hopes of the Russian diplomats for the US, the EU countries and the UN humanitarian agencies’ participation in the reconstruction of Syria and the return of refugees to its territory were dashed. At the same time, China intends to intensify its participation in the conflict, and Damascus, with the support of the Russian Aerospace Forces, is

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