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Original link: http://middleeastobserver.net/video-how-afghans-are-using-solar-energy-as-alternative-to-unreliable-state-supplied-electricity/ Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATsd-jJRQX0 Description: A short video report by Al Jazeera Arabic on how Afghans, especially in the sunny southern regions of Afghanistan, are increasingly resorting to solar power to help cover up for severe shortfalls in the government electricity network. Source: Al Jazeera Channel (YouTube) Date: December 29, 2021 (Please help MEO keep producing independent translations for you by contributing a sustainable monthly amount https://www.patreon.com/MiddleEastObserver Transcript: Reporter: Pumping water from underground
Original link: http://middleeastobserver.net/video-pakistan-iran-turkey-launch-1st-joint-railroad-for-exchanging-vital-goods/ Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bwscz62bCWs Description: A short video report by Al Mayadeen TV on the first joint freight railroad between Pakistan, Iran and Turkey, marking a shift in economic exchange between the three countries. Source: Al Mayadeen News (YouTube) Date: December 30, 2021 Please help MEO keep producing independent translations for you by contributing a sustainable monthly amount https://www.patreon.com/MiddleEastObserver Transcript: Reporter: This (freight) train transporting Pakistani goods and products moves from Islamabad, via Taftan in Iran, to
Max Blumenthal and geopolitical analyst Pepe Escobar discuss the violent coup attempt in Kazakhstan, and its crucial importance as an ally of Russia and the center of China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Pepe addresses US and Turkish meddling, and why this massive and misunderstood country is suddenly at the heart of the new cold war. They also talk about the failure of the US-Russia talks in Geneva and if war
First check this out: I would just add that to think that the Russian winter can prevent the Russian military from fighting is simply breathtakingly stupid. However, since The Telegraph can post such nonsense, this goes to show that the general public in the West has also been stupidified beyond rescue and can be fed any bullcrap without batting an eye. While the leaders of the (already dead) Empire are
by Observer R for the Saker Blog Background The documents issued by Russia in December 2021 (the so-called “Not-Ultimatum), concerning modifications to the security architecture in Europe, have created a considerable sensation in the diplomatic and military worlds. Russia politely requested that NATO confine its activities to its location as of 1997, and keep out of the former Warsaw Pact territory. This was to abide by the promises that the
Russian FM Lavrov holds annual press conference in Moscow This is still a live event so kindly forward your video to the accurate start time. There will be a transcript. Update: Transcript added Good morning, colleagues, Happy New Year to all of you, no matter what calendar you are using, except for some of our eastern colleagues. We have a month of celebrations ahead of us, since China will be
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Washington will not consider Russian proposals on no expansion of NATO, and has no intention of even discussing the idea. So much for “dialogue”. by Pepe Escobar, posted with the author’s permission and widely cross-posted It was the first high-level Russia-NATO meeting since 2019 – coming immediately after the non sequitur of the U.S.-Russia “security guarantee” non-dialogue dialogue earlier in the week in Geneva. So what happened in Brussels? Essentially
First, a quick update on Kazakhstan: the CSTO will begin its withdrawal tomorrow and that operation will be completed by the 19th of January (dunno if anybody will inform Blinken about how quickly the Russians leave). This operation was truly a triumph for Russia and her allies. It is said that hope dies last, and today it appears that whatever hope we might have had has died. A week long
Russia’s Permanent Representative to the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Alexander Lukashevich gives a press conference following the OSCE regular meeting in Vienna on Thursday, January 13. The meeting marks the third stage in a series of talks between Russia and the West on Russia’s proposals for European security. The first stage was the talks between Russia and the US that took place in Geneva on January
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko gives a press conference in Brussels on Wednesday, January 12 after a meeting between NATO and Russia. Both sides have expressed readiness for dialogue following escalating tensions in the east of Ukraine. This is still a live broadcast. Should there be a transcript available, it will be added.
What happened in Kazakhstan increasingly looks like a US-Turkish-British-Israeli-led coup d’etat attempt foiled dramatically by their Eurasian adversaries By Pepe Escobar, posted with the author’s permission and cross-posted with The Cradle The year 2022 started with Kazakhstan on fire, a serious attack against one of the key hubs of Eurasian integration. We are only beginning to understand what and how it happened. On Monday morning, leaders of the Collective Security
There are no official results from the meeting in Geneva yet. The US has promised to give the Russians an official answer in writing within a week. The Russians have declared that they have explained the Russian position to their US counterparts in minute details leaving no ambiguity. According to Russian sources, the US position was a “diehard/stubborn” one. Clearly, the War Party in the USA is, at least so
By Walt Garlington for the Saker Blog ‘The Constitution is not a suicide pact’ – but it is nearing that deadly threshold in a number of ways: federal debt, unchecked immigration, but most existentially in a lunatic foreign policy. In its relations with Russia and China especially, but also with regard to Iran, North Korea, and others, the diplomatic/military/intelligence apparatus in Washington City seems driven to ignite dangerous international conflagrations.
Original link: http://middleeastobserver.net/how-serious-are-israels-latest-war-threats-against-iran-mayadeen-report/ Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KCG_PXlOLI Description: A recent Al Mayadeen TV news report questioning the seriousness of Israel’s recent, almost non-stop war threats against Iran. Source: Al Mayadeen Channel (YouTube) Date: December 29, 2021 (Please help MEO keep producing independent translations for you by contributing a sustainable monthly amount: https://www.patreon.com/MiddleEastObserver ) Transcript: Reporter: Israel – with its government, military and security establishment – sleeps while dressed with its military attire, ever since the
Nasrallah: the Saudi regime is the source of terrorism in the Middle East Conclusion of the speech of Hezbollah Secretary General, Sayed Hassan Nasrallah, on January 3, 2022, during the commemoration of the second anniversary of the assassination of Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. Source: video.moqawama.org Translation: resistancenews.org Transcript : […] In this speech devoted to the identification of the assassins [the United States] and of the martyrs [Soleimani
by Fred Reed for the Saker blog A staple response of nationalistic commenters on the web, when told that China is advancing rapidly in technology, is a truculent, “If the Chinese are so damn smart, why do they send their students to American universities? Huh?” The answer may surprise. Appended below is an email from an internet friend with a career in math and engineering: “Fred, “….My oldest daughter, being
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Session of CSTO Collective Security Council January 10, 2022 11:45 Novo-Ogaryovo, Moscow Region Vladimir Putin took part in an emergency session of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation Collective Security Council. The Republic of Armenia chaired the videoconference meeting, which was devoted to the situation in Kazakhstan and measures to normalise it. Taking part in the meeting were Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Akylbek Japarov, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon and Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation
Dear friends, Christ is born! Glorify Him! The magnitude of the crisis in Kazakhstan has surprised many, including myself. Some compared what happened to the Euromaidan in Kiev, but that is a very bad comparison, if only because the Euromaidan happened on one square of one city whereas the violent insurrection (because that is what it was!) in Kazakhstan began in the western regions but quickly spread to the entire
