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Central Bank vows to continue monetary tightening until a permanent fall in inflationThe Turkish Central Bank has increased its policy interest rate by 475 points to 15 percent and announced that it will simplify its decision-making by…

Thursday brought further good news from the global effort to produce a safe and effective vaccine against the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.A report published in the prestigious medical journal The Lancet says that a potential…

Militants affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) terror group have stepped up their attacks against Syrian government forces and allied militias in the desert region of Syria.Last week, attacks claimed by IS in the desert area killed at…

Temperature and COVID-19 symptom checks like the ones used at schools and doctor’s offices have again proved inadequate for spotting coronavirus infections and preventing outbreaks. A study of Marine recruits found that despite these…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has chosen his longtime adviser Ron Klain to reprise his role as his chief of staff, installing an aide with decades of experience in the top role in his White House. Klain will lead a White House…

The Guardian reports that Climate advocates rejoicing at Joe Biden’s presidential victory are also quietly absorbing the blow of Republicans possibly keeping control of the US Senate – which would kneecap significant efforts to fight…

The European Union regulators have filed antitrust charges Tuesday against Amazon, accusing the e-commerce giant of using its access to data to gain an unfair advantage over merchants using its platform according to AP News. The EU’s…

By Khaled Fattal, Survivability News Publisher.Is A New Paint Brush to Occupy The White House?In 2008, Americans and the world celebrated Barack Obama's win of the White House with the slogan "Change has come to America" after an eight…

Declaration follows six weeks of heavy fighting and advancement by the Azerbaijan’s forces.Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said he has signed a deal with the leaders of Azerbaijan and Russia to end the military conflict over…

Russia began to deploy its peacekeeping contingent to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone since 06:00 Moscow Time alongside with the withdrawal of Armenian forces, the Defense Ministry said."In accordance with the statement of the…

A total of 1,960 peacekeepers, 90 armored personnel carriers and 380 vehicles and pieces of special equipment will be sent to Nagorno-Karabakh Read More

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed optimism Tuesday over a new ceasefire agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan after weeks of violent clashes over Nagorno-Karabakh, and reportedly deployed peacekeeping troops to the region.…

Protected: Carnival Corp Hack Exposes New Geo-Political Risks | Insider Access-Subscribers OnlyCarnival operates Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises and Holland America Line among others. It did not say what specific line was the…

According to CNN and other news media outlets, the United Nations and the European Union have criticized the demolition by the Israeli military of a large portion of a Palestinian community in the West Bank that left 73 people, including 41…

Fox News has instructed its anchors not to call Joe Biden the “President-elect” when the network calls the race, according to two memos obtained by CNN.The memos say Fox should “stay away” from using the description, and instead say…

China vs USA Clash of the Titan Empires | Battle to Dominate the 21st Century How can nations, governments and corporate leaders mitigate the risks of becoming collateral damage as these two giant empires battle not only to dominate the…

The recent repatriation of an Islamic State (IS) woman and four children from the Kurdish-controlled al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria is being applauded as an important step by Albania to deal with its citizens abroad who have been…

By Khaled Fattal, Survivability News Publisher. The leaked and daunting video below is not from the Hitler archives conducted during Nazi Germany. Is it appears to be a Pentagon / Department of Defence project briefing to alter the "God…

Arms Watch's investigation reports that least 150 private US military contractors have been transported to Eastern Europe from Malta, Libya, Erbil/Iraq, and other locations on Pentagon-chartered flights over the last weeks. Read report…

Drone footage captured buildings reduced to piles of rubble in the Turkish city of İzmir on Friday after a strong earthquake struck the Aegean Sea, setting off tidal waves which slammed into coastal areas and islands. Search and rescue…

"Stand back and Stand by" These were the volatile words and reply of President Trump September 29, 2020, when he was asked to condemn White Supremacists. How will Americans use the guns they already own, and the record 17m new guns they…

Survivability News and its Parent Company MLi Group are partnering with the Africa Global Intelligence & Security Institute (AfGISI) and its Global Intelligence & Security Symposium 2020 titled: COMBATING GLOBAL PANDEMICS AND…

France says calls to boycott French products in Arab countries should stop immediatelyMorocco has become the latest Arab nation to hit out at France after cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad were projected onto two French government…

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi proposed the formation of a new multilateral forum to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East, international news agencies reported yesterday.His remarks came during a meeting with his Iranian…

Turkish President said that the United States was free to use any sanctions it liked Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has once again reasserted Turkey's position that it will not refuse Russian's S400 missile systems, despite the…

France recalled its ambassador to Turkey after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said French President Emmanuel Macron needed a mental health evaluation amid a government crackdown on Islamic extremism in response to the beheading of a…

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan suggested Emmanuel Macron, his French counterpart needed mental health treatment, the latest sign of a growing backlash in the Islamic world sparked by Macron’s claim that Islam is in crisis.Ankara…

US indictment of operatives, accused of launching several attacks, gives a detailed account of how they went about their businessThe Sandworm team of Russian military intelligence, alleged to have unleashed computer chaos against the…

Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stressed that as usual the American side did not bother to present any proof Read More

He reminded that in the last months of US President Barack Obama’s term as president, his administration "sent signals" of being ready to discuss cybersecurity cooperation, however, "unfortunately, that ended fast" Read More

A senior US justice official accused China on Thursday of helping North Korea launder money from massive cyber thefts it has carried out to raise funds in the face of international sanctions.At an event hosted by a Washington think tank,…

Sheikh Muhammad Adnan Al-Afiouni, the senior Sunni Muslimsy province was killed in a roadside bombing yesterday which is believed to have been a targeted assassination. The explosion happened in the town of Qudsaya, west of the Syrian…

Ilham Aliyev noted that the "right to self-determination is an important factor of international law but it shouldn’t violate the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan" Azerbaijan will never agree to hold a referendum on self-determination…

International watchdog group Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Azerbaijan of "repeatedly" using widely banned cluster munitions in residential areas in Nagorno-Karabakh since its war with Armenian forces over the enclave dramatically…

Optimism that upcoming talks in Washington will quell fighting between Azerbaijani and ethnic Armenian forces over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh appeared to dim as the two sides engaged in new battles and leaders in Baku and…

Armenian President Armen Sarkissian and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell have had a meeting Thursday in Brussels to discuss the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. The press service for the president’s…

Nigerian protesters paralysed Africa’s biggest city Lagos on Monday, blocking the airport as widespread demonstrations sparked by police brutality spiralled.Hundreds of mainly young protesters waving flags and placards marched outside the…

Amnesty, Oxfam and Human Rights Watch accuse US administration of intimidationThe Trump administration is reportedly considering labelling a number of leading international humanitarian organisations as antisemitic after they documented…

New leader faces task of securing international support and averting country’s collapseA year after resigning, Saad Hariri has again been named as Lebanon’s prime minister and tasked with forming a government that could win critically…

Mustafa al-Kadhimi also urges Europe to assist the Middle Eastern nation’s debt-ridden economyIraq’s prime minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, has warned that he is being forced into an impossible balancing act between the US and Iran, as he…