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The EU has decided not to attempt to block construction of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline more. Photo: Kommersant / Alexander Shcherbak The EU has refused all its attempts to block construction of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline , the Wall Street Journal newspaper reported. According to the newspaper, the EU authorities have long been under the pressure of several states, the main of which was Poland , but now Brussels wants to remove the concerns of these countries with the help of Moscow. Earlier, the European Commission sent an official letter to the heads of the energy departments of Sweden and Denmark, in which clearly stated that it sees no reason to file a lawsuit against the Nord Stream-2. As the Wall Street Journal noted, Brussels has concluded the discussion on the implementation of this project. At the same time, the European Commission admits that the counteracting can lie only in a political context, there are no legal grounds for impeding the construction. In addition, the

Two pro-militant journalists have sued US President Donald Trump and his administration for the fact that they were allegedly included in a list of persons that should be eliminated by US drones due to ties with terrorist organizations. US President Donald Trump (Photo: AFP 2017 / Mandel Ngan) Former chief of the Al Jazeera bureau in Pakistan , Ahmed Zaidan, and string correspondent Bilal Kareem have sued US President Donald Trump and officials of his administration, the Politico magazine reported on Friday. The journalists claim that they were allegedly included in a list of persons that should be eliminated by US drones due to ties with terrorist organizations. According to the journalists, they were added to the list of special services under the administration of former US President Barack Obama, but the new president and his team did nothing to exclude them from the targets of the US Air Force. The reporters deny their connection with terrorists in a lawsuit, filed in the Wash

Click to see the full-size map The Free Syrian Army’s Ahmad Aboud Forces captured Abu Adnan farm, Beir Al Rasef and Bier Khasab in the Syrian desert north of Suwaida Governorate. According to pro-position sources, the Syrian Air Force targeted the Ahmad Aboud Forces during their advance in the Syrian desert. As a result, many rebels were killed or injured. Adnan Al Khuleh, a field commander of the Ahmad Aboud Forces, was among killed. Pro-government sources didn’t confirm or deny the airstrike so far. View image on Twitter  Follow قوات م1 أحمد العبدو   @QwatAbdo 10:51 PM - 28 Mar 2017     6 6 Retweets     20 20 likes The Ahmad Aboud Forces announced that their next target is to break the ISIS siege on the Jaish Al-Islam-held area in eastern Qalamun. Rebels will have to capture the area around Bier Mdad north of the Al Seen air base and Al Mussnah village in eastern Qalamun to achieve this goal. It’s important to mention that ISIS s

The head of the Kurdistan Regional Government has announced preparations for a referendum on independence of the region from Iraq. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres (L) and head of the Kurdistan Regional Government Massoud Barzani (Photo: Twitter / SamiErgoshi) During a meeting with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, head of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) , Massoud Barzani, has announced preparations for a referendum on independence of the region from Iraq. According to Barzani, “the referendum, which is the highest form of democracy, will be held in Iraqi Kurdistan in the near future.” Barzani noted that the international community should get to know about the Kurdish people’s opinion. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi commented on these statements. According to al-Abadi, “separation of Kurdistan from Iraq does not meet the interests of Kurds.” “Not only Iraq, but also Turkey and Syria, where a large number of Kurds live, oppose the aspiration of Erbil [the admin