MiddleEast

Middle East flight cancellations leave Estonians searching for alternative routes home

Estonians in the Middle East are figuring out alternative ways to get home after flights were canceled with no clear indication of when they may resume. The events in the [..]

Middle East escalation: inflation risks, energy markets and uncertain growth

Dainis Gašpuitis, Economist at SEB Banka Latvia, has shared brief reflections on LinkedIn regarding the current situation in the Middle East and its potential implications for the global economy, financial [..]

FM: No signs of Middle East airspace opening any time soon

Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said Monday morning that are no signs of Middle Eastern airspace reopening, which would allow Estonian citizens to return home. On Saturday, [..]

Trump declares Iran’s supreme leader dead as U.S.–Iran conflict erupts across the Middle East

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, had been killed in a coordinated U.S.–Israeli military operation targeting Iranian leadership and strategic sites. In [..]

Lithuania’s FM warns of flight cancellations to Israel, calls on citizens to leave country

The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry recommends citizens to assess the necessity of traveling to Israel and those who are there to leave in view of possible escalation in the region and [..]

Lithuanian troops to leave for NATO mission in Iraq

Members of the Lithuanian Armed Forces’ Redeployable Communications and Information Systems Module are leaving for a NATO mission in Iraq on July 14. During the four-month mission, the troops will [..]

Estonia continues efforts to free its citizen from ship seized in Hormuz Strait

Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said that Estonia is continuing its diplomatic efforts to secure the release of an Estonian citizen who was on board a ship seized in the Strait [..]

Latvian officials condemn Iran’s attack on Israel

President Edgars Rinkevics and Prime Minister Evika Silina (New Unity), who is also acting as Foreign Minister, condemn the attack on Israel by Iran on Sunday night. Rinkevics stressed that [..]

NATO Secretary General: “Israel does not stand alone”

NATO Allies condemned the horrific terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel in a meeting of Defence Ministers on Thursday (12 October 2023). Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant briefed ministers by [..]

NATO Defence Ministers meet to discuss Ukraine, deterrence and defence, Kosovo and the Middle East

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg previewed the issues that NATO Defence Ministers will discuss over the next two days in Brussels, including support for Ukraine, strengthened deterrence and defence, NATO [..]

International community must support Israel’s right to self-defense and provide moral and political support for Israel – Rinkevics

The international community must support Israel’s right to self-defense, which is enshrined in international law, and provide moral and political support for Israel, President Edgars Rinkevics told LETA. The Hamas [..]

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