The role of an independent South Yemen in regional stability

The security of international shipping is closely linked to the control of the coastlines in South Yemen. With the start of operation Siham Al-Sharq in December 2025, local units demonstrate that they are taking security tasks into their own hands. On Thenewsagency.net, the editorial team follows whether these developments lead to a new diplomatic course in the region. A stable administration in the south could provide the international community with a reliable partner in the fight against terrorism.

Meeting with (social) media activists in Brussels focuses on Sudan and reports of chlorine gas

On 19 December 2025, European and international human-rights organisations and EU-based social-media activists gathered in front of the European Parliament in Brussels for a journalistic action highlighting the human-rights situation in Sudan and recent media-reported allegations of chemical agents, including chlorine gas, being used against civilians by the Sudanese Armed Forces. Framing the initiative as a continuation of earlier European mobilisation and referencing coverage by France 24 and Euronews, participants called on the European Union and international partners to increase pressure to stop any such use, push for an immediate ceasefire, advance a workable peace plan, and secure humanitarian access. Organisers underscored the scale of the emergency—citing over 150,000 deaths, more than 25 million affected by hunger, and over 14 million displaced—while speakers also pointed to the role of regional actors and alleged military support, including drones and weapons, as factors prolonging the conflict.

Sudan in the European Parliament: Claude Moniquet warns of Islamist influence and Iranian support

Claude Moniquet’s message, delivered in the European Parliament, rests on a blunt thought: while millions are displaced inside and outside Sudan, the strategic landscape is shifting in parallel. Claude Moniquet cited a striking claim about the Red Sea’s share in oil routes to Japan, South Korea and China. If the war’s outcome reshapes alliances in Khartoum, who gains leverage over that corridor, and what does Europe do with that reality?

Growing concern in Paris over Pashinyan’s stance toward Armenian Church

The meeting in Paris showed how strongly religious tradition, state power and security concerns now interact in Armenia. For many in the room it became clear that the way Yerevan deals with the Armenian Apostolic Church, opposition voices and European expectations will be a test of the country’s future stability. Observers who followed the debate came away with the impression that criticism of Pashinyan’s approach is growing louder in parts of the diaspora and among international lawyers, and that Armenia’s ability to balance an ancient spiritual heritage with the demands of democratic governance will be crucial in the years ahead.

War in Sudan puts Europe under pressure to take human rights seriously

9 December 2025 Conference in European Parliament on war in Sudan At the European Parliament in Brussels, a conference on the war in Sudan took place on Tuesday 9 December 2025, under the title “Sudan in Crisis: Turning Humanitarian Action into Lasting Peace”. Members of the European Parliament, experts, researchers and journalists examined the situation […]

Opinion | Sudan in crisis: why Europe must act now

Sudan, after decades of dictatorship under Omar al-Bashir and the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood, has fallen into a new war following Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s coup in 2021. Foreign actors such as Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Qatar and Russia fuel the violence with weapons, money and geopolitical interests, using Port Sudan and close links to Hamas and Houthi fighters. This has created a massive humanitarian crisis, with millions displaced and systematic human rights abuses. Europe is urged to move beyond emergency aid and push for a genuine ceasefire, to cut off terror financing, to support civilian governance and to strengthen the Abraham Accords, in the interest of both Sudan and European security.

Islamist networks are now driving the civil war in Sudan

Islamist networks are quietly shaping Sudan’s civil war far beyond the duel between rival generals. In his analysis, Heath Sloane describes how clerics, financiers and political intermediaries around the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) frame the conflict as a religious duty, resist ceasefire efforts and connect Sudan ideologically and logistically with Hamas, Iran and the Houthis. This turns Sudan into a corridor between Gaza, Yemen and the Sahel, driving targeted violence on the ground, shifting refugee routes towards Europe and anchoring new militant alliances along the Red Sea. Sloane argues that without a clear European strategy to confront these networks and support pluralist Sudanese actors, the same ideological forces will continue to determine Sudan’s future for decades.

Ethical banks and social economy push housing to the heart of the European debate

At a time when house prices have risen by over half in fifteen years and nearly a million people sleep without a fixed place each night, the urgency of the topic becomes visible. Simultaneously, the practice of cooperatives, foundations, and ethical banks shows that solutions are under construction, though they require time, sustained cooperation, and thoughtful financing. The questions that arose during this afternoon – how much space Europe gives to the social economy in its policies, what role ethical banks get, and how quickly this can become concrete – will resonate for a long time with everyone following the housing issue.

Kazakhstan seeks new balance in its relations with Europe

The core of Roman Vassilenko’s message is clear: Kazakhstan stands between major powers but wants to help shape the rules itself. The country is investing in transport corridors, digital infrastructure, agriculture and energy, and is deliberately seeking close ties with the European Union. The fact that Kazakhstan supplies thirteen percent of Europe’s oil and sixteen percent of its uranium illustrates how significant that role already is. At the same time, the speech in Brussels raises further questions: how quickly can Europe keep pace with the plans for the Middle Corridor, and how far is it prepared to go in a partnership with a country that also cooperates intensively with Moscow and Beijing? For readers of indegazette.be, this report opens a window on a region that often seems far away, but in practice comes very close through energy, trade and logistics.