In recent years, Iran has been a country with a large, but predominantly negative, influence in the Middle East. Now an opportunity for change has opened up, but several obstacles must be overcome for this to happen, writes Jaap Ora, who served as De...

A complex of high-rise buildings in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, has been struck by a rocket. The complex also houses the Estonian embassy. Fortunately, all embassy staff are safe.

Today, representatives of the parliamentary parties gathered to discuss the presidential election to be held in the autumn. Since the Constitution requires a two‑thirds majority of the full composition of the Riigikogu, this threshold presupposes t...

When we talk about Ida-Viru County, people often argue about the possible causes and consequences of the county’s current situation, citing data processed in offices and striking headlines written by foreign journalists. But sometimes, to truly und...

According to Swedish and Finnish media, a terrorist threat has been made against the power systems of all Nordic countries. At the same time, Finnish authorities are reassuring the public, saying there is currently no concrete danger.

Emeritus Bishop Joel Luhamets writes, in his reflection on the speech given on the 108th anniversary of the Republic, that the President’s concern about population decline was powerfully highlighted in the address.

I like Estonia the way it is.Estonia is small, but there are good people here.I like Estonia because it is my grandfather’s land.It’s nice to be in Estonia. I like how the sun shines in summer.

The Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games, which conclude on Sunday evening, offered Estonia a great deal of nerve‑racking excitement, a fair share of disappointments, a sobering reality check, and the joy of an unexpected medal. A full range of emot...

Henry Sildaru won the silver medal in the men's ski halfpipe competition at the Milano Cortina Olympics on Friday evening.

Officials from the Estonian Paralympic Committee will not participate in the official ceremonies of the Milano Cortina Winter Paralympic Games due to the participation of athletes from the aggressor states Russia and Belarus.

On Thursday, the Harju County Court sentenced Anatoli Privalov, an Israeli citizen residing in Narva, to prison for intelligence activities against Estonia. Among other things, last year he attempted, in cooperation with the Russian special services,...

About a fifth of the students do not attend the Estonian language courses at the Ida-Viru County Vocational Education Centre on a regular basis. According to Narva mayor Katri Raik, this is partly the school’s own fault, but the school’s director...

Despite her own failure to do the necessary work, Narva mayor Katri Raik instead blames Hendrik Agur, who has by now carved his name into history as the one who has begun cleaning out the Augean stables of Ida‑Viru in the field of Estonian‑langua...

On Tuesday, a fisherman discovered a balloon on the ice of Lake Peipus, the Estonian–Russian border lake. Attached to the balloon were boxes containing 30,000 illicit cigarettes.

Recently, we relayed an article from the Ukrainian news agency UNIAN describing the military exercise Hedgehog (Siil) in May 2025, during which Ukrainian drone units were able to «destroy» two battalions in half a day. This was reported to the pres...

Since the beginning of the Russo‑Ukrainian war, Western political commentators and analysts have frequently compared Vladimir Putin (b. 7 October 1952) and his policies with those of Germany’s former leader and ruler Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 â...

According to data from the Kiel Institute, one of Germany’s independent economic research centres, Ukraine has, during the years of Russian aggression, been helped mainly by the same group of European countries. When US aid began to decline last ye...

Last week saw the eruption of a second scandal in just a few months, centred on President Alar Karis and his views on foreign policy, which do not coincide with the positions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Does the president have room for manoeu...

On Wednesday, at the proposal of the Internal Security Service, the Police and Border Guard Board deported Russian Federation citizen Andrei Zhuravlyov from Estonia due to his contacts with Russian intelligence services.

In the spring of 1933 my grandmother, then 19 years old, travelled with her husband from Moscow to the seaside town of Novorossiysk, where the family owned a fenced summer house near Gelendzhik. The train went through Kharkiv, and the young couple sa...

«The question is no longer whether the world will change, but how not to end up a loser in this process. The real issue we must confront, honestly and without illusion, is this: how will Estonia win in the new world order?That is the question we can...

According to Kaupo Rosin, Director General of the Foreign Intelligence Service, Russia does not plan to militarily attack Estonia or any other NATO country this year, and it is highly likely that the Foreign Intelligence Service will reach the same a...

At a time when global competition in higher education is steadily increasing worldwide, Estonia has emerged as an attractive destination for students despite its other competition in neighboring European countries, especially for international studen...

An ice road was opened on Sunday between Estonia’s two largest islands, Hiiumaa and Saaremaa, for vehicles weighing no more than 2.5 tonnes. This is the first ice road of the year.

In the public sector, institutions have steadily taken root that do not create new value; their sole purpose is to fulfil the orders of public-law funds. Their work does not make society stronger or more prosperous, writes Elva municipal council memb...