Month: January 2020

Jordanians come out in droves to protest gas import from Israel

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Protesters in the Jordanian capital chant ‘no to normalization’ after Israel announces the country’s newly opened Leviathan field is now supplying gas to the Hashemite Kingdom Daniel Salami, Hundreds of locals in the Jordanian capital of Amman protested over the weekend a government agreement to import natural gas from Israel, labeling the deal as “normalization” […]

US military would only hit lawful targets in Iran: Pompeo

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday that any target the US military may strike in Iran, in the event Iran retaliates against America for killing its most powerful general, would be legal under the laws of armed conflict. Pompeo was asked on ABC’s “This Week” about President Donald Trump’s assertion Saturday on […]

Jordanians come out in droves to protest gas import from Israel

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Protesters in the Jordanian capital chant ‘no to normalization’ after Israel announces the country’s newly opened Leviathan field is now supplying gas to the Hashemite Kingdom Daniel Salami, Itamar Eichner Hundreds of locals in the Jordanian capital of Amman protested over the weekend a government agreement to import natural gas from Israel, labeling the deal […]

Iraqi parliament passes resolution to end foreign troop presence

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BAGHDAD – Iraq’s parliament passed on Sunday a resolution telling the government to end the presence of foreign troops in Iraq and ensure they not use its land, air, and waters for any reason. “The government commits to revoke its request for assistance from the international coalition fighting Islamic State due to the end of […]

Christians Beheaded for Christmas, The West Goes Back to Sleep

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by Giulio Meotti January 5, 2020 at 5:00 am How much bigger and more extended must this war on Christians become before the West considers it a “genocide” and acts to prevent it? The day after Christians were beheaded in Nigeria, Pope Francis admonished Western society. About beheaded Christians? No. “Put down your phones, talk […]

Iran threatens big step away from nuclear deal after Soleimani killing

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says that officials in the Islamic Republic plan to meet Sunday night to discuss their next step out of the nuclear deal and that it will be even bigger than initially planned. Abbas Mousavi makes the comment Sunday during a briefing with journalists after a US airstrike killed Iranian Revolutionary Guard […]

EU invites Iranian foreign minister to Brussels

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The EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell made the offer to Mohammad Javad Zarif during a telephone call Iran’s foreign minister has been invited to Brussels, the European Union said Sunday, urging a “de-escalation of tensions” in the Gulf after US air strikes that killed a top Iranian general. The EU’s foreign policy chief Josep […]

Egypt flexes strength in Mediterranean as Turkey prepares to deploy troops to neighboring Libya

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2020-01-04 The Egyptian Navy conducted military drills on Saturday that witnessed the implementation of a full amphibious operation in the Mediterranean, using various military parts, including a helicopter carrier. The spokesman of the Egyptian Armed Forces, Colonel Tamer Al-Rifai, said that the naval forces carried out a full amphibious operation in one of the Mediterranean […]

UK Nuclear Sub ‘in Position to Strike Iran Amid Tensions Over Soleimani’s Killing – Report

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  13:40 05.01.2020(updated 13:47 05.01.2020)  by Oleg Burunov Earlier on Sunday, about 50 members of the UK’s Special Air Service (SAS) were sent to Iraq to help with the potential evacuation of Britons following Friday’s US drone strike which killed Qasem Soleimani, head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)’s elite Quds Force. A UK Royal […]

Netanyahu: Israel stands with the US in its fight for peace and security

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Netanyahu said that Soleimani killed many US citizens and other innocent civilians in recent decades. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed support for the US on Sunday, after the US killed top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani and further strikes in Iraq. US President Donald Trump “deserves appreciation for acting determinedly, powerfully and swiftly,” Netanyahu said at […]

Jordanians come out in droves to protest gas import from Israel

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Protesters in the Jordanian capital chant ‘no to normalization’ after Israel announces the country’s newly opened Leviathan field is now supplying gas to the Hashemite Kingdom Daniel Salami, Itamar Eichner Hundreds of locals in the Jordanian capital of Amman protested over the weekend a government agreement to import natural gas from Israel, labeling the deal […]

Saudi Arabia says it was not consulted on Soleimani strike, urges calm

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Kingdom, vulnerable to possible reprisal attacks after American drone strike targeting top Iranian general, reportedly sending prince to US, UK to plead for restraint Today, 12:10 pm RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia was not consulted by Washington over a US drone strike that killed a top Iranian general, an official said Sunday, as the […]

Russia Warns U.S. of ‘Grave Consequences’ of Soleimani Killing

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a news conference following a meeting with Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Moscow, Russia, December 30, 2019. (Evgenia Novozhenina/Reuters) Russia on Friday strongly condemned the U.S. for the killing of top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, who perished Thursday in a drone strike authorized by the Trump administration. […]