Day: May 29, 2020

Lebanon extends mandate of UN force along Israel border

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1-year extension for UNIFIL, deployed in area since 1978, comes as Israeli officials demand major changes in how the force operates AP30 May 2020, 1:43 am Beirut (AP) — Lebanon’s government agreed on Friday to extend the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon along the border with Israel for another year, the […]

Iran amasses its forces in the Persian Gulf to counteract new US coalition

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BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:00 P.M.) – The Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami announced Thursday that his country will “reinforce the security belt” in the Gulf, especially in the Strait of Hormuz. Hatimi said in his speech during the ceremony for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s navy that “preserving the security of this region is at the center […]

Twitter censors Trump for glorifying violence, lets Iran threaten Israel

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Twitter provided no explanation for what defines “glorifying violence” and does not provide a way to report tweets specifically for this issue. SETH J. FRANTZMAN Trump and Khamenei Twitter on Thursday flagged a tweet by US President Donald Trump for “glorifying violence,” disabling re-tweets and comments. In the Tweet Trump had written that “when the […]

Iran says it will continue nuclear work despite US sanctions

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Nuclear officials say latest punitive measures against nuclear scientist only increase country’s determination to push forward with research AgenciesToday, 12:34 pm TEHRAN — Iran said Friday its experts would continue nuclear development activities, despite sanctions imposed earlier this week on their fellow scientists by the United States. State TV cited a statement from the country’s […]

Turkey, Pakistan, Malaysia and Qatar form troubling new alliance

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This emergent alliance is a reflection of a shift in power in the Islamic world away from its traditional Arab center. The name of fugitive Indian Salafi Islamist preacher Zakir Naik is little known in the West. Naik, founder of the Mumbai-based Islamic Research Foundation, is currently being pursued by the Indian authorities on charges […]