Day: August 29, 2021

Iran and Syria vow to confront ‘economic terrorism’ of US sanctions

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Meeting his Syrian counterpart, Iran’s new Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says two countries will aim to reduce pressure on their peoples By Albert Aji 30 August 2021, 12:14 am   DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Iran and Syria vowed on Sunday to take “mighty steps” to confront US sanctions imposed on the two regional allies, saying […]

In first top-level meeting in a decade, Gantz holds talks with Abbas in Ramallah

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Sit-down comes after Bennett returns from meeting Biden in Washington; Defense Minister says Israel is ready to boost Palestinian Authority’s ailing economy By Aaron Boxerman 30 August 2021, 1:34 am Edit Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Defense Minister Benny Gantz met in Ramallah on Sunday evening in the first such high-level face-to-face talks in […]

Hamas military chief in hiding, fears Israeli will assassinate him

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August 29, 2021 Sinwar has not been seen in public for several days, on the heels of rising tensions between Israel and Hamas. By Lauren Marcus, World Israel News Hamas military chief Yahya Sinwar has gone into hiding due to fears that he may soon be assassinated by Israel, TPS reported Sunday. A source in […]

Gantz: Iran threatens the entire world

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Defense Minister calls for international mobilization against Iran and its nuclear ambitions. Ben Ariel , Aug 30 , 2021 12:02 AM Defense Minister Benny Gantz spoke on Sunday evening at an event in memory of journalist Roni Daniel, which took place 30 days after his death at the Givatayim Theater. He began his remarks with […]

North Korea appears to have restarted nuclear reactor, IAEA says

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North Korea appears to have restarted a nuclear reactor that is widely believed to have produced plutonium for nuclear weapons, the UN atomic watchdog has said in an annual report. The International Atomic Energy Agency has had no access to North Korea since Pyongyang expelled its inspectors in 2009. The country then pressed ahead with its nuclear […]

Gantz: A nuclear-armed Iran will set off a regional arms race

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Today, 8:37 pm Edit   Defense Minister Benny Gantz warns against the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran, predicting it would set off an arms race in the Middle East. “It’s very important that the entire world enlists for the mission before it is too late, because the risk of a nuclear Iran is not only […]

US drone strike in Kabul hits IS suicide bombers heading to airport

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American officials say intended target was struck, averting another attack; in apparently separate incident a child is killed in a rocket strike nearby By AP and TOI staff Today, 5:53 pm Edit WASHINGTON — US officials said an American drone strike has hit a vehicle carrying multiple Islamic State suicide bombers heading for Kabul airport. […]

Breaking: Loud blast heard in area of Kabul’s airport

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Eyewitnesses suggest it may have been a rocket attack that sent plumes of black smoke billowing into the air A loud blast rocked Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Sunday afternoon, as another likely terrorist attack materialized as the backdrop to an increasingly chaotic withdrawal of United States troops. A security official from the recently deposed government […]

Jesus Claims to be The Messiah

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Jesus Reveals His True Nature and Mission to an Inferior Samaritan Woman The Samaritan Woman at the Well by Annibale Carracci Cir 1560-1609 Some of the Bible’s and the Lord Jesus’ detractors say that He never claimed to be the Christ. Well He did and revealed himself to a lowly Samaritan woman not to the […]

Macron vows French troops will remain in Iraq even if US withdraws

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Summit in Baghdad brings together Arab leaders, including regional foes Iran and Saudi Arabia; is overshadowed by chaos in Afghanistan By Laurence Benhamou and Guillaume Decamme Today, 5:18 am BAGHDAD (AFP) — The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan overshadowed a summit in Baghdad on Saturday grouping key regional leaders as well as French President Emmanuel Macron […]