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Breaking: Guaido calls for military uprising in Venezuela, says final phase underway

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.td_uid_6_5cc82670b70c5_rand.td-a-rec-img{text-align:left}.td_uid_6_5cc82670b70c5_rand.td-a-rec-img img{margin:0 auto 0 0} Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed interim-President Juan Guaido has published a video with a call for Venezuelan soldiers, as well as citizens, to go into the streets of Caracas to ensure “the definitive cessation of the usurpation” of constitutionally elected President Nicolas Maduro. Guaido, speaking in the video and surrounded by people in military uniforms, stressed that Venezuelan will be fighting “in the […]

Iran, Russia to Hold Joint Naval Maneuvers

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Iran and Russia will hold a joint naval drill in the Persian Gulf this year, Iranian PressTV reported. “Our negotiations with Russia revolved mostly around technical and operational topics and we plan to hold a joint naval exercise…. Based on negotiations with the Russian Navy, the force will dispatch a fleet to the southern regions […]

IRGC senior commander warns US against any hostile move

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MNA – The IRGC Deputy Coordinator Admiral Ali Fadavi has warned of vigorous response against United States hostile actions. “When the Americans have done something, they have always faced firm responses and from now on, if they take any actions, they will definitely receive a response,” IRGC Deputy Coordinator Admiral Ali Fadavi said in a […]

Trump pushes to designate Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group

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30 Apr 2019Andrea Spada The Trump administration is pushing to issue an order that would designate the Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organization, bringing the weight of American sanctions against a storied and influential Islamist political movement with millions of members across the Middle East, according to officials familiar with the matter, like reported by […]

Islamic Jihad: We’re not responsible for Monday’s rocket fire

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Elior Levy|Published:  04.30.19 , 11:53 Senior Islamic Jihad official on Tuesday denied the claims made by Israeli military that the organization’s military wing is responsible for firing a rocket into Israeli territory on Monday evening.   The official added the accusations made by Israel are done in order to incide the Palestinians against the organization. […]

Greenblatt: NYT needs to do ‘serious soul-searching’

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US envoy criticizes New York Times after it published several cartoons against PM Netanyahu and President Trump. Elad Benari, 30/04/19 Jason Greenblatt, the US Representative for International Negotiations, on Monday urged The New York Times to do some “serious soul-searching” following its publication of an anti-Semitic cartoon in its international edition. The cartoon, published last […]

Israel Reprimands France for Former Diplomat Calling It an Apartheid State

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Israeli officials barred from meeting outgoing French ambassador to the U.S. Gerard Araud, scheduled to visit in coming days Noa LandauApr 30, 2019 11:40 AM France’s Ambassador to Israel Helene Le Gal has been summoned for a reprimand by the Foreign Ministry over comments made by outgoing French ambassador to the United States, who said […]

Libyan National Army Claims It Possesses Evidence of Turkey Supporting Daesh

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Libyan National Army (LNA), led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, said on Monday that it possessed documents and other evidence confirming Turkey’s support for Daesh*. “Turkey is one of the countries supporting terrorism around the world. We posses leaked #Turkish documents and other evidence that prove the Turkish regime’s support for #ISIS,” LNA […]

Jihad rocket aimed at Israeli port was Tehran’s first riposte for Trump’s sanctions

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The rocket which exploded in the sea off Israel’s southern port-town on Monday night, April 29, was fired by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad from northern Gaza. The IDF admitted as much the next morning, after initially playing down the long-range fire as a Palestinian rocket training test which did not reach Israel – in the […]

Boxed in: $1 billion of Iranian crude sits at China’s Dalian port

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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Some 20 million barrels of Iranian oil sitting on China’s shores in the northeast port of Dalian for the past six months now appears stranded as the United States hardens its stance on importing crude from Tehran. Iran sent the oil to China, its biggest customer, ahead of the reintroduction of U.S. […]

Iran to keep exporting crude oil despite U.S. pressure: Iran president

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GENEVA (Reuters) – Iran will continue to export oil despite U.S. pressure aimed at reducing the nation’s crude oil shipments to zero, Iran President Hassan Rouhani said in a speech broadcast live on Iranian state TV on Tuesday. “America’s decision that Iran’s oil exports must reach zero is a wrong and mistaken decision, and we […]

Russia slams West’s handling of foreign ISIS terrorists in Syria

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov criticised Europe and the United States for not taking back their citizens who were captured while fighting for Islamic State. He made the remarks during a press conference with his Bangladeshi counterpart Abulkalam Abdul Momen in Moscow on Monday. “Our western colleagues from Europe first of all and from other […]

Jordan, Egypt said to mediate between Israel and PA over tax transfer standoff

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PA official reportedly says there will be no compromise on issue; US unable to resolve crisis because Ramallah cut off contact with Washington By TOI STAFFToday, 11:03 am  0 1shares PA President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during the weekly cabinet meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah on April 29, 2019. (Majdi Mohammed / POOL / AFP) […]