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Table of Contents
- Rouhani to Erdogan: ‘We know who killed Fakhrizadeh and we will avenge him’
- ‘All terrorists receive their education in schools sponsored by Saudi Arabia’: Iranian FM spox.
- Azerbaijan announces its official death toll from Karabakh war
- Houthi forces reach outskirts of Saudi-backed coalition’s northern capital in Yemen
- Iraq seeks to diversify weapons, seeks new suppliers
- US can show goodwill to Iran by returning to nuclear agreement: FM
- Heavy clashes breakout in Armenian capital as protesters fight with police: video
- Iran is facing ‘comprehensive war that is worse than Iraq conflict’: Rouhani
- Russian, Syrian jets swarm central Syria in powerful attack on ISIS
- Ex-Turkish PM accuses Erdogan of selling Turkey to Qatar
- German tourist comes under attack by shark in Egyptian waters: video
- US and Israel strengthening coordination over possible Iranian attack: newspaper
- Turkish President to attend Karabakh ‘victory ceremony’ in Azerbaijan; seized Armenian equipment to be shown
- US supercarrier enters Persian Gulf amid increased tension with Iran: video
- US intends to declare Houthis a terrorist group and tighten sanctions on devastated Yemen
- Turkey eyes 3 important towns in northern Syria as attacks intensify
- Israel orchestrated assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist: media
- US withdraws half of its diplomats in Iraq amid fears of Iranian retaliation: report
Rouhani to Erdogan: ‘We know who killed Fakhrizadeh and we will avenge him’
Published 2020-12-03 21:11:38 by News Desk in Iran, Turkey
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 P.M.) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in a phone call with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday that Tehran reserves the right to respond “in a timely manner” to the assassination of nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. In a statement, the Iranian presidency stated that Rouhani held Israel responsible for the assassination of the prominent nuclear scientist, in a “heinous crime and an inhuman action.” He said, “There is no doubt that the assassination of the Iranian scientist is evidence of the impotence of the true enemies of the Iranian people, and revenge against this… Read on ->
Tags: Erdogan, Iran, Rouhani, Turkey
‘All terrorists receive their education in schools sponsored by Saudi Arabia’: Iranian FM spox.
Published 2020-12-03 21:02:41 by News Desk in Gulf, Iran
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:45 P.M.) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Thursday that “every terrorist group in our region received its teachings in religious schools funded by Saudi Arabia.” Khatibzadeh tweeted on Thursday “No amount of Saudi confusion can hide this ugly reality.” He added in another tweet about Saudi Arabia: “Their atrocities in Yemen, and the infamous killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi are just some of their other stunts, and the latest of this is their standing with the state sponsor of terror against the Palestinians.” “The Saudis must change course,” he continued. “The policy of inflaming… Read on ->
Tags: Iran, Saudi
Azerbaijan announces its official death toll from Karabakh war
Published 2020-12-03 20:42:01 by News Desk in World-News
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 P.M.) – Azerbaijan announced on Thursday that 2,783 of its soldiers have been killed in the confrontations against the Armenian forces in the Karabakh region. “2,783 soldiers of the Azerbaijani armed forces were killed in the national war,” the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said in a statement. They added that more than 100 soldiers were still missing in the confrontations that started between the two sides at the end of September. The Azerbaijani government had not previously declared its military losses in the war, which concluded with the declaration of a ceasefire that ended several weeks of fighting… Read on ->
Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Karabakh
Houthi forces reach outskirts of Saudi-backed coalition’s northern capital in Yemen
Published 2020-12-03 19:59:34 by News Desk in Yemen
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:40 P.M.) – The Ansarallah Movement (Houthi forces) scored an important advance on Thursday, when their troops captured a strategic mountaintop and a nearby valley in the Marib Governorate. According to the Ansarallah Movement’s media activists, their forces captured the Al-Nakhla area that consists of a valley and mountaintop after a fierce battle with the Saudi-led Coalition and Yemeni government troops. The reports from this front indicated that the Ansarallah forces also seized parts of the Al-Suheil area after inching closer to the gates of the Marib Governorate’s administrative capital. They would add that their troops managed to… Read on ->
Tags: Ansarallah, Houthi, Marib, Yemen
Iraq seeks to diversify weapons, seeks new suppliers
Published 2020-12-03 19:39:26 by News Desk in Iraq
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:20 P.M.) – On Thursday, the Iraqi Parliament’s Security and Defense Committee called on the government to diversify the sources of arms to the Iraqi army and not to rely on one country. Representative in Parliament, Sa’aran Al-Aa’ajibi, said in a press statement, “The Parliamentary Security and Defense Committee called on the government to have multiple sources of arming the Iraqi army, and not to rely on one country for arming.” He stressed, “In the event that relations between us and this country deteriorate, the latter will resort to cutting arms and ammunition from us, and thus its… Read on ->
Tags: Iraq
US can show goodwill to Iran by returning to nuclear agreement: FM
Published 2020-12-03 19:15:12 by News Desk in Iran
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Thursday that the U.S.-imposed sanctions are a crime against humanity, as he demanded that Washington show good faith by returning to the nuclear agreement. He called on America to show goodwill by returning to the nuclear agreement, “and then Tehran will fully comply with the agreement,” according to him. Zarif’s words come after the Iranian Guardian Council approved the law on strategic measures to cancel sanctions, which was approved by the Iranian Consultative Council, on Wednesday. After the approval by the Guardian Council, the law becomes enforceable,… Read on ->
Tags: Iran, US
Heavy clashes breakout in Armenian capital as protesters fight with police: video
Published 2020-12-03 18:50:09 by News Desk in World-News
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:20 P.M.) – The streets of the Armenian capital Yerevan witnessed clashes Thursday between police and protesters demanding the departure of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The demonstrators closed one of the central streets in Yerevan, while some of them sat in the middle of the road before the police intervened to break up the gatherings and arrest many protesters. https://twitter.com/301_AD/status/1334509506043240449?s=20 Since November 10, the opposition parties have been organizing protest demonstrations in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Pashinyan because he signed, along with Russian Presidents Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani Ilham Aliyev, a statement stipulating a ceasefire in the… Read on ->
Tags: Armenia
Iran is facing ‘comprehensive war that is worse than Iraq conflict’: Rouhani
Published 2020-12-03 18:06:24 by News Desk in Iran, Iraq
BEIRUT, LEBANON (55:40 P.M.) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that his country is facing a comprehensive economic war imposed on it three years ago. This came in his statements on the sidelines of his participation in the inauguration ceremony of 25 projects in the energy field in 3 provinces, according to the Fars News Agency. In his remarks, Rouhani emphasized, “Today we are facing a comprehensive economic war that is much stronger than the war imposed over the past 8 years (the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war).” “Neither the Americans nor anyone in the world imagined that we would be able… Read on ->
Tags: Iran, Iraq
Russian, Syrian jets swarm central Syria in powerful attack on ISIS
Published 2020-12-03 17:04:15 by News Desk in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:45 P.M.) – The Russian and Syrian air forces have increased their aerial presence in central Syria this week, as their warplanes have launched dozens of airstrikes on the Islamic State’s (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) positions inside the Hama, Al-Raqqa and Homs governorates. According to several reports from the field, the airstrikes were led by the Russian Air Force, who unleashed over 30 strikes on the terrorist positions in the past 72 hours. The majority of the Russian and Syrian airstrikes were concentrated on the Al-Sa’an District of Hama, which is where the Islamic State has been trying to carve out… Read on ->
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Ex-Turkish PM accuses Erdogan of selling Turkey to Qatar
Published 2020-12-03 16:51:06 by News Desk in Turkey
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:40 P.M.) – the head of the Turkish future Party, Ahmet Davutoglu, accused President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of “dishonesty”, calling on him to “return to his senses.” The former prime minister said in a video clip he posted on Twitter that “Erdogan betrayed the trust, against the backdrop of selling 10% of the Istanbul Stock Exchange to Qatar, to save the Turkish economy,” calling on him to “return to his senses.” Referring to the extent of the damage inflicted on the Turkish economy, Davutoglu said: “You cannot find a cover for this wreck, Mr. Erdogan. This country is… Read on ->
Tags: Qatar, Turkey
German tourist comes under attack by shark in Egyptian waters: video
Published 2020-12-03 16:43:38 by News Desk in Egypt
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) – The Egyptian website Masri Times published a video of an incident where a German tourist was attacked by a shark in the southern Red Sea near the coasts of Marsa Alam, while she was on a diving trip. The video clip showed that the shark attack the German tourist in the depths of the sea while swimming next to a diving instructor. The attack itself was on the victim’s shoulder area, but wearing two diving suits reduced the injury. Investigations revealed that a 43-year-old German tourist was diving in the “Fen Stone” area and was… Read on ->
Tags: Egypt
US and Israel strengthening coordination over possible Iranian attack: newspaper
Published 2020-12-03 16:09:13 by News Desk in Iran, Israel
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 P.M.) – According to the Haaretz newspaper, senior Israeli and US military officers met recently to strengthen ties between the two armies and prepare for possible Iranian retaliation following the assassination of Tehran’s chief nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. The newspaper pointed out that many defensive measures were taken as part of the coordination in anticipation of a possible Iranian response, as these measures include joint detection of missile launches at Israeli or American targets in the region. The newspaper said that defense officials in Israel believe that there is a high possibility that Iranian retaliation will come… Read on ->
Tags: Iran, Israel, US
Turkish President to attend Karabakh ‘victory ceremony’ in Azerbaijan; seized Armenian equipment to be shown
Published 2020-12-03 15:41:06 by News Desk in World-News
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) – The Russian media reported on Thursday that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will travel to Azerbaijan next week on an official visit to attend a “victory ceremony” over the Karabakh conflict. On Thursday, the Russian RIA Novosti agency quoted a diplomatic source in Baku as confirming that Erdogan will attend a military parade to be held in the Azerbaijani capital on the 10th of December on the occasion of “the victory in the Karabakh war.” It is expected, according to some Azerbaijani reports, that the Armenian side’s combat mechanisms that were controlled by the Azerbaijani forces… Read on ->
Tags: Azerbaijan, Erdogan, Karabakh, Turkey
US supercarrier enters Persian Gulf amid increased tension with Iran: video
Published 2020-12-03 15:32:55 by News Desk in Iran
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:10 P.M.) – The US aircraft supercarrier USS Nimitz has returned to the North Arabian Sea, as Washington reduces its forces inside Afghanistan and Iraq. The US Navy said in a tweet this week: “Nimitz Strike Group, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three critical chokepoints to the free flow of global commerce.” https://twitter.com/US5thFleet/status/1334172131039571968?s=20 The USS Nimitz previously left the Gulf region to participate in the Malabar joint exercises with India on November 17th, but… Read on ->
Tags: Iran, US
US intends to declare Houthis a terrorist group and tighten sanctions on devastated Yemen
Published 2020-12-03 15:12:39 by News Desk in Yemen
BERIUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – Sources revealed to the Washington Post newspaper that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo intends to declare the Houthis (Ansarallah Movement) a terrorist organization within days. The newspaper reported that the United Nations issued an appeal this week to the administration of US President Donald Trump about the potential humanitarian disaster in Yemen, ahead of an expected decision to designate the Houthis there as a terrorist organization, while US officials are preparing for a possible suspension of the $700 million aid program. Officials familiar with the matter told the newspaper that in addition to the disclosure… Read on ->
Tags: Houthis, Yemen
Turkey eyes 3 important towns in northern Syria as attacks intensify
Published 2020-12-03 14:55:26 by News Desk in Syria, Turkey
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – The Turkish military has launched daily attacks on three large towns in three different governorates in northern Syria this week, prompting fears of a new offensive that will be led by the forces loyal to Ankara east of the Euphrates. According to a field reporter in the Aleppo Governorate, the Turkish military’s recent string of attacks on Manbij (Aleppo), ‘Ain ‘Issa (Al-Raqqa) and Tal Tamr (Al-Hasakah) are not a coincidence, as Ankara has set its sights on taking these three towns to increase their “security corridor” in northern Syria. Moreover, these three towns have a… Read on ->
Tags: Aleppo, Manbij, Syria, Turkey
Israel orchestrated assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist: media
Published 2020-12-03 14:18:29 by News Desk in Iran, Israel
Israel orchestrated and executed the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh on 27 November, CNN reported citing an anonymous US administration official. The source noted that normally Tel Aviv warns the White House about its upcoming covert operations, but did not elaborate on whether this was the case with Fakhrizadeh murder. The official also refused to elaborate on whether Washington provided any kind of support to Israel in this attack. CNN’s source added that the US does not expect a retaliatory strike against its forces in the region, since Tehran blames Tel Aviv for the incident. The official reportedly… Read on ->
Tags: Iran, Israel
US withdraws half of its diplomats in Iraq amid fears of Iranian retaliation: report
Published 2020-12-03 00:41:31 by News Desk in Iran, Iraq
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 A.M.) – The United States allegedly decided to withdraw about half of its diplomats from the US embassy in Baghdad, amid heightened tensions with Iran, which Washington fears will seek revenge. The US-based newspaper Politico reported this information from US officials , one working in US Department of State, about reducing the number of staff, but it is not clear when it will resume work at full capacity of the embassy because of the growing tensions with Iran. “The State Department continually adjusts its diplomatic presence at embassies and consulates throughout the world in line with its… Read on ->
Tags: Iran, Iraq, US
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