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Saudi $100s bln arms purchases failed to intercept drone attacks from Yemen: Zarif 18 Sep 2019

Saudi $100s bln arms purchases failed to intercept drone attacks from Yemen: Zarif

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has tweeted to strongly reject Washington's claims on Iran's role in recent attacks on Saudi oil facilities, saying that blaming Iran will not change the reality of futility of Saudi Arabia's weapon purchases.

UN Experts Urge Probe of Rohingya Killings in Bangladesh 17 Sep 2019

UN Experts Urge Probe of Rohingya Killings in Bangladesh

UN human rights experts have raised new concerns about the treatment of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh following a deadly backlash over the killing of a ruling party official.

Police Clear Major Migrant Camp in Northern France 17 Sep 2019

Police Clear Major Migrant Camp in Northern France

French police began clearing around 1,000 migrants from a gymnasium near the northern port of Dunkirk on Tuesday after a court ruled it was a health and security hazard.

Russia, Japan to Create Conditions for Peace Treaty 17 Sep 2019
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Russia, Japan to Create Conditions for Peace Treaty

Russia and Japan need to sign a peace treaty, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said Tuesday, after a meeting with the head of the Japanese National Security Council Secretariat, Shigeru Kitamura.

Iran never confuse Bolton’s firing with change of course in Trump’s foreign policy towards Iran: Entessar 17 Sep 2019

Iran never confuse Bolton’s firing with change of course in Trump’s foreign policy towards Iran: Entessar

Nader Entessar, Professor Emeritus of Political Science from University of South Alabama says that Bolton's firing was due primarily to personality conflicts in the upper-echelon of Trump's foreign policy team and had very little to do with policy differences toward Iran.

Yemenis attack on Aramco proof of US’ inability in salvaging S. Arabia: MP 17 Sep 2019

Yemenis attack on Aramco proof of US’ inability in salvaging S. Arabia: MP

An Iranian lawmaker said on Tuesday that oil attacks by Yemenis on Saudi Aramco oil facilities proves that the US is incapable of protecting and saving Saudi Arabia.

Russia to Send 40 Aircraft to Indra Drills 17 Sep 2019

Russia to Send 40 Aircraft to Indra Drills

More than 40 Russian aircraft of various types will be sent to India to take part in the Russian-Indian military exercise, known as Indra-2019.

New Zealand PM Ardern to Meet US President Trump for First Formal Talks 17 Sep 2019

New Zealand PM Ardern to Meet US President Trump for First Formal Talks

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday she plans to meet with US President Donald Trump in New York next week, in what would be the first formal bilateral discussions between the two leaders.

US might topple Saudi Arabia as the world’s top oil exporter sooner than planned 17 Sep 2019

US might topple Saudi Arabia as the world’s top oil exporter sooner than planned

Commenting on recent drone attack on Saudi Aramco Mehmet Ogutcu says prior to this attack, the US was planning to double its crude oil exports to 9 million barrels per day by 2024. That means the US might topple Saudi Arabia as the world's top oil exporter sooner than planned.

US authorities warn against Donald Trump’s increasing anti-Iran rhetoric after Saudi attacks 17 Sep 2019

US authorities warn against Donald Trump’s increasing anti-Iran rhetoric after Saudi attacks

A number of US politicians have warned against US administration's ratchet up rhetoric against Iran after yesterday's attacks on Saudi oil facilities.