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Britain, EU Should Prepare for Second Brexit Referendum 14 Dec 2018

Britain, EU Should Prepare for Second Brexit Referendum

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair will say on Friday that Britain and the European Union should prepare for a second Brexit referendum because parliament will probably fail to agree on a divorce deal and the public will need to break the deadlock. Less than four months before Britain is due to leave the EU, […]

Paris Police Bracing for More Violent Protests 14 Dec 2018

Paris Police Bracing for More Violent Protests

Anticipating a fifth straight weekend of violent protests, Paris’ police chief said Friday that armored vehicles and thousands of officers will be deployed again in the French capital. Michel Delpuech told RTL radio that security services intend to deploy the same numbers and strength as last weekend, with about 8,000 officers and 14 armored vehicles […]

“Dark Room” named best at Kerala film festival 14 Dec 2018

“Dark Room” named best at Kerala film festival

Iranian director Ruhollah Hejazi’s “The Dark Room” was selected as best film at the 23rd International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) in Thiruvananthapuram, India last night. The film is about Haleh and Farhad, who together with their 5-year-old son, Amir, have been recently resided in a new complex. Amir is lost in the desert in front […]

Sanctions on Iran or trade warfare? What is the pretext for punishing Huawei in America? 14 Dec 2018

Sanctions on Iran or trade warfare? What is the pretext for punishing Huawei in America?

Canada has arrested a senior Huawei technology company official suspected of violating sanctions against Iran at the request of U.S. officials. Meng Wanzhou, who is one of the vice-chairs on the Chinese technology company’s board and is the daughter of the company’s founder, Ren Zhengfei, was arrested at the request of U.S. officials in Vancouver. […]

Assad says Syria reconstruction to cost $400bn 14 Dec 2018

Assad says Syria reconstruction to cost $400bn

Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad predicts that Syria’s reconstruction will cost between $250 billion and $400 billion, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov has said after meeting with the Syrian head of state. Borisov’s office said Thursday that the diplomat had discussed industrial, medical, and energy cooperation with Assad in Damascus on Thursday, as a years-long […]

Trump impeachment and stigmatizing MBS; the fate in the Congress’s hand 14 Dec 2018

Trump impeachment and stigmatizing MBS; the fate in the Congress’s hand

Perhaps Mohammed bin Salman failed to imagine that his credibility and royal reputation, or what’s left of it, would depend on U.S. Senate, which has become a nightmare for him. Bin Salman –, supported by Al Saud’s wealth and undisputed U.S. support for the Yemeni war, repression of domestic opposition, hostage taking of the Lebanese […]

UN chief: Yemen’s Houthis, ex-govt. agree to ceasefire in Hudaydah 14 Dec 2018

UN chief: Yemen’s Houthis, ex-govt. agree to ceasefire in Hudaydah

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the Yemeni warring parties have reached an agreement on a ceasefire in the Red Sea port city of Hudaydah, as a new round of peace talks aimed at ending nearly four years of a brutal Saudi-led war on its southern neighbor came to a close in Sweden. The UN chief […]

Yemen peace talks in Stockholm; the tale of negotiators with no authority 14 Dec 2018

Yemen peace talks in Stockholm; the tale of negotiators with no authority

The Peace talks between Yemeni government delegation and Houthi representatives has begun since Thursday in Sweden. This is the third round of peace negotiations between the two sides, undergoing talks that had not been resolved in the past because of the abusive Saudi rulers. However, this round of negotiations after months of deliberations by Martin […]

Le Pen’s under-plot for the French President 14 Dec 2018

Le Pen’s under-plot for the French President

The President of the French National Rally political party, Marin Le Pen, is trying to take little stances on the new protests in her country. Some French politicians have accused her of interfering in the recent protests in favor of the French National Rally. Meanwhile, many analysts believe that, ultimately, the outcome of Macron’s removal […]

French Police Hunt Gunman after Christmas Market Attack 13 Dec 2018

French Police Hunt Gunman after Christmas Market Attack

Hundreds of French anti-terror police are hunting for a fugitive gunman who attacked Christmas shoppers at a market in the eastern city of Strasbourg, officials said. The attack in the heart of the medieval city as the annual Christmas market was closing on Tuesday night left two dead, 13 injured and crowds of traumatized witnesses. […]