Not an easy time at all and no thanks to US
The world waits to see what the Syrian Arab Army and allies are going to do now that the “West” has warned it will attack Syria if there’s a full scale assault on the terrorists in Idlib. I would humbly suggest surrounding Idlib with a single exit corridor for civilians and starve al-Qaeda and the […]
Saudi sources announce shooting at Al-Masjid an-Nabawi
Saudi sources announced a shooting at Al-Masjid an-Nabawi courtyard on Saturday night, indicating that the assailant has been arrested. No one has been hurt in the incident, which is said to happen on Saturday night, during which an unidentified person started shooting with a handgun at Al-Masjid an-Nabawi courtyard. The security forces managed to arrest […]
Sherman: ‘I met Zarif but not with Kerry and Moniz’
Wendy Sherman, the former senior U.S. nuclear negotiator with Iran, said on Saturday she had met Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif alone, stressing such meetings are not aimed to undermine U.S. policy. “Sec. Pompeo tried to distract from Manafort and gain points with president by attacking me today. Facts were wrong, message was wrong. […]
To tackle water scarcity, Pakistanis crowdsourcing a mammoth dam project
According to a recent report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Pakistan ranks among the top three countries with acute water scarcity. UN agencies like United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) have also sounded alarm bells that Pakistan, which has the world’s fourth-largest rate of water usage, […]
Did the Far-right Really Win the Sweden’s Elections?
General elections were held in Sweden on Sunday 9 September 2018, to elect the 349 members of the Sweden Parliament (Riksdag). They in turn will elect the Prime Minister of Sweden. Regional and municipal elections were also held on the same day. Sweden has been facing a political impasse after its mainstream center-left and center-right […]
Bolton attack on ICC: A legal suicide by U.S.
On Sept. 10, John Bolton, the national security advisor to Donald Trump, made a harsh attack against the International Court of Justice (ICC), calling it “illegitimate” and a body that it is “dead” for the U.S. Established in 2002 under the Rome Statute, the ICC is the world’s first permanent court established to prosecute war […]
Turkey’s Ministry of Education to stop sending grad students to the U.S.
The Turkish Ministry of Education will no longer grant scholarships to students pursuing graduate studies at U.S. universities, the Yeni Şafak daily reported on Thursday based on the remarks of Deputy Minister Mustafa Safran. Speaking at a meeting held on the occasion of an assessment report by an educators union, Safran revealed that in compliance […]
‘U.S. govt. misleading people on Afghan war’
A scathing report that indicts the U.S. government for its failure in Afghanistan despite 17 years of war and investment worth billions of dollars has blasted Trump administration for misleading the people of America on facts about war in Afghanistan. The U.S. government was misleading its public to justify the 17-year-old war in Afghanistan, routinely […]
Trump’s Iran Strategy Dangerous and Ill-Advised
Former US secretary of state John Kerry has said that President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal earlier this year was “a very dangerous and ill-advised move.” Kerry, who was promoting his new book, “Every Day Is Extra,” told the CNN’s Fareed Zakaria on Sunday that the move “is not […]
Iran to participate in ITU Congress
The president of Iran’s Triathlon Federation Mohammad Ali Sabour departed for Australia on Tuesday to take part in the 2018 International Triathlon Union Congress. Siamak Amiri, head of the international committee of the Iranian federation, is also accompanying Sabour. This year’s edition of ITU Congress will be held on September 12 in Australia’s Gold Coast. […]