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Netanyahu Beware? Gantz Accepts Lieberman’s Ultimatum Amid Coalition Talks

Posted on March 8, 2020March 8, 2020By Editor

In a dramatic turn of events for Israel’s political limbo, Benny Gantz has accepted a list of secularist demands in a bid to cobble together a coalition government. … Read More >Netanyahu Beware? Gantz Accepts Lieberman’s Ultimatum Amid Coalition Talks

‘Open your gates’: Erdogan tells Greece how to ‘fix’ migrant standoff

Posted on March 8, 2020March 8, 2020By Editor

Greece should follow Turkey’s suit and simply “open the gates” for migrants amassed at the Turkish-Greek border, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, insisting that thousands of people would simply go to other EU countries. … Read More >‘Open your gates’: Erdogan tells Greece how to ‘fix’ migrant standoff

‘Medical terrorism’: Zarif blames US sanctions for widening coronavirus outbreak that killed 145 in Iran, including top officials

Posted on March 8, 2020March 8, 2020By Editor

As authorities struggle to contain the outbreak that infected nearly 6,000 in Iran so far, Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has accused US President Donald Trump of deliberately exacerbating the crisis with mounting economic pressure. … Read More >‘Medical terrorism’: Zarif blames US sanctions for widening coronavirus outbreak that killed 145 in Iran, including top officials

Top Saudi royals ‘arrested for plotting with Americans against King,’ Western media say. What’s happening in oil-rich kingdom?

Posted on March 8, 2020March 8, 2020By Editor

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince has had his relatives arrested for plotting a coup against him and King Salman with the help of “foreign powers, including the Americans,” Western media claim. RT asked Middle East analysts to weigh in. … Read More >Top Saudi royals ‘arrested for plotting with Americans against King,’ Western media say. What’s happening in oil-rich kingdom?

Russian Military Deliver Humanitarian Aid to Settlement Near Syria’s Aleppo

Posted on March 8, 2020March 8, 2020By Editor

The Russian Defence Ministry’s Reconciliation Center in Syria has delivered humanitarian aid to residents of the Syrian Amiria village near the city of Aleppo. … Read More >Russian Military Deliver Humanitarian Aid to Settlement Near Syria’s Aleppo

HACKED Israeli Defense Minister demands ‘freedom for Palestine,’ tweets out Turkey’s anthem

Posted on March 7, 2020March 7, 2020By Editor

The Twitter handle of Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett appears to have been breached, sending out a highly off-message post urging the liberation of Palestine, followed by the lyrics of Turkey’s anthem in English. … Read More >HACKED Israeli Defense Minister demands ‘freedom for Palestine,’ tweets out Turkey’s anthem

Erdogan vows to keep migrants flowing as THOUSANDS keep trying to storm Greek border (VIDEOS)

Posted on March 6, 2020March 6, 2020By Editor

Turkey’s border will remain open for migrants seeking to reach the EU, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says. Thousands of illegal migrants have amassed at the border with Greece, facing off with police and trying to break through. … Read More >Erdogan vows to keep migrants flowing as THOUSANDS keep trying to storm Greek border (VIDEOS)

Сoronavirus may be a product of US ‘biological attack’ aimed at Iran & China, IRGC chief claims

Posted on March 5, 2020March 5, 2020By Editor

The US сould be the prime culprit behind Covid-2019 outbreak that hit China and then Iran, head of its elite Revolutionary Guards claimed, threatening that the virus will eventually be turned against those who unleashed it. … Read More >Сoronavirus may be a product of US ‘biological attack’ aimed at Iran & China, IRGC chief claims

WATCH: Fistfight breaks out in Turkish parliament after lawmaker lashes out at Erdogan over Idlib soldier deaths

Posted on March 4, 2020March 4, 2020By Editor

Turkey’s parliament descended into a chaotic fistfight after an opposition lawmaker accused President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of disrespecting Turkish soldiers killed recently in Idlib, Syria. … Read More >WATCH: Fistfight breaks out in Turkish parliament after lawmaker lashes out at Erdogan over Idlib soldier deaths

‘They came with MASK of compassion’: Rouhani blasts Trump’s offer to battle Covid-19, tells US to lift sanctions first

Posted on March 4, 2020March 4, 2020By Editor

If Trump was genuine in offering help to virus-hit Iran, he should at the very least have lifted the sanctions on imports of drugs and food, Iran’s president has said, bashing US officials for wearing a “mask of compassion.” … Read More >‘They came with MASK of compassion’: Rouhani blasts Trump’s offer to battle Covid-19, tells US to lift sanctions first