Day: November 10, 2020

Categories World

‘You talk like a prosecutor’: Azerbaijani president Aliyev nails BBC journalist on ‘media freedom’ by bringing up Assange

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BBC News correspondent Orla Guerin got more than she bargained for when her questioning of President Aliyev about the supposed lack of media freedom in his country ended up with him grilling her on Julian Assange’s imprisonment. … Read More >‘You talk like a prosecutor’: Azerbaijani president Aliyev nails BBC journalist on ‘media freedom’ by bringing up Assange

Categories Middle East

US Sanctions on Hezbollah-Affiliated Bassil to Directly Affect President Aoun, Ex-Minister Says

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The US sanctions against Gebran Bassil, the president of Lebanon’s Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) party and a key ally of Hezbollah, have a direct impact on Lebanese President Michel Aoun, Ghassan Atallah, the ex-minister for the displaced and a member of the FPM political department, told Sputnik. … Read More >US Sanctions on Hezbollah-Affiliated Bassil to Directly Affect President Aoun, Ex-Minister Says

Categories Middle East

Iran Will ‘Punish’ US for Killing Soleimani Even if Trump Steps Down, Country’s Judiciary Chief Says

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In early January, top Iranian General Qasem Soleimani was killed in a US drone strike, which further exacerbated the Tehran-Washington tensions that have persisted since the Trump administration’s unilateral withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal in 2018. … Read More >Iran Will ‘Punish’ US for Killing Soleimani Even if Trump Steps Down, Country’s Judiciary Chief Says

Categories Middle East

US Slaps Sanctions on Syria’s National Defence Forces, Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources

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Western sanctions were imposed on the Syrian government after the break out of the civil war in the country that has continued up to the present, though Damascus has managed to take back control over most of the country’s territory. … Read More >US Slaps Sanctions on Syria’s National Defence Forces, Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources

Categories Latin America

Maduro: Guaido ‘Dumped’ Trump Despite Getting $800 Mln Over 2 Years as Media Declares Biden Victory

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has stated that he feels pity for his American counterpart Donald Trump after Venezuelan opposition figure Juan Guaido rushed to congratulate Democrat Joe Biden on his projected victory in the US presidential election, purportedly disregarding everything that POTUS did for him. … Read More >Maduro: Guaido ‘Dumped’ Trump Despite Getting $800 Mln Over 2 Years as Media Declares Biden Victory

Categories Latin America

Video: Venezuelan Foreign Minister Takes Down Portrait of Pretender Guaidó in Bolivia Embassy

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Venezuelan Foreign minister Jorge Arreaza posted a video on Monday of himself reclaiming control of his country’s embassy in Bolivia, a day after left-wing President Luís Arce was sworn in in the capital La Paz. … Read More >Video: Venezuelan Foreign Minister Takes Down Portrait of Pretender Guaidó in Bolivia Embassy

Categories USA

US Police Chief Resigns Over Apparent Calls for Violence Against ‘Marxist Democrats’

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An Arkansas police chief has resigned after he authored several posts on a right-wing social media website that called for violence against so-called “Marxist Democrats” in relation to US President Donald Trump losing the recent election, according to a recent statement from Marshall Mayor Kevin Elliott. … Read More >US Police Chief Resigns Over Apparent Calls for Violence Against ‘Marxist Democrats’