Day: February 19, 2020

Categories Business

Venezuela slams US sanctions on Russia’s Rosneft as an attempt at grabbing control of global oil market

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Russian oil giant Rosneft’s investments and commercial activities in Venezuela are legal, says state energy firm PDVSA, pledging to provide the necessary support for the producer’s “operational and commercial continuity.” … Read More >Venezuela slams US sanctions on Russia’s Rosneft as an attempt at grabbing control of global oil market

Categories EU

‘We can’t have Turkish laws on French ground’: Macron vows to fight foreign imams preaching ‘Islamist separatism’

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Paris will clamp down on imams from Muslim countries that arrive in France to push worshipers into violating the law, the country’s President Emmanuel Macron said, warning Turkey it can’t “feed separatism” on French soil. … Read More >‘We can’t have Turkish laws on French ground’: Macron vows to fight foreign imams preaching ‘Islamist separatism’

Categories Shows

Assad’s media adviser: We will liberate ALL of Syria from terrorists and occupiers!

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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Syrian President Bashar Assad’s media adviser, Bouthaina Shaaban. She discusses the Syrian Arab Army/pro-government forces victory in Aleppo, which has secured the entire Aleppo region for the first time since 2012, the Idlib offensive and why it has taken so long for the Syrian government to conduct the operation, allegations of Russian and Syrian targeting of civilians in the offensive, her message to President Erdogan in the context of the Turkish occupation of Northern Syria, and more! … Read More >Assad’s media adviser: We will liberate ALL of Syria from terrorists and occupiers!

Categories USA

‘Unreasonable & unacceptable’: Beijing slams Washington for press freedom hypocrisy after Chinese media branded ‘foreign missions’

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China has denounced Washington for advocating freedom of the press while obstructing media, after it tightened control over Beijing-run outlets operating in the US by equating them to diplomatic missions. … Read More >‘Unreasonable & unacceptable’: Beijing slams Washington for press freedom hypocrisy after Chinese media branded ‘foreign missions’

Categories Middle East

‘Worst case scenario’: Kremlin slams Turkey’s threat of military operation against Syrian government in Idlib

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Turkey sending troops to Syria to fight against the government would be the ‘worst case scenario’, Kremlin spokesman said after Ankara threatened that such an operation was imminent. … Read More >‘Worst case scenario’: Kremlin slams Turkey’s threat of military operation against Syrian government in Idlib

Categories Asia & Pacific

Death toll surpasses 2,000 in China coronavirus outbreak, with over 75,000 confirmed cases globally

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The viral outbreak gripping China has claimed over 2,000 lives – the vast majority in Hubei province, the epicenter of the illness – according to the latest official tally. More than 75,000 people have been infected to date. … Read More >Death toll surpasses 2,000 in China coronavirus outbreak, with over 75,000 confirmed cases globally