Day: November 13, 2020

Categories Middle East

Iran’s Rouhani Says Trump-Era Policy of ‘Maximum Pressure’ Against Tehran ‘Is Over’

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Earlier in the week, the Iranian leader boasted that Donald Trump’s probable defeat in the 3 November vote signifies that “the regime that dreamt of the Iranian government’s downfall has itself been overthrown in a very humiliating way.” … Read More >Iran’s Rouhani Says Trump-Era Policy of ‘Maximum Pressure’ Against Tehran ‘Is Over’

Categories Health

WHO Will Add Sputnik V to Recommended COVID-19 Vaccines List for Emergency Use if It Meets Criteria

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The World Health Organization (WHO) may add Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V to the list of recommended vaccines for emergency use if the drug meets necessary criteria, the organization said in a statement. … Read More >WHO Will Add Sputnik V to Recommended COVID-19 Vaccines List for Emergency Use if It Meets Criteria

Categories Middle East

After Jeddah attack, Saudi crown prince vows to strike ‘with iron fist’ anyone threatening kingdom’s security

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said that those who would endanger the kingdom’s security and stability would face Riyadh’s “iron fist,” a day after a grenade attack at a non-Muslim cemetery in the city of Jeddah. … Read More >After Jeddah attack, Saudi crown prince vows to strike ‘with iron fist’ anyone threatening kingdom’s security

Categories EU

Paris beefs up policing amid ‘lack of respect’ for Covid-19 rules as France mulls tighter lockdown

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France is to increase policing in Paris and other big cities amid a “lack of respect” for Covid restrictions, the prime minister has said, warning that lockdown could be tightened if the situation worsens in the coming days. … Read More >Paris beefs up policing amid ‘lack of respect’ for Covid-19 rules as France mulls tighter lockdown

Categories Middle East

Explosion Occurs on Route of Russian Military Police Convoy in Syria, Russian Military Says

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An explosive device detonated on the route of a convoy of the Russian military police in Syria, an armoured car received minor damage, deputy head of the Russian Defence Ministry’s Center for Syrian Reconciliation said at a daily briefing on Thursday. … Read More >Explosion Occurs on Route of Russian Military Police Convoy in Syria, Russian Military Says

Categories Asia & Pacific

Chinese Media Slams ‘Big Anti-China Loser’ Pompeo, Says His Days as Secretary of State ‘Nearly Over’

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This week, the top US diplomat announced fresh sanctions against four Chinese officials accused of “undermining Hong Kong’s autonomy,” and said that the Trump administration was “not finished yet” in increasing pressure on the Chinese “Marxist-Leninist monster.” … Read More >Chinese Media Slams ‘Big Anti-China Loser’ Pompeo, Says His Days as Secretary of State ‘Nearly Over’

Categories Journalism & Mass media

Biden state media appointee advocated using propaganda against Americans and ‘rethinking’ First Amendment

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The head of the Joe Biden transition team for the US Agency for Global Media, Richard Stengel, has branded himself the “chief propagandist,” urged the government to use propaganda against its “own population,” and called to “rethink” the First Amendment. … Read More >Biden state media appointee advocated using propaganda against Americans and ‘rethinking’ First Amendment

Categories Shows

The next presidency, anti-cheating software controversy, Dems always blame progressives

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Jacquie Luqman is a journalist and host of the radio-news show “By Any Means Necessary.” Lee Camp and Luqman connect to discuss the 2020 election, the upcoming presidential transition, the corporate media’s place in protecting US imperialist policies, the censorship of alternative voices on social media, the experience of black people in the US, and more. … Read More >The next presidency, anti-cheating software controversy, Dems always blame progressives