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EU Nations Start Mass COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign

Posted on December 28, 2020December 28, 2020By Editor

The European Union’s member states on Sunday kicked off the bloc-wide immunisation against the coronavirus disease with the vaccine developed by the Pfizer and BioNTech pharmaceutical companies. … Read More >EU Nations Start Mass COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign

Middle East

Iran Deploys Short-Range Missiles in Iraq After Attack on Green Zone Hosting US Embassy, Reports Say

Posted on December 28, 2020December 28, 2020By Editor

The transfer is said to have taken place at the Shalamcheh border crossing and was performed in two stages under the supervision of Iranian military personnel. Iran also reportedly dispatched two IRGC units to operate the missiles and drones. … Read More >Iran Deploys Short-Range Missiles in Iraq After Attack on Green Zone Hosting US Embassy, Reports Say

Middle East

Ex-Iraqi Prime Minister: Soleimani Was Killed After He Thwarted US Plans to Change Region’s Identity

Posted on December 28, 2020December 28, 2020By Editor

The Iranian Quds Force general was killed by the US military on 3 January 2020 as he was visiting Iraq on a secret diplomatic mission. The operation, not sanctioned by Baghdad, infuriated the country’s parliament, which demanded the removal of foreign troops deployed in the country. … Read More >Ex-Iraqi Prime Minister: Soleimani Was Killed After He Thwarted US Plans to Change Region’s Identity

Russia

Putin Says Russia Always Ready to Provide Humanitarian Assistance to Other Countries

Posted on December 27, 2020December 27, 2020By Editor

Providing humanitarian aid is one of the key areas covered by the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations and Russia will always provide the necessary assistance to other countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. … Read More >Putin Says Russia Always Ready to Provide Humanitarian Assistance to Other Countries

Middle East

Saudi Crown Prince Triggers Surge in Registrations for COVID-19 Vaccine – Report

Posted on December 27, 2020December 27, 2020By Editor

Mohammed bin Salman became the first Saudi citizen to be inoculated against coronavirus in a televised broadcast on Friday, after the Kingdom’s health ministry confirmed the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was safe and efficient. … Read More >Saudi Crown Prince Triggers Surge in Registrations for COVID-19 Vaccine – Report

World

‘Deals Are My Art Form’: Recap of Four Years of Trump’s Foreign Policy

Posted on December 27, 2020December 27, 2020By Editor

With US President Donald Trump on his way out of office, let’s take a look back at his four years as the United States’ chief diplomat and commander-in-chief and the impact he made on America’s relations around the globe. … Read More >‘Deals Are My Art Form’: Recap of Four Years of Trump’s Foreign Policy

Middle East

What Are the Odds of ‘Sinking Yemen’ Being Saved?

Posted on December 27, 2020December 27, 2020By Editor

The embattled Middle Eastern state has been engulfed in a civil war since 2014, and there seems to no sign that the situation will turn for the better any time soon. … Read More >What Are the Odds of ‘Sinking Yemen’ Being Saved?

Middle East

Ejection of US Forces From Mideast in Sight? IRGC General Vows ‘Harsh Revenge’ for Soleimani Killing

Posted on December 27, 2020December 27, 2020By Editor

In early January, Qasem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ elite Quds Force, was killed in an American drone strike authorised by US President Trump, further exacerbating tensions between Tehran and Washington. … Read More >Ejection of US Forces From Mideast in Sight? IRGC General Vows ‘Harsh Revenge’ for Soleimani Killing

USA

Republican Congressmen Reportedly Urging Trump to Pardon Edward Snowden

Posted on December 26, 2020December 26, 2020By Editor

During what is apparently Trump’s last days in office, the US president has issued a series of pardons, including his former campaign consultants Roger Stone and Paul Manafort, prompting hopes that he could also grant clemency to the former NSA contractor. … Read More >Republican Congressmen Reportedly Urging Trump to Pardon Edward Snowden

Middle East

Trump’s Apparently Keen on ‘Punishing’ Iran, Military Option Cannot be Excluded, Mideast Experts Say

Posted on December 26, 2020December 26, 2020By Editor

On 23 December, President Donald Trump issued a threat to the Islamic Republic of Iran over Sunday’s attack on the US Embassy in Baghdad, which it claimed was conducted by an Iranian-backed militia group. … Read More >Trump’s Apparently Keen on ‘Punishing’ Iran, Military Option Cannot be Excluded, Mideast Experts Say

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