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Iran, US warships in first tense Mideast encounter in a year
Middle East
April 27, 2021
Iran, US warships in first tense Mideast encounter in a year
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — American and Iranian warships had a tense encounter in the Persian Gulf earlier this…
Leaked recording of Iran’s top diplomat offers blunt talk
Middle East
April 26, 2021
Leaked recording of Iran’s top diplomat offers blunt talk
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A recording of Iran’s foreign minister offering a blunt appraisal of diplomacy and the…
Turkey says it will respond in time to ‘outrageous’ US genocide statement
Middle East
April 26, 2021
Turkey says it will respond in time to ‘outrageous’ US genocide statement
US President Joe Biden’s declaration that massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire constituted genocide is “simply outrageous” and Turkey…
SpaceX rocketship launches 4 astronauts on NASA mission to space station
World
April 23, 2021
SpaceX rocketship launches 4 astronauts on NASA mission to space station
NASA and Elon Musk’s commercial rocket company SpaceX launched a new four-astronaut team on a flight to the International Space…
Police arrest dozens in Jerusalem clashes; Israeli nationalists chant ‘Death to Arabs”
Middle East
April 23, 2021
Police arrest dozens in Jerusalem clashes; Israeli nationalists chant ‘Death to Arabs”
After a night of violence in Jerusalem, Israeli police made over 50 arrests and Palestinian medics said 100 were injured…
US deepens emissions target at climate summit, goal called ‘game changing’
World
April 22, 2021
US deepens emissions target at climate summit, goal called ‘game changing’
The Biden administration on Thursday pledged to slash US greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, a new target it…
Sanctions-battered Iran, weary of pandemic, faces worst wave
Middle East
April 22, 2021
Sanctions-battered Iran, weary of pandemic, faces worst wave
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — As Iran faces what looks like its worst wave of the coronavirus pandemic yet, Tehran commuters…
US exit from Afghanistan: Leaving local staff at Taliban’s mercy
Middle East
April 22, 2021
US exit from Afghanistan: Leaving local staff at Taliban’s mercy
Sekandar (name changed), who lives in Kabul, started working in 2019 as an interpreter for US Special Forces at Bagram Airbase,…
Biden expected to recognize massacre of Armenians as genocide – sources
World
April 22, 2021
Biden expected to recognize massacre of Armenians as genocide – sources
US President Joe Biden is expected to formally recognize the massacre of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War…
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meets with President of World Jewish Congress
Egypt
April 21, 2021
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meets with President of World Jewish Congress
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday met with President of the World Jewish Congress Ronald Lauder to discuss the…