Tag: America

Iran Taunts US at 4 November 37th Anniversary Celebrations

Peter Mulvany

Thousands of Iranians assembled at the building that used to be the US Embassy in Tehran to celebrate the 37th anniversary of the militant students storming of the building and taking 52 Americans hostage for 444 days following Washington’s rejection Read more

Syrian Opposition Groups Demand Halt of U.S.-Led Airstrikes

Jaber Ali

Syrian opposition groups have called for the suspension of the airstrikes staged by the U.S-led coalition against ISIS pending investigations of civilians’ killing in Manbij by coalition forces. The president of the Syrian National Coalition Anas al-Abdah said “it is Read more

Turkey Closing the Gaps with Israel to Revive Ties, FM Statement

Jaber Ali

Ties between Ankara and Tel Aviv are seemingly warming up as the Turkish foreign ministry underlined in a statement that “progress” was made in the latest round of talks held in London and that an agreement could be materialized “very Read more

Ground Intervention in Syria Could Trigger ‘permanent world war’, Russia tells KSA

Jaber Ali

Russia has reacted to Saudi Arabia’s military deployment plans in Syria, saying it is a “bad” idea that could ignite a permanent war. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev told German newspaper Handelsblatt that it is a “bad” idea because “a Read more

Lebanon: “No doubt” Hezbollah will retaliate, SG Nasrallah

Peter Mulvany

A week after Hezbollah’s commander Samir Kuntar was killed in airstrike in Syria, Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah issued a warning in a televised message during the weekend assuring Israel that “the response for the assassination of al-Kuntar is coming, there’s Read more

Iraq: U.S. specialized troops to target ISIS leaders

meconfident

U.S will be sending at least 100 troops to Iraq as part of a specialized expeditionary force targeting ISIS leaders but the move is not welcomed by authorities in Baghdad. Sources hinted that the number of troops could be around Read more