Daily Archives: June 7, 2020

2020-06-07: News Headlines

Israel Shahak (2020-06-07). "Greater Israel": The Zionist Plan for the Middle East. globalresearch.ca When viewed in the current context, the war on Iraq, the 2006 war on Lebanon, the 2011 war on Libya, the ongoing wars on Syria and Iraq, the war on Yemen, must be understood in relation to the Zionist Plan for the Middle East…

Tom Duggan (2020-06-05). Western Governments Collectively Punishing Syrian Civilians with Criminal Economic Embargoes. globalresearch.ca The Syrian Government is trying to keep medicine at an affordable price for the consumer by limiting the price of medicines, but the pharmaceutical industry inside Syria needs to raise the prices to sustain production. | This is due to two …

en.mehrnews (2020-06-06). German envoy to Iran to tender his resignation: report. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) — German Ambassador to Iran Michael Klor-Berchtold will reportedly resign earlier than scheduled.

en.mehrnews (2020-06-06). US has no right to initiate anything under UNSCR 2231: Iran UN envoy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) — Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Majid Takht-Ravanchi called the remarks of his US counterpart 'wrong' and said that the United States has no right to initiate anything under the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231.

en.mehrnews (2020-06-06). Iran, Spain stress police diplomacy relations. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) — NAJA International Police Chief Second Brigadier General Hadi Shirzad and the Spanish Ambassador to Iran Eduardo López Busquets met and held talks on the development of police diplomacy relations between the two countries.

en.mehrnews (2020-06-05). Iran urges lifting of 'all inhumane sanctions' against Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 05 (MNA) — Tehran has reiterated its support to the Syrian government and nation, calling for the removal of all sanctions, which have hampered Damascus' efforts in the reconstruction of the country.

yenisafak (2020-06-07). At least 25 Lebanese soldiers injured in Beirut protests. yenisafak.com At least 25 soldiers were injured during Saturday's demonstrations in the capital Beirut, the Lebanese military said on Sunday.In a statement, the army said the soldiers were "subjected to stone-throwing and firecrackers, while army units were carrying out their duty in preserving security".Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Lebanon's capital on Saturday against the government's inaction to the worsening economic crisis in the country.The protesters, who gathered in Martyr's Square in Beirut, called for snap elections before marching to the parliament building to demand a change in sectarian political…

yenisafak (2020-06-06). Pakistan appoints special envoy to Afghanistan. yenisafak.com Pakistan has appointed a senior diplomat as its special ambassador to Afghanistan following spearheaded efforts to start intra-Afghan negotiations aimed at ending Washington's longest war in neighboring Afghanistan.Mohammad Sadiq Khan, who had served as Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan from 2008 to 2014, called on Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi soon after the announcement of his new assignment in capital Islamabad, a statement from the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.Khan, a former spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, would play "an effective role in strengthening ties" between the two neighboring cou…

yenisafak (2020-06-05). Palestinians recall 1967 war, observe setback day. yenisafak.com Amid Israel's plans to annex occupied West Bank, Palestinians marked the 53rd anniversary of Naksa or setback day on Friday. | The day also marked the displacement of tens of thousands of Palestinians from their homelands at the end of the 1967 Six-Day War, also known as the June War, resulting in the defeat of Arab armies of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. | As a result of the war, Israel took control of the Palestinian-populated West Bank, Gaza Strip, Egypt's the Sinai Peninsula and Syria's Golan Heights. While the first displacement of Palestinians had taken place in May 1948 soon after the establishment of the Jewi…