Daily Archives: December 26, 2020

2020-12-26: News Headlines

Mehr News Agency (2020-12-26). Moscow backs amb. comments on Israeli-Palestinian conflict. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (MNA) — Moscow said it is surprised by the Israeli regime's aggravated reaction to the issues raised by Russian Ambassador Anatoly Viktorov on West Asia's issues, adding that it backs his comments on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

RT (2020-12-25). Contagious and mutated: What we know about the NEW coronavirus strain — and how much you need to worry. rt.com A new and more infectious strain of the Covid-19 coronavirus has spread to more countries around the globe. But what's different about this new pathogen? And should people be prepping for a total apocalypse yet? | Ireland confirmed the presence of a new and highly infectious coronavirus strain on Friday, while authorities in Lebanon and Japan also recorded the first cases attributed to this variant. In continental Europe, Germany and Denmark confirmed the presence of the strain earlier this week, joining the Netherlands and Italy. | Little is yet known about the new strain — which bears the catchy name 'S…

MEE and agencies (2020-12-25). Turkey's Erdogan indicates better ties with Israel possible. middleeasteye.net Turkey's Erdogan indicates better ties with Israel possible | President says talks at intelligence level continue between the two sides but Israel's policies on Palestine 'unacceptable' | Fri, 12/25/2020 – 11: 19 | The two countries have had several fallings out in recent years, despite strong commercial ties, expelling ambassadors in 2018 (AFP) | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ind…

teleSUR (2020-12-25). Israel Bombs Syria on Christmas Eve. telesurenglish.net Syrian air defenses responded to an Israeli missile attack that targeted the western Masyaf area in Hama Governorate after midnight Thursday. | RELATED: | Syrian state TV broadcast images of the air defenses intercepting Israeli missiles in the sky over Masyaf. | The Syrian army said that the Israeli missile attack was launched from the Libyan capital city of Tripoli, adding that the Syrian air defenses intercepted mo…

Online News Editor (2020-12-25). EU spend Christmas Day with Brexit deal briefing. laprensalatina.com Brussels, Dec 25 (efe-epa).- European Union member state ambassadors spent Christmas Day being briefed on the Brexit deal struck late Thursday with the United Kingdom in what was the first step by Brussels to prepare the document for provisional approval by 1 January 2021. Sebastian Fischer, the spokesperson for Germany's current tenure of the rotating …

Josh Schoolar (2020-12-25). Working for the revolution in Rojava. zcomm.org Interview on the political and military upheaval taking place in Rojava and northern Syria from the perspective of someone who not only witnessed the struggle but was an active participant…

sputniknews (2020-12-25). Satellite Images Show Damage to Facilities in Syria's Masyaf Following Airstrike. sputniknews.com The Syrian Defense Ministry has blamed the early Friday airstrike on the Israeli military, while the latter has neither confirmed nor denied the allegations.

Joe Emersberger (2020-12-24). UN agencies not above playing politics with statistics. zcomm.org It's clear that technical departments within the UN sometimes have their work corrupted by the US government and its allies. Consider recent reporting by the Grayzone on OPCW whistleblowers who exposed manipulation of an investigation into alleged chemical weapons use in Syria in 2018. Going further back, Hans Blix, the Swedish diplomat who was in

Eds. (2020-12-24). The White Helmets fraud in Syria. mronline.org The most recent denunciation from Syria confirms the support of Western powers to the alleged humanitarian organization of the White Helmets which is also a fraud of crude media manipulation.

Peoples Dispatch (2020-12-24). Morocco and the Grand Bargain with US and Israel. peoplesdispatch.org A deal to normalize diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel was signed at the Rabat's Royal Palace, on December 22 in Morocco. The deal has been criticized by prominent Palestinian organizations, as well as by Iran and Hezbollah.

Middle East Eye (2020-12-23). US Sanctions London-based Family of Assad's Wife Under Caesar Act. globalresearch.ca The US issued fresh sanctions on Tuesday against the wife of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and members of her London-based family, in the latest designation on Syria's ruling family under the Caesar Act. | In addition to designating Asma al-Assad for …