2022-04-30: News Headlines

_____ (2022-04-30). Why has Turkey Closed its Skies for Russian Aircraft Bound for Syria? journal-neo.org On April 23, during a tour of Latin America, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlàºt àáavu≈üoƒülu announced that his country was closing its airspace to Russian military and civilian flights bound for Syria. But he added that this decision did not mean that Turkey was joining in the anti-Russian sanctions — it was simply that the agreement …

Editor2 (2022-04-30). Why is Turkey Pretending Its Neighbours Approve of Its Occupation of Their Territory? orinocotribune.com By Abdel Bari Atwan — Apr 24, 2022 | The Syrian foreign ministry broke its silence at the weekend and released a strongly worded statement denying the existence of any contacts with Turkey "as claimed by some of its officials". | The statement insisted "there can be no anti-terrorism cooperation with a terrorist regime that supports and trains terror and spreads it around the region and the world," and charged that "the plague of lying and fabrication is not confined to (Turkish President Recep Tayyip) Erdogan but has afflicted other officials in his regime." | This official Syrian outburst, conveyed by t…

Christian Mueller, Alice Schwarzer (2022-04-30). Nuclear deterrence and "Negotiate and peace now!" indybay.org "I believe the Administration's recommendation to admit new members to NATO at this time is misguided. If adopted by the United States Senate, it could go down in history as the greatest strategic blunder since the end of the Cold War…" | Jack F. Matlock Jr, the U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1987 to 1991.

Anonymous669 (2022-04-29). Turkish Loitering Munition Crashed In Kurdish-Held Town In Syria's Aleppo (Video). southfront.org One of the Syrian soldiers wounded in the Turkish shelling. Click to see full-size image. Source: the Hawar News Agency. | On April 29, the Hawar News Agency released footage showing the werkcage of a Turkish Kargu loitering munition that crashed a day earlier in the northern countryside of Syria's Aleppo. | The loitering munition crashed in Sewarxa, one of several towns held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the southern part of Afrin area. According to Hawar, a Turkish drone was flying over the…

Staff (2022-04-29). Intl. financial system facing challenges due to unilateralism. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 29 (MNA) — Iran's permanent ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht-Ravanchi has said that the international financial and trade system is now, more than ever, facing different challenges due to its unilateralism.

Staff (2022-04-29). Iran refutes assassination attempt on Qatari envoy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 29 (MNA) — The Public Relations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran refuted the reports of the assassination attempt on the Qatari ambassador to Tehran.

Staff (2022-04-29). Resistance to respond to any Israeli idiocy in a flash. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 29 (MNA) — Stating that Resistance in Lebanon is fully ready and on high alert, Hezbollah Secretary-General Nasrallah said that the Resistance will respond to any Israeli idiocy in a flash.

Abdul Rahman (2022-04-29). Lebanon headed for crucial make or break parliamentary elections on May 15. peoplesdispatch.org Lebanon's upcoming parliamentary elections are crucial for the future of the country. These will be the first elections since the anti-government protests broke out in October 2019 and the Beirut port blast in August 2020. Large sections of the population hope that the new parliament will bring political change and stability to Lebanon. However, there are enough indications that the vote on May 15 may not bring the desired changes but bring back established political parties to power. | The elections are also crucial due to the hope that they will bring a stable government which can devote most of its time to dea…

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