Daily Archives: January 14, 2022

2022-01-14: News Headlines

Staff (2022-01-14). Syrian gov. forces force out US troops in an area in Hasaka. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) — A video footage shows that the Syrian government forces manage to force a convoy of US troops out of an area in Hasaka province in the northeast of the country.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-01-14). Iran, Syria discussed operationalizing strategic deal: Khalil. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) — Syrian economy minister has said that in his meeting with visiting Iran's road minister they had discussed ways to operationalize the strategic agreement signed between two nations in 2019.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-01-14). Drivers and transport workers in Lebanon strike against government apathy. peoplesdispatch.org The striking workers blocked several major highways and roads demanding the government to reinstate past subsidies on fuel and other commodities in the face of spiraling inflation…

WSWS (2022-01-14). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org School students in Italy in COVID safety strike demand return to remote learning and free tests and masks; protests in major cities in Lebanon and teachers strike as currency continues to fall; hundreds of striking South African Clover Foods dairy workers out for eight weeks protest wage cuts, retrenchments and restructuring…

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-01-13). Iran, Syria to establish joint bank, free zone. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) — Stating that the end of the war in Syria is the beginning of a new era of economic relations between the two countries, Iran Minister of Roads and Urban Development said that Iran and Syria are set to establish a joint bank.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-01-13). Syria joins China's Belt and Road Initiative. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) — Syria on Wednesday joined China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which experts said is a great achievement of the BRI as it now has connected with the whole Middle East, demonstrating its influence and appeal.

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-01-13). Why is Joe Biden Discreetly Looking the Other Way as His AFRICOM Commander Commits War Crimes for Which He Would Have Been Hanged at Nuremberg? covertactionmagazine.com Townsend Oversaw Army Unit in Syria That Committed Myriad Atrocities and Helped Cover Up Crimes As head of AFRICOM, the …

Rick Rozoff (2022-01-13). Kremlin finds NATO lowering threshold for nuclear weapons use "worrisome" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Mildly perturbing. A minor nuisance. Almost bothersome. Not that Russia will do anything about it of course. Grushko was Russian ambassador to NATO from 2012-2018. His resume highlights what may be his major diplomatic accomplishment: he speaks English. Why any self-respecting national leadership would go back to NATO and the U.S. time and again only …

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-01-13). Russia won't be intimidated by 'crippling' sanctions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) — The US Congress' call for new sanctions against Russia, including restrictions on the country's leadership, will not intimidate Moscow, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said.

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