Monthly Archives: January 2022

2022-01-07: News Headlines

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-01-07). New Algerian envoy submits credentials to Iran FM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) — The newly appointed Ambassador of Algeria to Iran Ali Orouj submitted a copy of his credentials to the Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian at the venue of Foreign Ministry on Thursday.

Editor2 (2022-01-07). Frederick Douglass and American Empire in Haiti. orinocotribune.com By Peter James Hudson — Dec 23, 2021 | At the age of seventy-one, Frederick Douglass was appointed ambassador to the Republic of Haiti by the administration of U.S. president Benjamin Harrison. Douglass had helped stump for Harrison during the 1888 presidential elections and the position was something of a reward for the elderly abolitionist. However, Douglass's short time in…

Aaron Maté (2022-01-06). US war lobby fuels conflict in Russia, Ukraine, and Syria: ex-Pentagon advisor. thegrayzone.com Col. Doug Macgregor, an ex-Pentagon advisor, on how the US war lobby fuels conflict from Ukraine to Syria. Washington, DC, he says, is "occupied territory. It's occupied by corporations, by lobbies." Douglas Macgregor, a retired US Army Colonel and former Pentagon senior advisor, analyzes the US-Russia standoff in Ukraine; the aftermath of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan; Trump's failure to act on 2016 campaign anti-interventionist rhetoric, only to surround himself with neocons; and the ongoing, overlooked US military occupation of …

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-01-06). Zionists main obstacles to annihilation of chemical weapons. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 06 (MNA) — An Iranian envoy to the United Nations said that the United States and the Zionist regime are the main obstacles to the total elimination of chemical weapons worldwide.

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-01-06). Zionists attack Quneitra province of Syria with tanks shells. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 06 (MNA) — The Syrian sources reported late Wednesday that the Israeli army targeted areas in the Quneitra province, southern Syria with tank shells.

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-01-06). US military evacuates al-Tanf base in southern Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 06 (MNA) — In the wake of the recent anti-American operations by Resistance groups in Iraq and Syria, the US military has temporarily evacuated the al-Tanf base in southern Syria and transferred its equipment and forces to Jordan.

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-01-06). US Ain al-Assad base, logistics convoy targeted in Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 06 (MNA) — Iraqi media reported on Thursday morning that two simultaneous anti-American operations had taken place in the country.

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2022-01-06: News Headlines

_____ (2022-01-05). As Iran Honors Qassem Soleimani, Raisi Demands Trump Be Put On Trial. popularresistance.org Thousands of Iranians took to the streets on Monday, January 3 to observe the second anniversary of the assassination of major general Qassem Soleimani. The largest procession was taken out in his hometown in Kerman. Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi also addressed the nation on the occasion and demanded a fair trial of former US president Donald Trump and his associates for the assassination. | Calling the assassination a terrorist act which had implications on international peace and security, Iranian ambassador to the UN Security Council, Majid Takht-Ravanchi wrote a letter to the chair of the council asking it…

_____ (2022-01-05). Hundreds Of Reconstruction Projects Carried Out In Syria In 2021. popularresistance.org The year 2021 has witnessed the implementation of hundreds of reconstruction projects in several sectors in Syria despite the challenges and obstacles that face the process, mainly the acute economic crisis the country is going through besides the western sanctions imposed on the people of Syria. | These projects were mentioned in the annual report released on Thursday by the Ministry of Local Administration. | The report said: "The ministry carried out 1262 rehabilitation projects and it now supervises the rehabilitation of 17 hospitals, 37 health centers and 19 cultural centers." | It added that 6502 houses, 10…

Editor2 (2022-01-05). Hundreds of Reconstruction Projects Carried out in Syria in 2021 Despite Difficulties and Challenges. orinocotribune.com The year 2021 has witnessed the implementation of hundreds of reconstruction projects in several sectors in Syria despite the challenges and obstacles that face the process, mainly the acute economic crisis the country is going through besides the western sanctions imposed on the people of Syria. | These projects were mentioned in the annual report released on Thursday by the Ministry of Local Administration. | The report said: "The ministry carried out 1262 rehabilitation projects and it now supervises the rehabilitation of 17 hospitals, 37 health centers and 19 cultural centers." | It added that 6502 houses, 10…

scorinoco (2022-01-05). How Mossad Helps Arab Despots. orinocotribune.com By As'ad AbuKhalil — Dec 30, 2021 | Since its inception, the Israeli intelligence agency has been a terrorist organization. | The Mossad has long enjoyed a stellar reputation in Western media and cultures; stories and movies paying tribute to the alleged brilliance of the Israeli intelligence service still proliferate and Hollywood often relies on its tales for dramatic plots. | The story of Eli Cohen (an Israeli spy who lived in Syria and who was subsequently caught and hanged—hardly the story of success and achievement) has been told in books and movies in many languages. But as the CIA director unde…

Staff (2022-01-05). US base in Syria Al Omar oil field comes under rocket attacks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — News sources reported that a US base in the Al-Omar oil field in eastern Syria has has been targeted on Wednesday morning.

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