Monthly Archives: March 2022

2022-03-04: News Headlines

Staff (2022-03-04). Russia reacts to US senator's Putin assassination plea. rt.com Senator Lindsey Graham's call for a plot to kill the Russian president is "unacceptable and outrageous," Russian ambassador to the US said | Republican Senator Lindsey Graham pleaded on Thursday for "somebody in Russia" to "step up to the plate" and assassinate President Vladimir Putin, and who would thus do the country and the world "a great service." The Russian ambassador to Washington has rebuked the remarks, calling them "unacceptable and outrageous." | The South Carolina senator advocated assassinating Putin during an appearance on Fox News, and cited historic examples of plots to kill famous political l…

_____ (2022-03-03). ALBA Secretary Rejects NATO Presence In Latin America. popularresistance.org It must be remembered that Latin America and the Caribbean was declared a Zone of Peace in 2014. A few days ago, the anniversary of signing of the Treaty of Tlatelolco for the prohibition of nuclear weapons was also celebrated. There is huge potential in CELAC and we have to make our own space, away from the OAS, away from the United States and Canada, which have other interests. | Their priority is elsewhere in the world and where they begin to apply interventionist policies, the results are disastrous. We will have to ask the people of Libya how they are now, or the people of Iraq or the people of Syria, or rem…

Staff (2022-03-03). Several explosions heard in southern Syria. en.mehrnews.com Local Syrian media reported Thursday that the sound of several massive explosions has shaken areas in the country's Quneitra province.

Middle East Monitor (2022-03-03). The war in Ukraine has demonstrated the West's Double Standards on Refugees. juancole.com By Feras Abu-Helal | — ( Middle East Monitor) — It is probably true to say that most Arabs sympathise with the people of Ukraine in the face of Russia's invasion of their country. This is due in large part to Russian support for Bashar Al-Assad's brutal regime in Syria, and the innate sympathy with …

Editor2 (2022-03-03). Cuba Donates Thousands of Doses of Soberana 02 Vaccine to Sahrawi People. orinocotribune.com This Friday, Cuba donated a batch of 458,000 doses of its Soberana 02 COVID-19 vaccine to the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), destined for the pediatric population of that country. | The African nation's ambassador accredited in Havana, Mohamed Salec Abdesamad, praised the gesture on behalf of his people and government at a ceremony held at the Finlay Institute of Vaccines (IFV), creator of the immunogen, in Cuba's capital. | The diplomat thanked Cuba's President Miguel Díaz-Canel and all of Cuba, on behalf of the president of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and the Secretary General of the Polisari…

_____ (2022-03-03). West Pressures Thailand to Take Their Side Against Russia. journal-neo.org On February 28, 2022 the EU ambassador to Thailand, David Daly, would declare in a social media post that Thailand "should speak up to save our rules based international order," demanding the Kingdom of Thailand vote at the UN with the West regarding Ukraine. Accompanying his comments were the flags of the United States, the …

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2022-03-03: News Headlines

Staff (2022-03-02). UN General Assembly votes on Russian offensive in Ukraine. rt.com A nonbinding resolution was passed overwhelmingly, condemning Russia for its assault on Ukraine and calling for its immediate exit | The UN General Assembly has voted to rebuke Russia for its invasion of Ukraine and demand that Moscow's forces leave the former Soviet republic immediately. | The nonbinding resolution was passed on Wednesday, with 141 countries voting in favor, 35 abstaining, and five opposing the measure. The only votes against the resolution were cast by Belarus, Syria, North Korea, Eritrea, and Russia itself. India, South Africa, and Iraq were among the members that abstained, as were Russian…

Staff (2022-03-02). Vienna talks success hinges on US, allies decisions. en.mehrnews.com Saying that Syria supports Vienna talks' progress, the Syrian FM stated that the success of the negotiations depends on the decisions of the western side.

Editor2 (2022-03-02). Russia Summons Israeli Ambassador Over Regime's Position on Military Actions in Ukraine. orinocotribune.com Russia has summoned the Israeli ambassador to the country's capital for clarifications over the occupying regime's position regarding the Russian military operations in Ukraine. | Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov called in Alexander Ben Zvi on Friday after Israeli foreign minister Yair Lapid lambasted Moscow's military actions in the former Soviet state and said the military operation was "a grave violation of the international order." | In a statement, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Bogdanov and Ben Zvi discussed the situation in Ukraine and the Russian diplomat had "expressed hope" that Isra…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-03-02). Venezuelan Opposition Governors Met James Story in Colombia? orinocotribune.com A photograph of a meeting between Venezuelan opposition governors and Colombia-based "US ambassador to Venezuela" James Story is at the center of public debate in Venezuela. | The photograph shows Story in conversation with former deputy of the National Assembly, Stalin González; Manuel Rosales, governor of Zulia state; Sergio Garrido, governor of Barinas state; and Alberto Galíndez, governor of Cojedes. These last three are among the four opposition governors who were elected in the November 21, 2021 regional elections and the January 9, 2022 rerun election in Barinas. | Although the date of the meeting has not…

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-02). Iran, Russia discuss bilateral ties, regional developments. en.mehrnews.com Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali met and held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin's Special Envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov in Moscow on Wednesday to discuss bilateral ties and latest regional developments.

Staff (2022-03-02). Russian amb. details Ukraine operation objectives, stance. en.mehrnews.com In addition to responding to his Ukrainian counterpart's comments, the Russian ambassador talked of the country's Ukraine operation objectives, Moscow's stance on Luhansk, Donetsk, Crimea and Iran-Russia ties.

Staff (2022-03-02). Russian envoy interview with MNA on recent developments. en.mehrnews.com Russian Ambassador to Tehran in an exclusive interview with Mehr News Agency on Wednesday spoke about the recent developments in Ukraine.

Staff (2022-03-02). We are ready for Lebanese parliamentary elections: Nasrallah. en.mehrnews.com Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hasan Nasrallah delivered a speech on domestic politics and upcoming general votes in Lebanon on Wednesday which is still going on.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-02). Hezbollah chief to deliver speech on regional, intl. issues. en.mehrnews.com The Secretary-General of Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah will deliver a live speech tonight on the latest domestic, regional and international developments.

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