Biden will open doors wider to refugees, but it won’t be enough

The controversial truth is that most of Syria’s refugees will have to go home – there is nowhere else for them. The Azraq camp for Syrian refugees in northern Jordan. Photo: AFP / Ahmad Abdo With the transition to a … Read More

Venezuela ratifies support for Palestine

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Caracas, Nov 29 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ratified strongly this Sunday his support for the people of Palestine, on occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with that Middle East nation.   On Twitter, Nicolás Maduro supported the … Read More

Iran says it won’t fall into trap of scuttling any U.S. talks

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Servants of the holy shrine of Imam Reza carry the coffin of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh in Mashhad, Iran, on Sunday. | WANA / VIA REUTERS Iran has vowed it won’t “fall into the trap” of scuppering any future … Read More

Iran vows ‘crushing response’ to Israel as air strikes kill militiamen

14 pro-Iranian militia fighters killed by alleged Israeli strikes in Syria, with two bases destroyed. Pro-Iran militias had been supporting Syrian government forces at the Albu Kamal border area near Iraq (AFP). Iran has vowed to respond to Israeli “hit … Read More

Afghan forces launch counter assault after Taliban offensive overshadows talks

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LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Afghan security forces launched a counteroffensive in the south against Taliban fighters, officials said on Tuesday, as fighting raged for a third straight day in a major insurgent offensive that has overshadowed peace talks. The … Read More

Iran threatens US with ‘crushing’ response after claims Trump mulled attack on its nuclear sites

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FILE PHOTO: An Iranian flag is pictured near in a missile during a military drill, Iran. © West Asia News Agency via REUTERS Tehran has warned that any attack against Iran by the US would be met with a “crushing” … Read More

Al-Qaeda’s number two secretly killed in Iran

WASHINGTON: Al-Qaeda´s second-in-command, indicted in the US for the 1998 bombings of its embassies in Tanzania and Kenya, was secretly killed in Iran in August, foreign media reported. Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah, who was on the FBI´s list of most-wanted terrorists, … Read More

Trump administration plans “flood” of sanctions on Iran by Jan. 20

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Photo: Patrick Semansky/Pool/AFP via Getty Images The Trump administration, in coordination with Israel and several Gulf states, is pushing a plan to slap a long string of new sanctions on Iran in the 10 weeks … Read More

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