Posts Tagged ‘diplomats’

Estonia expels 2 Russian diplomats, Moscow vows to retaliate

‘Honey traps’ at bars & other Russian threats to Baltic states (according to them) Russia’s consul general in Narva, Dmitry Kazyonnov, and consul Andrey Surgaev were handed a note to leave the Baltic country on Friday. The Russian Foreign Ministry told RT it considers the expulsion of the diplomats “yet another unfriendly and absolutely groundless […]

US diplomats say Western Wall is in West Bank, and Nikki Haley backpedals

We Israelis love walls. They can be so tall, provide us with a sense of security (who cares if it’s real or not), and serve as a manifestation for that blindness to the ‘others’. Whatever you do, don’t take our walls from us. But lo and behold, those American Consulate diplomats, they took our Western […]

Belgium urged diplomats to vote for Saudi Arabia in UN women’s rights commission – leaked emails

The leaked documents, cited by Belgian news network 7sur7 and UN Watch, reveal that Belgian diplomats had been instructed to follow “clean slate” procedures and provide “support to the candidates for the various positions during the secret vote.” Belgium ‘regrets’ helping elect Saudi Arabia to UN women’s rights panel Moreover, the cabinet of Belgian Foreign […]

Cinema artists head to France

Tehran, July 5, IRNA – Managing Director of Khaneh Cinema (Cinema House), Reza Mirkarimi, Seifollah Samadian (photographer) and one of Abbas Kiarostami’s friends left Tehran for Paris on Tuesday. Iranian internationally acclaimed film director Abbas Kiarostami died in a Paris hospital on July 4. His body is to be transferred to Iran for burial ceremonies. […]

UN: Food insecurity in Yemen at emergency levels

The hunger crisis gripping the conflict-wracked state has intensified significantly in the last year and the situation is set to deteriorate further, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Food Programme said in a new report on Tuesday. Three million children were at risk of malnutrition, it said “At least seven million people […]

Nigel Farage: Jo Cox’s Death Takes Momentum Out Of Leave Campaign

UKIP leader Nigel Farage suggests that the campaign to leave the EU has lost its momentum since the tragic death of Labour MP Jo Cox on Thursday Cox was a supporter of Britain staying in the European Union. Recent polls indicate that momentum could be changing in favor of the ‘stay’ vote. Farage, like others do […]

Putin: ‘We know when US will get new missiles threatening Russia’s nuclear capability’

     The US anti-missile defense systems being installed near Russia’s borders can be “inconspicuously” transformed into offensive weapons, Vladimir Putin has said, adding that he knows “year by year” how Washington will develop its missile program. Talking about NATO’s ballistic missile defense systems in Eastern Europe, Russia’s president said that the Americans are now deploying […]

Putin: ‘We know when US will get new missiles threatening Russia’s nuclear capability’

     The US anti-missile defense systems being installed near Russia’s borders can be “inconspicuously” transformed into offensive weapons, Vladimir Putin has said, adding that he knows “year by year” how Washington will develop its missile program. Talking about NATO’s ballistic missile defense systems in Eastern Europe, Russia’s president said that the Americans are now deploying […]

UK Cops Enforce Homo Hysteria

  June 17, 2016 Letter from a reader: “We don’t have a Straight Day event and don’t drag gays into a court of law or punish them through loss of a job because they said something offensive to us.” Source Article from http://henrymakow.com/2016/06/uk-cops-enforce-homo-hysteria.html

Beijing goes mobile in the South China Sea

In a nutshell, the non-stop drama, as ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) diplomats told me, is all about “escalation-management protocols.” Translation: how to prevent any unilateral outburst that could be interpreted as warlike. Compounding the problem is that ASEAN can’t seem to manage its own internal protocols. This past Tuesday offered a graphic illustration, […]

Iraqi Fallujah liberated from Daesh terrorists

Baghdad, June 17, IRNA – Iraqi forces have liberated key areas in Fallujah from Daesh terrorists, raising the national flag of the country over the government buildings.  The Iraqi Prime Minister Heidar al-Ebadi was informed on Friday about the liberation of the former Daesh stronghold in a joint letter communicated to him by the head […]

A Beginner’s Guide to Regrowing Fruits and Vegetables from Kitchen Scraps

4th June 2016 By Jenny Tabada Guest writer for Wake Up World Can food scraps be grown again? Turns out, the vegetables and fruits you’ve picked from the grocery stores or harvested from your own backyard can be given another take on life, and another. All you need is the right ideas on how to regrow these assumed […]

VP asks Iranians around the world to help find stolen artifacts

Tehran, May 12, The Iran Project – Head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization urged all Iranians, in a telegram message, to inform the organization if they have any information about the country’s stolen artifacts. In a telegram message on Thursday, Masoud Soltanifar, head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization asked Iranians around the […]

Pentagon Confirms US Ground Troops In Yemen

Print Friendly Above Photo: From news.antiwar.com Troops Were Deployed Two Weeks Ago, Officials Say Hot on the heels of yesterday‘s admission that the US has become militarily involved in a second war inside Yemen, this time between the pro-Saudi faction and al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Pentagon officials are also admitting that US ground troops have been […]

Pentagon Confirms US Ground Troops In Yemen

Print Friendly Above Photo: From news.antiwar.com Troops Were Deployed Two Weeks Ago, Officials Say Hot on the heels of yesterday‘s admission that the US has become militarily involved in a second war inside Yemen, this time between the pro-Saudi faction and al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Pentagon officials are also admitting that US ground troops have been […]

Pentagon Confirms US Ground Troops In Yemen

Print Friendly Above Photo: From news.antiwar.com Troops Were Deployed Two Weeks Ago, Officials Say Hot on the heels of yesterday‘s admission that the US has become militarily involved in a second war inside Yemen, this time between the pro-Saudi faction and al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Pentagon officials are also admitting that US ground troops have been […]

An apologia for Ken Livingstone (What would Buber say?)

It all started when a political muck-racking site–Guido Fawkes—unearthed a number of 2014 Facebook posts by Labor Party MP Naz Shah that were critical of Israel. Those posts included a map of Israel superimposed on a map of the U.S. with the suggestion that Israel should be moved to the U.S. and riffs relating to […]

Defense min. Iran’s military might to threaten no country

TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Dehghan elaborated on the defensive principles of the Islamic Republic of Iran. “Iran’s military power in waters is just for establishing stability, peace and security in the region and Iran’s defense doctrine is based on effective deterrence, hence it threatens no country and guarantees peace, […]

Swiss president calls his talks with Iranian officials ‘constructive’

Tehran, Feb 28, IRNA – Swiss President Johann Schneider-Ammann in a speech at Tehran University on Sunday called his talks with Iranian officials ‘constructive’. He said Iran and Switzerland follow very ‘similar philosophies and action plans’ for development. The Swiss president called education, research and innovation as three principles that should be on the agenda […]

New transatlantic data transfer deal sealed with ‘written assurances’ of US spying limitations

“We have agreed with our US partners a new framework that will ensure the right checks and balances for our citizens,” said digital commissioner Andrus Ansip at a press conference in Strasbourg. The vital deal, called the ‘Privacy Shield’ was reached months after the so-called Safe Harbour agreement was annulled by the European Court of […]

Zarif: Iran favors good ties with neighbors, regional security

Tehran, Jan 21, IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif said in a meeting with representative of Oman’s Sultan Qaboos that Iran favors excellent relations with all its neighbors and promotion of regional peace and stability, spending efforts in both fields. Speaking with Oman’s representative Salem al-Ismail on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in […]

Sick of Zionism’s stranglehold on Jewish culture? There is an alternative.

Hey, did you know that every year thousands of Jews from around the world get to travel to Israel on free ten day trips to learn about how amazing Zionism is? It’s called Birthright and it’s one of the ugliest examples of how Zionism and a one-sided view of Israel-Palestine gets forced onto young Jews. […]

German army to stop aiding refugees as troops now required for ‘core tasks’ – defense minister

The armed forces will reduce its refugee care tasks as more and more troops are required to conduct immediate military duties, Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen has told the magazine of the German Armed Forces Association (DbwV), an independent organization that represents nearly 200,000 active servicemen and veterans. “A body-to-body assistance in acute necessity […]

Hundreds gather in Berlin for pro-Kurdish rally – ‘Stop Erdogan’s state terror against Kurds!’

     At least 400 people have taken to the streets of the German capital to voice their protests against the policy of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan toward Kurds. The demonstrators were holding banners reading, “Stop Erdogan’s state terror against Kurds!” and “Stop the war against the Kurdish people!” as they marched through central Berlin. […]

Russian spy agency targeting western diplomats, journalists

  Guardian September 24, 2011 Russia’s spy agency is waging a massive undercover campaign of harassment against British and American diplomats, as well as other targets, using deniable “psychological” techniques developed by the KGB, a new book reveals. The federal security service (FSB) operation involves breaking into the private homes of western diplomats – a […]

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