Posts Tagged ‘mideast’

‘We don’t want to find ourselves in a position like apartheid South Africa’: A report from Israel’s first national conference against BDS

One of Israel’s biggest newspapers staged the country’s first national conference against the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement this week in Jerusalem. Yedioth Ahronoth and its website Ynet organized a day-long event that featured the majority of leading Israeli politicians and many cultural figures. Fear, paranoia, anger and determination was ubiquitous amongst the panelists […]

Iran marks 65th anniversary of oil nationalization

Iran marks the 65th anniversary of the nationalization of its oil industry, which is viewed as a momentous breakthrough in the country’s independence from the West, PressTV reports. On March 20, 1951, members of the Iranian parliament voted unanimously in favor of a bill introduced by the country’s then democratically-elected prime minister, Mohammad Mosaddeq, to […]

Photos: Supreme Leader receives Assembly of Experts members

When Afghan women were free In the Ancient Greek poet Homer’s epic poem The Iliad, the motive for the siege of Troy by the Greeks was the… Source Article from http://theiranproject.com/blog/2016/03/10/photos-supreme-leader-receives-assembly-of-experts-members-2/

Calls for Greece to declare state of emergency: 20,000 invaders are waiting to cross into Macedonia

From: dailymail.com Editor’s note: Here is a nice piece of propaganda by Daily Mail: Daily Mail are showing mostly children in the video, despite the fact that the “migrants” crossing into Europe are mostly men. According to the UNHCR at least 72% of the migrants are men. The figure might […]

BASF to invest $4bn in Iran petchem plan

Iran said on Friday that Germany’s BASF – the world’s largest chemical producer – plans to make an investment of as much as $4 billion in its petrochemical industry. Marziyeh Shahdani, the managing director of the National Petrochemical Company (NPC), has been quoted by the media as saying that negotiations are underway with BASF to […]

BASF to invest $4bn in Iran petchem plan

Iran said on Friday that Germany’s BASF – the world’s largest chemical producer – plans to make an investment of as much as $4 billion in its petrochemical industry. Marziyeh Shahdani, the managing director of the National Petrochemical Company (NPC), has been quoted by the media as saying that negotiations are underway with BASF to […]

Israel Recruits ‘Army of Bloggers’ to Combat anti-Zionist Web Sites

From: haaretz.com Israelis who speak a second language to represent Israel on ‘problematic’ Websites in new Absorption Ministry program. The Immigrant Absorption Ministry announced on Sunday it was setting up an “army of bloggers,” to be made up of Israelis who speak a second language, to represent Israel in “anti-Zionist blogs” […]

Qeshm to launch off-road racing track

The largest off-road racing circuit in Iran will open on January 13, much to the delight of adventurous holidaymakers. “The track, which complies with international standards, will meet the expectation of domestic and foreign tourists and has the potential to host international road rallies,” IRNA quoted Akbar Torkan, the secretary of the High Council of […]

‘Risk of Acid Rain’ to be screened in EU, US

TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) – Behtash Sanaeiha’s ‘Risk of Acid Rain’ will be reportedly embarked on a large-scale international publicity and will be screened in Prague, Washington, and Boston. The film will be screened in Washington, US capital this week. The second screening will be in Boston, Massachusetts, in competition sector of the 22nd Boston Festival of […]

"They’ve become our friends" – Russians receive warm welcome in Syria

     While Western nations criticize Russia’s airstrikes in Syria, every day Syrians are praising Moscow for pushing back against terrorist groups like Daesh, also known as IS/the Islamic State. Local businesses are all too happy to oblige their new Russian friends. Since September 30, the Russian Defense Ministry has launched a devastating air campaign against […]

Mapping the Sunni-Shiite divide & its role in geopolitics

     Earlier today, in “Mid-East Melee: Sectarian Showdown Looms As Bahrain Cuts Ties With Iran, UAE Recalls Ambassador,” we brought you the latest from the war-torn Mid-East where a worsening spat between Saudi Arabia and Iran threatens to plunge the region into chaos. Make no mistake, things were already out of control. The conflict in […]

Sheikh Nimr execution is against international law: UN

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has deplored the Saudi Arabia’s execution of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr as a “disturbing development”, since he had not committed a crime regarded “as most serious” under international law. “The category of ‘most serious crimes,’ for which the death penalty is still permissible, has been consistently […]

I.O.B summit to promote Iran’s economy in world

Tehran, Jan 2, IRNA – Iran is scheduled to hold an international summit on January 28 and 29 to introduce opportunities to the foreign countries for expand their economic cooperation with the Islamic Republic. The summit titled “Iran Open Business (I.O.B)” aims to bolster the country’s ties with the world in trade, financial, commercial, industrial, […]

Putin Blasts Interventionist US Foreign Policy, Calls Forcible Regime Change "Intolerable"

“Let’s remember why we became part of a coalition to stop [Libyan dictator Muammar] Gaddafi from committing atrocities against his people.”  That’s from Hillary Clinton who defended here foreign policy credentials in Saturday night’s third Democratic presidential debate. Hitting back at Bernie Sanders, who accused her of being “too much into regime change […]

Shiraz, Pécs to become sisters

TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – Iran’s city of Shiraz and Hungary’s Pécs will become sister cities and cooperate in the fields of culture, science and technology, the mayor of Shiraz announced. The Mayor of Shiraz Alireza Pak Fetrat said that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is inked between the two cities which is based on […]

German Ministers Preparing ‘Putsch’ Against Merkel – German Magazine

From: infowars.com German ministers are no longer trying to reach a compromise with German Chancellor Angela Merkel Merkel’s former friends are gradually becoming her major opponents. The German Chancellor is not only losing power over the refugee crisis in Europe, but she is also unable to manage her own government, German […]

German Ministers Preparing ‘Putsch’ Against Merkel – German Magazine

From: infowars.com German ministers are no longer trying to reach a compromise with German Chancellor Angela Merkel Merkel’s former friends are gradually becoming her major opponents. The German Chancellor is not only losing power over the refugee crisis in Europe, but she is also unable to manage her own government, German […]

The India-Pakistan Confrontation. The Dangers of Nuclear Conflict in South Asia?

 The Pakistani military strategists rely on their nuclear arsenal as a main counter-measure against a possible Indian aggression. On October 19, Foreign Secretary of Pakistan Aizaz Chaudhry officially confirmed that Islamabad has plans to use low-yield nuclear weapons to impede advancing Indian troops in case of a military conflict. The Pkiastan’s attitude is a response […]

Vladimir Putin says Russia will fight for the right of Palestinians to have an independent state

Vladimir Putin says Russia will fight for the right of Palestinians to have an independent state Russian President tells Arab League his country will fight to establish an independent Palestine with a capital in East Jerusalem Vladimir Putin has said Russia will fight for an independent Palestinian state, and called for the issues of the Middle […]

Ukraine: Ripping Western Aid to Sponsor Terrorism – Veterans Today

Podcast: Blacklisted Radio 10.25.2015

In this episode we cover a ton of news items from the week that was. Money, Digital Currency, Hurricane Patricia, Skeptic, Tony Blair, Hillary Clinton and much more! Source Article from http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blacklistednews/hKxa/~3/grkU0e6rl3Q/

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