-
US sanctions are little more than medieval-style siege warfare
Dec 19, 2018 06:10New US Sanctions against Iran, Russia and Syria form the most unforgiving embargo in history, they are weapons of war, designed for killing, says Thierry Meyssan, President-founder of France’s Réseau Voltaire (Voltaire Network), in his article for MintPress, titled “US sanctions are little more than medieval-style siege warfare”.
-
Peace prospects recede in Yemen as Saudis-Emiratis violate Sweden truce
Dec 18, 2018 13:42Saudi Arabia is undoubtedly the villain of the piece everywhere including in war torn Yemen, where it is trying to sabotage the recent peace agreement reached between Yemeni groups in Sweden.
-
Reign of idiots
Dec 18, 2018 13:37The idiots take over in the final days of crumbling civilizations.
-
Trump’s war on immigrants
Dec 18, 2018 13:30Nearly 15,000 immigrant children are being held in a network of detention centers across the United States.
-
US, China sleepwalking into a conflict at sea
Dec 18, 2018 06:24While Washington and Beijing have called a temporary truce to their trade war, tensions are still rising fast and furious in the South China Sea, says Philippines-based American journalist of Iranian origin Richard Javad Heydarian, in his article for Asia Times, titled: “US, China sleepwalking into a conflict at sea”.
-
Russia Slams Illegal US Occupation of Southwest Syria
Dec 18, 2018 06:20The US, in violation of the UN Charter, has stationed over two thousand of its soldiers in Syria and despite the repeated calls of the government of Damascus it is not just refusing to withdraw but is actually openly supporting terrorists.
-
Tributes to the Innocent Soul
Dec 18, 2018 06:07Condolences everybody on a doleful day. Today the city of Qom is draped in black. The shrine that sits in the centre of the city is bustling with hundreds of thousands of pilgrims. Many of the visitors have come from different parts of Iran. There are people from other lands as well. They have assembled to commemorate an event that occurred in 202 AH – a millennium, two centuries and twenty-six years ago.
-
Qatar, asserting independence, to leave OPEC in 2019
Dec 17, 2018 17:01Gas-rich Qatar, seeking greater autonomy from its rivals in the Persian Gulf, especially Saudi Arabia, sends out a 'trial balloon', with its decision to leave the OPEC, says journalist Jonathan Gorvett in his article for Asia Times, titled: “Qatar, asserting independence, to leave OPEC in 2019”.
-
Meng arrest a huge US provocation to China
Dec 17, 2018 16:58The illegal detention by Canada of a key Chinese industrialist lady while on a transit flight from her homeland to Mexico, and threats to extradite her to the US merely because her father’s famous telecom giant Huawei does business with the Islamic Republic of Iran, is a grave violation of international law as well as the UN Charter.
-
Political warfare in Washington escalates to crisis of capitalist rule
Dec 17, 2018 16:52One month after the US midterm elections, the conflict within the state apparatus is reaching a new stage. Within the political establishment, there are increasingly open calls for impeachment and possibly criminal proceedings against Trump, including from top Democrats in the incoming Congress. Barry Grey, a British writer on social issues, has shed light on the issue in an article titled Political warfare in Washington escalates.