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White House-Ak Saray relations: From close friendship to conflict of interests
Nov 24, 2019 08:32The U.S. government believes Ankara's move to buy S-400 missile system from Russia is not in line with NATO policies. Washington also sees Turkey’s decision as a threat to U.S. F-35 fighters. However, Ankara has announced that it will go ahead with its decision to buy the missile system.
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CNPC unit seeks major stake in newly-found Namavaran Oilfield
Nov 24, 2019 08:29Oil has been produced in Iran in commercial quantities since 1908, making it one of the world’s oldest producers. Iran’s proven oil reserves of 160 billion barrels, almost 10 percent of the world total, rank it fourth after Venezuela, Saudi Arabia and Canada.
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The secret behind Trump’s moves in eastern Deir ez-Zur
Nov 23, 2019 09:55Now that the defeat of terrorists is clear to everyone, the U.S. is seeking to create an economic crisis in Syria by using oil as a tool against Damascus. This is the reason why it is seizing the country’s oil reserves and also pressures Damascus to accept Washington’s conditions.
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Rohingya refugees need rights, not restrictions
Nov 23, 2019 09:53Some high-level officials of the Bangladeshi government have recently expressed concern that the Rohingya refugees residing in their country represent a security threat to Bangladesh and the wider region.
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ASEAN’s laxity on emissions puts children in danger
Nov 23, 2019 09:50Every year, the Southeast Asian haze crisis leads to the temporary closure of schools in countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia. Haze is not only contributing heavily to greenhouse-gas emissions and causing immediate health risks; it is causing children to lose out on their education. Children are most affected by climate change. According to the World Health Organization, more than 88% of the diseases caused by climate change are experienced by children under five.
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The greatest scam in history (1)
Nov 22, 2019 14:19It’s a tale for all time. What might be the greatest scam in history or, at least, the one that threatens to take history down with it. Think of it as the climate-change scam that beat science, big time.
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Psychoactive drugs, bane of the modern world
Nov 22, 2019 14:17According to the latest report issued by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (INODC), in 2009, a total of 166 “New Psychoactive Substances” (NPS) have been used in different world countries while in the years 2019 this number has reached 803, showing 703 percent increase during 10 year span. NPS are a range of drugs that have been designed to mimic established illicit drugs, such as cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy and LSD.
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Gambia’s gallant goal to redress plight of Rohingya Muslims
Nov 22, 2019 14:14“Gambia deserves praise for filing an official complaint against Myanmar with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague for violations of the United Nations’ 1948 Genocide Convention linked to abuses against its Muslim Rohingya minority.” This was part of an article written by staff writers of Keyhan International under the heading: “Gambia’s gallant goal to redress plight of Rohingya Muslims”.
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Canada’s seizure, sale and disbursement of Iranian assets violate int’l law
Nov 22, 2019 05:51The recent illegal moves in Toronto by the government of President Justin Trudeau against the Islamic Republic of Iran is nothing but acts of hooliganism, says Canadian journalist Steve Rutchinski in his report for ‘GlobalResearch’, titled: “Canada’s seizure, sale and disbursement of Iranian assets violate int’l law”.
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US draws fewer new foreign students for third straight year
Nov 22, 2019 05:45Americans schools have blamed US President Donald Trump’s rhetoric against immigrants for driving students away. There were dips in students coming from South Korea, Japan and Mexico.