October, 2021

• 26 October

  Iran’s state broadcaster veers further right under IRGC control

  

  Iran’s state broadcaster veers further right under IRGC control Following weeks of speculations, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appointed Peyman Jebelli late last month as the new CEO of the country’s largest media organization, known as the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB). Jebelli, a 55-year-old communications graduate, hails …

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• 26 October

  Palestinians renew threat to nix agreements with Israel

  

  PA head Mahmoud Abbas is set to visit Moscow to demand for additional pressure on Israel. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett visited Russia last week. Palestinian leaders have renewed their threats to rescind all signed agreements with Israel, especially the Oslo Accords, saying they are also disappointed with the US administration’s …

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• 26 October

  Palestinian NGO ban lays bare divisions in coalition

  

  Left-wing Israeli Knesset parties expressed discomfort with the government’s decision to ban six Palestinian NGOs over their ties to a terrorist organization. Left-wing parties expressed discomfort with the government’s decision to ban six Palestinian NGOs over their ties to a terrorist organization, laying bare divisions in the coalition just two …

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• 26 October

  Turkey reveals photos of 15 alleged Mossad spies arrested

  

  The alleged Mossad spies were of Arab descent and were reportedly present to spy on Palestinians living in Turkey. Turkish media revealed the photos of 15 alleged Mossad spies arrested last week. The report on Monday identified a key figure among the spies as M.A.S., who reportedly studied at Konya …

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• 26 October

  IDF drops leaflets outing Syrian Arab Army officers as working for Hezbollah

  

  The pamphlets were dropped shortly after Israel was accused of striking targets on the Syrian side of the Golan. The Israeli military dropped leaflets accusing the Syrian Arab Army of cooperating with Hezbollah and explicitly named operatives working for the terrorist group on the Golan Heights, just hours after it …

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• 26 October

  Iran sending advanced anti-aircraft batteries to challenge Israel

  

  Israel carries out strikes in Syria in an attempt to thwart Iranian entrenchment and the smuggling of advanced weapons to Hezbollah in Syria and Lebanon. Iran has begun deploying advanced anti-aircraft missile batteries to the region, including in Syria where Israeli jets routinely carry out airstrikes, in an attempt to …

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• 26 October

  Turkey, Qatar express ‘concern’ over coup in Sudan

  

  The Sudanese military has arrested civilians in the transitional government and seized power. Turkey and Qatar both called for de-escalation in Sudan Monday following a coup in the African country. The Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a press release, “We are deeply concerned with the news regarding the coup attempt …

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• 26 October

  Turkey sends mixed signals over Syrian mercenaries in Libya

  

  Turkey’s withdrawal of a limited number of Syrian militia from Libya is aiming to sidestep potential accusations of spoiling the election process in the war-torn nation as December elections near. Turkey has withdrawn a limited number of Syrian mercenaries from Libya over the past weeks, but the problem of foreign …

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• 26 October

  Erdogan backpedals on threat to expel 10 Western ambassadors

  

  After threatening to expel 10 foreign envoys, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Monday appeared to de-escalate a diplomatic row sparked by the ongoing imprisonment of Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala. A tense diplomatic crisis in which 10 ambassadors to Turkey faced possible expulsion from the country appears to have been defused …

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• 26 October

  Why Is America Financing the Chinese War Machine?

  

  How did the Chinese come to possess such prowess? From us. The Chinese… know that a democracy whose economy is weakened by COVID of a curious origin, a multi-trillion dollar budget that would plunge us into historic debt; a nation staggering under the burden of a possibly enfeebled national leadership, …

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