March, 2021

• 10 March

  BDS groups from US and Europe team up with Iran and Hamas against Israel

  

  Over 60 organizations took part in the Gaza event, organized by The Global Campaign to Return to Palestine, a broad network including many BDS groups. BDS groups in Europe and North America took part in an event with the Iranian regime, leaders of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, and other terrorist …

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• 10 March

  Is Ankara on mission impossible over S-400 conundrum?

  

  Confusion reigns in Ankara on how to manage the S-400 crisis, as pressure to satisfy Moscow along with Washington makes it a tall, if not impossible, order. Turkey’s acquisition of Russian S-400 air defense systems has snagged any progress in its fraught relationship with the United States, growing into a …

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• 10 March

  Syrian opposition accuses Kurdish forces of booby-trapping fuel trucks

  

  The Syrian armed opposition factions are accusing the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces of planting explosive devices in fuel-laden trucks along the border with the opposition areas to prevent smuggling of fuel. The areas under the control of the Syrian opposition in north Syria are facing a fuel crisis as a …

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• 10 March

  Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it thwarted plane hijacking

  

  The perpetrator attempted to land the plane in a Gulf country, Iranian media reported the corps as saying. Many details surrounding the incident are unknown. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it has thwarted a plane hijacking. An unidentified perpetrator tried to hijack an Iran Air flight from Ahwaz …

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• 10 March

  Egypt, Sudan call for Ethiopia to accept international mediation over Nile Dam

  

  Egypt and Sudan demanded that Ethiopia returns to the Grand Ethiopean Renaissance Dam negotiations, through international quartet mediation, but Addis Ababa refuses to internationalize the crisis. Egypt and Sudan have called on Ethiopia to resume negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) as soon as possible to reach an …

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• 10 March

  US Embassy in Baghdad warns of attacks from ‘Iran-supported groups’ in Iraq

  

  The announcement follows several attacks on the US military in the country as well as retaliatory strikes on Iraqi militias by the United States. The US Embassy in Baghdad has warned Americans about potential security threats in Iraq follows several attacks targeting the US military in the country. The embassy …

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• 10 March

  Saudi renews bombing of Yemen’s capital following Houthi attacks

  

  The Biden administration’s push to end the war has been stalled by a recent escalation. The Saudi-led military coalition announced a new campaign of airstrikes in Yemen in response to a series of Houthi missile and drone attacks on the Gulf kingdom this weekend. Coalition aircraft bombed multiple locations in …

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• 10 March

  Are Gulf oil giants ready to go green?

  

  As European and American oil companies face increased pressure and scrutiny on new climate restrictions, the Gulf has so far been avoided the heat. ExxonMobil appointed a climate-minded activist investor to its board of directors after investment firm Engine No. 1 called on the American oil and gas giant to …

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• 10 March

  Online ‘auctions’ of Yazidi captives speak of ongoing Islamic State activity in Turkey

  

  The rescue of a 7-year-old Yazidi captive in Ankara raises questions about how hard Turkey is trying to tackle Islamic State militants in the country. Six years after its gruesome assault on the Yazidi minority in Iraq, the Islamic State (IS) continues to sell Yazidi captives online on what is …

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• 10 March

  A Russian-Chinese Partnership Against America?

  

  China and Russia consider themselves great powers, and there is agreement in both Beijing and Moscow on cooperating to limit or constrain America’s ability to dominate international relations and challenge their sovereignty. CHINA AND Russia consider themselves great powers, and there is agreement in both Beijing and Moscow on cooperating …

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