Eurasia Press & News
Political forces in Lebanon have renewed pressure on the Iranian-backed Hezbollah to reform or face the US imposition of the Caesar Act, which could prove catastrophic for the country.
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29 May
Hezbollah chief rejects US pressure to beef up role of UN peacekeepers
The head of the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah Tuesday rejected a US request to empower a UN peacekeeping force patrolling the border with Israel.
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29 May
Daesh exploiting Syrian, Iraqi vacuums to make a comeback
Amid the global health crisis resulting from the coronavirus pandemic, there are disturbing signs that Daesh is re-emerging, especially in the open deserts of Syria and Iraq. Last week, newly appointed Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi announced that Iraqi forces had foiled a major operation by Daesh, while his intelligence …
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29 May
ISIS ‘governor of Iraq’ killed in Syria, says Baghdad
A senior ISIS leader in Iraq was killed in an American-led coalition raid on the militant group in eastern Syria, Iraq’s intelligence agency has said.
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28 May
The Palestinian Virus of Jihad
While doctors, nurses and many Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are complaining about a shortage of medical supplies, the Palestinian armed groups, including PIJ and Hamas, do not appear to be facing the same problem.
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28 May
Iran's First Tanker Reaches Venezuelan Waters
The first of five Iranian oil tankers has entered the Venezuelan territorial waters to show Iran’s determination to carry out exports of goods and oil to everywhere in the world regardless of US threats.
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28 May
China's defense budget stays moderate and restrained: NPC spokesperson
China pursues defensive policies and the defense budget is moderate and restrained in regards to the total amount of the budget, per capita spending and the rate of GDP, Zhang Yesui, spokesperson for the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) told a press conference on Thursday.
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28 May
US to Exit International Military Surveillance Treaty
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he was pulling the United States out of the 18-year-old international Open Skies Treaty allowing surveillance flights over other countries because Russia has been violating it.
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28 May
Egypt challenges US in acquiring one of Russia’s most powerful weapons
Russian media outlets have speculated the sanctions that the US might impose on Egypt in the event that it acquires the Sukhoi Su-35 fighter, as Washington has previously threatened.
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28 May
Syria refugees in Turkey resort to selling organs to survive
Syrian refugees residing in Turkey have been discovered to be so desperate for money that they are selling their organs on the black market in order to pay for necessities such as rent, the US-based media channel CBS has revealed.
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