Qatar, which is among Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s strongest international backers, had been reluctant to act without the blessing of Washington, which imposed sanctions when ousted leader Bashar al-Assad was in power.
The Syrian finance…
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India and Pakistan exchange fire in Kashmir after conflict escalates
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif vowed to retaliate against Indian missile strikes amid exchanges of gunfire and artillery shelling along the India-Pakistan border. India said it had targeted “terrorist camps” in Pakistan after an attack…
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India and Pakistan trade fire after deadly escalation
Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged gunfire overnight in Kashmir, New Delhi said Thursday, a day after the worst violence between the nuclear-armed rivals in two decades.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif vowed to retaliate after India…
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Front pages of Iran’s English dailies on May 8
TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran’s English language dailies on Thursday, May 08.
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Dozens Of Pro-Palestinian Students Arrested At Columbia University
Police arrived on campus in force at the request of Columbia officials who stated the student demonstrators occupying the library’s second-floor main reading room were engaged in trespassing.
Videos and photographs on social media showed…
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Trump Says Prefers ‘deal With Iran’ That Enables Military Onslaught
“It’s that simple,” he stated during an exchange with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, on Wednesday.
“I would much prefer a strong, verified deal where we actually blow them up…,” Trump said, referring to Iran’s nuclear…
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Gaza Govt. Warns Of Israeli Plot To Create ‘forced Isolation Camps’ For Palestinians
“We categorically reject the occupation’s plans to establish forced isolation camps akin to Nazi ghettos through control over humanitarian aid and its distribution as part of a systematic segregation policy, in clear violation of all…
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Iran FM Araghchi arrives in Delhi to strengthen ties at India-Iran Joint Commission Meet on 75th anniversary of Friendship Treaty
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): In a key diplomatic development aimed at bolstering strategic ties, Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi arrived in New Delhi on Thursday to co-chair the 20th India-Iran Joint Commission Meeting.
The…
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US State Dept approves $3.5 billion missile sale to Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. State Department has approved a potential US$3.5 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia, including AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and related support, the Pentagon announced late last week.
The…
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Back from the dead
Trump is trying to rebuild the Iran nuclear deal he destroyed, then declare personal triumph, writes Linda Pentz Gunter
There is deep irony in the current efforts by the Trump administration to secure a nuclear deal with Iran, given it was the…
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