The ongoing anti-government protest in Iran in defiance of a warning by the authorities of a tough crackdown, extending for a fourth day one of the most audacious challenges to the power of clerics since pro-reform unrest in 2009. https://twitter.com/JacobAWohl/status/947577817192996865 In his first public reaction to the protests, President Hassan Rouhani appealed for calm, however confirming…
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Iran denies killings of protestors
An Iranian official blamed two protesters previously reported killed in the city of Dorud, Lorestan Province, on Saturday night during anti-government demonstrations were targeted by foreign agents and not the Iranian police. Official: Two killed during riot in western Iran, no bullet fired by security forces https://t.co/I4HfzaVl2V pic.twitter.com/m5G6JKXbMW — Press TV (@PressTV) December 31, 2017 “Violent…
Attack on freedom in Kabul
In the morning of 28 December, a terrorist attack hit a peaceful gathering at a cultural centre in Kabul, Afghanistan. It has left over 40 persons killed and injured more than 80 others, amongst them women and children. A terrorist attack hit a peaceful gathering at a cultural centre in Kabul, Afghanistan. Over 40 persons…
UN majority vote against Trump decision on Jerusalem
“The United States will remember this day in which it was singled out for attack in the General Assembly for the very act of exercising our right as a sovereign nation,” U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said addressing the 193-member General Assembly ahead of Thursday’s vote on Jerusalem. RT @USUN: “America will…
Trump warns of aid cuts over Jerusalem raw
President Donald Trump warned about possible cut off financial aid to countries voting in favor of a draft United Nations resolution calling for the United States to withdraw its decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. JUST IN: Trump hints at cutting off aid to countries who vote for UN resolution opposing his Jerusalem decision…
EU-Afghanistan in 'new co-operation' fase
From 1 December 2017 the Cooperation Agreement on Partnership and Development (CAPD) between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan will provisionally apply. This agreement, which was signed by the High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini and the Afghani Minister of Finance, Eklil Hakimi on 18 February, represents the first ever legally-binding framework for relations between…
DPRK must abandon ballistic missile programme
“Today’s missile launch by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is a further unacceptable violation of the DPRK’s international obligations as determined by multiple United Nations Security Council Resolutions” – says the statement of the European External Action Service. #DPRK Today's missile launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea: a further unacceptable violation…
Apocalypse in Korean Peninsula “possible”
An apocalyptic scenario of developments on the Korean Peninsula is possible, but Moscow hopes that a common sense would prevail among the involved parties, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov said on Monday. Deputy Foreign Minister Igor #Morgulov: "A scenario of the apocalyptic development of the situation on the Korean Peninsula exists and we cannot…
Blast in Egypt mosque causes death and devastation
An explosion has struck a mosque in Egypt’s northern Sinai, injuring and killing people, according to local media. #BREAKING At least 54 killed in Egypt mosque attack: state TV — AFP News Agency (@AFP) November 24, 2017 Egyptian state media MENA, citing an official security source, said that at least 54 people were killed and…
Brazil's Rousseff defends Catalan's right to self-determination
The former president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, defends “the right to self-determination” as long as it’s carried out “with respect to democracy.” During the press conference held in Strasbourg at the European Parliament, she also criticized the incarceration of the members of the Catalan government. Rousseff stated that imprisoning political leaders is “not a good idea”…
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