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CIA recruits ISIS fighters from SDF-run prisons in Syria to fight in Ukraine: Report
The US has been accused of recruiting hundreds of ISIS, HTS, and Al-Qaeda militants to fight on the side of Kiev
Jul 01, 2022
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Beggaring Europe: switching cheap Russian gas for expensive American LNG
EU steps to significantly reduce Russian gas imports will see Europe newly dependent on much pricier US liquefied natural gas
Jun 15, 2022
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It is time for Israel’s gut punch
Today, Israel bombed Damascus Airport, tomorrow it could strike the Presidential Palace. Despite the threat of war, Israel must now receive swift, fierce retaliatory measures.
Jun 13, 2022
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Will Azerbaijan become a NATO pawn against Russia in South Caucasus?
Despite its recent 'alliance' upgrade with Russia, Azerbaijan wears many geopolitical masks and could play Trojan horse for Moscow's NATO adversaries
Jun 12, 2022
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Dollars for democracy: Corruption was the real winner in Lebanon’s election
Bribing desperate voters during an economic crisis may have led to Lebanon’s parliamentary impasse. If candidates are bought, how can the country fix anything?
Jun 02, 2022
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Iran denounces Greek seizure of Iranian ship as ‘maritime piracy’
Iran’s foreign ministry called the seizure of the ship an act of international piracy
May 25, 2022
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Envoys from Sweden, Finland in Turkey to discuss NATO membership
Turkey considers several Kurdish militant groups in Syria and Iraq to be terrorist organizations backed by Nordic countries
May 25, 2022
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NATO vs Russia: what happens next
In Davos and beyond, NATO's upbeat narrative plays like a broken record, while on the ground, Russia is stacking up wins that could sink the Atlantic order.
May 24, 2022
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Death by a thousand cuts: where is the west’s Ukraine strategy?
The pounding, daily western narratives on 'Ukrainian wins' and 'Russian losses' underpins the lack of an actual, cohesive Grand Strategy against Moscow.
May 16, 2022
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Omani Sultan receives Russian FM for talks
The Omani foreign minister called for a peaceful solution to the Ukraine conflict during a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart
May 11, 2022
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Lebanese Central Bank guilty of human rights violations: UN
UN officials have lambasted Lebanon for 'appalling levels of wealth concentration at the top, 'tax policies that favor evasion,' and for an 'inadequate social protection system'
May 11, 2022
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Sit back and watch Europe commit suicide
If the US goal is to crush Russia's economy with sanctions and isolation, why is Europe in an economic free fall instead?
Apr 07, 2022
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‘Rublegas:’ the world’s new resource-based reserve currency
Rublegas is the commodity currency du jour and it isn’t nearly as complicated as NATO pretends. If Europe wants gas, all it needs to do is send its Euros to a Russian account inside Russia.
Apr 01, 2022
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Lebanese judge sets $20mln bail for brother of central bank governor
The judge in charge of investigating central bank chief Riad Salameh for illicit enrichment has also postponed his questioning until June
Mar 31, 2022
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EU authorities confiscate assets linked to embezzlement at Lebanon’s central bank
Many Lebanese citizens believe that Salameh played a key role in the economic crisis that the country is currently experiencing
Mar 28, 2022
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Is Qatar the means for a US comeback in Eurasia?
Energy-rich Qatar’s designation as a major non-NATO ally may upset the Persian Gulf balance, but could be a means for the US to counter a Sino-Russian lockhold on Eurasia.
Mar 21, 2022
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Beyond the EastMed pipe dream: Can Turkey become Europe’s gas hub?
The Ukraine crisis presents a unique opportunity for Turkey to realize its long-term vision of transforming itself into a global gas transit hub. But will the US, Russia, Iran, and the EU allow it?
Mar 10, 2022
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Prisoner exchange deal on the cards with Washington: Iranian Foreign Ministry
The last prisoner exchange deal between Tehran and Washington took place in 2020
Mar 08, 2022
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Tehran says its demands at Vienna talks remain unchanged
Recent reports suggest that negotiations have reached an advanced stage
Mar 04, 2022
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Follow the money: how Russia will bypass western economic warfare
The US and EU are over-reaching on Russian sanctions. The end result could be the de-dollarization of the global economy and massive commodity shortages worldwide.
Mar 01, 2022
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Iraq calls on EU to repatriate citizens imprisoned in Syria for ISIS links
Iraqi officials estimate that at least 10,000 western citizens are being held in makeshift prisons in Syria's US-occupied northeast
Feb 23, 2022
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Iran nuclear deal negotiations resume in Vienna after a 10-day break
The future of the deal largely depends on the removal of sanctions the US placed on Iran in 2018
Dec 28, 2021
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Vienna talks to remove US sanctions on Iran set to resume on 27 December
Despite complaining about Tehran's demands that all sanctions be lifted, the US government has so far failed to produce an alternative proposal
Dec 23, 2021
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Saudi Arabia and the UAE: Two rival allies
Once staunch allies, MbS and MbZ can't seem to see eye-to-eye on regional matters anymore, and so a competition for primacy is underway.
Dec 16, 2021
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The Iran-Azerbaijan gas swap deal: Has Tehran’s tough posturing paid off?
The Turkish-supported gas swap deal is not so much a capitulation as a calculated concession from Azerbaijan, which now acknowledges its relationship with Israel as an Iranian red line.
Dec 14, 2021
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The Reconquest: In 2022 elections, an Algerian Islamophobe wants to purge France from ‘the Muslim peril’
An Algerian Jewish ‘demonizer’ of Arabs and Islam is the new political protagonist electrifying France’s 2022 presidential elections
Dec 09, 2021
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French president secures billions of dollars in arms deals following Gulf tour
Macron claims it is all part of a 'long-term strategy to contribute to stability' in the region, but Iranian FM Khatibzadeh noted that 'the weapons they sell in the region are the source of turmoil'
Dec 08, 2021
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Seventh round of Vienna talks ends as sides agree to reconvene next week
All sides agreed to return to Vienna next week after Iran submitted two draft proposals to the P4+1 for sanctions removal and nuclear commitments
Dec 03, 2021
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Israeli court gives green light for demolition of Palestinian homes
The decision, issued by the Israeli high court, will leave more than 720 Palestinians homeless
Nov 29, 2021
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Iran stands firm in demanding the US lift all economic sanctions days ahead of Vienna talks
Tehran has fired back against reports that Washington, at the behest of Israel, is planning to propose an "interim deal" to lift just some economic sanctions
Nov 26, 2021
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