Tag Archives: Middle East

Nikki Haley Calls For Regime Change In Syria, Russia Blasts Her “Direct Sabotage” Of Peace Efforts [VIDEO]

CNN reports: The US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, has told CNN that removing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power is a priority, cementing an extraordinary U-turn in the Trump administration’s stance on the embattled leader. Two days after the US launched military strikes on a Syrian airbase in response to a chemical weapons attack widely blamed on …

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Russia Deploys Cruise Missile-Equipped Warship Towards The Two US Destroyers Which Struck At Syria

Newsweek reports: Russia deployed its most advanced Black Sea frigate Friday into the eastern Mediterranean, where U.S. Navy destroyers had launched an airstrike earlier that day against the Moscow-backed Syrian military. As Russian leadership condemned the U.S.’ first intentional attack on the military of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad since the country’s six-year conflict began, Russia’s Admiral Grigorovich frigate reportedly left …

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Syria Condemns Trump’s “Blatant Act Of Aggression”

USA Today reports: Syria condemned U.S. missile strikes on a Syrian air base, describing them Friday as a “blatant act of aggression.” The office of Syrian President Bashar Assad said the strikes, which President Trump launched in response to a chemical attack on civilians, were “shortsighted,” “reckless” and “irresponsible.” Talal Barazi, the governor of Homs province, where the base is …

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Marco Rubio Praises Trump’s “Legal” Strike On Syria, Denounced Obama For Requesting 2013 Strike [VIDEO]

Marco Rubio has been on every network this morning to praise Trump’s strike on Syria. From the Washington Examiner:  Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said Friday that President Trump had the legal authority to launch a missile attack at a Syrian airfield Thursday night, because it was a limited attack that fell short of a full declaration of war. “The president …

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Kremlin Spox: Putin Regards Trump’s Strike On Syria As An Illegal “Aggression Against A Sovereign Nation”

From the Russian propaganda outlet RT News: President Putin “regards the strikes as aggression against a sovereign nation,” his spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, noting that the president believes the strikes were carried out “in violation of international law, and also under an invented pretext.” Peskov also insisted that “the Syrian army doesn’t have chemical weapons,” saying this had been “observed …

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Russia Calls For Emergency UN Security Council Meeting Over Trump’s “Thoughtless” Strike On Syria

Reuters reports: Russia wants an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council to discuss U.S. missile strikes on Syria, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday, describing the action as “thoughtless”. The ministry said in a statement that Russia was also suspending a Syrian air safety agreement with the United States, saying: “This is not the first time the United …

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BREAKING: Trump Announces US Strike On Syria, Dozens Of Cruise Missiles Hit Airfield [VIDEO]

NBC News reports: The United States launched dozens of cruise missiles Thursday night at a Syrian airfield in response to what it believes was Syria’s use of banned chemical weapons that killed at least 100 people, U.S. military officials told NBC News. Two U.S. warships in the Mediterranean Sea fired 59 Tomahawk missiles intended for a single target — Ash …

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Kremlin: Our Support For Assad Isn’t Unconditional

The Associated Press reports: The spokesman for President Vladimir Putin tells The Associated Press that Russia’s support for Syrian President Bashar Assad is not unconditional. Thursday’s statement from Dmitry Peskov comes several days after a suspected chemical weapons attack on a rebel-held province in Syria. Moscow, Assad’s key backer, has supported the Syrian government militarily since 2015. Turkey said on …

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LIVE VIDEO: Trump Holds Press Conference With King Abdullah Of Jordan, Will Address Syrian Gas Attack

CNBC reports: President Donald Trump holds a joint press conference with Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Wednesday afternoon. At the news conference, the pair of leaders will likely address the alleged chemical attack in Syria that killed dozens, including children, according to NBC News. On Tuesday, Trump called the “chemical attack” a “heinous” act by Syrian President Bashar Assad, but …

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Haley Blasts Russia Over Syrian Gas Attack: How Many More Children Must Die Before They Care? [VIDEO]

The Hill reports: Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley tore into Russia on Wednesday over Bashar al-Assad’s suspected use of chemical weapons against the Syrian people the day before, as the U.N. Security Council took up a resolution condemning the attack. “Russia has shielded Assad from U.N. sanctions. If Russia has the influence in Syria that it claims it …

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GOP House Rep Blasts US Inaction On Syria [VIDEO]

Via Mediaite: Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois condemned the United States government’s lack of action in response to the Syrian government’s alleged use of chemical weapons. Near the end of the interview, anchor Alisyn Camerota played a clip from 7-year-old Syrian refugee Bana Alabed, who called for an end to the war so, “the children of Syria [can] play and …

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Trump Blames Obama For Syrian Gas Attack, Warned Obama In 2013 To Take No Action Against Syria

NBC News reports: White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Tuesday the suspected chemical attack in Syria “cannot be ignored by the civilized world” and blamed President Barack Obama’s administration for not standing up to Syrian President Bashar Assad. “These heinous actions by the Bashar al Assad regime are a consequence of the past administration’s weakness and irresolution,” Spicer told …

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SYRIA: Dozens Killed In Toxic Gas Attack [VIDEO]

Al Jazeera reports: At least 58 people, including nine children, were killed in an air raid that released “toxic gas” on the rebel-held Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun on Tuesday, a monitor said. The attack caused many people to choke or faint, and some had foam coming from their mouths, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, citing medical …

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US And UK Restrict Personal Electronic Devices On In-Bound Flights From Eight Muslim Nations [VIDEO]

The New York Times reports: Passengers on foreign airlines headed to the United States from 10 airports in eight majority-Muslim countries have been barred from carrying electronic devices larger than a cellphone under a new flight restriction enacted on Tuesday by the Trump administration. Officials said the new directive was not based on information pointing to a credible, specific threat …

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Netanyahu Blasts Obama For “Gang-Up” On Palestine, Looks Forward To Working With His “Friend” Trump

Politico reports:  The United States on Friday abstained as the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution — vigorously opposed by President-elect Donald Trump and the government of Israel — that criticizes Israeli settlement construction in land claimed by the Palestinians for a future state. The measure, though largely symbolic, was the first the Security Council has adopted on Israel …

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US Abstains As UN Security Council Denounces Israeli Settlements As Having “No Legal Validity” [VIDEO]

ABC News reports: The United States has allowed the United Nations Security Council to condemn Israeli settlement as having “no legal validity”. The Security Council voted today on a resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlements after four council members again put forward the measure a day after Egypt withdrew it under pressure from Israel and US President-elect Donald Trump. …

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ISRAEL: Attorney General Pledges To Equalize Citizenship Rules For Foreign Spouses Of Gay Israelis

The Times Of Israel reports: The path to citizenship for gay foreigners who marry Israelis abroad will be brought into line with that for straight spouses from overseas, the Attorney General told the Supreme Court Wednesday, according to Hebrew language media reports. Straight partners currently undergo a four-year process to gain citizenship, while same-sex partners have a seven-year path to …

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Man Faces Possible Death Penalty For Posting Drag Photo On Instagram

Gay Star News reports: A gay man in Abu Dhabi is facing a death penalty for posting images of himself in drag on Instagram. The 21-year-old from Lebanon is being prosecuted on charges of ‘practicing’ and ‘promoting homosexuality’. Abu Dhabi Criminal Court showed the young man wearing ‘short women’s clothes, wigs and make-up’. Prosecutors also claimed the man posted his …

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BREAKING: US & Russia Announce Syria Peace Plan

Sky News reports: The US and Russia are announcing a plan aimed at ending the Syrian civil war and leading to political transition in the country. The plan calls for a nationwide cessation of hostilities beginning at sundown on 12 September. US Secretary of State John Kerry said the deal brokered with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov could be a …

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CNN Anchor Breaks Down During Heartbreaking Report On Five Year-Old Syrian Bombing Survivor [VIDEO]

Via Raw Story: CNN anchor Kate Bolduan took deep breaths as her voice wavered as she read the recent story about a 5-year-old Syrian boy covered in debris, dirt and blood that went viral Thursday. The boy was in an ambulance after being injured in airstrikes on rebel-held districts in the war-torn country. Bolduan remarked that in many places in …

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