Sharp rise in brain injuries from Iran raid on US base

 WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The number of US troops suffering from traumatic brain injuries (TBI) after an Iranian attack on a US base in Iraq in January has risen to 109, according to US officials. The figure is a significant increase from the 64 injured service members previously reported by the…

Palestinians withdraw request for Security Council vote on US Mideast plan: diplomats

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Palestinians have abandoned their request for a vote at the UN Security Council Tuesday on rejecting the US Mideast peace plan, over a lack of international support, diplomats said Monday. Introduced by Indonesia and Tunisia, the resolution risked not having nine out of…

African Union, Arab League Reject Trump’s Controversial Mideast Peace Plan

ADDIS ABABA, Feb 10 (NNN-ENA) – The African Union (AU) and the Arab League (AL), voiced their rejection of the newly unveiled U.S. peace plan that has sparked growing tensions between Palestine and Israel. African Union Commission Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat said, the U.S. plan was devised without consulting Palestinians…

Iran Counting Down To Launch New Satellite

TEHRAN, Feb 10 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran started counting down, Sunday, to the launch, within hours, of a scientific observation satellite, that is part of a programme the US has previously described as a “provocation.” Iran’s telecommunications minister, Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, announced the impending launch by tweeting: “Beginning countdown to…

Venezuela Denounces “Terrorist Attack” Against Communications Companies

CARACAS, Feb 10 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Venezuelan Vice President, Delcy Rodriguez, denounced a “terrorist attack” on a warehouse in the northern state of Carabobo belonging to two state-owned communications companies. “A terrorist attack caused a fire in the CANTV and Movilnet Flor Amarillo Warehouse, resulting in the total loss of…

Thousands Of Moroccans March, To Support Palestinians Against U.S. Peace Plan

RABAT, Feb 10 (NNN-MAP) – Thousands of Moroccans, on Sunday, marched in the capital Rabat, to express their solidarity with the Palestinian people and their rejection of the recently released U.S. peace plan for the Middle East. Protesters chanted, while carrying pro-Palestinian placards, with words such as: “No Trump’s Deal…

U.S. Peace Plan Includes 300 Violations Of International Law

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Feb 9 (NNN-WAFA) – A senior Palestinian official stated that, the U.S. peace plan, also known as the “Deal of the Century,” includes 300 violations of international law. Ahmad Majdalani, a member of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) Executive Committee, said that, President Mahmoud Abbas will present the…

Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union Rejects U.S. Mideast Peace Plan

AMMAN, Feb 9 (NNN-PETRA) – The Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union (APU), voiced its rejection of the U.S. Middle East peace plan, announced by U.S. President, Donald Trump. The remarks were made during the 30th emergency session of the APU, which convened representatives of 20 Arab countries in Amman, capital of Jordan.…

OPCW Witnessing Manipulation And Contraventions That Seek To Make It A Tool For Western Plans

MOSCOW, Feb 8 (NNN-TASS) – Russian Foreign Ministry said, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is witnessing manipulation and contraventions that seek to make it a tool for carrying out Western plans. In a statement commenting on the internal OPCW investigation, into the leaks related to the…

Cuban dissident freed but cannot leave country

Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas HAVANA, Feb 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An award-winning Cuban dissident who was detained this week announced that he has been released without charge but barred from a planned trip to Europe for a meeting on human rights. Guillermo Farinas, a 58-year-old psychologist, is a leading voice in…
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