Davos, Switzerland (AFP) – The world’s 26 richest people own the same wealth as the poorest half of humanity, Oxfam said Monday, urging governments to hike taxes on the wealthy to fight soaring inequality. A new report from the charity, published ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos, also found that billionaires around the […]
US has “No Plan” as Syria Pullout Proceeds: Ex-Envoy
Washington, DC (AFP) – The United States has no plan for Syria as it proceeds with President Donald Trump’s order to pull American troops out of the country, a top official who quit in protest at the policy said on Sunday. Brett McGurk, who was America’s envoy to the US-led global coalition against the Islamic […]
Turkey Opposes Syria Regime Forces Recovering Manbij
Ankara (AFP) – Turkey on Friday insisted Syrian regime forces should not be allowed in Manbij as US troops withdraw, as proposed by a US-backed Kurdish militia viewed as terrorists by Ankara. The strategic northern city has been held by the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) militia since 2016 after they recaptured the territory […]
Iran steals Trump’s Thunder: ‘We defeated ISIL & We’ll Rebuild Iraq’
Karbala (AFP) – Iranian firms should have a key role in rebuilding Iraq after the fight against the Islamic State group, Tehran’s top diplomat said Wednesday in a rare meeting with Iraqi paramilitary units. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif spoke in Iraq’s holy city of Karbala to commanders of the Hashed al-Shaabi, which is dominated […]
Piteous Albion & Brexit: British PM Suffers Biggest Defeat in Modern History
London (AFP) – Prime Minister Theresa May will on Wednesday face a confidence vote after MPs overwhelmingly rejected her deal to leave the European Union, leaving Britain with no plan as it hurtles towards Brexit on March 29. May suffered the largest government defeat in modern British history on Tuesday night when the House of […]
Ominous: Annual Antarctica Ice Loss Increases 6-Fold over 1979 Rate
Tampa (AFP) – Global warming is melting ice in Antarctica faster than ever before — about six times more per year now than 40 years ago — leading to increasingly high sea levels worldwide, scientists warned Monday. Already, Antarctic melting has raised global sea levels more than half an inch (1.4 centimeters) between 1979 and […]
Is an al-Qaeda Front dominating 3 Million People in North Syria?
By Michel MOUTOT | – Paris (AFP) – The jihadist group now controlling Idlib province in northwest Syria claims to have broken with Al-Qaeda, but analysts say that despite several rebrandings there’s no sign it has changed its stripes. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) sealed its hold on Idlib last week after signing a ceasefire with […]
Trump: “We’ll Devastate Turkey Economically” if it Hits Syrian Kurds
Washington, DC (AFP) – President Donald Trump warned Turkey on Sunday of economic devastation if it attacks Kurdish forces in the wake of the US troop pullout from Syria, while also urging the Kurds not to “provoke” Ankara. Trump took to Twitter to reveal some of his latest thoughts in the slow drip-drip of information […]
Iraq welcomes Iran Foreign Minister after Pompeo, denounces US Sanctions as “Illegal”
Baghdad, Iraq | AFP | – Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammad Ali al-Hakim (R) receives his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, in Baghdad on January 13, 2019 Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with his Iraqi counterpart in Baghdad on Sunday for wide-ranging talks, including on US sanctions against Tehran. The visit came just days […]
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