Tag: #MiddleEast
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Assassination elevates Soleimani as icon of resistance
Dubai, Jan 8 (AFP/APP): Portraits of Qasem Soleimani have been carried aloft in rallies from Gaza to Yemen, raising the prospect that his violent death will elevate him as an icon of anti-American resistance. The powerful Iranian commander, who was buried on Wednesday, was hailed as a “living martyr” in the Islamic republic for his…
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Oil rises after US killing of top Iranian general fuels war fears
New York, Jan 4 (AFP/APP): World oil prices jumped on Friday after the US killed a top Iranian general, fanning fresh fears of conflict in the crude-rich Middle East, with Tehran warning of “severe” retaliation. While global stock markets were mixed following the US killing of Qasem Soleimani, oil prices jumped more than three percent.…
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Pentagon says sending 750 troops to Mideast after embassy attack in Iraq
Washington, Jan 1 (AFP/APP): The United States is sending around 750 more troops to the Middle East immediately, following an attack by pro-Iranian demonstrators on the US embassy in Baghdad, the Pentagon said Tuesday. More troops from a rapid response unit of the 82nd Airborne Division are prepared to deploy over the next several days,…
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Emirates airline says president to step down
Dubai, Dec 24 (AFP/APP): Tim Clark, president of Emirates, the Middle East’s biggest carrier, will step down from his position after 16 years in June 2020, the airline said Tuesday. “We can confirm Sir Tim’s retirement… in June 2020,” a spokesperson told AFP, without elaborating. Clark, 70, joined Emirates in 1985, when it began operations…
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Pentagon denies US mulling 14,000 more troops for Mideast
Washington, Dec 5 (AFP/APP): The Pentagon on Wednesday denied a report that the United States was weighing sending up to 14,000 more troops to the Middle East in the face of a perceived threat from Iran. The Wall Street Journal reported that the possible deployment would include “dozens” more ships and double the number of…
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Pakistan urges reconciliation in Middle East to unite Ummah
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 29 (APP):Underscoring the need for reconciliation in the Middle East, Pakistan told the U.N. Security Council Tuesday that Prime Minister Imran Khan has been holding consultations with the leaderships of Saudi Arabia and Iran to forge unity within the ranks of the Islamic Ummah. “Pakistan will continue to play its role for…
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Iran says death of IS leader should end “U.S. intervention in Middle East”
TEHRAN, Oct 28 (XINHUA/APP):”The death of Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi should end U.S. interventions in the Middle East,” Iran’s government Spokesman Ali Rabiee was quoted as saying by Press TV on Monday. “Washington’s policies are the main reason for the proliferation of terror outfits in the region,” Rabiee said. He also said…
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Iraqi PM optimistic about preventing regional war, calls for patience
BAGHDAD, Sep 26 (XINHUA/APP):Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi Thursday said after his visit to Saudi Arabia that he is optimistic about preventing armed conflict in the Middle East region and called for patience and more efforts to ease the regional tensions. In a statement by his office, Abdul Mahdi said that he held meetings…