Iran Takes Final Step To End Commitments To Nuke Deal

TEHRAN, Jan 6 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran announced the fifth and final step to end its commitments to the landmark 2015 nuclear deal. “In the fifth step of withdrawing from its commitments, the Islamic republic drops the last key restriction under the nuclear deal, namely ‘restriction on the number of centrifuges’.”…

Iraqi Parliament Asks Gov’t To End Presence Of Foreign Forces In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Jan 6 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi parliament passed a draft law, requiring the government to end the presence of foreign forces in Iraq and prevent them from using Iraqi airspace and water. In an extraordinary session, the lawmakers voted with majority, in favour of passing a law requiring the…

Hezbollah Leader Urges Its Fighters To Attack U.S. Soldiers

BEIRUT, Jan 6 (NNN-NNA) – Hezbollah leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, urged its fighters, to attack U.S. soldiers in the region, in retaliation for the assassination of Iranian top commander, Qassem Soleimani, by the United States. “The resistance should force American soldiers to leave Iraq and our region. This is the…

Israeli Settlement Activity Surges 70 Percent In 2019: Palestinian Report

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Jan 5 (NNN-WAFA) – Israeli settlement activity in the occupied Palestinian territories increased by 70 percent in 2019, a Palestinian report said. Israel announced tenders to build around 10,000 new settlement units in 2019, compared to 6,800 in 2018, the Palestine Liberation Organisation said, in the report. Israel…

Heavy Gunfire Reported As Suspected Al-Shabaab Militants Attack Military Bases In Lamu

LAMU, Kenya, Jan 5 (NNN-KBC) – Heavy gunfire reported, as suspected Al-Shabaab militants attack Camp Simba army bases, that host US & Kenya soldiers, in Lamu’s Manda Bay, Kenya. Citizen TV, quoting police sources, report that, the the Somalia-based militant group ambushed the military camp in a daring attack, at…

Trump Threatens To Hit 52 Iranian Targets If Tehran Retaliates After Soleimani Killing

WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – U.S. President, Donald Trump, warned Iran that, America has targeted 52 Iranian sites, and Iran will be hit “very fast and very hard” if it attacks any American or U.S. assets. “We have targeted 52 Iranian sites (representing the 52 American hostages taken by Iran…

Morales’ Foreign Minister Returns To Bolivia To Run For President

LA PAZ, Jan 5 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Diego Pary, who served as Bolivian foreign minister, under Evo Morales, returned to La Paz on Saturday, to run for the presidency in the upcoming general elections. Pary arrived from neighbouring Argentina,where Morales and several of his senior officials stayed, since early Nov,…

NATO Suspends Training Mission In Iraq

OTTAWA, Jan 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Canadian-commanding NATO mission in Iraq, has suspended its training task, after a U.S. airstrike killed an Iranian commander, Canadian newspaper, The Globe reported. A senior Canadian government official was quoted as describing the move as a “tactical pause.” The NATO mission, run by Canadian…

Iraq’s Shiite Militia Warns Security Forces To Move 1,000 Metres Away From U.S. Bases

BAGHDAD, Jan 5 (NNN-NINA) – Iranian-backed Iraqi Shiite militia, Kata’ib Hezbollah (KH), warned the Iraqi security forces, to move away from U.S. bases, with no less than 1,000 metres starting from Sunday. Abu Ali al-Askari, security leader of KH tweeted that “brothers in the Iraqi security services must stay away…

Anti-War Protesters Rally In NYC Following U.S. Airstrike In Iraq

NEW YORK, Jan 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Hundreds of anti-war protesters rallied in Times Square, New York, in the wake of a U.S. airstrike near Baghdad International Airport, which killed an Iranian commander and resulted in Iran vowing to retaliate. The protesters held signs that read: “Jobs, healthcare, education, housing, human…
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