Tag Archives: Middle East

Maduro says Venezuela buys Iranian missiles ‘a good idea’

PHILO PHOTO: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks at a youth event of Venezuela’s United Socialist Party in Caracas, Venezuela June 22, 2020. Miraflores Palace / Handout via REUTERS CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Saturday it would be a “good idea” to buy missiles from Iran, a …

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US-led troops are withdrawing from Iraq’s Taji base

CAMP TAJI, Iraq (Reuters) – Leading international coalition troops withdrew from the Taji military base in Iraq on Sunday, handing it over to Iraqi security forces, Reuters witnesses and the coalition said. The base, 20 km (12 miles) north of Baghdad, was the site of frequent Iranian-backed rocket attacks by …

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UN nuclear watchdog to make first trip to Iran | News

The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog will travel to Tehran on Monday for meetings with senior Iranian officials aimed at improving cooperation on Iran’s nuclear activities. The visit announced on Saturday comes in the afternoon of tensions between the United States and its European allies over Washington’s bid …

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Hezbollah lowers Israeli drone over Lebanon | News

The Lebanese Hezbollah movement said it underwent and captured an Israeli drone on Saturday that flew over the Blue Line disrupting Israel’s withdrawal from the country. Hezbollah said its fighters dropped the drone at the city of Aita al-Shaab. The Israeli army said one of its drones “fell into Lebanese …

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