Iranian Diaspora

Source link Israel carried out a series of new strikes against militias in southern Syria, opposition sources said Friday. Israeli helicopters fired several from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights against militia posts near Quneitra. Reports said the attack caused only material damage. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli army. Bases and convoys run by Lebanon’s Iranian-backed Hezbollah party, which has a strong presence in the Syrian Golan Heights, have been hit by Israel in recent years. Israel was stepping up its raids in Syria at a time when world attention and the region, including Syria, was distracted with tackling coronavirus, a regional intelligence source said, according to Reuters. Two weeks ago, an Israeli drone attack targeted a car carrying forces from Hezbollah in southern Syria along the border with Lebanon without causing casualties. A few days later, Israel struck central Syria near the ancient city of Palmyra, in what regional intelligence sources

Source link Three armed men occupying the Iranian Embassy in Kensington, London, threatened to blow up the building and the 20 hostages held inside by noon today unless their demands were met. They wanted an aircraft to fly them out of Britain and the release of 91 prisoners in Iran. The gunmen said that they were Arabs from Iran, seeking autonomy for their region, Arabestan in South Iran. Among their hostages are three Britons. One was the armed policeman guarding the Princes Gate embassy, PC Trevor Lock, who was overpowered and bundled into the handsome white stucco building when the gunmen took it over. The other two Britons in the embassy are BBC television men. They are Mr Chris Cramer, a news organiser, and Mr Sim Harris, a sound recordist. They were in the building applying for visas to visit Iran. In Abu Dhabi, the Iranian foreign minister, Mr Sadeq Gothzadeh, said during an official visit that his country would execute prisoners in gaol there if any embassy staff were harmed

Source link BEIRUT—The remote northern Lebanese town of Bsharri doesn’t usually make national headlines, but its unique response to the coronavirus pandemic has thrust it into the spotlight. “Today marks seven days since we’ve closed off Bsharri,” Mayor Freddy Keyrouz said in a phone interview with Foreign Policy on April 17. “We are on the offensive against this virus.” The municipality’s decision to close off the small mountainous town raised eyebrows across Lebanon, followed by a media frenzy over whether a devastating outbreak would be imminent in Bsharri, and ultimately across the country. Apart from a nighttime curfew and travel restrictions to minimize traffic, Lebanon’s national government has yet to close off towns from each other. With an estimated 5,000 residents, Bsharri resembles some other remote towns around the world that have taken matters into their own hands, like Zahara de la Sierra in southern Spain. And much like the Spanish hilltop town, both geographically

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Source link ISLAMABAD                 –          Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi yesterday contacted his Iranian, New Zealand and Finland counterparts to discuss the coronavirus and a joint strategy against the pandemic, Qureshi received a telephone call from Foreign Minister of Iran, Dr Javad Zarif. Offering condolences over the loss of precious lives in Iran due to COVID-19, the Foreign Minister expressed the hope that Iran would achieve success against the global pandemic. They discussed the recent outbreak of desert locust in the region and agreed on the need for collective endeavours to effectively address this menace. The two Foreign Ministers exchanged views on the Afghan peace process. Foreign Minister Qureshi reaffirmed Pakistan’s steadfast support for peace and reconciliation process in Afghanistan and our hopes for the earliest commencement of intra-Afghan negotiations. Foreign Minister Qureshi expressed thanks for Iranian leadership’s principled position on t

Source link ARSEN OSTROVSKY  BEFORE the establishment of the State of Israel, the nation’s first president and one of the great Zionist leaders, Chaim Weizmann, reportedly travelled to London, where he was asked by a Lord in the British Parliament: “Mr Weizmann, why Palestine [as it was then]? Why not try elsewhere, somewhere you would have less enemies, less struggles, less difficulties, somewhere closer?” Weizmann replied: “My dear Lord, why is it that you insist on driving two-and-half hours – every weekend – to visit your elderly mother, when there is a perfectly decent, nice old lady living just across the street?” So why did I make aliyah in 2012, all the way from Sydney – which is about as far away from Israel as possible? Well, the short answer is, I’m a Jew, I’m a Zionist, and after 3000 years of our people dreaming, fleeing persecution and saying year after year, “Next Year in Jerusalem”, I said, “Enough is enough! I’m coming home!” Arsen with his daughter Ya’ara and wi

Source link 1 روز،8 ساعت Global and Iranian history are both closely intertwined with the lives and destinies of prominent figures. Every one of them has laid a brick on history’s wall, sometimes paying the price with their lives, men and women alike. Women have been especially influential in the last 200 years, writing much of contemporary Iranian history. In Iran, women have increased public awareness about gender discrimination, raised the profile of and improved women’s rights, fought for literacy among women, and promoted the social status of women by counteracting religious pressures, participating in scientific projects, being involved in politics, influencing music, cinema… And so the list goes on. This series aims to celebrate these renowned and respected Iranian women. They are women who represent the millions of women that influence their families and societies on a daily basis. Not all of the people profiled in the series are endorsed by IranWire, but their i

Source link This is a summary of 21 AMN articles on the following subjects: US, Venezuela, Lebanon, Iraq, ISIS, Turkey, Russia, Syria, GNA, Libya, LNA, Belarus, Ansarallah, Yemen, China, Pompeo, Iran, IRGC, Jumblatt, Europe, Aleppo, Haftar, Armata, Rouhani . Categories covered in this brief: World-News, Lebanon, Iraq, Turkey, Syria, North-Africa, Yemen, Middleeast, Iran Let us know how you like this brief in the comments below. — The AMN Live Team Table of Contents Published 2020-04-29 21:01:09 by News Desk in World-News BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:45 P.M.) – A U.S. naval warship seized a Venezuelan vessel that was sailing in the southwestern Pacific this week, the U.S. Coast Guard reported on Tuesday. According to a tweet from the Coast Guard, their ship seized a Venezuelan fishing vessel over suspicions that it was taking part in the illegal narcotics trade. The Venezuelan vessel was reportedly sailing in the Pacific when the U.S. Coast approached the boat near El Salvador’s te

Source link The arms embargo is legally set to expire in October under the terms of the Iran nuclear deal that the administration walked away from in 2018. But State Department officials, including Pompeo, have publicly argued in recent days that the US is still a participant in the agreement and can demand the return of sanctions outlined in the pact if the embargo isn’t extended. On Tuesday, Warren wrote on Twitter, “The international prohibition on weapons going to/from Iran ends in October. To extend this arms embargo, the Trump admin is suddenly arguing that the US is a party to the same Iran Deal it abandoned. That makes no sense. Make up your mind, @SecPompeo.” Pompeo called out the US lawmaker in a tweet on Thursday, basing his attack on the idea that even though the Trump administration left the deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, it still has the right to demand changes under United Nations Security Council resolution 2231, which enshrined the