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Iran's hard-line parliament speaker emerges as the theocracy's top figure in the presidential vote
Los Angeles Times· 8 minutes agoIran’s hard-line parliament speaker emerged on Monday as the most prominent candidate from within...
Donor fatigue persists as nations commit around $8.1 billion for conflict-hit Syrians
WPRI Providence· 7 days agoBEIRUT (AP) — International donors meeting in Brussels said Monday they will commit 7.5 billion...
Iran’s parliament speaker Ghalibaf announces presidential bid
Al Jazeera· 2 hours agoThe conservative speaker of Iran’s parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has registered his...
OPEC+ extends oil output cuts into 2025
CNN Business via Yahoo Finance· 11 hours agoThe Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies agreed Sunday to extend a voluntary production cut of 2.2 million barrels of crude...
Russia: Monetizing Misery And Broken Promises
Strategy Page· 17 hours agoNovember 12, 2021: In Syria Russia is openly siding with Israel and Syria against Iran and, less frequently, Turkey. Israeli willingness to accept the Assad ...
Syria: Peace, Poverty and Puzzling Politics
Strategy Page· 6 days agoMay 9, 2023: In the last week Syria was visited by the president of Iran reaffirming support for the Assad government. Without the $30 billion Iran spent since 2011 to keep ...
Russia: Trying A Little Tenderness
Strategy Page· 5 hours agoJanuary 19, 2021: Russia continued its post-Cold War decline in 2020 and covid19 played a minor role. The space program continued to shrink with fewer satellites put into orbit. The ceasefire ...
UN votes to end Iraq political mission established after 2003 US-led invasion toppled Saddam Hussein
WTVO - WQRF Rockford· 3 days agoUNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Friday to end the U.N. political mission in Iraq established in 2003 following the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein to…
US announces measures to give Cuban small business a boost
Reuters via AOL· 6 days agoWASHINGTON/HAVANA (Reuters) -The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday announced regulatory changes to...
Inside the all-expenses-paid degrees for foreign students (and the family can come too)
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 day agoFully-funded scholarships are available for the course, such as one for Indian nationals with...