British–Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was reunited with her family on Thursday morning, six years after she was detained in Iran. She and Anoosheh Ashoori, another British–Iranian detainee, touched down on British soil at RAF Brize Norton at just after 1 a.m. local time. A video shared on social media showed the emotional homecoming as…
British–Iranian Mother Arrives Home After 6 Years Detained in Iran
March 17, 2022
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Report: Saudi Arabia Considers Dumping Dollars for Yuan for Chinese Oil Sales
March 16, 2022
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Saudi Arabia is considering a plan to accept the Chinese yuan instead of U.S. dollars to settle crude oil sales to Beijing, The Wall Street Journal reported. The Kingdom is reportedly in active discussions with China to price at least a portion of its oil sales to the world’s second-largest economy in yuan. In addition,…
Boris Johnson Visits UAE, Saudi Arabia as the West Turns Away From Russian Oil
The UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after visiting the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during a trip to reduce the West’s dependence on Russian energy. After touching down at Riyadh airport in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, Johnson said he was “glad to be back” in the country during a tea ceremony. During the…
Detained British-Iranian Mother Allowed to Return to UK After 6 Years: Lawmaker
British-Iranian mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is about to leave Iran where she has been detained since 2016, according to her MP and her legal representative. Zaghari-Ratcliffe, 43, a project manager with the Thomson Reuters Foundation, was arrested at a Tehran airport in April 2016 as she prepared to head back to Britain with her daughter after…
Ukraine War Creates Wheat Crisis in Middle East and North Africa, China Looking to Take Advantage
March 15, 2022
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Russia’s war with Ukraine is creating worries of a potential global wheat supply crunch, with countries in the Middle East especially standing to lose the most due to their dependence on the two nations for the staple. Russia and Ukraine combined account for 29 percent of global wheat exports, with the Middle East being a…
Iran’s Missile Attack in Iraq Targeted Civilian Residence: White House
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on March 13 that Iran’s missile attack on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq targeted a civilian residence. In a press briefing, Sullivan said the United States condemns the attack “in the strongest terms” and that the barrage of missiles had targeted a civilian residence in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, “without any justification.”…
Iran Claims Responsibility for Missiles Fired Near US Consulate in Iraq
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard on Sunday claimed responsibility for a barrage of missiles that was fired near the U.S. consulate in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, according to Iranian state media. “Once again, we warn the criminal Zionist regime that the repetition of any evil act will draw harsh, decisive, and devastating responses,” the Revolutionary Guard…
Iran Claims Responsibility for Missiles That Hit Near US Consulate in Iraq
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard claimed responsibility on March 13 for a barrage of missiles that hit near the U.S. consulate in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, according to Iranian state media outlets. “Once again, we warn the criminal Zionist regime that the repetition of any evil act will draw harsh, decisive, and devastating responses,” the Revolutionary…
Saudi Arabia Puts 81 to Death in Its Largest Mass Execution
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Saudi Arabia on Saturday executed 81 people convicted of crimes ranging from killings to belonging to militant groups, the largest known mass execution carried out in the kingdom in its modern history. The number of executed surpassed even the toll of a January 1980 mass execution for the 63 militants convicted of…
At Least 12 Missiles Hit Iraq’s Erbil Near US Consulate
At least 12 missiles landed on targets in northern Iraq, hitting an area near a U.S. Consulate in the city of Erbil in the early hours of Sunday, the state news agency quoted the Directorate General of Counter Terrorism in Kurdistan as saying. “Several missiles fell on the city of Erbil,” said governor Omid Khoshnaw, the…
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