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July, 2022

  • 13 July

    Wanting the Iran Nuclear Deal for the Wrong Reasons

    The EU partly wants the deal so it can buy oil and gas from the Iranian regime. The EU also appears to want the nuclear deal in order not to lose its other economic relationships and trade with the ruling mullahs of Iran. Despite US sanctions, European countries are still …

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  • 13 July

    Не дадим Европе ни вагона

    Наталья Скорлыгина об остановке сухопутного транзита в ЕС С 10 июля Литва ввела дальнейшие ограничения транзита грузов через свою территорию в Калининград. Теперь в эксклав не смогут попадать российский цемент и алкоголь. И если раньше в качестве ответных мер калининградские власти предлагали лишь ограничить транзит российских грузов через территорию Прибалтики, …

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  • 13 July

    Saudi dissident killed in Lebanon; his brothers detained

    A Saudi opposition party said Sunday that one of its founding members was killed in the Lebanese capital, Beirut. The National Assembly Party, whose members live in exile, said that founding member Manea Al-Yami was slain in “complicated circumstances.” “Upon the news of the assassination, the party has been trying …

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  • 12 July

    US Pledges Not to Start a Cold War Against China at G20 Meeting

    Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken held “substantive and constructive” talks on Beijing-Washington relations and major international and regional issues of common interest, on the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Bali, Indonesia.

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  • 12 July

    Russia Denounces US Intention to Extend Conflict in Ukraine

    The statement called untenable the White House’s claims that the weapons supplied to Kiev are used for defensive purposes, and denounced that they are used to destroying cities in the Donbass region and constantly attack residential areas in the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics.

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  • 12 July

    Boris Johnson resignation: how the prime minister’s tumultuous week played out

    After weathering numerous storms that would have sunk others, Boris Johnson’s time as prime minister comes to an ignoble end, mired in scandal and having lost the support of nearly all his MPs. The resignation didn’t come out of nowhere – Johnson was already losing support from his party, narrowly …

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  • 12 July

    Five ways that the super-strong US dollar could hurt the world economy

    The US dollar has been on a major surge against major global currencies in the past year, recently hitting levels not seen in 20 years. It has gained 15% against the British pound, 16% against the euro and 23% against the Japanese yen. The dollar is the world’s reserve currency, …

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  • 12 July

    UK political resignations: the current uncertainty could affect the economy for nearly two years

    The recent dramatic events that led to the resignation of UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, on July 7 2022 raise the issue of how politics – and economic policy uncertainty more specifically – affects the UK economy. The answer, of course, is that it does, and sometimes for as much …

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  • 10 July

    Syrian Government Grants Russians New Investment for 45 years

    Lattakia City Council signed a contract with the Russian company Sinara Int to invest in tourism, according to Hashtag Syria. On Tuesday, the Lattakia City Council signed a contract with the Russian company Sinara Int to invest in the tourist site of Jules Jammal. This comes with the aim of …

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  • 10 July

    News of Joint Military Operations Room Between Damascus and SDF

    Discussions are underway between representatives of the Syrian government and the SDF militias to stave off the aggression threatened by Turkish regime leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to cut off Syrian territory. Sources said that results depend on the militias providing field and administrative concessions to the Syrian government in areas …

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