2022-01-21: News Headlines

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-01-21). Dozens killed, wounded in Saudi attack on a prison in Yemen. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) — Yemeni sources on Friday reported that dozens of people have been killed and injured in a Saudi-led coalition airstrike on a prison in northwest Yemen.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-01-21). Kenya voices readiness to welcome Iranian investors. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) — The Economic Attaché of Kenyan Embassy to the Islamic Republic of Iran announced that his country is ready to attract Iranian investors eagerly.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-01-21). Iran, China, Russia warships fired naval targets successfully. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) — In a trilateral Combined Naval Drill entitled "Maritime Security Belt 2022", Iranian, Russian and Chinese warships fired towards naval targets successfully.

Staff (2022-01-21). Iran, Russia set to boost strategic nuclear cooperation. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) — AEOI spokesman says that Tehran and Moscow are in talks over the construction of new units at the Bushehr nuclear power plant to promote bilateral strategic cooperation in the field of energy and technology.

Staff (2022-01-21). Premios àìscar registran el menor número de películas aspirantes a mejor filme del año en una década. cubadebate.cu Un total de 276 películas compiten para ser nominadas al àìscar al mejor filme del año, la categoría más importante de los premios de la Academia de Hollywood, lo que supone el menor registro de los últimos diez años debido a la pandemia. El listado oficial de nominados se conocerá el 8 de febrero.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-01-21). Briefing on Iran's daily developments. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) — The following are the Islamic Republic of Iran's latest developments in the last 24 hours.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-01-21). Raeisi hopes Moscow visit be turning point in boosting ties. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) — It is hoped that visit to the Russian capital Moscow would be a turning point in strengthening and enhancing bilateral relations between the two countries of Iran and Russia, Iran's president Ebrahim Raeisi said.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-01-21). Iran, Russia, China drill in Indian Ocean kicks off. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) — A trilateral Combined Naval Drill, dubbed as "Maritime Security Belt 2022," kicked off on Friday in North Indian Ocean with the participation of military units from Iran, China and Russia.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-01-21). Iran beats S Arabia at 2022 Asian Handball C'ship. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) — Iran defeated hosts Saudi Arabia 24-20 in Group B of the 2022 Asian Men's Handball Championship on Thursday.

Staff (2022-01-21). 17 dead as rural community flattened. rt.com A lorry carrying explosives collided with a motorcycle, triggering the blast | On Thursday, a motorcycle collided with a truck carrying explosives to a gold mine in the rural settlement of Apiate, in western Ghana, the government said on Friday. The collision set off a blast which flattened a rural town. | Police stated that the motorcycle had fallen under a truck which was on route to the Chirano gold mine, run by Toronto-based Kinross Gold Corporation (K.TO). Kinross said it was monitoring the rescue effort. | In footage shared online, piles of timber can be seen where buildings used to stand. There also app…

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-01-21). 11 Iraqi military forces killed in ISIL attack in Diyala. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) — Iraqi sources reported on Friday morning that elements of ISIL terrorist organization attacked an Iraqi army base in "Al-Azim (Al-Adhim)" area, eastern province of Diyala province in Iraq.

_____ (2022-01-21). Ready for Another Game of Russian Roulette? strategic-culture.org By H. Bruce FRANKLIN | As the U.S. moves nuclear forces closer and closer to the border of Russia, and as our corporate media bang their war drums louder and louder, does anyone remember the Cuban missile crisis? | In June of 1961, just three months after the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba was defeated, the United States began the deployment of fifteen Jupiter nuclear missiles to Turkey, which shared a border with the Soviet Union. Each missile, armed with a W49 1.4 megaton thermonuclear warhead, was equivalent to 175 Hiroshima bombs. With their fifteen-hundred-mile range, the missiles were capable of annihilating…

sputniknews (2022-01-20). Roadkill-Eating, Dung-Smoking Iranian Who Hasn't Bathed in 67 Years Reportedly in 'Good Health'. sputniknews.com In Medieval Europe, bathing was considered vain among Christian peasants, who would wash themselves only once a year, in June. However, there are some bizarre modern examples of people who are willing to get even dirtier.

sputniknews (2022-01-20). Iran's Raisi Reiterates Opposition to Nukes, Predicts NATO's Collapse. sputniknews.com The Iranian president arrived in Moscow on a two-day state visit on Wednesday at the invitation of his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. During their talks, the two leaders discussed bilateral ties, US sanctions, the Iran nuclear deal, joint anti-terrorism cooperation in Syria, and measures to create "synergy in cooperation" against the West.

ecns.cn (2022-01-20). Iran, China 'facing a new horizon of cooperation,' says Iran's FM spokesman. ecns.cn As their foreign ministers exchanged visits to deepen their partnership in the past year, Iran and China are now "facing a new horizon of cooperation," Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Tuesday.

sputniknews (2022-01-20). Iranian President Raisi Addresses Russian State Duma Plenary Session. sputniknews.com Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Moscow on Wednesday to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, visit the Moscow Cathedral Mosque, and hold talks with local Muslim clergy.

Rick Rozoff (2022-01-20). More on Brzezinski family role in reprising Afghan war in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com "It's not just nuts. It's dangerous. We're sleepwalking toward a conflict with a country that has more than 4,000 nuclear weapons….It's just shocking that people are not more upset by this."

_____ (2022-01-20). After A Year Of Biden, Why Do We Still Have Trump's Foreign Policy? popularresistance.org President Biden and the Democrats were highly critical of President Trump's foreign policy, so it was reasonable to expect that Biden would quickly remedy its worst impacts. As a senior member of the Obama administration, Biden surely needed no schooling on Obama's diplomatic agreements with Cuba and Iran, both of which began to resolve long-standing foreign policy problems and provided models for the renewed emphasis on diplomacy that Biden was promising. | Tragically for America and the world, Biden has failed to restore Obama's progressive initiatives, and has instead doubled down on many of Trump's most dange…

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-01-20). Briefing on Iran's daily developments. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) — The following are the Islamic Republic of Iran's latest developments in the last 24 hours.

WSWS (2022-01-20). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Romanian transport workers in wildcat strike against pay cuts joined by striking teachers and public sector workers over same issue; workers at Fiat Plastic in Kragujevac, Serbia, form own union and continue year-long indefinite strike against pay cuts; teachers protest across Iran over pay and conditions in 50 cities including Tehran; 5,000 South African dairy workers continue nine-week strike over attacks on pay and conditions, other workers threaten to join action…

teleSUR -HIM (2022-01-20). Irán y Rusia fortalecen cooperación y buscan seguridad regional. telesurtv.net El mandatario persa destacó que la alianza con Rusia puede contribuir a fortalecer mecanismos de paz y estabilidad regional.

_____ (2022-01-20). China-Iran Strategic Cooperation Changes the Balance of Power. journal-neo.org There has been a marked shift in the balance of power in the world as the US has recently intensified its attempts to regain world domination, including through sanctions against countries trying to demonstrate their independence from Washington. And in this respect, Beijing's attempt to create a multipolar world based on an alliance with countries …

teleSUR -HIM (2022-01-20). Irán y Rusia fortalecen cooperación y buscan seguridad regional. telesurtv.net El mandatario persa destacó que la alianza con Rusia puede contribuir a fortalecer mecanismos de paz y estabilidad regional.

_____ (2022-01-20). Veterans For Peace Releases Nuclear Posture Review. popularresistance.org The U.S.-based international organization Veterans For Peace has released its own assessment of the current global threat of nuclear war, ahead of the anticipated release of the Biden Administration's Nuclear Posture Review. The Veterans For Peace Nuclear Posture Review warns that the danger of nuclear war is greater than ever and that nuclear disarmament must be vigorously pursued. Veterans For Peace plans to deliver their Nuclear Posture Review to the President and Vice President, to every member of Congress, and to the Pentagon. | With the first anniversary of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapon…

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