Venezuela’s Maduro Confirms No Early Elections, Gov’t Hardens Stance Against US EU Demands...Mexico City, Mexico, March 13, 2023 (venezuelanalysis.com) � Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro confirmed that the country will hold constitutionally mandated presidential elections in 2024, rejecting calls for an early vote from Brussels, Washington, and the opposition.
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Venezuela Looks to Russian, Mideast Partners to Jumpstart Stagnant Oil Output...Caracas, March 16, 2023 (venezuelanalysis.com) � Venezuela’s crude production continues to struggle amidst a number of obstacles resulting from wide reaching US sanctions.
The latest monthly report from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) placed the South A
Venezuela Stacks $21.2B in Unpaid Oil Sales, Maduro Appoints New Minister...Caracas, March 23, 2023 (venezuelanalysis.com) � Venezuelan #state# oil company PDVSA has reportedly accumulated over 20 billion US #dollar#s in lost revenue since 2020 as a consequence of dealings with unreliable intermediaries to allocate crude amidst Washington’s blockade.
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Cuba marks six decades under US sanctions...Decreed by U.S. president John F. Kennedy on February 3, 1962, the embargo on all bilateral trade came into effect four days later.
Its purpose, said Kennedy’s executive order, was to reduce the threat posed by the island nation’s “alignment with the communist powers.”
Iran hopes strategic pact with Russia finalized ‘in a month’...TEHRAN � #Iran#ian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian on Wednesday expressed hope that the long term strategic cooperation agreement between Tehran and Moscow will be finalized in “less than a month.”
“Reviews on the long term strategic cooperation agreement be
Only 20% of US financial aid for Ukraine goes to Kiev, lawmaker says...WASHINGTON, March 29. /TASS/. Washington hands over only about 20% of financial aid allocated for Ukraine directly to Kiev, with about 60% of this money being received by the US side itself, head of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Michael McCaul said during Committee hearing Wednesday.
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US, UK sanction 6 Syria linked Captagon traffickers...BEIRUT: The US and #UK# on Tuesday slapped sanctions on four Syrians and two Lebanese involved in manufacturing and trafficking the amphetamine drug Captagon, the two #government#s said. The six include cousins of Syrian President Bashar Assad and notorious Lebanese drug lynchpins.
Experts say Captagon
Eu collapse not far off, says Russian security chief...MOSCOW, March 27. /TASS/. Europeans are unlikely to continue tolerating the unjustified ‘supranational superstructure’ pushing them into open conflict with Moscow, so the collapse of the European Union is not far off, #Russia#n Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev told Rossiyskaya
Israel's Night of Chaos: Growing Calls Inside Netanyahu's Coalition to Delay Judicial Overhaul After Defense Minister's Sacking, Massive Protests...WASHINGTON � U.S. Senator Brian Schatz, a Jewish Democrat from Hawaii, has expressed support for #Israel#is protesting Benjamin #Netanyahu# s judicial coup on Sunday.
I am in solidarity with all #Israel#is who are peacefully expressing their outrage. What Bibi is doing is alarming, appall
US has learned nothing from sad chapter of 21st century history: ex Italian diplomat ...“The U.S. political establishment has learned #nothing# from this sad chapter of 21st century history,” says Marco Carnelos who served as #Italy#’s special envoy for Syria and ambassador to #Iraq#.
By invading #Iraq# in 2003, Carnelos says, the U.S. had ambitions to reshape the Middle E
Tehran warns US of swift response to any attack on bases in Syria...Keyvan Khosravi, spokesman for #Iran# s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), made the warning after U.S. officials claimed that #Iran# has been involved in attacks on U.S. bases inside Syria.
According to #Iran# s Arabic language Al Alam TV, more than 20 rockets were reportedly fired on Saturday a
As the Arab world watches on, is the clock ticking for Tokio?...DUBAI/LONDON: In yet another congressional hearing turned nail biting drama, TikTok’s CEO was the latest global tech chief to take center stage before the US Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Shou Zi Chew, chief executive of perhaps the world’s most popular app, was in the same hot se
Biden may have blown up Nord Stream to punish Scholz for not giving Kiev weapons ...BEIJING, March 24. /TASS/. US President Joe #Biden# could have decided to blow up the Nord Stream pipelines in order to punish German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for not wanting to provide Ukraine with more weapons, US Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist Seymour Hersh said in an interview with
TikTok congressional hearing: CEO Shou Chew grilled by US lawmakers...WASHINGTON: TikTok’s chief executive faced tough questions on Thursday from lawmakers who are convinced the Chinese owned short video app should be barred for being a “tool” of the Chinese Communist Party and because it carries content that can harm children’s mental health.
By creating obstacles for Russian media, US made travesty of freedom of speech...WASHINGTON, March 24. /TASS/. The US administration has made a travesty of the First Amendment to the US Constitution, which guarantees the freedom of speech, by posing numerous obstacles to #Russia#n media working in the country, Press Secretary of the #Russia#n Embassy in the #USA# Igor Girenko said.
Russia calls on US not to escalate situation, says senior diplomat...MOSCOW, March 22. /TASS/. #Russia# urges the United States not to continue down the path of escalation, #Russia#n Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told reporters on Wednesday, commenting on the US Congress’ calls to supply Kiev with cluster munitions
We call on the US side not to escalat
Risk of nuclear conflict at record high over decades...MOSCOW, March 22. /TASS/. The risk of a nuclear conflict is now at a record high over decades, #Russia#’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said during a discussion entitled A World without START: What’s Next? on the platform of the Valdai discussion club.
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The Prudence of Ayatollah Khamenei...TEHRAN � The Chinese brokered deal between #Iran# and Saudi Arabia once again drew the attention to a vivid description by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution of U.S. negotiating principles.
After seven years of tensions, #Iran# and Saudi Arabia signed a joint #state#ment with Chinese hel
Biden rules to declassify info on coronavirus origin...WASHINGTON, March 21. /TASS/. US President Joe #Biden# on Monday signed into law a bill passed by the Congress requiring US intelligence to declassify information on the origin of the coronavirus, the White House said in a press release.
On Monday, March 20, 2023, the [US] President signed into la
US obsessed with idea of dealing strategic blow to Russia, says envoy...WASHINGTON, March 21. /TASS/. The United States has been causing the geography of the Ukrainian crisis to expand and it turns a blind eye to the corrupt Kiev regime, #Russia#n Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov said on Monday.
Commenting on a new $350 million package of US military aid for Ukrain
Two decades later, Iraqis are still paying the price for Bush's ill judged war...Twenty years ago, on March 19, 2003, a US led coalition invaded #Iraq#. Two claims were put forward by the Americans and their British allies to justify the unprecedented overthrow by force of the leadership of a sovereign #state#: that President Saddam Hussein possessed and was preparing to use weapons
US supplies weapons to Kiev, it has no pity for Russians,...MOSCOW, March 19. /TASS/. The US administration is supplying weapons to the Kiev #government# and has no pity for #Russia#ns and Ukrainians alike, #Russia#n Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova wrote on Telegram, commenting on recent remarks by a senior US diplomat.
Earlier, US Under Secretary
CUBA AND THE US BASE A SIGN OF COOPERATION IN THE MARINE ECOSYSTEM...HAVANA, March 5th The #Cuba#n Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (CITMA) and the American non #government#al organization (NGO) the Ocean Foundation wrote a memorandum of understanding for the conservation of marine ecosystems.
The document was signed in Washington on February 28. The Oc
WOULD THE US EMBARGO ON CUBA FINALLY END ?...HAVANA, March 8th A bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill Monday that would remove key parts of the U.S. embargo on #Cuba#, which has been in place for over six decades.Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D Minn.), who proposed a similar bill in 2021, described the proposal as a way to end the embargo &ldquo
In Ukraine, US focused on delivering weapons, not diplomacy...WASHINGTON, March 17. /TASS/. At present, the United States prefers providing weapons and military equipment to the Kiev #government# over reconciliation themed diplomatic contacts with #Russia#, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday.
In Blinken’s opinion, there has to be a jus
