The State Department has ordered some US government employees at diplomatic facilities in Iraq to leave the country, the Embassy in Baghdad said on Thursday. The move came hours after two rockets hit the so-called Green Zone where most diplomatic buildings and compounds are located. “Designated” employees were ordered to leave the US Embassy and the diplomatic support centre in the Iraqi capital, as well as […]
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Qatar is building a new embassy in Mogadishu, signalling the latest step in the recovery of the Somali capital after years of violent conflict. It is planned to be the second largest embassy in Somalia; the largest is the Turkish Embassy. The Director of Planning and International Relations at the Ministry of Information in Somalia, Abdirahman Ahmed shared the news on his official Twitter account. New […]
Ukrainian radicals have shot a round from a flare gun at the Russian embassy in Kiev, hitting the building’s roof as they staged a rally outside the mission. Despite a heavy police presence, officers apparently stood idly by. Russia’s diplomatic mission in Kiev suffered the assault late on Saturday as a crowd of mostly far-right radicals gathered in front of the embassy and pelted its premises […]
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Israel’s Embassy in Athens announced Monday it is shutting its doors for two weeks in the wake of an employee testing positive for coronavirus. “As a precaution and out of concern for public health, the Embassy of the State of Israel will reopen on 23 March 2020 following two weeks of voluntary closure since the discovery of an Embassy employee diagnosed with coronavirus,” said an embassy statement. “The Ambassador […]
Rached Ghannouchi, parliament speaker and head of the Ennahda Movement, condemned the terrorist attack that took place near the US embassy on Friday morning, stressing that: “Conspiracies will not stop us from continuing on our democratic path.” Ghannouchi announced on Friday via Facebook: “We condemn the terrorist attack that targeted the US embassy this morning, and we thank Allah for his kind and merciful protection.” He […]
Among the 21 individuals infected on the giant cruise ship off the California coast at least 19 are crew members, Vice President Mike Pence announced Friday, adding that the vessel would be taken to a non-commercial port for further testing. “In response to our request, the US Department of State has officially confirmed that four of our compatriots are on board the Grand Princess cruise vessel […]
BREAKING: Huge explosion reported in Tunis, the capital Tunisia, reports say #US embassy was targeted. No casualties reported so far. pic.twitter.com/WAbn1VjUVz — Mogadishu Update (@Magdashi3) March 6, 2020 At least one militant on a motorbike blew himself up outside the US embassy in Tunisia today, wounding police officers, witnesses said, in the country’s most serious attack in months, Reuters reported. The explosion took place near the […]
The US Embassy in the Tunisian capital of Tunis was targeted in a twin suicide attack on Friday, described as the most serious attack on any US diplomatic building in months. Tunisia’s interior ministry confirmed that two suicide bombers blew themselves up just outside the embassy, killing themselves and wounding five police officers and a civilian. Suicide bomber targets US Embassy in Tunisia on 6 March […]
A man blew himself in front of the US embassy in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, local media and sources on social media are reporting. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Source
5 Mar, 2020 19:36 Two rockets have reportedly landed in the Green Zone in Baghdad, setting off sirens at the US embassy. Witnesses report seeing smoke and hearing explosions. One of the rockets reportedly fell near the Turkish embassy. The attack comes less than a week after two unguided ‘Katyusha’ rockets landed inside the Green Zone on Monday, an incident which resulted in no casualties. The […]
Libya’s eastern-based government, linked to military commander Khalifa Haftar, opened an embassy in the Syrian capital on Tuesday and called for the two sides to unite in their common fight against Turkey-backed militant groups. Syria has faced resistance from Turkish forces allied to rebels in its northeast. Libya has two governments, with the one based in its capital Tripoli recognized internationally. Eastern commander Haftar has launched […]
Protesters Decry Delhi Violence Outside London’s Indian Embassy March 3, 2020 Protesters Decry Delhi Violence Outside London’s Indian Embassy2020-03-032020-03-03https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/03/modi-e1583254778839.png200px200px Above photo: Screen capture. Protesters gathered outside the Indian Embassy in London on Saturday, to decry the ongoing violence in New Delhi as well as the policies of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. “I think they need to repeal this amendment called the CAA. It’s anti […]
The Libyan embassy in Damascus resumed work today after eight years, SANA news agency reported. The reopening ceremony was held by a delegation of the Tobruk-based government headed by Brigadier General Khalifa Haftar as well as a Syrian delegation. On Sunday, the Syrian government and officials from Haftar’s government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to open diplomatic missions in each other’s countries and to coordinate […]
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The Chinese Foreign Ministry has called for a meeting with a US embassy official after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo threatened to expel Chinese reporters working in the US, as the two sides become embroiled in a “press war.” “In recent years, the US government has adopted various restrictions on Chinese news organizations in the United States,” said Hua Chunying, head of the foreign ministry’s news […]
US presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders said he would consider moving the US embassy from occupied Jerusalem back to Tel Aviv. During a Democratic Party primaries debate in South Carolina, Sanders was asked about American Jews who are “worried” he is not supportive enough of Israel, and if he’d move the embassy back to Tel Aviv, he said it would be something he would take into consideration. […]
World 07:02 GMT 24.02.2020Get short URL Spanish media reported last year that a security firm contracted to protect the Ecuadorian Embassy had spied on the WikiLeaks founder and possibly handed over its findings to the CIA. The owner of the firm claimed he had been asked to do so by Ecuadorian authorities. A lawyer has suggested that Julian Assange’s secret recordings at the Ecuadorian Embassy could […]
Activists Go To Venezuelan Embassy To Evict ‘Ambassador Vecchio’, Find He’s Not There By Popular Resistance. February 20, 2020 Activists Go To Venezuelan Embassy To Evict ‘Ambassador Vecchio’, Find He’s Not There2020-02-202020-02-20https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/02/erpkkkbwsaasnvx.jpg200px200px Washington, DC – Today, activists with CODEPINK went to the Venezuelan Embassy in the posh Georgetown neighborhood to find out if the Embassy was providing consular services. Leo Flores, a Venezuelan, rang the doorbell […]
Activists Go To Venezuelan Embassy To Evict ‘Ambassador Vecchio’, But He’s Not There By Popular Resistance. February 20, 2020 Activists Go To Venezuelan Embassy To Evict ‘Ambassador Vecchio’, But He’s Not There2020-02-202020-02-20https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/02/erpkkkbwsaasnvx.jpg200px200px Washington, DC – Today, activists with CODEPINK went to the Venezuelan Embassy in the posh Georgetown neighborhood to find out if the Embassy was providing consular services. Leo Flores, a Venezuelan, rang the doorbell […]
Lebanon’s Directorate of General Security has announced that it has foiled an attack on the US Embassy in Beirut, allegedly by a Daesh militant. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the security agency said that the man had worked to form terrorist cells in Lebanon, under the supervision of a Daesh member called Abdullah Al-Tunisi. The defendant apparently arrived in Lebanon with his family in 2013. […]
The vessel with 3,700 passengers on board was put into quarantine off the port of Yokohama in early February after several people had been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus. Two Russian nationals have left the cruise ship Diamond Princess, as authorities are lifting the quarantine, the Russian Embassy in Japan stated on Wednesday. According to diplomats, the women will only be able to […]
Mistrial Declared In Kafkaesque D.C. Trial Of Venezuela Embassy Protectors By Alan Macleod, Mintpress News. February 16, 2020 Mistrial Declared In Kafkaesque D.C. Trial Of Venezuela Embassy Protectors2020-02-162020-02-16https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/02/final-four-outside-of-court-final-day-of-ist-trial-2-14-20-e1581877897993.jpg200px200px Above photo: Left to right, David Paul, Margaret Flowers, Adrienne Pine and Kevin Zeese pose in front of a D.C. court house before deliberations began on Feb. 14, 2020. Embassy Protection Collective By Martha Allen. Judge Beryl Howell […]
Mistrial In Trump Biased Prosecution Against Venezuelan Embassy Protectors Is Win For Sovereignty By Leonardo Flores, Grayzone Project February 15, 2020 Mistrial In Trump Biased Prosecution Against Venezuelan Embassy Protectors Is Win For Sovereignty2020-02-152020-02-15https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/02/final-four-outside-of-court-final-day-of-ist-trial-2-14-20-e1581789918144.jpg200px200px Above: [Left to right] David Paul, Margaret Flowers, Adrienne Pine and Kevin Zeese outside of court on the final day of their trial, February 14, 2020 by Martha Allen. The Trump administration’s case […]
Middle East 01:07 GMT 16.02.2020(updated 01:45 GMT 16.02.2020) Get short URL https://cdn5.img.sputniknews.com/images/107832/56/1078325616.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202002161078325586-rockets-hit-near-us-embassy-in-iraq—reports/ Various reports emerged early on Sunday, claiming that the so-called Green Zone – a central area in the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad where the US Embassy is located – was hit by shelling. The attack occurred a day after a senior US official announced the resumption of […]