US – ISIS exchange accusations for destruction of Mosul’s Grand al-Nuri Mosque
nsnbc : The Islamic State and the United States exchanged accusations for the destruction of the minaret of the Grand Al-Nuri Mosque in Mosul on Wednesday. Meanwhile, a senior Iraqi counter-terrorism More...
Moscow suspends Russia – US “de-confliction channel” in Syria after downing of Syrian SU-22
Christof Lehmann (nsnbc) : Russia announced that it suspended the Russia – US de-confliction channel in Syria and considers any More...
US changes disposition of Coalition aircraft in Syria, wants to restore de-confliction hotline
nsnbc : The U.S.’ Department of Defense responded to Russia’s suspension of the de-confliction cooperation after a U.S. More...
Belgium extends Air Force mission in Syria
nsnbc : Speaking during his visit to Canada, Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel confirmed that Belgium has extended the Belgian More...
Netanyahu not welcome to Greece: KOE
nsnbc : A number of left-wing, anti-war and anti-imperialist organizations, including the Communist Organization of Greece, have responded More...
Qatar to buy F-15 fighter jets worth $12 billion from the United States
nsnbc : Amidst calls for the isolation of “terrorism sponsor Qatar”, the Pentagon revealed that Doha is set to buy F-15 More...
Grenfell Tower fire tragedy reveals ugly flaws of regeneration agenda
Joseph Downing (TC) : I grew up in social housing. It provided a stable and secure (albeit overcrowded and cold) home for my family, More...
Authorities ignored warnings about high-rise fire hazards in London’s 21st century slums
Christof Lehmann (nsnbc) : After confirming that 12 were found dead, London Fire Commissioner Dany Cotton said a yet unknown number More...
Gorran and Komal turn down “conditional” reactivation of Kurdistan’s parliament
nsnbc : Gorran (Change Movement) and Komal (Islamic League) refused to join an initiative aimed to reopen the parliament of Iraq’s More...
Barzani and al-Nujaifi discussed future of post-ISIS Iraq and Sunni autonomy
![Osama al-Nujaifi, Iraqi Vice President and head of the newly-founded United for Iraq Sunni party [L] and Kurdish president Masoud Barzani discuss the future of Iraq on June 5, 2017 . Photo courtesy KAR Presidency.](http://nsnbc.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Al-Nujaifi_Masoud-Barzani_Kurdistan-Autonomous-Region_Iraq_Courtesy-KAR-Presidency_2017-146x85.jpg)
Christof Lehmann (nsnbc) : Masoud Barzani, the President of Iraq’s Kurdistan Autonomous Region, and Osama al-Nujaifi, the vice president and head of the United Iraq or Mutahidun More...
Norwegian special forces in Syria for “Self Defense”: Defense Ministry
Fahwad Al-Khadoumi (nsnbc) : After being contacted about the presence of Norwegian special forces in Southern Syria last week, the Norwegian Defense Ministry stated that it cannot More...
China & Philippines launched dialog over South China Sea controversies
Christof Lehmann (nsnbc) : China and the Philippines, on Friday, launched what was described as candid but friendly discussions about their territorial dispute in the South China More...
Mexico’s corruption problems are still among the world’s deepest
Constantino Grasso (TC) : Mexico has struggled with corruption for a long, long time, but recent events indicate that the situation is now at a truly intolerable pitch. Javier More...
Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl has died: The misrepresented German-European
nsnbc : Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl has died at his home in Ludwigshaven, on Friday, at the age of 87. Kohl will mainly be remembered for the accession of East Germany More...
Britain – EU launch Brexit talks
nsnbc : Representatives from Britain and the European Union are meeting Monday in Brussels to begin the process of negotiating More...
500,000 Ukrainians traveled to EU countries visa-free: SBS
nsnbc : Ukraine’s State Borders Service (SBS) reported that more than 500,000 Ukrainian citizens have arrived More...
Siemens delivers 46 transformer substations to Bangladesh
nsnbc : Germany’s global energy and engineering powerhouse Siemens received an order from the stare-run energy...
EAIF backs largest sub-Saharan solar power plant outside South Africa in Mozambique
nsnbc : The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) which is part of the Private Infrastructure Development...
“$112 billion in Iraq missing”: Ahmed Haji Rashid, head of parliament’s finance committee
nsnbc : Ahmed Haji Rashid, head of the finance committee in the Iraqi parliament, said Iraq’s...
Venezuela’s Supreme Court and PSUV get back at “dissident” Attorney General
Christof Lehmann (nsnbc) : Venezuela’s Supreme Court accepted More...
US changes disposition of Coalition aircraft in Syria, wants to restore de-confliction hotline
nsnbc : The U.S.’ Department of Defense responded to Russia’s suspension of the de-confliction cooperation More...
Dear Mr. President, Be Careful What You Wish for: Higher Interest Rates Will Kill the Recovery
Ellen H. Brown (nsnbc) : Higher interest rates will triple the interest on the federal debt to $830 billion annually by..Fired FBI Director Comey testifies about talks with Trump and “this Russia thing”
nsnbc : Fired FBI Director James Comey testified on Thursday, before the Senate’s Intelligence Committee, telling U.S. lawmakers that President Donald..KDP official on Tehran’s comments on Kurdish referendum in Iraq: The Ayatollah should mind his own business
Christof Lehmann (nsnbc) : Ali Awni, a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) leadership council told reporters More...
2 killed and 27 injured by “security forces” during Kabul sit-in: Resurrection for Change
nsnbc : Members of the “Resurrection for Change” movement reported that two were killed and another 27 were injured in clashes with “security..US-led coalition downs Syrian jet in “de-confliction zone” near Raqqa: Pilot reported missing
Christof Lehmann (nsnbc) : The US-led coalition confirmed that it shot down a Syrian jet in Raqqa, claiming self-defense because the..Mozambique and Shell sign MoU on local use of Rovuma Basin gas
nsnbc : Mozambican Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Leticia Klemens, and the Vice-President of Shell, Clare Harris, have signed a..
Volcano erupts in Kamchatka in Russia’s far east: People urged to stay indoors
nsnbc : People in the Kamchatka region in Russia’s far east have been urged not to leave their homes and to..
UNICEF appoints 19 year-old Syrian refugee and education activist as Goodwill Ambassador
nsnbc : The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has appointed the 19-year-old Muzoon Almellehan, who has been advocating girl’s right to..
Seventy “new cracks” discovered at Belgium’s ageing Tihange nuclear power plant
nsnbc : Experts discovered new, additional cracks in reactor 2 at the Tihange nuclear power plant, located near the city of..
