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Lavrov: Iran Russia’s Kind Neighbor, Old Partner

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov praised Iran as a kind neighbor and an old partner for the Russian Federation. “We admire the constructive relations between Iran and Russia, which is based on the equal rights of nation’s principle, mutual respect, friendship and trust,” the top Russian diplomat said in a message ...

January 31, 2017

Middle East

Photo taken by Yemeni Popular Committees' Military Media, shows the attacked Saudi warship (Archive)

Coalition Admits Two Saudis Killed in Warship Attack off Yemen

Yemeni army and popular committees attacked a Saudi vessel in the Red Sea west of Hodeida on Monday. Yemeni al-Massirah channel quoted military sources as saying that Yemeni forces fired a guided missile at al-Madinah warship in waters near the port city Hodeida, 150 km southwest of the capital Sanaa. The ...

January 31, 2017

World

Trump Fires Chief US Lawyer for Defying Migrant Ban

US President Donald Trump on Monday fired the acting attorney general, a holdover from the Obama administration, after she ordered Justice Department attorneys not to defend his controversial immigration orders. In a sharply worded statement, the White House called Sally Yates “weak on borders and very weak on illegal immigration” ...

January 31, 2017

World

Six people have been killed and eight injured at a mosque in Quebec City, police have said, in a shooting Canada’s prime minister denounced as a “terrorist attack”.
The shooting was carried out by three people at the Quebec City Islamic cultural center, witnesses said, and happened during evening prayers on Sunday. Police received the first calls just before 8pm.
Two arrests have been made, a police spokesman said. Local newspaper Le Soleil said police accepted a third suspect could still be on the run, though spokeswoman Chistine Coulombe later said: “Nothing right now makes us believe that there would be other suspects related to this event.”
One of the suspects was carrying an AK-47 assault rifle and one was aged 27, Le Soleil reported.
Trudeau spoke of his anger after hearing the news: “We condemn this terrorist attack on Muslims in a center of worship and refuge.
“While authorities are still investigating and details continue to be confirmed, it is heart-wrenching to see such senseless violence. Diversity is our strength, and religious tolerance is a value that we, as Canadians, hold dear.”
At a media conference, police said the victims were aged between 35 and 70.
At the time of the attack, more than 50 people were thought to be in the two-storey building, also called the Grande Mosque de Quebec, which is equipped with several CCTV cameras.
The mosque’s Imam, Mohamed Yangui – who was not inside the mosque when the shooting occurred – said he got frantic calls from people at evening prayers. He said the injured were taken to different hospitals across Quebec City. “Why is this happening here? This is barbaric,” he said.
The city’s police said the site had been secured and all occupants evacuated. A large security cordon has been set up around the site. Witnesses reported seeing heavily armed police entering the mosque after the shooting.
The premier of Québec, Philippe Couillard, called the killings a “terrorist act” and said the government stood in solidarity with the city’s Muslim population. he tweeted: “#Quebec rejects categorically this barbaric violence. All our solidarity to the families of the victims, the injured and their families.”
“Quebec is mourning,” the mayor of Quebec, Regis Labeaume, said, looking shaken. “I want to express my revolt to this villainous crime.”
Canada’s publics safety minister, Ralph Goodale, said he was “deeply saddened” by the deaths.
Local politician Manon Masse said: “We know little at the moment, but one or two people have assumed the right to kill our fellow Muslim Québec citizens. When intolerance goes from debate to murder, solidarity is essential.”

Quebec Mosque Shooting: Suspect Called Police to Surrender

A suspect in Sunday’s mosque shooting in Quebec City that left six people dead has called police “to talk about his surrender,” a senior police official said Monday. Quebec police inspector Denis Turcottee said the young man called the emergency services line 15 minutes after the shooting Sunday night to ...

January 30, 2017

Middle East

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem

Syria FM Calls on Refugees to Return Home

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Al-Muallem called on the country’s refugees to return home, official media reported, without directly commenting on a US travel ban targeting them. Muallem “renewed the invitation of the government to Syrian refugees living in neighboring countries to return to their country,” SANA news agency said on ...

January 30, 2017

World

Russian Tu-22M3 Bombers Destroy ISIL Command Posts, Arms Depots in Syria’s Deir Ezzor

Six Russian Tu-22M3 bombers carried out on Monday airstrikes against new ISIL targets in Syria’s Deir Ezzor province destroying two command posts, arms depots, a large number of military equipment and terrorists, the Russian Defense Ministry said. “On January 30, 2017, six strategic Tu-22M3 bombers took off in Russia, flew ...

January 30, 2017

Middle East

Iraqi Foreign Ministry Urges Washington to Review ‘Erroneous’ Travel Ban on Nationals

Baghdad called on Washington on Monday to revise upsetting, “erroneous” decision to suspend entry to the United States for the nationals of several countries, including Iraq, the country’s Foreign Ministry said Monday in a statement obtained by Sputnik. Earlier in the day, Iraqi lawmakers voted to introduce retaliatory measures in ...

January 30, 2017

World

Lavrov: Russia Interested in Settling Conflicts in Africa

Russia is interested in providing its assistance in resolution of crises in Africa as well as in further development of the mutually beneficial cooperation with Eritrea, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday. “Russia is interested in rendering assistance in solving problems in Africa and settling conflicts on the continent. ...

January 30, 2017

World

Trump Travel Ban Illegal, Mean-spirited: UN Rights Chief

US President Donald Trump’s travel ban on citizens from mainly Muslim countries is illegal and “mean-spirited”, the United Nations human rights chief Zeid bin Ra’ad Zeid al-Hussein said Monday. Zeid, who rarely communicates on Twitter, said in a tweet that “discrimination on nationality alone is forbidden under human rights law”, ...

January 30, 2017

Middle East

Israeli Parliament to Vote on Legalizing Wildcat Settlements

Israeli parliament began discussions Monday on the final adoption of a bill retroactively legalizing thousands of settlements on private Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank. The text has alarmed the international community and supporters of an independent Palestinian state. It is expected to be voted on Tuesday, with adoption ...

January 30, 2017