A fire that engulfed hundreds of shipping containers at Turkiye's Iskenderun Port, after massive earthquakes in the region, have been extinguished, the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday, but it was not clear when operations would resume at the port, Reuters reports. Turkiye's maritime authority said on Monday that the port, located on the Mediterranean coast in […]
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‘Toofan Aur Deeya’ (Storm and Lamp) – Why Countercurrents should not get extinguished
December 29th, 2021 Awake Goy
Binu Mathew, the editor of Countercurrents.org and the editorial team have been working selflessly with minimal funds and accepting no advertisements. Besides CC abhors foreign funding, corporate funding or government aid. It has been in existence for about two decades and standing on the side of the people and taking an anti-establishment stance. To that […]
Fire Extinguished on Oil Tanker off Syria After Suspected Drone Attack
April 25th, 2021 Awake Goy
Smoke rises from a tanker off the coastal city of Baniyas, Syria, in this handout picture released on April 24, 2021. Photo: SANA/Handout via REUTERS Syria’s oil ministry said firefighters on Saturday put out a fire on an oil tanker off the Baniyas refinery after a suspected attack by a drone coming from the direction […]