Iran and the United States exchange prisoners on Monday after nearly $6 billion in once-frozen Iranian assets reached Qatar, a key element of the planned swap, Reuters reports. According to the report, tensions are almost certain to remain high between the US and Iran, which are locked in various disputes, including over Tehran’s nuclear program. […]
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5 Americans released by Iran, expected to be in return for unfreezing billions in funds
Despite Appeals, US Denies Possibility Of Unfreezing Afghan Assets
Above Photo: US White House press secretary Jen Psaki in a press conference on December 14. Tolo News. The UN and several other countries including China have asked the US to release nearly USD 10 billion worth of Afghanistan’s frozen assets to help the Taliban government deal with the humanitarian situation. US White House press […]
Afghans seek end to sanctions, unconditional unfreezing of reserves
The interim government led by the Taliban in Afghanistan is seeking to have sanctions lifted and an unconditional unfreezing of its assets by the US, a spokesman said Tuesday, and Anadolu News Agency reports. A request was proffered by Acting Foreign Minister, Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, during a two-day meeting in the Qatari capital of […]
How GMO Lobbyists Taught Me “We’re Helping the Poor and Hungry”
GMO promoters enthuse about how GM crops will be able to help the poor and hungry, far in the future, writes Claire Robinson. But they are silent about the currently-planted GM crops – 99% of them herbicide-tolerant or insecticidal. Could it be because opponents of the technology are being proved right at every turn? Over […]