TEHRAN–The Islamic Republic of Iran Railways plans to continue operating the Tehran-Karbala passenger train service until the end of the current Iranian year 1401 (ends in March 2023). Until the end of the year, the Tehran-Karbala passenger train will be in operation, the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways has said. The train […]
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Iran INOTEX 2016 to feature S Korean tech products
Hamid Reza Amirinia told reporters in a press conference held Wednesday morning in presidential deputy for science and technology office that the exhibition would be held for 3 days in Tehran International Permanent Fairground; “INOTEX 2016 is a national action to promote hi-tech products and knowledge-based wealth creation instrument which seeks to contribute Resistance Economy […]
Israeli company reduces electricity supply to Palestine city
An Israeli power company has reduced its electricity supply to the occupied Palestinian city of Jericho over a debt dispute. Hisham Omari, the director of the private Palestinian Jerusalem District Electricity Company (JDECO), said, “The Israel Electric Corporation reduced the power supply to a third of its capacity in the Jericho governorate.” An official with […]
Saudi Arabia is Buying Up American Farmland to Export Agricultural Products Back Home
Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf countries are scooping up farmland in drought-afflicted regions of the U.S. Southwest, and that has some people in California and Arizona seeing red. Saudi Arabia grows alfalfa hay in both states for shipment back to its domestic dairy herds. In another real-life example of the world’s interconnected economy, […]
To atone for mispronouncing Hamas, Carson hires Netanyahu adviser and announces Israel trip
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson has seen his popularity decline lately in part because of his apparent weakness on foreign policy. The New York Times reported last month that Carson is struggling to be plausible on the Middle East; one of his advisers said, “Nobody has been able to sit down with him and have […]