Daily Archives: April 12, 2022

2022-04-12: News Headlines

Staff (2022-04-12). Iran summons Afghanistan's chargé d'affaires. en.mehrnews.com Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Afghanistan's chargé d'affaires on Tuesday in a protest against the attack on the Iranian Embassy in Kabul and the Consulate General in Herat.

ecns.cn (2022-04-12). S.Koreans voice concerns about Japan's planned release of radioactive water. ecns.cn South Koreans voiced concerns about Japan's planned release of radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-04-11). Europe Is Sleepwalking into another World War. transcend.org 4 Apr 2022 – How can we trust countries that created SWIFT—a financial transfer system aimed at protecting economic transactions against political interference—only to end up removing from that system a country on political grounds? Countries that arrogate to themselves the power to confiscate the financial and gold reserves of sovereign nations like Afghanistan, Venezuela, and now Russia? Countries that trumpet freedom of expression as a sacrosanct universal value, but resort to censorship the moment they are exposed by it?>

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-04-11). Iran, Afghanistan nations must preserve brotherhood sprit. en.mehrnews.com Iranian and Afghan nations must preserve their brotherhood and relationship with full vigilance, the former President of Afghanistan said referring to the historical, religious, and cultural ties between coutries.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-04-11). Khatibzadeh warns against anti-Iran and Afghanistan plots. en.mehrnews.com Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has pointed to deep-rooted historical ties between Iran and Afghanistan and decades-long hosting of Afghan refugees and warned against conspiracies to divide the two neighboring nations.

Staff (2022-04-11). Enemies seek to create division between Iranians, Afghans. en.mehrnews.com An Iranian diplomat has warned against the plots designed by the enemies to create division between Iran and Afghanistan, stressing that Afghan refugees in Iran are in favorable condition.

Abdel Bari Atwan (2022-04-11). Why has Saudi Arabia invested billions in Jared Kushner's private equity firm? thealtworld.com Why has Saudi Arabia invested billions in Jared Kushner's private equity firm? | The New York Times report that the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) headed by Crown Prince Muhammad Bin-Salman has invested $2bn in a private equity firm set up six months ago by Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner can be viewed in three ways. | First: Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler and future king is banking on Trump making a comeback to the White House by winning the 2024 presidential election. | Second: The crown prince's relationship with Joe Biden's Democratic administration is going through a period of tension marked by mu…

_____ (2022-04-11). 'He's Cashing In': Kushner Firm Gets $2 Billion From Saudi Fund Run by Crown Prince. commondreams.org Watchdogs noted that the investment came after Kushner "used his position in the White House to advance Saudi interests"—and shield the regime from accountability for the Khashoggi murder.

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