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Capitol attack again raises security questions

03-04-2021 WASHINGTON: After the deadly January 6 insurrection, the US Capitol became a fortress. On Friday, when some, but not all, of those security procedures were still in place, a knife-wielding assailant allegedly rammed into Capitol police officers with his car. The incident reinvigorates questions about how to protect the Capitol, and …

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Iran warns US not to delay complying with JCPOA

02-04-2021 TEHRAN/ WASHINGTON: President of Iran Hassan Rouhani reminded the US that any further delay in honoring the 2015 nuclear deal will be to its own detriment. In remarks after inaugurating a number of national industrial projects via videoconference on Thursday, President Rouhani said it is now up to the …

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Iraqi PM seeks to boost ties with Saudi Arabia

01-04-2021 RIYADH. BAGHDAD: Iraq will never become a launch-pad for attacks on Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi pledged on Wednesday during a long-awaited visit to the kingdom aimed at forging closer economic and security ties. In January, explosive-laden drones crashed into the main royal palace in Riyadh, with American …

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Anti-Shia Terrorist Groups shift their networks to Africa

01-04-2021 By Syed Jaffer Abbas Jafri (SJA Jafri) ABUJA/ MAPUTO/ ADDIS ABABA/ KARACHI: Anti-Shia Terrorist Organizations, Groups and Networks particularly al-Qaeda, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Tehreek-e-Taliban Afghanistan (TTA), Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM), Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Jihad Against …

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