Daily Archives: October 28, 2020

2020-10-28: News Headlines

Mehr News Agency (2020-10-28). Iran Army units dispatched to NW Iran borders: cmdr. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) — An Iranian Army commander said that some units of the 321 Brigade were dispatched to the northwestern border areas of Iran to strengthen the security of the country.

Pip Hinman (2020-10-28). Sydney's colonisers set basis for gendered wage. greenleft.org.au Markela Panegyres uncovers some of the history of the Hyde Park Barracks, a former convict dormitory and Female Immigration Depot, for the Feminist Walking Tour.

Mehr News Agency (2020-10-28). 'Air defense systems stationed at NW borders'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) — Commander of Army Air Defense Force announced defense systems have been deployed and stationed at the northwestern borders of the country due to the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

James J. Zogby (2020-10-27). Using Arabs or Muslims as Scapegoats Has a History. globalresearch.ca During the past century, we have witnessed a long and tragic history of domestic policies that have targeted persons of Arab descent. We have been subjected to discriminatory treatment by law enforcement, immigration authorities, and by both Democratic and Republican …

Editor (2020-10-27). Lost children — and the U.S. empire. workers.org The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has had to reveal that it "lost track" of the families of 545 children forcibly separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. The migrant children are still suffering, alone and parentless, in the U.S. An Oct. 21 court filing by the American Civil . . . |

Areeb Ullah (2020-10-26). Lebanon court rejects new migrant worker contract to replace criticised kafala system. middleeasteye.net Lebanon court rejects new migrant worker contract to replace criticised kafala system | Officials said the new standard contract for domestic workers would be the first step needed to abolish the kafala system | Mon, 10/26/2020 – 10: 36 | Ethiopian workers let go because of Lebanon's economic crisis wait outside Ethiopia's embassy in Beirut (AFP) | A court in Lebanon has suspended the implementation of a…

RT (2020-10-26). Turkish F-16s in Azerbaijan are not currently involved in fighting but will be used if there is 'foreign aggression,' says Baku. rt.com Azerbaijan will use Turkish F-16 fighter jets to defend itself from "foreign aggression," President Ilham Aliyev said on Monday, insisting that the planes were in the country prior to the recent fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh. | F-16s are supersonic fighter aircraft built in the US by Lockheed Martin. In recent years, the jets have been used extensively, by Ankara, in battles with Kurdish insurgents, as well as in the Syrian Civil War. Famously, in 2015, a Turkish F-16 shot down a Russian Sukhoi Su-24 near the Syrian-Turkish border. | According to Aliyev, the planes are currently sitting idle in Azerbaijan and…

commondreams (2020-10-26). Senate Votes Today on Trump's Anti-Worker, Anti-Immigrant, Anti-Consumer Nominee. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Mehr News Agency (2020-10-26). Removing banking barrier activates Iran-Iraq border capacity. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) — First Deputy Speaker of the Iranian Parliament said that removal of banking barrier will activate border capacities between Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq.

Mehr News Agency (2020-10-25). Army Ground Force's military exercise. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 25 (MNA) — The Iranian army's air defense' annual drills were successfully held on Saturday night in the northwestern border regions of the country.

Mehr News Agency (2020-10-25). IRGC protecting NW borders against Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 25 (MNA) — The IRGC Ground Force has dispatched forces, tanks, and equipment to the northwestern country to protect joint borders with Azerbaijan and Armenia against the ongoing military conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Mehr News Agency (2020-10-25). VIDEO: IRGC dispatches forces to NW border regions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 25 (MNA) — The IRGC Ground Force dispatched forces to the northwest of Iran on Sunday to protect joint borders with Azerbaijan and Armenia against the ongoing military conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh.