2021-03-28: News Headlines

Juan Cole (2021-03-28). Biggest East Asian move into Mideast since the Mongol Empire: In Open Challenge to US, China inks 25-year, $400 bn Deal with Iran. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — On Saturday, IRNA reports, Iran and China signed a 25-year cooperation agreement. The signatures were affixed in Tehran by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at a ceremony on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of modern diplomatic relations between Iran and China. …

Peoples Dispatch (2021-03-28). Around the World in 8 Minutes: Argentines honor martyrs of coup. peoplesdispatch.org In this episode of Around the World in 8 minutes, we look at the National Day of Remembrance in Argentina which marks the anniversary of the US-backed coup in 1976. We also look at the latest in the legal proceedings against Algerian journalist Khalid Drareni and the persecution of anti-racism activists in the United States…

Heba Nasser (2021-03-28). Iran and China Sign 25-year Cooperation Deal. globalresearch.ca Iran and China on Saturday signed a 25-year "strategic cooperation" agreement …

_____ (2021-03-28). Venezuelan Army Reports New Attack On Border Post With Colombia. popularresistance.org The Strategic Operational Commander of the Venezuelan Army (FANB) Admiral Remigio Ceballos reported through his Twitter account that on the night of Wednesday, March 24, "a group of Colombian criminals tried to attack a border post and several terrorists were neutralized." | "We continue to give heavy blows to Colombian irregular criminal groups that flee to Colombia, and no one stops them. Last night they tried to attack a border post and several terrorists were neutralized. Search and Attack Operations Continue! We will win!" reads the message on the social media network.

MEE, agencies (2021-03-28). Saudi Arabia to plant 10 billion trees, as MBS launches ambitious climate plan. middleeasteye.net Saudi Arabia to plant 10 billion trees, as MBS launches ambitious climate plan | World's biggest oil exporter also announces plans to generate half of its energy from renewable sources over the next decade | Sun, 03/28/2021 – 11: 36 | A tree in the desert in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh (AFP/File photo) | Saudi Arabia aims to plant 10 billion trees, as part of ambitious plans launched by…

Geraldina Colotti (2021-03-28). Contra Venezuela, el Far West "democrático" de los países imperialistas. globalizacion.ca Hay muchas buenas razones para defender el derecho a la existencia de la revolución bolivariana. Algunas de ellas se relacionan con la esencia misma del ser humano como ser social capaz de experimentar sentimientos de identificación con el dolor del…

Abel Prieto Jiménez (2021-03-28). Graziella Pogolotti: Una extraordinaria intelectual que ha puesto todo su talento al servicio de la descolonización, del mejoramiento humano. globalizacion.ca Palabras de elogio en el acto de entrega de la Orden Nacional "José Martí" a la doctora Graziella Pogolotti | Hoy es un día de alegría y orgullo para la cultura cubana y para toda Cuba. Nos hemos reunido para rendir…

Kamal Iranidoost (2021-03-28). Iraq major destination for knowledge-based firms' exports. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 28 (MNA) — Rouhollah Estiri, the director-general of the international business development office, says that Iraq was the major destination for the products of Iranian knowledge-based companies.

Kamal Iranidoost (2021-03-28). Tehran Azadi Tower goes dark at Earth Hour. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 28 (MNA) — Along with many other landmark structures on earth, the iconic Azadi Tower went dark to mark the Earth Hour on Saturday evening.