Daily Archives: March 16, 2022

2022-03-16: News Headlines

Staff (2022-03-16). Deputy Jorge Rodríguez: New Dialogue Phase will be Inclusive (+Alex Saab). orinocotribune.com Tuesday, March 15, the president of Venezuela's National Assembly (AN), Jorge Rodríguez, explained the conditions of a new format for dialogue with members of the opposition. | During a meeting of the Dialogue Commission for Peace and National Reconciliation, Rodríguez highlighted three fundamental issues related to the need, mentioned also by President Nicolás Maduro, to "reformat" the political dialogue in Venezuela. | Rodríguez said that the reformatting will consist of expanding the inclusivity of the dialogue, "where we can all be represented, including cultural media, those working in the fishing industry,…

ecns.cn (2022-03-16). Chinese envoy calls for diplomatic solution to Yemen crisis. ecns.cn A Chinese envoy called on the parties to the conflict in Yemen to seek a diplomatic solution.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-03-16). Day after Erbil strike, Iran claims to have foiled Israeli sabotage at its Fordow nuclear facility. peoplesdispatch.org Reports in Middle East Eye as well as some US media outlets claimed that Israel has been operating anti-Iranian bases in Iraqi Kurdistan and was responsible for the attack on Iran's drone facility in Tabriz a few weeks back…

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-03-16). Front pages of Iran's English dailies on March 16. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) — Here are the front pages of Iran's English language dailies on Wednesday, March 16.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-16). Briefing on Iran's daily developments. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) — The following are the Islamic Republic of Iran's latest developments in the last 24 hours.

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-03-16). Wang Yi expresses China's all-out support for Vienna talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) — In a telephone conversation with Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi expressed China's all-out support for the process of negotiations.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-03-16). India hopes for oil from Iran, Venezuela, says minister. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) — India is pinning hope on the resumption of crude oil supplies from Venezuela and Iran.

Staff (2022-03-16). Headlines of Iran Persian dailies on March 16. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) — Mehr News agency takes a look at the headlines of Iran's Persian-language dailies on Wednesday, March 16.

ecns.cn (2022-03-16). Chinese, Iranian FMs hold phone talks. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday held a phone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian.

Staff (2022-03-16). Iran backs OIC's endeavors towards fighting Islamophobia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) — Iran's Permanent Ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht-Ravanchi said that the country backs the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)'s endeavors towards fighting Islamophobia.

Juan Cole (2022-03-16). Top 7 Ways Iran evaded US Sanctions that Putin could Follow. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The sorts of sanctions and boycotts the United States and its allies are placing on Russia resemble those applied by Washington to Iran off and on in the past decade, though so far the measures in place against Tehran are still far more severe than what has been done to …

Human Rights Watch (2022-03-16). Saudi Arabia: Mass Execution of 81 Men: Rampant Abuses in Criminal Justice System, lack of Fair Trials. juancole.com Human Rights Watch — (Beirut) — Saudi authorities' execution of 81 men on March 12, 2022 was its largest mass execution in years despite recent promises to curtail its use of the death penalty, Human Rights Watch said today. Rampant and systemic abuses in Saudi Arabia's criminal justice system suggest it is highly unlikely that …

Staff (2022-03-16). Filiación asistida: øQué es y cómo se regula en el nuevo Código de las Familias? (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Para la Dra. Ana María àÅlvarez-Tabío Albo, profesora titular de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de La Habana, la llamada filiación asistida, concepto novedoso en el nuevo Código de las Familias, no es más que el resultado de las continuas trasformaciones de la sociedad cubana. "Se trata de no dejar a nadie afuera". En este sentido, valoró que el concepto de maternidad y paternidad ha sufrido transformaciones a lo largo de la historia.

Staff (2022-03-16). Declaración del Coloquio Internacional Patria: Cuba no está sola. cubadebate.cu Cuba está entonces de pie, como desde 1959, con nuevas respuestas por encontrar, una historia a ser defendida, las puertas siempre abiertas al amigo y a la amiga sincera. Este Coloquio Internacional Patria, en homenaje a los 130 años de la fundación del periódico de José Martí, vuelve a mostrar que Cuba no está sola, avanza, debate, se encuentra en la Casa de las Américas, casa del continente, horizonte común y necesario.

Staff (2022-03-16). Las 3 de día: øQué fue noticia en la jornada del 15 de marzo? (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Legislar en Cuba los derechos que tienen los autores sobre sus creaciones intelectuales es una premisa en tiempos donde, a nivel mundial, están en auge los modelos comerciales y jurídicos que se basan en impedir con barreras legales y tecnológicas, la difusión de la cultura. Sobre este tema, portada de hoy, comentamos en el episodio de hoy.

Staff (2022-03-16). Ministerio de Economía aclara sobre modificación de objetos sociales de formas de gestión no estatal. cubadebate.cu El canal de Actores Económicos, informa que teniendo en cuenta las numerosas comunicaciones que han recibido expresando la intención de realizar modificaciones a los objetos sociales de las MIPYMES y CNA ya aprobadas por el Ministerio de Economía y Planificación, se ha decidido iniciar un proceso paulatino de modificación de objetos sociales.

Staff (2022-03-16). Presidente ucraniano afirma que las conversaciones con Rusia continuarán. cubadebate.cu El presidente de Ucrania, Vladímir Zelenski, afirmó en un mensaje publicado la noche de este martes en su cuenta de Telegram que las negociaciones con Rusia deben continuar, más allá de las dificultades existentes.

Staff (2022-03-16). Semiótica del Nazi-Fascismo. cubadebate.cu Odio, miedo y orden para la inmovilidad. No hay que esperar a que la burguesía se asuste para que se muestre nazi-fascista. La ideología de la clase dominante posee, de nacimiento, filigranas de odio empapadas en miedo de clase, que trabajan sistemáticamente en todo el espectro, objetivo y subjetivo, de sus dominios.

Staff (2022-03-16). Ante la COVID-19 en Cuba: Hacer todo lo posible por no retroceder. cubadebate.cu Una intensa jornada que versó sobre la salud de los cubanos y estadísticas que muestran el actual comportamiento de la epidemia de COVID-19, tuvo lugar este martes, desde el Palacio de la Revolución, y estuvo encabezada por el Primer Secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista y Presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez.

Staff (2022-03-16). Recibe Díaz-Canel en el Palacio de la Revolución a los participantes en el Coloquio Patria. cubadebate.cu "Reciban nuestra admiración, respeto y cariño", dijo Díaz-Canel a quienes acompañaron los análisis en La Habana en torno a las redes sociales, la manipulación de las opiniones por parte de los medios hegemónicos y la necesidad de la construcción de plataformas digitales efectivas para defender las causas dignas de Latinoamérica y el mundo.

Staff (2022-03-16). El tiempo: Calor y algunas lluvias en la mitad occidental. cubadebate.cu 🌦Amanecerá con sol y algunas nubes en la región occidental, predominará la poca nubosidad en el resto del país. Desde el final de la mañana estará parcialmente nublado y se nublará durante la tarde en localidades del interior y costa norte de la mitad occidental, con algunos chubascos y tormentas eléctricas, que serán aislados en el resto del territorio.

Staff (2022-03-16). Disponibles proyectos de leyes sobre Ejecución Penal y Código Penal. cubadebate.cu La Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular de Cuba publicó en su sitio web nuevos proyectos de leyes para promover la participación de la población en su análisis y enriquecimiento. Se trata de las disposiciones jurídicas sobre Ejecución Penal y Código Penal, acerca de las cuales los ciudadanos podrán enviar sus opiniones a dos correos electrónicos habilitados.

Staff (2022-03-16). Informa embajada de Cuba en México de hechos asociados al tráfico irregular de migrantes. cubadebate.cu La Embajada de la República de Cuba en los Estados Unidos Mexicanos ha conocido de la ocurrencia en las últimas 24 horas en los estados de Veracruz y Monterrey de dos trágicos eventos asociados al tráfico irregular de migrantes; con el lamentable resultado de víctimas fatales y otros lesionados. Cuba aboga por una migración legal, segura y ordenada.

Editor2 (2022-03-16). Afro-Venezuelan Consciousness, Transformation, Development and Tourism in Caracas' own San Agustin. orinocotribune.com By àÅlvaro Sánchez Cordero — Mar 13, 2022 | As we have been reading in the news lately, something is happening in a picturesque Caracas neighborhood called San Agustin, where a copious number of tourists from all over the world, including Russia and China, are coming to enjoy themselves and learn a thing or two about Venezuela. | Indeed, Cumbe Tours would gladly show you around — for an affordable price — the historical parish of San Agustin. | As you step in the bus that takes you from the Teresa Carreño Theatre Complex to the heart of San Agustin, near the center of Caracas, you would immed…

SF015 (2022-03-16). Mass Grave In Mariupol. Who May Buried There And Why. southfront.org An official representative of the DPR said at an urgent briefing on the morning of 16 March that information had been received from various sources that another falsification had been carried out by the Ukrainian leadership in the city of Mariupol. | This time, the office of the Ukrainian President set the task for the Ukrainian armed forces' command to discredit the actions of the Russian forces by showing the Western public the mass graves of civilians allegedly killed as a result of artillery shellin…

Ramona Wadi (2022-03-16). Not all Refugees are Equal: Plight of Palestinians Displaced by Israel Worsening. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor ) — Financial support for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is dwindling, despite the renewed mandates and financial contribution pledges by world leaders. "The almost unanimous political support expressed by the UN General Assembly to the Agency is not translated into matching financial resources," UNRWA's Commissioner-General, …

_____ (2022-03-15). How Hawaii Activists Helped Force The Military's Hand On Red Hill. popularresistance.org In late November, military families were sickened by fuel ingestion, including babies with rashes, after the tap water source for some 93,000 people in the Pearl Harbor area was contaminated. | The military initially denied any problems, then confirmed that recent leaks at the Navy's underground Red Hill fuel storage facility were to blame and promised to clean up the mess. | It suspended operations at the World War II-era tank farm but spent months fighting efforts to close the facility altogether, fending off criticism during public hearings and arguing the state lacked the power to enforce an order to drain th…

Joe DeManuelle-Hall (2022-03-15). Texas Union Activists Fight 'Microtransit' Privatization. zcomm.org When "microtransit," the new rage in transit privatization, showed up in Denton, Texas, union activists decided to fight back…

_____ (2022-03-15). US, NATO, Russia, Ukraine And The Whiteness Of Empire. popularresistance.org The US has poured weapons, military advisors, and political operatives into Ukraine for years. It has long coveted Ukraine for NATO. So in 2014 the US arranged a coup, with neo-nazi help, against the democratically elected president. The people in the Donbas region in the east resisted that coup and formed the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics in self-defense. The illegitimate government in Kiev attacked them, aided by their neo-nazi militias and supported by the US. By the end of 2021 the war had cost 14,000 lives; 11,000 had been Ukrainians opposing the coup. | These Ukrainians resisted Kiev's ban on their…

ecns.cn (2022-03-15). China urges US to stop malicious cyber activities. ecns.cn The numbers show that the US is truly the "hacking empire" of the world. China is gravely concerned about cyberattacks against other countries that originate from the US and use China as a springboard. This is further evidence that China is the target of attacks launched by hackers from many countries.

_____ (2022-03-15). Waltzing Toward Armageddon With The Merchants Of Death. popularresistance.org The Cold War, from 1945 to 1989, was a wild Bacchanalia for arms manufacturers, the Pentagon, the CIA, the diplomats who played one country off another on the world's chess board, and the global corporations able to loot and pillage by equating predatory capitalism with freedom. In the name of national security, the Cold Warriors, many of them self-identified liberals, demonized labor, independent media, human rights organizations, and those who opposed the permanent war economy and the militarization of American society as soft on communism. | That is why they have resurrected it. | The decision to spurn the pos…

Chris Hedges (2022-03-15). Chris Hedges: Waltzing Toward Armageddon with the Merchants of Death. mintpressnews.com Putin played into the hands of the war industry. He gave the warmongers what they wanted. He fulfilled their wildest fantasies. There will be no impediments now on the march to Armageddon.

teleSUR, lvm, SH (2022-03-15). ONU alerta sobre aumento de hambruna en Yemen durante el 2022. telesurtv.net La ONU indicó que 2.2 millones de niños en Yemen están gravemente desnutridos y más de medio millón se enfrentan a desnutrición aguda grave.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-03-15). Russia remains onboard for final agreement in Vienna. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) — The Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian tweeted after a visit to Russia on Tuesday that he had held a productive meeting with FM Lavrov on bilateral issues, ViennaTalks, Ukraine, Syria, Yemen & Afghanistan.

SF015 (2022-03-15). Military Situation In Yemen On March 14, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 165 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours | On March 14, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 6 airstrikes on the Haradh district | On March 14, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 3 airstrikes on the Midi district | On March 14, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 4 airstrikes on the Jubah district | On March 14, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 5 airstrikes on the Wadi district | On March 14, Ansar Allah captured several villages west of Haradh district | Ans…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-03-15). UN warns of rising child casualties, worsening hunger in Yemen war and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org Today we look at the severe hunger crisis and rising casualties in Yemen, the denial of Julian Assange's appeal against his extradition, and more…

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2022-03-15). Rusia recibe garantías de EE.UU. sobre acuerdo nuclear con Irán. telesurtv.net Rusia asegura que las sanciones impuestas por EE.UU. a su país no afectarán a las negociaciones del PIAC.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-03-15). Iran U18 women soccer team wins CAFA title. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) — Iran beat Kyrgyzstan to become champion of the CAFA U18 Women's Championship on Tuesday.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-03-15). Shahdab Yazd wins Iran Volleyball Super League. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) — Shahdab Yazd claimed the title of the 35th edition of the Iran Volleyball Super League for the first time in their history on Monday.

Staff (2022-03-15). Mass executions in SA contrary to most basic human rights. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) — Condemning the mass execution of innocent people in Saudi Arabia, Iran's Parliament Speaker said that such acts are contrary to the most basic human rights and international law practices.

Staff (2022-03-15). Iran seizes 1,100 tons of illicit drugs in 2021: official. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) — Secretary-General of the Drug Control Headquarters said that | the Iranian anti-narcotics police confiscated about 1,100 tons of various types of drugs, including 62 tons of heroin and morphine, 835 tons of opium in 2021.

_____ (2022-03-15). Iran Unleashes its Fury against US and Israel in Retaliation for Provocations. journal-neo.org Endless provocations and subversive actions of the US and Israel against Iran lead to the Iranian people getting increasingly bitter towards the two countries and their representatives. Following the blatant US assassination operation against Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) special forces, killed on the night of January 3, 2020 …

Staff (2022-03-15). Iranian, Pakistani FMs discuss regional, bilateral issues. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) — The Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian had a phone conversation on Monday with Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and discussed several regional issues as well as bilateral ties.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-15). Front pages of Iran's English dailies on March 15. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) — Here are the front pages of Iran's English language dailies on Tuesday, March 15.

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-03-15). Ardebil Bazaar ahead of Nowruz. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) — In recent days leading to Nowruz, the markets and bazaars in Ardebil in northwestern Iran are filled with people who are buying new clothes and items needed in preparation for celebrating the new year.

WSWS (2022-03-15). Australian government dumps two Iranian refugees in the US after nearly nine years of imprisonment. wsws.org Adnan and Mehdi were incarcerated after they fled Iran as teenagers in 2013.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-03-15). Iranian, Chinese FMs hold phone call to discuss Vienna talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) — The Iranian ambassador to China Mohammad Keshavarzadeh said in a tweet that Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Chinese counterpart held a phone call on Tuesday.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-15). Iran, Qatar stress enhancing ties in empowering women field. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) — Islamic Republic of Iran and Qatar emphasized the need for enhancing and boosting outstanding role of women in the family unit.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-03-15). Ukraine has understood that it will not join NATO: Zelensky. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) — Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that Ukraine has understood that it will not join NATO and Kyiv must admit it.

WSWS (2022-03-15). Iran's attack on Irbil confirms widening of US/Russia conflict to the Middle East. wsws.org Iran's attack on Irbil marks a significant escalation in the ongoing tensions between Tehran and Israel, and by extension the US.

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