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Following Trump Sanctions and Tariff Storm More Nations Ditch the Dollar

The number of countries switching to national currencies to settle bilateral trade deals is growing in the face of the US weaponization of the dollar.

August 15th, 2018

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Following Trump Sanctions and Tariff Storm More Nations Ditch the Dollar

When US President Donald Trump re-imposed sanctions on Iran last week, he warned that any company doing deals with the Iranians in dollars would also be subject to sanctions. Several Russian companies are also under US sanctions, while Trump’s tweet last week doubling tariffs on imports of Turkish steel has caused Turkey’s currency to crash more

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Nearly 100 Detained For ‘Insulting’ Erdogan In 10 Months

Nearly 100 people in Turkey have been arrested after being charged with insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over the past 10 months, a report says.

December 08th, 2015

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Nearly 100 Detained For ‘Insulting’ Erdogan In 10 Months

According to a human rights report released by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), a total of 98 people accused of insulting the Turkish leader have been apprehended during the time period. The report says a total of 5,795 people were taken into custody between January and October 7 over human rights issues. Figures which

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WikiLeaks Reveals Saudi Arabia, Turkey & Qatar Secret Anti-Syria Plot

The whistleblower website WikiLeaks says that leaked documents from Saudi ministries revealed that Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey had a secret deal three years ago to topple the Syrian government.

November 24th, 2015

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WikiLeaks Reveals Saudi Arabia, Turkey & Qatar Secret Anti-Syria Plot

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told Rossiya-1 (Russia 1) TV channel on Sunday that the United States, France, and Britain had also been involved in the secret deal in 2012. He added that Washington’s allies in the Middle East such as Riyadh acted in a more aggressive manner and even against the directives of the United States. WikiLeaks

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Putin Gains Traction In Bid To Take On World Bank, Encourages Trade In BRICS Currency

Economists see the new bank as a challenge to the domination of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund which are under the US influence.

July 13th, 2015

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President Vladimir Putin says Russia is interested in using national currencies with other BRICS members after agreeing on such an arrangement with China. He made the announcement after meeting leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa in Ufa in the Urals for a summit of BRICS nations. "I think that such development with India,

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VIDEO: Palestine’s Abbas Pledges Legal Measure To Prevent al-Aqsa Attacks

Mahmoud Abbas, leader of the Palestinian national unity government, has urged the Palestinians several times to guard east Jerusalem al-Quds’ al-Aqsa mosque against Israeli settlers’ attacks.

October 20th, 2014

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VIDEO: Palestine’s Abbas Pledges Legal Measure To Prevent al-Aqsa Attacks

During a meeting of the revolutionary council of his Fatah party Abbas vowed to take legal measures at the international level to prevent Jewish settlers from attacking the third holy site in Islam.

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