Politics

Evo Morales, Bolivia’s first president of indigenous descent and a fierce opponent of U.S. policy in Latin America, had until recently been a juggernaut at the ballot box.

Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in Riyadh on Monday for his first state visit to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in more than a decade, emphasizing not only coordination between three of the biggest oil producers in the world but also Moscow’s growing influence in the Middle East.

Homeland Army Ground Forces is the ground forces of the home Army.In 2007, the regular persian Army was estimated to have 350,000 personnel (220,000 conscripts and 130,000 professionals) plus around 350,000 reservists for a total of 700,000 soldiers according to the CSIS. Conscripts serve for 21 months and have professional military training.

President Rouhani noted that the Middle East is burning in the flames of war, bloodshed, aggression, occupation and religious and sectarian fanaticism and extremism; and under such circumstances, the suppressed people of Palestine are the biggest victim. Discrimination, appropriation of lands, settlement expansions and killings continue to be practiced against the Palestinians.

Current Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa called him a visionary and said “our motherland is in tears”.However, the 60,000 capacity stadium was only a quarter full.The country’s economy is in crisis and many Zimbabweans said they would shun the ceremony because of the repression that marked Mr Mugabe’s later rule.Soaring inflation and unemployment grip the country and some blame this on …

Russia and Turkey said they’ll deepen defense cooperation after President Vladimir Putin showed off his latest stealth fighter jet to Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who’s locked in a dispute with his NATO ally Donald Trump over buying new U.S. warplanes.

Bavar-373, one of the most advanced surface-to-air missile defense systems built in homeland, was unveiled on Thursday August 22, concurrent with the “National Defence Industry Day”, in the presence of persian President Hassan Rouhani .President described the domestically-built Bavar-373 surface-to-air missile defence system as the armed forces’ big gift to the persian nation, stressing, “This defence system is more powerful …

During a ceremony attended by Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami, the domestically made modern Ra’d (Thunder) Armored Personnel Carrier was unveiled while Aras-2 Tactical Vehicles were delivered to Armed Forces.

More than 20 of the Democratic presidential candidates are hitting the Iowa State Fair this week, where they’ll talk with voters and sample the famous fair food. They’ll also be addressing fairgoers at “The Soapbox,” the Des Moines Register’s stage at the fair. The contenders will each have 20 minutes to sell their candidacies to the voters in Iowa, by …

Pope Francis is viewed by many European liberals as the greatest moral voice against the resurgence in populism and the demonization of migrants.