WATCH PRESS TV NEWS HEADLINES
Here is a brief look at Press TV Newsroom's headlines from 0900 GMT to 1700 GMT, March 15, 2019.
Denouncing New Zealand mosque shootings
Condemnations are pouring in following a deadly terror attack in New Zealand that killed dozens of worshippers. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the attack is the result of impunity in the West to promote bigotry. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned that new attacks like the New Zealand massacre may happen unless Western nations take strong measures. Malaysia described the incident as a black tragedy facing humanity and universal peace. Indonesia, Pakistan, the US and some other countries also denounced the assault.
Saudi rights fears
Prominent rights group Amnesty International has described as BOGUS the charges against women activists who have been detained in Saudi Arabia for almost a year. Amnesty says the charges are the latest example of Saudi authorities abusing the justice system to silence peaceful activists. It says the women have been accused of contacting international organizations and foreign media. Amnesty argues that the trial is another stain on the Saudi authorities' appalling human rights record. At least ten women rights activists appeared before a court in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday amid international outcry over their detention without clear charges. Some of the detainees had reportedly gone through torture, abuse and sexual harassment. Riyadh has been under fire for human rights abuse in recent years.
US-Venezuela tensions
The United States says all American diplomats remaining in Venezuela have left the Latin American country. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the diplomats will continue their work from other locations. Washington announced on Monday that all remaining US embassy personnel would leave Caracas within this week. The Venezuelan government also ordered American diplomats on Tuesday to leave the country within 72 hours. Tensions have been high between Caracas and Washington after the US recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim president of the South American country. Venezuela has denounced the move, calling Guaido a US puppet.
Algeria protests
In Algeria, thousands of protesters have gathered in the capital, Algiers, demanding the ouster of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. The rally came despite Bouteflika’s promise not to run for fifth term. He says a national conference will carry out reforms. He’s also pledged to hold new elections before the end of 2019. Protesters, however, accuse him of tricks. Bouteflika has been in power since 1999. The 82-year-old politician has rarely appeared in public since suffering a stroke in 2013.
Iraqi resistance strikes airbase housing Israel’s ‘aggressor squadron’
Major Rafah invasion won’t defeat Hamas: White House
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UN to vote on Palestinian statehood as student protests continue
Houthi: Yemen to target Israel-linked ships regardless of destination
UK holds firm on arms exports to Israel despite Rafah invasion
Putin says Russia’s nuclear forces ‘always on alert’
New York Times’ Pulitzer Prize for Gaza war coverage a travesty of journalism
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