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Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has been linked to the DUP leader s role
:: EDWIN POOTS – The agriculture minister s name was first linked with a DUP leadership bid when Peter Robinson was in power yet when the position became available he wasn t in the reckoning. Five years on, perhaps he now sees his chance to take the top job and according to the bookies, most punters money is on Mr Poots. He has mixed credentials as far as leadership goes. Many cite his pragmatism and willingness to engage with Sinn Féin, though it s difficult to forget his role in the gay blood ban while health minister and a more recent attempt to sectarianise Covid-19 – prompting Irish News columnist Jake O Kane to coin the phrase Fenian Flu . It s continually been said that there is no obvious successor to Mrs Foster, so the Lagan Valley MLA s chances are as good as anybody s.
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December 17, 2020 2:05 PM
British MP Ian Paisley Jr. told colleagues in the House of Commons last week that the United States is no longer sharing military intelligence with Qatar due to the country s close ties to Iran, the
Jerusalem Postreported Thursday.
Paisley Jr. said the revelation came from a report by the British geopolitical risk firm Cornerstone Global Associates detailing Qatar s links to Iran-backed terrorism. The report warned that Israel s renewed relations with Gulf countries such as the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have made Qatar even less willing to engage with fellow Arab states. Instead, Qatar has intensified cooperation with Turkish and Iranian media campaigns against the new U.S.-led coalition.