Nasrallah slams U.S. peace plan, calls for unified resistance

Al-Mayadeen: Hezbollah claims US wants to settle Palestinians in Lebanon Seth J. Frantzman May 25, 2019 21:41 Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah delivers a speech. (photo credit: REUTERS) Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said on Saturday that the day was “fast approaching” when a US-backed “plot” would aim to keep Palestinian refugees in Lebanon permanently. He […]

Israeli generals are calling for the restoration of deterrent capability by ground operations against Hamas and Hezbollah

Nawfal Mohammed The writer Ariel Kahana quoted generals in the Israeli army as saying that Israel’s deterrence theory has been severely damaged in recent years, despite the fact that many military operations have been carried out to restore it. “The IDF operations were not enough to restore deterrence, but on the contrary revealed clear mistakes […]

A Humble Servant

1 Samuel 16:1–11 16 And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons. 2 And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the Lord said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord. 3 And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou …

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Enemy’s miscalculations about Iran’s power to be ‘costly’

MNA – Major General Gholam Ali Rashid, the commander of the IRGC’s Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters, warned the country’s enemies that their miscalculations about Iran’s power and resolve will be costly for them. He made the remarks during a Parliament’s session on Saturday, speaking on the occasion of the anniversary of the liberation of Khorramshahr during […]

Salvini, Allies Present Themselves as Movement That Will Change Europe – Journo

On 26 May, Italians will head to the polls to cast their vote in European Parliament elections. Last Saturday, European sovereignty backers rallied with Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini and leader of the anti-migrant party League in the centre of Milan to demonstrate a united right-wing front. Simen Ekern, a Norwegian journalist and author […]

Israel-Hamas agreement already in jeopardy

Israelis renege on extended fishing area after incendiary balloons sent across border from Gaza Strip lead to extensive fires. LAWRENCE RIFKIN/THE MEDIA LINE May 25, 2019 13:04 Israel has announced that it has walked back its decision to extend the Mediterranean fishing zone for Gaza Strip fishermen after several incendiary balloons were launched toward Israel […]

Satellite image reveals new land bridge connecting international highway from Tehran to Beirut

News Desk2019-05-25     .td_uid_6_5ce912b008ca9_rand.td-a-rec-img{text-align:left}.td_uid_6_5ce912b008ca9_rand.td-a-rec-img img{margin:0 auto 0 0} BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:45 A.M.) – The Israel-based Image Satellite International company released a new satellite image showing the construction of a land bridge between Syria and Iraq. Based on the image, the construction is taking place between the Syrian border city of Albukamal and the Iraqi […]

Who is stoking war tensions between Russia and Turkey in Idlib?

The US also does not want a conflict in Idlib, not wanting more refugees pouring into Turkey. The US is also concerned about the Syrian regime using chemical weapons. Seth J. Frantzman May 24, 2019 04:26 Turkish Kurds look towards the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani from the top of a hill close to the […]

Ukrainian lawmakers want embassy moved to Jerusalem

Nearly one-fifth of Ukraine parliament members co-sign resolution calling for relocation of country’s embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. Ben Ariel, Canada, 25/05/19  Nearly one-fifth of Ukraine parliament members have co-signed a draft resolution urging their new president to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and move the embassy there, JTA reported Friday. Of the 450 members […]

EU’s unfulfilled promises to lead into Iran’s exit from JCPOA: Official

Tasnim – Senior adviser to the Iranian parliament speaker for international affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian warned that the European Union’s continued failure to meet its obligations under the 2015 nuclear deal known as JCPOA will lead to Tehran’s withdrawal from the accord. “The lack of practical action by the European parties to fulfill their commitments […]

16 rioters injured during weekly Gaza border protests

Some 4,000 Arabs take part in weekly “March of the Return” protests – a lower number than usual, likely due to the heat. Elad Benari, Canada, 24/05/19  16 demonstrators were injured on Friday in clashes with IDF troops on the Gaza Strip border, Channel 13 News reported, citing the Hamas-run “health ministry” in Gaza. The […]

Iranian FM: US actions in region ‘a threat to global peace and stability’

One army general warns Tehran has ‘secret weapons’ to destroy American forces, while another says ‘rational American commanders’ will prevent war By TOI STAFF and AGENCIESToday, 10:58 am   In this Sunday, May 19, 2019, photo released by the US Navy, an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter transports cargo from the fast combat support ship USNS Arctic to the […]

North Korean missile test violated U.N. resolution, says Bolton

Published:  05.25.19   U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Saturday North Korea’s recent missile launches violated a U.N. Security Council resolution and urged leader Kim Jong Un to return to denuclearization talks.   “The U.N. resolution prohibits the launch of any ballistic missiles,” Bolton said at a press roundtable. North Korea’s test firings […]