Month: May 2019

US has said it is sending bombers to counter Tehran, though no details have been provided By AP and AFPToday, 8:11 am     In this Thursday, May 9, 2019 photograph released by the US Air Force, a B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron is parked on the ramp at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar (Senior […]

Published:  05.10.19 , 09:15 The three new missiles North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has tested over the past week are eerily familiar to military experts: They look just like a controversial and widely copied missile the Russian military has deployed to Syria and has been actively trying to sell abroad for years.   Ending […]

The US cannot blatantly violate international law by recognizing Jerusalem as the “so called capital of Israel” and pretend that it has no implications on peace,” Maliki said. Tovah Lazaroff May 10, 2019 07:27 US President Donald Trump’s peace plan is a document of surrender and no amount of money will sway the Palestinian Authority […]

Published:  05.10.19 , 09:27 Palestinian Foreign Minister Ryad al-Maliki said Friday that American officials sent him a message asking to hold talks with the Palestinian leadership ahead of the announcement of President Trump’s peace plan.   Maliki said in an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat , an Arab language newspaper based in London, that there is […]

Published time: 9 May, 2019 22:00 Edited time: 9 May, 2019 22:14 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversees missile test, May 10, 2019 ©  KCNA Following two short-range missile launches, North Korea is preparing a long-range launch drill as well, according to Pyongyang’s official news agency. Tensions on the Korean Peninsula rose again on Thursday, […]

The Trump administration was supposed to have already released the peace plan, but at the request of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held off sharing its details until after the Israeli elections. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF May 10, 2019 01:46   The White House has denied earlier reports by Israel’s leading newspaper that the “deal of […]

Among those expected to participate in the meeting are Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Maraud and his Palestinian counterpart Riyad al-Maliki. By Tovah Lazaroff May 10, 2019 01:51   1 minute read. United Nations Security Council members must condemn Hamas rockets against Israel rather than perpetually condemning the Jewish state, US special envoy Jason Greenblatt said […]

On Wednesday, Tehran gave Europe 60 days to ensure Iran’s interests were protected under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Otherwise, Tehran is ready to take further steps on scrapping the JCPOA, it warned. French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that Washington would be responsible if Iranian authorities abandon the nuclear deal. “Firstly, Iran […]

Pompeo and Trump both insist they are not seeking military confrontation as US carrier steams toward Persian Gulf and Iran backs away from nuclear deal By AFP and TOI STAFFToday, 1:07 am  0 2shares Two F/A-18E Super Hornets launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Mediterranean Sea, April 25, 2019. (US […]

“If I need to bring it inside the strait, I will do so,” Vice Admiral Jim Malloy, commander of the US Navy’s Bahrain-based Fifth Fleet said in an interview by phone. REUTERS May 10, 2019 01:21 WASHINGTON – The commander overseeing US naval forces in the Middle East told Reuters on Thursday that American intelligence […]

There are two very significant days for Israel that come right after each other – a day of mourning followed by a day of rejoicing. First there is the annual Memorial Day for all those who have died in Israel’s struggle to exist, either in the armed forces or as a result of terrorism. It is a […]