Oil Just Had Its Worst Run Since 2008

By Nick Cunningham – Jun 06, 2019, 6:00 PM CDT Oil has entered a bear market as fears of an economic downturn mount. The fundamentals look much tighter than the swoon might suggest, but the supply and demand picture is also beginning to look more negative. The EIA report was exceptionally weak, showing a strong […]

UAE, Norway, Saudi Arabia Claim Limpet Mines Used in Tanker Attacks Were Deployed by Divers – Report

On 12 May, four oil tankers, including two Saudi vessels and a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-flagged ship, were targeted in a mysterious attack off the United Arab Emirates’ exclusive economic zone. United Arab Emirates, Norway, and Saudi Arabia claimed in a joint statement on Thursday, cited by Reuters, that the limpet mines, which were used […]

In ‘Times’ Interview, PA Prime Minister Decries ‘Blackmail’ by the Trump Administration

by JNS.org     Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh. Photo: JCPA. JNS.org – Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh decried “blackmail” by the Trump administration’s actions to pressure the Palestinians into accepting the upcoming Mideast peace proposal to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “We are in a collapsing situation,” Shtayyeh told The New York Times in what was […]

Shtayyeh: ‘Israel waging financial war on Palestinians’

PA ‘will remain loyal to families of prisoners, martyrs’. Khaled Abu Toameh June 7, 2019 00:22 PA Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh gestures as he arrives for a cabinet meeting of the new Palestinian government, in Ramallah, April 15, 2019. (photo credit: MOHAMAD TOROKMAN/REUTERS) Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh said on Thursday that the financial […]

Field Marshal Haftar in the White House soon for a summit with U.S. President Trump

Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, General Commander of Libya’s National Army (LNA), is preparing to visit the U.S. capital Washington D.C. after receiving an official invitation from the White House to meet President Donald Trump. According to private sources of The Libyan Address Journal, Field Marshal Haftar, whose forces control three-quarters of Libya, will discuss with […]

Turkey’s “Second Invasion” of Cyprus: Illegal Drilling in Eastern Mediterranean

by Uzay Bulut June 6, 2019 at 4:00 am https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/14256/cyprus-turkey-illegal-drilling “Although Turkey has been violating Cyprus’s sovereignty since 1974, the current highly volatile internal political and economic situation in Turkey has made the Turkish government get even more aggressive in the eastern Mediterranean…. For Mr. Erdogan’s plans to succeed, Cyprus needs to be eliminated.” — […]

German parliament rejects ban of Hezbollah, snubbing U.S. and German Jews

The parties Christian Democratic Union, Christian Social Union, The Left, The Greens and Free Democrats opposed an anti-Hezbollah bill authored by the far-right party Alternative for Germany party. Benjamin Weinthal June 7, 2019 00:41 Germany’s Bundestag rejected a bill on Thursday to outlaw the Lebanese terrorist organization Hezbollah in the federal republic. An array of […]

Netanyahu: It’s completely obvious that Iran is lying

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu meets with former Deputy Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Olli Heinonen. Nitzan Keidar, 06/06/19  Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met with former Deputy Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Olli Heinonen at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem on Tuesday. Netanyahu began the meeting by referring to […]

US says Iran having second thoughts about attack after troop buildup

Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie warns it is too early to tell if Tehran has abandoned plans for potential actions against American interests that accelerated deployment last month By AGENCIESToday, 11:02 pm   The flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, on May 19, 2019. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class […]

Gaza’s Past and Gaza’s Present

By Lt. Col. (res.) Dr. Dany Shoham June 6, 2019 Ancient kingdoms of the Levant, image via Wikimedia Commons   BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,193, June 6, 2019 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Israel’s difficulties with Gaza have long historical antecedents. Philistia, an ancient geographical area that contained modern-day Gaza in its southern portion, was a trouble […]

Gaza factions warn of escalation over stalled ceasefire terms

Gaza official says Palestinians are demanding more aid be transferred from Qatar, import restrictions loosned further, continuation of humanitarian initiatives; but Israel’s military chief says Hamas ‘deterred from war,’ more interested in obtaining ‘certain concessions’ The Gaza Strip’s militant factions on Wednesday warned that Egyptian mediation efforts Israel’s “foot-dragging” in following through with certain ceasefire […]

Iran’s Khamenei on Eid al-Fitr: ‘Deal of the Century’ will never happen

This is typical language of the Iranian regime and its allies, especially Hezbollah. By Seth J. Frantzman June 5, 2019 15:44   Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei slammed the US “deal of the century” as doomed to failure, asserting that it would “never materialize” in his Eid al-FItr speech marking the end of the […]

The Character of a Good Soldier

Our faith grows when we anchor ourselves in God’s power, extend His grace to others, and endure hardship in His name. 2 TIMOTHY 2:1-31 You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.2 The things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.3 Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. In 1 Timothy 6:12, Paul calls on believers to “fight the good fight of faith.” Like first-century Christians, believers today are in a three-front …

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