Iraqi protesters again set fire to Iranian consulate

For the second time in less than a week, anti-government protesters set fire to Iranian consulate in Najaf. Elad Benari, 02/12/19  Anti-government protesters in Iraq on Sunday set fire to the Iranian consulate in the restive city of Najaf for the second time in less than a week, RadioFreeEurope reported, citing police in the mostly […]

Terrorist attack stopped in West Bank, Netanyahu implies

Though he did not specify details, Netanyahu said the actions are constant and of “epic proportions” JERUSALEM POST STAFF DECEMBER 2, 2019 00:36 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu implied on Sunday that the Shin Bet has stopped a massive terrorist attack in the West Bank, saying: “There are drastic actions taken continually to stop attacks against […]

Iranian general: Our missiles are aimed at 21 US bases in the region

Allahnoor Noorollahi declares the Islamic Republic prepared to fight its ‘greatest enemy,’ recalls Khamenei’s vow to ‘raze’ Tel Aviv By TOI staff Today, 12:00 am An Iranian general has warned that Iran’s missile arsenals are aimed at 21 American military bases in the Middle East and the country is prepared for “the greatest war against […]

Libya willing normalize relations with Israel once Palestinian issue is resolved: FM

News Desk2019-12-01 BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 P.M.) – The Hebrew-language newspaper Maariv interviewed the Benghazi-based Libyan Foreign Minister ‘Abdul-Hadi Al-Huweij on Sunday to discuss a number of topics, including his country’s future relationship with Israel. Al-Huweij told the newspaper that Libya hopes to normalize relations with Israel, if the Palestinian issue is resolved. Furthermore, Al-Huweij said […]

Netanyahu to meet Pompeo in London Tuesday to discuss Iran: report

i24NEWS December 01, 2019, 03:46 PM  2 min read AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, Pool, File FILE – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during a meeting at the Prime Minister’s residence in Jerusalem, Friday, Oct. 18, 2019 Israeli PM also set to meet Merkel, Macron and other […]

Iraq: 400 killed, 15,000 injured, one Prime Minister out

Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi has lost control of Iraq, a country that continues to look ungovernable after years of instability and war. SETH J. FRANTZMAN DECEMBER 1, 2019 21:42 Iraq’s Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi appears to be exiting the stage just a year after taking office. The reason? His government has been widely […]

Turkey-Libya deal clamps siege on Israel’s marine gas fields

Turkey and Libya have signed a pact dividing control of the waters of the Mediterranean between them, a grab that virtually blockades the offshore gas and oil fields of Israel, Egypt, Cyprus and Greece. It also overrides those countries’ economic zones. Israel, deeply deadlocked in its efforts to form a government, has not reacted. DEBKAfile: […]

47 – Wicked Leaders in Judah

God diverges from his prophecy to Isaiah about Jerusalem to speak about Shebna, a traitorous official in the court of King Hezekiah. This was a divine commission to Isaiah to confront Shebna, the treasurer who was king Hezekiah’s principal financial officer of the court. Isaiah uses this statement referring to Shebna’s position contemptuously: “this treasurer, […]

Netanyahu slams European ‘rush to appease Iran’ by sidestepping sanctions

As 6 nations join INSTEX barter system, PM calls move a betrayal of Middle Easterners ‘standing up to Iran and its henchmen’; says Europeans ‘should be ashamed of themselves’ By TOI staff and AFP Today, 7:15 pm https://youtu.be/8RH0xnxhE1   Israel on Sunday scolded six new European members of the INSTEX barter mechanism meant to circumvent […]

Over 20 US military vehicles enter Syria from Iraq

BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 P.M.) – Syrian state television reported on Saturday that several U.S. military vehicles had entered northeastern Syria from Iraq’s northwestern border. According to Syrian TV, the U.S. military convoy consisted of more than 20 trucks that first entered Syria’s Al-Hasakah Governorate from Iraq’s Nineveh (var. Ninawa) Governorate. They pointed out that the […]

Failures of EU foreign policy and its impact on the world

Huffington Post Greece – Nov. 30, 2019 Europe is experiencing a difficult transition period internally and externally, which can foreshadow many evils. The far right is clearly on the rise and has already begun to influence the political scene in some European countries, such as Denmark and Austria, and is threatening to dominate France and […]