Libyan Army vows to repel any Turkish military attack, willing to battle in Mediterranean

News Desk2019-12-21     /* custom css */ .td_uid_6_5dfeb53a1dd44_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_6_5dfeb53a1dd44_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 A.M.) – The Libyan National Army (LNA), led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, said on Saturday that they will repel any attack by the Turkish military. According to Saudi state-owned […]

Noble about to start up major Leviathan project in Israel

Jordan BlumPublished 8:09 am CST, Friday, December 20, 2019 Noble Energy is on the verge of starting up the massive Leviathan natural gas project offshore of Israel any day now after a final legal hurdle was cleared Thursday. The $4 billion Leviathan project led by Houston-based Noble is expected to turn Israel into a legitimate energy […]

Eastern Libyan forces seize ship with a Turkish crew

Turkey supports their rivals, the Libyan government in Tripoli. REUTERS Eastern Libyan forces seized a Grenada-flagged ship with a Turkish crew on Saturday off the Libyan coast, a spokesman said, amid rising tensions with Turkey, which supports the rival and internationally recognized Libyan government in Tripoli. Turkey’s parliament on Saturday approved a security and military […]

Hamas: Escalate ‘battle’ against Jews in Judea and Samaria

Terror group calls for attacks on Israeli civilians, says any retaliatory attacks are ‘dangerous escalation,’ show Israeli ‘extremism.’ Dalit Halevi, 21/12/19  The Hamas terror group has called to escalate the armed “battle” against Israel in the “occupied West Bank” – their name for Judea, Samaria, and Jerusalem’s Arab neighborhoods. Abad al-Latif al-Qanoa, a Hamas spokesperson, […]

New attack on Syrian oil fields was ‘too sophisticated’ for terrorist groups: source

BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:40 P.M.) – A government source in the city of Damascus told Al-Masdar News on Saturday that the recent attack on the gas and oil fields in eastern Homs were most likely conducted by a foreign military or intelligence forces. According to the source, the attacks on the Al-Rayyan Gas Field and other […]

Lebanon PM pick said to promise Hezbollah won’t control government

Hassan Diab indicates that terror group agreed to exclusion of political parties from cabinet, a key demand of protesters, as demonstrations calm AgenciesToday, 2:06 am BEIRUT, Lebanon — Lebanon’s new prime minister held consultations Saturday with parliamentary blocs in which they discussed the shape of the future government and said afterward that legislators all had […]

Simon Wiesenthal Centre criticizes ICC probe of Israel

“Any investigation of crimes committed in the Palestinian Territory should focus on continuous attacks from Gaza against Israelis by Hamas.” Arutz Sheva Staff, 22/12/19  The Simon Wiesenthal Centre on Saturday criticized the International Criminal Court chief prosecutor’s decision to open a full investigation into alleged Israeli “war crimes” in Palestinian Authority (PA)-controlled territories. In a […]

The story of the ‘stolen’ missile boats Israel used in the Yom Kippur War

Half a century has passed since Israel defied a French embargo and stole its own boats from Cherbourg harbor on Christmas Eve, titillating the world media. ABRAHAM RABINOVICH DECEMBER 21, 2019 20:36 THE DESTROYER ‘Eilat,’ first victim of the naval missile age. Fifty years ago this Christmas Eve, five small naval vessels slipped out of […]

Past decade saw over a quarter million immigrants to Israel from 150 countries

More people make aliyah in 2019 than in the last 10 years; Russia leads way with decade’s most immigrants, followed by Ukraine, France, US and Ethiopia By TOI staff 21 December 2019, 11:45 pm   Over a quarter million people immigrated to Israel in the last decade from roughly 150 countries, according to statistics released […]

ICC picks fight, Israel will fight back – analysis

Bensouda disregarded Israel’s arguments the court did not have jurisdiction in the case, since the Palestinian territories do not constitute a state HERB KEINON DECEMBER 21, 2019 23:34  “The hard truth is there will never be a judicial resolution to the conflict, and arguments about who is right and wrong as a matter of international […]

Israel fears ICC could issue global arrest warrants for top officials — report

Israel fears ICC could issue global arrest warrants for top officials — report PM, defense ministers, IDF chiefs, low-level soldiers could all face prosecution if probe launched; minister: Netanyahu should give PA ultimatum — pull ICC appeal or be torn down Israel fears the International Criminal Court’s decision to move forward with a potential investigation […]

Russia gas export pipeline in jeopardy as Trump signs sanctions bill

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Swiss-Dutch company Allseas said it had suspended work on building a major Russia-to-Germany natural gas pipeline in order to avoid U.S. sanctions contained in legislation signed by President Donald Trump on Friday. The move throws into doubt the completion date of the $11 billion project that Moscow had said would be ready […]

US ‘very concerned’ as conflict intensifies in Libya

‘This isn’t good,’ state department official says as Russian mercenaries backing Khalifa Haftar turn conflict into bloodier one The United States is “very concerned” about the intensification of the conflict in Libya, with a rising number of reported Russian mercenaries supporting warlord Khalifa Haftar’s forces on the ground turning the conflict into a bloodier one, […]

‘Issue Palestinian Authority an ultimatum’

  Transportation Min. Smotrich to PM: ‘Demand PA retract request for investigation.’   Arutz Sheva Staff, 21/12/19 20:02   Bezalel Smotrich Kobi Richter, TPS Transportation Minister Bezalel Smotrich (National Union) on Saturday night called on Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to demand the Palestinian Authority (PA) retract its demand that Israel be investigated for war […]