Egypt flexes strength in Mediterranean as Turkey prepares to deploy troops to neighboring Libya

2020-01-04 The Egyptian Navy conducted military drills on Saturday that witnessed the implementation of a full amphibious operation in the Mediterranean, using various military parts, including a helicopter carrier. The spokesman of the Egyptian Armed Forces, Colonel Tamer Al-Rifai, said that the naval forces carried out a full amphibious operation in one of the Mediterranean […]

UK Nuclear Sub ‘in Position to Strike Iran Amid Tensions Over Soleimani’s Killing – Report

  13:40 05.01.2020(updated 13:47 05.01.2020)  by Oleg Burunov Earlier on Sunday, about 50 members of the UK’s Special Air Service (SAS) were sent to Iraq to help with the potential evacuation of Britons following Friday’s US drone strike which killed Qasem Soleimani, head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)’s elite Quds Force. A UK Royal […]

Netanyahu: Israel stands with the US in its fight for peace and security

Netanyahu said that Soleimani killed many US citizens and other innocent civilians in recent decades. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed support for the US on Sunday, after the US killed top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani and further strikes in Iraq. US President Donald Trump “deserves appreciation for acting determinedly, powerfully and swiftly,” Netanyahu said at […]

Jordanians come out in droves to protest gas import from Israel

Protesters in the Jordanian capital chant ‘no to normalization’ after Israel announces the country’s newly opened Leviathan field is now supplying gas to the Hashemite Kingdom Daniel Salami, Itamar Eichner Hundreds of locals in the Jordanian capital of Amman protested over the weekend a government agreement to import natural gas from Israel, labeling the deal […]

Saudi Arabia says it was not consulted on Soleimani strike, urges calm

Kingdom, vulnerable to possible reprisal attacks after American drone strike targeting top Iranian general, reportedly sending prince to US, UK to plead for restraint Today, 12:10 pm RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia was not consulted by Washington over a US drone strike that killed a top Iranian general, an official said Sunday, as the […]

Russia Warns U.S. of ‘Grave Consequences’ of Soleimani Killing

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a news conference following a meeting with Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Moscow, Russia, December 30, 2019. (Evgenia Novozhenina/Reuters) Russia on Friday strongly condemned the U.S. for the killing of top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, who perished Thursday in a drone strike authorized by the Trump administration. […]

How Will the Iranians Respond?

Members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard march during a parade in Tehran in 2011. (Stringer/Reuters) The Soleimani killing breaks the myth of Iran’s power. The targeted killing of Iranian Quds Force general Qasem Soleimani and a leading Iraqi militia leader has challenged the view that Iran is an all-powerful country that can strike terror throughout […]

US to pay heavy price for assassinating Gen. Soleimani: Iran’s President

Tasnim – The US is responsibe for all consequences of assassination of the IRGC Quds Force commander in Iraq, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said, warning Washington that it will have to pay a heavy price for the martyrdom of General Qassem Soleimani. In a meeting with Foreign Minister of Qatar Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim […]

Kenya military base used by US, Kenyan troops attacked by al-Shabab; 4 attackers reported killed

NAIROBI, Kenya  — The al-Shabab extremist group attacked a military base used by U.S. and Kenyan troops in coastal Kenya early Sunday, with U.S. aircraft and vehicles destroyed, Kenyan authorities said. Kenya’s military said the pre-dawn breach was repulsed and at least four attackers were killed. A plume of black smoke rose above the base […]

Israeli commentator: Journalist Ehud Yaari slams left-wing response to Soleimani killing

Israeli commentator: Journalist Ehud Yaari slams left-wing response to Soleimani killing Israeli commentator says assassinated Iranian General was the biggest threat to Israel since 1948, comparable to architect of the Holocaust.   Gary Willig, 05/01/20 09:11   Qassem Soleimani (left), head of the IRGC Quds Force Reuters רכבו השרוף של קאסם סולימאני     Journalist […]

Somali terrorist group destroyed U.S. spy aircraft in an attack on military base in Kenya

Al Shabab, the Somali terrorist group, on Sunday attacked a military base in Kenya that is used by both American and Kenyan forces, according to U.S. Africa Command. “U.S. Africa Command acknowledges there was an attack at Manda Bay Airfield, Kenya and is monitoring the situation,” said a spokesperson for U.S. Africa Command in a […]

Immunity and the Bibi boom

The gall would be startling if it didn’t illustrate so perfectly the atmosphere in which prime minister has been forced to function while handling affairs of state. RUTHIE BLUM JANUARY 3, 2020 09:04 Prime Minister Benjamin (“Bibi”) Netanyahu’s announcement on Wednesday night that he was submitting a request to the Knesset to grant him immunity […]