Russian government resigns as Vladimir Putin plans future

Image copyright Reuters Image caption President Vladimir Putin announced the proposals in his annual state of the nation address Russia’s government has resigned, hours after President Vladimir Putin proposed sweeping constitutional changes that could prolong his stay in power. If approved by the public, the proposals would transfer power from the presidency to parliament. Mr […]

Lebanon protests turn violent for second night

  On Tuesday night, riots broke out in Beirut’s Hamra area, with bank facades smashed and stones pelted at security forces who fired back with tear gas. BEIRUT – Protests in Lebanon turned violent for a second night on Wednesday, with dozens injured after Lebanese security forces used batons and tear gas to forcefully break […]

President Donald J. Trump is Signing a Landmark Phase One Trade Agreement with China

Foreign Policy Issued on: From day one, my Administration has fought tirelessly to achieve a level playing field for the American worker. President Donald J. Trump SIGNING A LANDMARK PHASE ONE TRADE AGREEMENT: Today, President Trump is signing a new, fully-enforceable Phase One Trade Agreement with China. President Trump is making good on his promise […]

Lebanon protesters unleash ‘week of anger’

Protests have re-emerged due to the government’s delay in forming an independent team that can address the deteriorating economic conditions January 15, 2020 at 2:12 pm | Published in: Lebanon, Middle East, Videos & Photo Stories

Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan to finalize agreement on Blue Nile dam later this month

Ministers from Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan have agreed to reconvene in Washington later this month to finalize an agreement on a giant hydropower dam on the Blue Nile that sparked a diplomatic crisis between Cairo and Addis Ababa. The ministers met in Washington this week and agreed to fill the $4 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance […]

IDF strikes Hamas in Gaza in response to rocket fire, as sustained calm tested

Two incoming projectiles shot down by Iron Dome, others apparently strike open fields; attack sends hundreds of Israelis rushing to bomb shelters Judah Ari Gross The Israeli Air Force launched a series of strikes on Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip Wednesday evening in response to rocket fire on Israeli communities hours earlier, the military […]

Jordan’s Abdullah: Israel imposing an ‘unthinkable situation’ on Palestinians

In a speech at the European Union Parliament on the tensions across the Middle East, monarch accuses Jewish state of ‘turning its back on its neighborhood’ TOI staffToday, 5:22 pm Jordan’s King Abdullah II said Wednesday that Israel has been trying to “impose an unthinkable solution” on the Palestinians, lamenting that hopes were fading for […]

4 mortar shells fired from Gaza at Israeli towns; no injuries

Two incoming projectiles shot down by Iron Dome, others apparently strike open fields; attack sends hundreds of Israelis rushing to bomb shelters Judah Ari GrossToday, 3:34 pm Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip fired four mortar shells toward southern Israel on Wednesday afternoon, causing neither injury nor damage, the military said. Two of the incoming […]

Shock as Putin taps new PM, proposes reforms that could secure his grip on power

Russian leader’s suggested constitutional changes, naming of Mikhail Mishustin as premier seen as effort to carve out role for himself when his presidential term ends in 2024 By Michael MAINVILLE Today, 9:20 pm   MOSCOW (AFP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin named a little-known new prime minister and proposed a constitutional shake-up on Wednesday as […]

Iran: Offer to Replace Nuclear Deal with ‘Trump Deal’ Is ‘Strange’

THE MEDIA LINE STAFF 01/15/2020 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani rejected on Tuesday the idea of a “Trump deal” to replace the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 countries – the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany. The US pulled out of the JCPOA […]

In Area C battle, IDF approves seven new Israeli West Bank nature reserves

Defense Ministry says it’s the first approval of Israeli nature reserves in the West Bank’s Area C since the 1994 Oslo Accords. By TOVAH LAZAROFF JANUARY 15, 2020 12:49 Israel approved the creation of seven new Israeli nature reserves in Area C of the West Bank, just one week after Defense Minister Naftali Bennett announced […]

US had legal authority to attack Iranian soil: Esper

By News Desk2020-01-14   /* custom css */ .td_uid_6_5e1ede641f96c_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_6_5e1ede641f96c_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } The United States has the legal and constitutional authority to continue attacking ‘Iranian proxies’, in Iraq or even on Iran’s home soil, in response to attacks against US troops, Defence Secretary Mark Esper has […]

Revelation vs. Information

Reflections Revelation vs. Information When we are in great difficulty and suffering, it is natural for us to appeal to God for information – what we ought to do, or not do, in order to get out of the suffering. We would at least like to know the reason for our suffering. But almost all of the time when we make this appeal to God He is silent about these matters. The purpose of God is not to give us information – not even information ABOUT Christ. Rather, God wants to give us a revelation OF Christ. Even more, according …

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