Berlin cancels auto show for Iran rally to destroy Israel

The “Classic Days” auto show in Berlin’s main shopping district was cancelled because “the anti-Jewish Al-Quds day demonstration was permitted by the authorities at the same time.” BENJAMIN WEINTHAL FEBRUARY 23, 2020 03:15 Berlin authorities pulled the plug on a scheduled  May Old-Timer auto show in favor of an Iranian regime rally  that calls for […]

EU Foreign Policy Chief Calls on Israel to Reconsider East Jerusalem Construction Plans

World 01:19 GMT 23.02.2020Get short URL 0 0 0 Subscribe https://cdn4.img.sputniknews.com/images/107838/26/1078382650.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202002231078382676-eu-foreign-policy-chief-calls-on-israel-to-reconsider-east-jerusalem-construction-plans/ BRUSSELS (Sputnik) – EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has called on Israel to reconsider its plans on building thousands of residential units in East Jerusalem, stressing that such actions are illegal under international law. “As set out […]

More than Just Al-Aqsa: The Changing Ways Muslims Explore Israel

As the number of Muslim tourists to Israel rises, their interests widen beyond Islamic holy sites to include the sites of other religions as well as places of historic and cultural interest SHAKIR RIMZY / THE MEDIA LINE FEBRUARY 22, 2020 22:52 Muslims tourists are not a rare sight in Jerusalem’s Old City, but a […]

Iran uses German and US visas to make films against Israel and America

Films whitewash Iranian regime’s crackdown of protests. Films bash the US and Israel. BENJAMIN WEINTHAL FEBRUARY 23, 2020 02:50 Iran’s intelligence ministry obtained visas from the German and US governments to produce anti-Western films that whitewash Tehran’s repression of Iranian protestors and bash the US and Israel. In a Friday article headlined “Iran’s Intelligence Ministry […]

Palestinians to resume weekly protests on Gaza border in March

Protests are planned to mark both the Great March of Return and Land Day, as well as in demonstration against Trump’s Deal of the Century peace plan. IDF troops face Palestinian protesters over the border fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip on March 30, a year after they began the ‘Great March of Return’ […]

New Oman Ruler Accepts Trump Invitation to Visit White House For Talks – State Department

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – President Donald Trump has invited the new Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tarik Al Said to visit the White House, and the sultan has accepted the invitation, Department of State Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said on Friday. “Secretary of State Michael Pompeo met today with Omani Sultan Haitham bin Tarik Al Said in […]

Erdogan Confirms Intention to Meet With Putin, Merkel, Macron to Discuss Idlib on 5 March

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed on Saturday that he intended to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron in Istanbul on 5 March to discuss the situation in Syrian Idlib. “I held telephone conversations with Putin, Macron and Merkel on Idlib. We will […]

Iran Cleric Blames Trump For Coronavirus Outbreak In Religious City

The Friday Prayer Imam of the religious city of Qom, the epicenter of coronavirus outbreak in Iran, told his congregation Saturday that U.S. President Donald Trump targeted the city with coronavirus “to damage its culture and honor”. Most of the coronavirus cases in Iran include people living in Qom and those who have visited the […]

Turkey continues armored build-up for Idlib

Turkey has concentrated hundreds of armored vehicles in Idlib province to try to slow-down a Russian-backed Syrian regime offensive. SETH J. FRANTZMAN FEBRUARY 22, 2020 14:48 Turkey has concentrated hundreds of armored vehicles in Idlib province to try to slow-down a Russian-backed Syrian regime offensive. New photos on Saturday showed Leopard tanks and a T-300 […]

Iran’s government and media lied about coronavirus outbreak, riots erupt

“Even the hospital medical staff, some of whom are infected with the coronavirus, are terrified.” SETH J. FRANTZMAN FEBRUARY 23, 2020 00:49 Iranians are scared and angry. Their government has been lying to them and their media was instructed not to report on the coronavirus outbreak as it rapidly spread from the religious city of […]

Finally Dealing With ‘Refugees’

by Lyn Julius / JNS.org     Jewish refugees from Iraq arriving in Israel, 1951. Photo: GPO. JNS.org – Commentators and Middle East experts have now had a few weeks to scrutinize the Trump peace plan, whether to praise it or bury it. Many have dwelt on what the plan offers Palestinians in terms of […]

Turkey And Russia Fight It Out: Is This The End Of The Road For Erdogan?

Developments in Syria’s northern Idlib region have put Turkey’s President in a tight corner, perhaps the tightest since he first hijacked state power ten or more years ago. Upwards of a million refugees, purged by Assadist forces operating under Russian air support, are stumbling northwards toward the Turkish border. The border is closed. But you […]

After talks with Putin, Erdogan promises more decisive steps in Syria

After talks with Putin, Erdogan promises more decisive steps in Syria  Saturday, February 22, 2020 2:08:08 PM     Turkey will take more decisive steps in Syria, stated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “Fighting is not easy for us, people are dying. We will take more decisive steps,” he said, speaking in the city of […]

Coronavirus could survive on surfaces for nine days, researchers find

Treating surfaces including metal, glass and plastic with either an alcohol-based disinfectant or bleach will kill the virus within a minute, they added. By DONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS FEBRUARY 22, 2020 21:06 Coronavirus may be able to survive on inanimate surfaces for as long as nine days, potentially increasing the risk of spread if not treated […]