Palestinians Condemn US for Offering to Help

Khaled Abu ToamehFebruary 21, 2020 at 5:00 am Palestinians, in short, are saying that they refuse to accept funding by any party that does not accept their conditions and demands. It is as if someone applies for a loan from a bank but demands that the bank accept his or her demands, and not the […]

The Meaning and End of Turkey-Russia Cooperation in Syria Friday, February 21, 2020

Friday, February 21, 2020 The Turkey-Russia relationship is in the midst of a major reset. The outbreak of hostilities in Syria’s Idlib province has left 13 Turkish soldiers dead and seven Turkish military posts under siege by Russian-backed Syrian government forces. Prior policy convergences between Turkey and Russia had raised speculation about the prospect of […]

Seven-day Period of ‘Reduced Violence’ to Begin Tonight in Afghanistan

THE MEDIA LINE STAFF 02/21/2020 Unnamed officials from Afghanistan’s government and the Taliban say a week-long limited truce will begin at midnight local time on Friday as a way of reducing tensions prior to possible peace talks. A general agreement on a seven-day “reduction in violence” was announced by an American official last week on […]

Turkey requests US Patriot missile system to stop Russia in Idlib: report

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US-Russia tensions in eastern Syria

US-Russia tensions appear to be increasing in eastern Syria after several incidents. A new video shows two vehicles almost collide. We documented an incident at Khirbet Amo on February 12 where regime gunmen fired on a US patrol. It comes in the context of global tensions with Russia, tensions in Syria with the Syrian regime […]

How to Save the Failing World Order?

    Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China August 26, 2019. How Hwee Young/Pool via REUTERS Many in the West believe China’s economic ascendancy indicates that Beijing is covertly working to usher in a new world order in which […]

Components link Iran to drone attacks in eight countries

US CENTCOM reveals Iran’s role in smuggling weapons SETH J. FRANTZMAN FEBRUARY 20, 2020 01:25 Iran has been exporting drone technology to Yemen’s Houthi rebels over the last decade and similar components may link Iran to drone attacks in eight countries. A report by Conflict Armament Research on Wednesday provided a rare window into the […]

Woman tries to stab passers-by in suspected Jerusalem terror incident

One man suffers very mild injuries in attack at Armon Hanatziv promenade; assailant is arrested, taken for questioning TOI staffToday, 11:11 am A woman attempted to stab passers-by at a popular promenade in Jerusalem on Friday in a suspected terror attack, police and an ambulance service said. The woman tried to stab people at the […]

US ‘troubled’ by report Iranians want to raze tomb of Mordechai and Esther

Militant student group in Hamadan proposes turning Purim heroes’ tomb into Palestinian consulate in response to Trump plan; local official says site protected TOI staffToday, 7:35 am A US State Department body expressed concern this week over a report that Iranians were threatening to raze an ancient shrine revered by local Jews as the burial […]

Breaking: Russia destroys 10 Turkish-backed militant vehicles in northern Syria

2020-02-20 /* custom css */ .td_uid_6_5e4ebc0ee34fb_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_6_5e4ebc0ee34fb_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:10 P.M.) – The Russian Air Force destroyed over ten vehicles belonging to the Turkish-backed militants in northern Syria on Thursday, Moscow announced around 4:00 P.M. (Damascus Time). According to the Russian Ministry of […]

Turkish-backed militants attempt to shoot down Russian aircraft over Idlib: video

2020-02-20 BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:20 P.M.) – The Turkish-backed militants attempted to shoot down a Russian aircraft that was targeting their positions in the eastern countryside of the Idlib Governorate on Thursday. In a video taken on Thursday, the Turkish-backed militants can be seen trying to shoot down what looks like a Russian Su-24 jet over […]