Iran says it is ready to mediate between Turkey and Syria

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran is ready to help Turkey and Syria resolve their differences over the nearly nine-year-old war in Syria, the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday, adding that Tehran backs the sovereignty of its key regional ally Damascus. Turkey has backed rebels looking to oust Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, while Iran and Russia have […]

Fire Weaver: Israel’s Super High-Tech Secret Weapon to Win the Next Big War?

Could this change future wars in the Middle East? by Seth J. Frantzman The infantry soldier with an M-16 entering a congested urban area won’t have to call in for support and wait precious minutes for it to arrive in the future battlefield. Israeli technology that links fighters on the ground with their battalion commanders […]

PM Netanyahu says he rejected concessions, is working to ‘prevent Israel’s funeral’

PM Netanyahu says ‘land for peace’ is ‘land for terror,’ says Israeli left has worked unendingly to give away Israel’s heartland. Arutz Sheva Staff, 08/02/20 Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Saturday night spoke at a conference in Maaleh Adumim, emphasizing that “without Judea and Samaria, our existence is in danger.” “Without our homeland, we […]

Netanyahu: US-Israel annexation committee started work

JERUSALEM POST STAFF FEBRUARY 8, 2020 21:08 The Israeli-American team has begun preparing a precise map of the parts of the West Bank Israel will annex in accordance with the new US peace plan, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Saturday. “We are in the middle of the process of mapping out the territory that […]

What’s behind Russia’s criticism of Israeli airstrikes in Syria

The statements by Russia have gained widespread attention, more than in previous Russian statements about Israeli strikes in Syria. By SETH J. FRANTZMAN FEBRUARY 8, 2020 18:12 Russia said over the weekend that Israeli airstrikes on Damascus “put a civilian aircraft in serious danger and forced it to divert to Russia’s Khmeimim airbase.” The statements […]

The Greek Patriot on the shores of Hοrmuz

Huffington Post Greece – Feb. 08, 2020 On the brink of the abyss. This way I can better describe the movements of regional and international players in the Middle East files. This has been happening for the last forty years. From one war to another, from one crisis to another, from rocket strikes to airplane […]

Russia Holds Key to Idlib’s Fate as Syrian Army Advances

    Trucks carry belongings of people fleeing from Maarat al-Numan, in northern Idlib, Syria, Dec. 24, 2019. Photo: Reuters / Mahmoud Hassano. Wary of a confrontation with Turkey that could suck Moscow into a military quagmire, Russia is likely to take a gradual approach to helping the Syrian government capture the last rebel bastion […]

Abbas worried Israel won’t allow him into Ramallah if he visits Gaza

Abbas worried Israel won’t allow him into Ramallah if he visits Gaza Fatah officials arrive in Gaza to discuss ways of foiling Trump plan By KHALED ABU TOAMEH FEBRUARY 8, 2020 15:56 Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas wants to visit the Gaza Strip, but is worried that Israel may not allow him to return to […]

Arava region of Israel about to be 100% solar powered

What Israel – and the world – can learn from the Arava YOSEF ISRAEL ABRAMOWITZ FEBRUARY 5, 2020 18:53 KIBBUTZ KETURA member Seth Kessler gives a tour to a Kenyan delegation. Six hundred million Africans do not have access to energy today. Here’s some great climate crisis news just in time for Tu Bishvat, the […]

Greece seeks bolstering Mediterranean presence in response to Turkey – AFP

The Greek government over the past month has taken steps to bolster its presence in the Mediterranean in response to heightened tensions with Turkey over maritime boundaries and hydrocarbon reserves of the region, Agence France-Presse reported on Saturday. Since the beginning of the year, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has revamped a defence agreement with […]

Iranian Leader Khamenei Says Enemy’s Plans Against Tehran Doomed to Fail – Report

The top Iranian commander was killed in airstrikes by the United States’ military near the Baghdad International Airport in early January. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said that Iran should become strong enough to confront enemy plots. “We should become so strong to be able to put an end to our enemies’ plots … their […]

ISRAELI AIR FORCE POUNDS IRANIAN TARGETS INSIDE SYRIA

During the early pre-dawn hours of Thursday, the Israeli air force reportedly pounded several proxy Iranian militia targets according to the Syrian government. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that 12 militiamen were killed. The Syrian military released a statement through the Syrian state news agency SANA claiming that they downed a number of […]