Virus cases top 100,000 in 90 countries as markets take dive

By ANGELA CHARLTON and MATT SEDENSKYMarch 6, 2020 GMT PARIS (AP) — Crossing more borders, the new coronavirus hit a milestone Friday, infecting more than 100,000 people worldwide as it wove itself deeper into the daily lives of millions, infecting the powerful, the unprotected poor and vast masses in between. The virus, which has killed […]

Russia condemns Israel’s plan for West Bank settlements

Russian Foreign Ministry says Israeli action has no legal force and violates international law Elena Teslova   |06.03.2020 Maria Zakharova, spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russia ( FILE PHOTO – Anadolu Agency )      MOSCOW Russia on Friday strongly condemned Israel’s plans to build new settlements in the occupied West Bank. At […]

Top Saudi Royal Family Members Detained

Move consolidates power for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Summer Said Justin Scheck and Justin Scheck The Wall Street Journal BiographyJustin Scheck justin.scheck.1 Justin.Scheck@wsj.com Warren Strobel Updated March 6, 2020 5:05 pm ET Saudi Arabian authorities detained two of the kingdom’s most prominent figures, further consolidating the power of the king’s son, Crown Prince Mohammed […]

Russian S-400 Air Defence Systems Will Enter Service in Turkey in April – Erdogan

ANKARA (Sputnik) – Russian-made S-400 air defence missile systems will enter service in Turkey in April, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday. “S-400 [systems] are already ours. We are continuing to learn to work with them. The air defence missile systems will be ready to be used in April. Yesterday, I told [Russian […]

Betzalel Smotrich: ‘Three Chiefs of Staff selling Israel to its enemies’

  Betzalel Smotrich: ‘Three Chiefs of Staff selling Israel to its enemies’ Transport Minister blasts Blue and White intent to form government with Joint Arab List: ‘Their hatred of Netanyahu has driven them insane.’   Mordechai Sones, 06/03/20 13:48   Yaalon and Odeh Flash 90 Transport Minister Betzalel Smotrich today blasted the Blue and White […]

Iran risks confrontation with Turkey over Idlib

Hamidreza Azizi March 4, 2020   p Article Summary While Iran’s military command in Syria has issued direct warnings aimed at Turkey, President Hassan Rouhani and the Iranian foreign ministry continue to insist on the role of diplomacy and dialogue. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi Turkish military vehicles enter the Bab al-Hawa crossing at the Syrian-Turkish border, in […]

Huge Swarms Of Locusts Which Have ‘Overwhelmed Their Natural Predators’ Heading For Israel And India

Swarms of desert locusts are creating havoc in large parts of Africa, the Middle East and Asia. UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock warned last month “there is the risk of a catastrophe” with 12 million people in East Africa already face severe food insecurity. Farmers in East Africa, Iran and Pakistan are struggling to fend off swarms of marauding desert […]

Breaking: Two rockets land near US embassy in Baghdad

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