Global coronavirus pandemic to be over by June – Chinese adviser

REUTERS MARCH 12, 2020 11:45 The global coronavirus pandemic is likely to be over by June, Zhong Nanshan, the Chinese government’s senior medical adviser, said on Thursday. A lot of imported cases into China are asymptomatic patients and the re-infection rates among recovered patients is low, Zhong, an 83-year-old epidemiologist renowned for helping combat the […]

Iran asks IMF for $5 b. emergency funding to fight coronavirus

MARCH 12, 2020 11:04 DUBAI – Iran has asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for emergency funding to help it fight the coronavirus outbreak, which has hit the Islamic Republic hard, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a tweet on Thursday. The IMF managing director, Kristalina Georgieva, “has stated that countries affected by #COVID19 […]

Airline stocks falls after Trump’s European travel ban

Airline stocks falls after Trump’s European travel ban By REUTERS MARCH 12, 2020 10:25 Battered European airline stocks plunged nearly 10% on Thursday after US President Donald Trump said he will restrict travel from Europe to the United States for 30 days to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The surprise move is another setback […]

US brings missile defense system to Iraq amid growing tensions with Iran

News Desk2020-03-12 /* custom css */ .td_uid_6_5e69ec04065a5_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_6_5e69ec04065a5_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } The US is moving air defense systems into Iraq to defend against ballistic missile and drone threats, the head of US Central Command said Tuesday. When Iran bombarded two US bases earlier this year, there […]

Life In Messiah

Life In Messiah Some people feel that a satisfying worthwhile life consists of the following… A good education, close friendships, a good marriage, and healthy children, success in a business, or profession, helping those in need, beng environmentally conscious, and involving oneself with Israel and the Jewish community. Although these are important, they lack in […]

Putin Says Russian Economy Will Emerge ‘Stronger’ from Turbulence

Putin Says Russian Economy Will Emerge ‘Stronger’ from Turbulence By AFP March 11, 2020 Russia’s stock exchange fell sharply on Tuesday along with the Russian ruble. Kremlin.ru President Vladimir Putin insisted on Wednesday that Russia will weather the economic storm triggered by its oil standoff with Saudi Arabia and come out “stronger.” “I am sure that […]

In change, US describes East Jerusalem Palestinians as ‘Arab residents’

Palestinians in Jerusalem hold Israeli residency permits but few have citizenship in Israel, which considers the entire holy city as its eternal, undivided capital. OMRI NAHMIAS MARCH 11, 2020 23:00 WASHINGTON – The US State Department changed its standard description of east Jerusalem Palestinians from “Palestinian residents” of the city to “Arab residents” or “non-Israeli […]

A ‘Modern-Day Esther’ May Have Just Saved Israel From Muslim Rule

“The adversary and enemy,” replied Esther, “is this evil Haman!” And Haman cringed in terror before the king and the queen.” Esther 7:6 (The Israel Bible™) Head of Gesher party Orly Levy seen at the entrance of the election committee meeting where political parties running for a spot in the upcoming Israeli elections arrive to […]

US-Iran and Israel-Iran tensions timeline 2020

US-Iran and Israel-Iran tensions timeline 2020 Updated: 2 minutes ago This timeline is the second part of a timeline that goes back to 2017, see the first part here. It seeks to include details about rising US-Iran tensions and also Israel-Iran tensions. 2020 January 1 US deploys 100 Marines to Baghdad and sends 750 paratroopers […]

Saudi Arabia ramps up oil production to record level

Saudi Arabia will once more be the world’s biggest producer of crude oil under plans announced Wednesday to further increase the Kingdom’s output to a new record level. (Saudi Aramco) Saudi Arabia ramps up oil production to record level Saudi Aramco to increase its maximum sustainable capacity — the limit to the crude it can […]