Senior Hezbollah officials test positive for coronavirus

JERUSALEM POST STAFF MARCH 11, 2020 08:23 Senior Hezbollah officials have been placed under quarantine after being infected with the coronavirus, Channel 13 reported. They may have been in contact with Iranian officials who also tested positive for the coronavirus. Channel 13 added that Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, is under quarantine to prevent him from […]

The future of Idlib

The question that remains to be answered now is: Will Idlib hold? By ANTHONY AVICE DU BUISSON MARCH 11, 2020 07:17 A recent ceasefire agreement signed between Turkey and Russia concerning Idlib presents a new step in an old game. On March 6th, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin […]

How many Iranian officials have died of coronavirus?

The coronavirus spread in Iran among the country’s elites, particularly the religious establishment and IRGC circles. SETH J. FRANTZMAN MARCH 11, 2020 08:04 The coronavirus spread in Iran among the country’s elites, particularly the religious establishment and IRGC circles. This is because of how it entered the country via Qom, a city known for holy […]

Updated every minute, 17-year-old whiz kid’s coronavirus site used by millions

A self-taught computer maven from Seattle, Avi Schiffmann uses web scraping technology to accurately report on developing pandemic, while fighting misinformation and panic Renee Ghert-Zand10 March 2020, 3:18 am A Jewish teenager from the Seattle area has built a website that is keeping the world updated on the COVID-19 pandemic as it spreads. The website, […]

Trump’s wrath to hit Russia and Saudi Arabia’s oil war

Oil shock prompts US to label Russia, Saudi Arabia as ‘state actors’ By Phil FlynnFOXBusiness         Video Continue Reading Below   While Saudi Arabia and Russia dig their heels in on an oil price war, the Trump administration is admonishing them for actions that are harmful to the global economy. In a […]

Russian Constitutional Amendments Create Path for Putin to Remain in Power Until 2036

Russian President Vladimir Putin approves of constitutional amendments that would allow him to remain in power for another sixteen years. As of Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin showed his approval for constitutional changes that would allow him to remain in power until 2036 – another sixteen years. Though Putin claims that he is a believer […]

U.S. Sanctions Have Crippled Iranian Oil Production

By Tsvetana Paraskova – Mar 10, 2020, 5:00 PM CDT Join Our Community The U.S. sanctions on Iran’s oil sector are impacting the Islamic Republic’s ability to potentially increase production in the long term if the U.S.-Iran tensions subside and sanctions ease. Iran relies 100 percent on imports for oil rig equipment, but the sanctions have stifled […]

Erdogan wants to jointly manage Syria’s oil fields

2020-03-10     /* custom css */ .td_uid_6_5e67fd6ad63be_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_6_5e67fd6ad63be_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he has proposed the joint management of oil fields in eastern Syria to Russian President Vladimir Putin, and has suggested that Russia and Turkey can manage the oil […]

Turkey will not receive Patriot system unless it returns Russian S-400 – Pentagon

(Releads with Pentagon statement on Patriot system) The United States maintains the supply of the Patriot air defence systems to Turkey rests on the condition of returning the already purchased S-400 systems back to Russia, U.S. Defence Department spokesperson Jonathan Hoffman said on Tuesday. “Turkey is not going to receive a Patriot battery unless it […]

Hating Jews has become mainstream, warns French writer Sfar

The comic artist and director tackles his fears in his latest book ‘The Last European Jew,’ a satirical novel exploring the reemergence of anti-Semitism in Europe Alain JEAN-ROBERT10 March 2020, 11:14 pm PARIS (AFP) — Watching anti-Semitism rise again across Europe, the acclaimed author Joann Sfar doesn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “When I […]

Iran Works to Overcome the Loss of Soleimani

By Yaakov Lappin March 10, 2020 Qassem Soleimani, photo via Wikimedia Commons   BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,477, March 10, 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The killing by US drone strike of Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani on January 3 has the potential to seriously dent Iran’s malign activity in the Middle East and beyond. […]