Month: March 2020

Sudanese PM survives assassination attempt

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REUTERS MARCH 9, 2020 10:24 Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok has survived an assassination attempt targeting his convoy in the capital Khartoum, state television and a source in the cabinet said on Monday. Hamdok has been moved to a safe location, state television said.

IDF continues to work to prevent spread of COVID-19

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IDF continues to work to prevent spread of COVID-19 1,040 IDF soldiers in quarantine as of Sunday morning By ANNA AHRONHEIM MARCH 8, 2020 19:56 The IDF is working to prevent the spread of the coronavirus among soldiers and officers as panic continues to rattle the country and the world over the disease. As of […]

Saudi Arabia Starts Oil Price War Amid Concern about Virus’ Impact

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03/09/2020 Saudi Arabia slashed its official selling prices for oil over the weekend over worry about the impact of the coronavirus, starting a price war that has seen world oil prices plummet on Monday by around 30%. Brent crude futures, at $33.04 a barrel by 5:52 am GMT, were down 27%., and had earlier dropped […]

Health minister says quarantine for all Israelis flying in likely Monday

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Amid claims political, rather than health, considerations are dictating policy, Litzman says a wider set of protocols is a ‘necessary step’ TOI staffToday, 9:29 am Health Minister Yaakov Litzman said Monday morning that it was likely there would be an announcement later in the day that travelers from all over the world will be required […]

Spotlight returns to Iran’s nuclear program amid ongoing breaches of deal

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Experts say Tehran’s ‘breakout time’ to an atomic weapon may well have fallen to a matter of months By AFP Today, 9:10 am   VIENNA, Austria (AFP) — Tehran’s nuclear program is back under the spotlight after the UN’s nuclear watchdog revealed the extent of Iran’s uranium enrichment drive and reprimanded it for denying access […]

China’s New Silk Road Strategy and the Middle East

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By Dr. Mordechai Chaziza March 8, 2020 Middle East, satellite image via satellite.ehabich.info   BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,473, March 8, 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In recent years, the People’s Republic of China has significantly increased its economic and diplomatic engagement with the Middle East. Most of Beijing’s investment in the region focuses on energy, […]

North Korea Launches At Least Three Projectiles Into Sea of Japan – Reports

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This is the second time the DPRK has launched missiles recently, following the launch of two unidentified projectiles into the Sea of Japan on 2 March. North Korea has launched at least three projectiles into the Sea of Japan, Yonhap news agency reported on Monday citing the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). According […]

Russia Fears US Under Trump Now Ready to Use Nuclear Weapons as ‘Viable Political Option’

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“This dramatically increases the chance of a nuclear exchange due to miscalculation or human error.” Eoin Higgins, staff writer   The Russian government is regarding U.S. moves to increase and upgrade its low-level nuclear arsenal as a sign that the White House is prepared to use nuclear weapons as a political option on the world […]

Archaeologists discover 3000-year-old town of Ziklag, where King David took refuge from Saul

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(JPost) Researchers from a joint expedition between the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority and Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, believe that they have discovered the famous biblical city of Ziklag, a Philistine city where a young David sought refuge from King Saul. The excavation began in 2015 at the Khirbet al-Ra’i site, […]