Iran: China’s Newest Colony?

by Majid Rafizadeh August 8, 2020 at 5:00 am The deal is a clear win for China; the $400 billion will be invested over 25 years, which is a small amount of money for the second-largest economy in the world. China will also have full authority over Iran’s islands, gain access to Iran’s oil at […]

Hezbollah leader Nasrallah hanged in effigy by Lebanese protesters

Thousands protest in Beirut, target parliament and foreign ministry as police wound more than 100 with tear gas amid clashes after massive explosion. SETH J. FRANTZMAN AUGUST 8, 2020 19:45 Large protests broke out in Lebanon on Saturday demanding accountability after the massive explosion on August 4 that killed more than 130 and has left […]

Protesters storm Lebanese foreign ministry after deadly blast

‘We are taking over the foreign ministry as a seat of the revolution,’ retired army officer declares; demonstrators also take over economy ministry, HQ of banking association By Layal Abou Rahal Today, 10:14 pm 0 Edit BEIRUT (AFP) — Lebanese protesters stormed the foreign ministry in Beirut on Saturday as anger exploded over a deadly […]

Scholars trace Earth’s magnetic field in 586 BCE through Jerusalem’s ruins

In August 586 BCE, after months of siege, the Babylonian troops breached the walls of Jerusalem and proceeded to destroy and burn the city, including the Holy Temple. ROSSELLA TERCATIN AUGUST 8, 2020 22:19 A team of Israeli researchers from the Tel Aviv University, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Israel Antiquities Authority have […]

Israeli army chief claims Iranians killed in IDF attack in southern Syria

News Desk2020-08-08 BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – On Friday evening, the Israeli Chief of Staff, Aviv Kochavi, revealed the nationality of the cell that the Israeli army targeted last week in the occupied Syrian Golan. Israeli media quoted Kochavi, during his meeting with the Magellan unit, as saying that “the cell that the army targeted […]

Gaza Strip factions warn ceasefire with Israel will end soon: report

i24NEWS August 08, 2020 Balloon with suspicious device spotted in Gaza periphery community Hamas, among other terrorist factions in the Gaza Strip, has told the Egyptian mediator that the ceasefire with Israel is about to end soon, Lebanese daily Al Akhbar reported Saturday. The “continued economic blockade of the Strip by Israel,” was cited as the main […]

Hamas threatens to end ceasefire with Israel amid rising tensions – report

Incendiary balloons found near Gaza border communities early Saturday. MAARIV ONLINE CODY LEVINE AUGUST 8, 2020 11:14 A suspicious object attached to a set of balloons was found in an agricultural area within the Eshkol region, which was suspected to have come from the Gaza Strip. “A police sapper and security personnel are at the […]

Why doesn’t Iranian media and regime care about Lebanon’s disaster?

Iran has one message: Israel is bad, Iran’s government stands by Lebanon, Hezbollah denies involvement. SETH J. FRANTZMAN AUGUST 8, 2020 11:30 On the day after the massive explosion in Lebanon, Iran’s Foreign Minister was in full solidarity mode. At least in English he was. Meanwhile in Iran little was being done for Lebanon and […]

700 tons of ammonium nitrate stuck in Indian port

Beirut disaster leads Indian authorities to order swift review of hazardous materials at ports; local officials say compound is safely stored, in process of auction By AFP Today, 5:05 am   NEW DELHI, India — Almost 700 tons of ammonium nitrate, the substance that caused the mega-explosion in Lebanon, has been stuck in an Indian […]