Kazakhstan’s government resigns as fuel protests rage

The protests began after the government lifted price controls on liquefied petroleum gas at the start of the year. REUTERSPublished: JANUARY 5, 2022 11:18 Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev accepted the government’s resignation on Wednesday after a fuel price increase in the oil-producing Central Asian country triggered protests in which nearly 100 police were injured. Police […]

IDF intercepts Hezbollah drone on Lebanese border

IDF forces shoot down Hezbollah drone after it crossed into Israeli territory. The incident is being investigated. Elad Benari ב’ בשבט תשפ”ב 23:28 04.01.22 IDF forces on Tuesday identified a drone belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization, which crossed into Israel from Lebanese territory, and shot it down. “We downed a Hezbollah drone that crossed […]

Iran nuclear agreement better for Israel than no deal – IDF intel head

IDF intelligence chief Aharon Haliva said that the restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program within the framework of the Iran deal are better for Israel than non-compliance with the agreement. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF Published: JANUARY 4, 2022 23:41   Updated: JANUARY 5, 2022 00:07 A return to the JCPOA – otherwise known as the Iran […]

Senate might approve Iron Dome’s replenishment next month

The House approved $1 billion to the defense system back in September, but the Senate is yet to schedule a vote. OMRI NAHMIASJANUARY 4, 2022 23:54 WASHINGTON – As the Senate returns to session, one major issue on top of the agenda for the pro-Israel community is the emergency funding for Iron Dome. In September, […]

Iran vows revenge if Donald Trump is not put on trial

January 4, 2022 The Islamic Republic repeated its vow of revenge on the anniversary of the 2020 American drone strike that killed the long-time head of its deadly Quds Force. By Batya Jerenberg, World Israel News The Iranian president threatened revenge Monday against former U.S. president Donald Trump unless he is put on trial for […]

Lapid feuds on Twitter with Iran FM who said Israel ‘has no place in world’s future’

Posting in Hebrew, English and Persian, Israel’s top diplomat answers Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, says Tehran’s ‘failed leadership is destroying Iran from within’ By TOI staff Today, 2:01 pm Edit Foreign Minister Yair Lapid clashed on Twitter with his Iranian counterpart on Tuesday, after Tehran’s top diplomat threatened that “Zionism has no place in the future of […]

Russia, China, Britain, US and France say no one can win nuclear war

The five nations issued a joint statement affirming that further nuclearization, such as the spread of nuclear arms and nuclear war, should be avoided. REUTERSPublished: JANUARY 4, 2022 03:29 China, Russia, Britain, the United States and France have agreed that a further spread of nuclear arms and that nuclear war should be avoided, according to […]

Hezbollah chief launches broadside at Saudi monarch

After King Salman called to end terror group’s ‘control’ of Lebanon, Nasrallah says Saudi Arabia helped spread Islamic extremism around globe, is holding Lebanese ‘hostage’ AgenciesToday, 10:47 pm BEIRUT — The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah terror group verbally attacked the king of Saudi Arabia on Monday, saying Riyadh helped spread extremist Islamic ideology worldwide, and […]

Iran Urges UN to Bring United States, Israel to Justice for Soleimani Killing

UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) – Iran’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Majid Takht Ravanchi, called on the Security Council to bring the United States and Israel to justice for the murder of General Qasem Soleimani, in a letter released on Monday. The letter was sent in connection with the second anniversary of the assassination of Soleimani. […]

Israel Destroys Old Syrian Ammunition Discovered in Secret Golan Heights Bunker

Israel on Sunday destroyed hundreds of kilograms of Syrian ammunition from the 1967 Six-Day War that was discovered in a bunker in the Golan Heights. “The explosion was carried out for safety reasons. During the detonation surrounding areas and roads in the Golan Heights were closed off,” the Defense Ministry said in a statement. The […]

Putin and Erdogan vow to improve ties after tensions

TURKEY Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 5, 2020. File Photo: AFP Also in Turkey Indictment targets mullahs in Istanbul for using Kurdish terms ‘adopted’ by PKK Armenia to lift embargo on Turkish goods from January Turkish crisis turns books into vanishing luxuries […]