Russian Embassy Calls on US to Mend Ties in Wake of Mueller Report Release

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Russian Embassy in the US has called on Washington to cooperate in repairing the damage inflicted to bilateral relations over recent years, in the wake of US Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report being released which found no evidence of collusion between US President Donald Trump’s campaign team and Russia. The embassy […]

Iran battles worst locust plague in 40 years

A massive swarm of desert locusts plagued southern provinces of Iran, posing a threat to 200,000 hectares of agricultural lands and jeopardizing billions worth of products. It is seen as the worst locust attack in the past 40 years.

Mueller report touches on 2 matters involving Israel

Report says that Jared Kushner attempted to pursued foreign governments to oppose U.N. Security Council Resolution 2334 condemning Israeli settlements and determines that advisor George Papadopoulos’ ties to Israel do not comprise crimes under the Foreign Agents Registration Act. by  Jackson Richman  Published on  2019-04-19 07:13 Last modified: 2019-04-19 12:22 The U.N. Security Council | Photo: United […]

‘Declare war on Lebanon, take out Syria’s S-300s’: Outgoing Israeli general on handling neighbors

Published time: 20 Apr, 2019 04:45 Edited time: 20 Apr, 2019 05:02 Israel has the full arsenal needed to take on Hezbollah in Lebanon and eliminate the Iranian threat in Syria, the outgoing IDF Northern Command chief boasted, warning Damascus against using S-300s to protect its sovereignty. “If our freedom of movement is threatened, we […]

Media Claims Israel’s New Missile May Outsmart Russia’s S-300 in Syria

Middle East 09:51 20.04.2019(updated 09:52 20.04.2019) Get short URL 829 Just a week ago, an independent defence analyst reported that Israeli Air Force F-16s may have used the newly-developed air defence-evading “Rampage” air-to-surface missiles during an alleged airstrike in Syria. Israel’s newest “Rampage” missiles are designed to outsmart the Russian S-300 air defence systems, deployed in Syria […]

Egypt to vote on referendum extending Sissi rule to 2030

  Egyptians were being asked Saturday to vote on constitutional amendments that would allow President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to stay in power until 2030.   The three-day voting period for the nationwide referendum starts at 9 a.m. (0700 GMT) Saturday on proposed changes that would also further enshrine the military’s role in politics.   Parliament, packed […]

Monitor: Islamic State attacks Syrian army, allies, killing dozens

Islamic State attacks on the Syrian army and allied militias in central Syria have killed 35 soldiers over two days, a war monitor said early on Saturday.   Although Islamic State lost its last territorial enclave in Syria at Baghouz near the Iraqi border last month to U.S.-backed forces, it still has fighters holding out […]

Criminalization of Christianity is on America’s horizon

  Don’t be shocked when many “Christians” cheer the criminalization of Christianity. The number of supposedly Christian individuals whose moral compasses are calibrated to the spirit of the age rather than the authority of scripture has become astounding. As I read the enraged responses from professing Christians at the news that Vice President Mike Pence […]

Hamas urges UN to speed up transfer of Qatari money

Hamas says efforts to funnel Qatari aid into Gaza is being stalled at the UN.   Elad Benari, Canada, 20/04/19 01:36   Hamas employee after receiving her salary paid by Qatar Reuters Hamas on Friday called on the UN to speed up a plan to funnel Qatari aid into Gaza as part of an Egyptian-brokered […]

Kim Jong-un Says Ready to Cooperate With Russia for Peace on Korean Peninsula

World 20:41 19.04.2019(updated 20:47 19.04.2019) Get short URL 1120 MOSCOW (Sputnik) – North Korea’s chairman Kim Jong-un has expressed to Russian President Vladimir Putin his readiness to cooperate in order to reach peace on the Korean Peninsula and to develop relations between the two states. “I am ready to closely cooperate with you in order to steadily and constructively […]

Special U.S. Envoy Greenblatt: No reason to use ‘two state’ solution

Special U.S Envoy Jason D. Greenblatt said during an interview on Friday to Sky News in Arabic that a ‘two states’ solution means different things to different people. By Hagay Hacohen April 19, 2019 23:45   1 minute read. Both Israelis and Palestinians “will be pleased from some parts” of the so-called Deal of the […]

Israel’s Natural Gas Discoveries Are Bridging Political Divides And Are Forging Economic Ties

This photo shows Leviathan natural gas field in the Mediterranean Sea, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. (Marc Israel Sellem, Jerusalem Post via AP) ASSOCIATED PRESS Even more natural gas has been found off Israel’s coastline, which may help shift the global energy paradigm. Greek oil and gas developer Energean has discovered what it says is between […]

Netanyahu in Passover Greeting: Story of the Jewish People ‘Has No Parallel’

by Algemeiner Staff     Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks as he meets with US Vice President Mike Pence in Warsaw, Poland, Feb. 14, 2019. Photo: Reuters / Kacper Pempel / File. Newly re-elected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a Passover greeting in a video published on social media on Friday, ahead of […]

Right from Wrong: A Passover tribute to President Trump

Some of the cynics among us, tend to throw in a few digs at the dinner table about how we wouldn’t need so much saving at the last minute if divine intervention had kept us from needing it. Ruthie Blum April 18, 2019 20:38 According to an old joke that never wears out its welcome, […]