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What’s Iran going to do after the temporary oil waiver deadline?

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The U.S. had granted China, India, South Korea, Japan, Turkey, Greece, Italy and Taiwan temporary oil waivers in November 2018 with respect to the sanctions applied on oil trade with Iran. The waiver in question ends this week on May 2. It is obvious that a new period will begin in terms of countries importing […]

Russia eyes Libya’s Mediterranean port of Tobruk

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29 Apr 2019Andrea Spada The advance of the army of general Khalifa Belqasim Haftar towards Tripoli raises again the issue of Russia’s ambitions to control Libya’s deep-water ports of Tobruk and Derna, like reported by portseurope.com. For Moscow, the port of Tobruk is an ideal logistics and technical base for its navy, on the doorstep […]

Iran, Russia preparing to hold joint naval drills in Persian Gulf

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BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:45 A.M.) – The naval forces of Iran and Russia are preparing to hold joint drills in the Persian Gulf waters, the Mehr News Agency reported. Citing Iranian naval commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi, the Mehr News Agency reported that the joint naval drills will take place in Iran’s southern waters. “Based on […]

Sri Lanka on alert for attacks by militants disguised in uniforms

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Published:  04.29.19 , 09:59   Sri Lankan security officials have warned that the Islamist militants behind Easter Sunday’s deadly suicide bombings were planning more attacks imminently, using a van and bombers disguised in military uniforms.   “There could be another wave of attacks,” the head of ministerial security division (MSD), a unit of the police, […]

The contest over the Strait of Hormuz’s closure has begun at… Libya’s Ras Lanuf

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Five of Iran’s top leaders have threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz to oil traffic. Why is President Donald Trump unfazed in his resolve to tighten sanctions on the Islamic Republic? On Sunday, April 28, Iran’s armed forces chief of staff Gen. Mohammed Bagheri said: “We are not after closing the Strait of Hormuz. […]

Indonesia floods, landslides kill at least 29

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April 29, 2019 09:53 Breaking news. (photo credit: JPOST STAFF) Landslides and floods triggered by torrential rain have killed at least 29 people in Indonesia, the disaster agency said on Monday, with thousands taking shelter in evacuation centers amid fears of disease. More than a dozen people were missing after the rain hit the province […]

In Apparent Rebuke of Fox News Star, State Department Spokeswoman Blasts Iran’s Zarif as ‘Hypocrite’

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A State Department spokeswoman issued an unusually harsh rebuke of Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday, calling him a “hypocrite.” Spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus tweeted, “It’s not surprising that @JZarif, the self-proclaimed ‘human rights professor’ who’s the mouthpiece for #Iran’s violent regime, comes to the U.S. to enjoy the freedoms he denies the Iranian people.” […]

Trump told the Rabbi: “My love is for the Jewish people”

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Rabbi Goldstein, injured in Chabad of Poway shooting attack, asks President Trump to deal with anti-Semitism. Arutz Sheva Staff, 29/04/19  Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, who was injured Saturday in a shooting attack at his Chabad of Poway synagogue, spoke to Israel’s Galei Tzahal Radio about his phone call with US President Donald Trump. “He was amazing,” […]

Israel concerned deteriorating Palestinian economy could collapse PA — report

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Israel concerned deteriorating Palestinian economy could collapse PA — report Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyhu held an urgent meeting with Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon earlier today to discuss the deteriorating Palestinian economy in the West Bank, according to a report on Channel 12 news. According to the report, Israeli officials are concerned that the Palestinian Authority […]

AG gives Netanyahu deadline for pre-indictment hearing

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Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit tells Netanyahu’s lawyers that they have twelve days to schedule the pre-indictment hearing. Arutz Sheva Staff, 28/04/19 Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit told Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s lawyers on Sunday that if they wish to hold a pre-indictment hearing for Netanyahu regarding the investigative files pertaining to his cases, they must schedule […]

Abbas makes trip to Berlin for ‘routine’ medical check — Palestinian official

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Source says PA president in good health, despite long history of medical issues By ADAM RASGON Today, 9:52 pm 0 0 shares Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, walking in a hospital, on May 21, 2018. (screen capture: Twitter) Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, walking in a hospital, on May 21, 2018. (screen capture: Twitter) Palestinian […]

Europe is burying its head in the sand when it comes to jihadi terror

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Europe still believes that denial is the best way to cope with radical Islam, but time and again we see that denying the existence of a problem doesn’t solve it. (April 28, 2019 / JNS) The jihadist war being waged by radical Islamist groups across the globe has never stopped at the gates of holy […]

U.S. general says he will ensure necessary resources to counter Iran

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Published:  04.28.19 , 21:27 CAIRO – U.S. Central Command chief General Kenneth McKenzie said on Saturday the United States would deploy the necessary resources to counter any dangerous actions by Iran, Sky News Arabia reported.   “We’re going to continue to reach out to our partners and friends in the region to ensure that we […]