A Palestinian who tried shooting up an Israel tour bus injured by IDF fire

IDF forces securing a busload of students visiting the Tel Dothan site in northern Samaria came under fire on Monday from two Palestinians. One was injured by return IDF fire and the second got away with the gun. There were no other casualties. Dothan is first mentioned in Genesis as the place where Joseph’s brothers […]

Iran threatens to quit nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

Iran’s Foreign Minister says his country could leave NPT if the US tightens sanctions against it. Elad Benari, 29/04/19 Iran on Sunday threatened to quit a treaty against the spread of nuclear weapons after the United States tightens sanctions, Reuters reported. Tensions between Tehran and Washington have risen since the Trump administration withdrew last year […]

The man who terrified synagogue shooter – and ended the attack

The man who terrified synagogue shooter – and ended the attack ‘I’m going to kill you!’ Army veteran praying during attack charged shooter – and scared him out of the synagogue, ending the attack.   David Rosenberg, 29/04/19 11:31   Authorities secure scene of synagogue shooting in San Diego Reuters A military veteran praying at […]

Long-term replacement of Iran oil, not possible: MP

SHANA – A member of the Iranian parliament said offsetting the shortage caused by removal of Iranian oil from the market was not possible in the long run. Speaking to Shana, Asadollah Ghareh Khani, spokesperson of the parliament’s energy committee, stated that it could be possible to replace Iran’s oil in the market in the […]

France says it has foiled terrorist act, suspects held in custody

Published:  04.29.19 , 10:38 France has foiled a terrorist act and is holding four suspects in custody, said the French interior minister and a police source on Monday.   The police source said the four suspects had been arrested on suspicion of acquiring weapons “with a view to committing a terrorist act”.   “We had […]

Larijani says negotiating with Trump administration ‘strategic mistake’

TEHRAN, Apr. 29 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker dismissed the possibility of talks with the Trump administration, saying that holding negotiations with the current US government is a ‘strategic mistake’. Making the remarks Monday in a local event in Tehran, Larijani noted that US officials should understand that they are standing against a fierce rival. […]

Netanyahu insists on transferring millions to PA

Report: Israel transferred money to PA in order to prevent economic collapse, but the PA is unwilling to accept the money.   Elad Benari, 29/04/19 03:04   Mahmoud Abbas Reuters Israel secretly transferred hundreds of millions of shekels to the Palestinian Authority to prevent its collapse – but the Palestinians returned the money, Kan 11 […]

Airstrike Hits Largest Russian Base in Syria

Monday, 29 April, 2019 – 06:45 Intense bombs shook at Sunday’s dawn the city of Jableh in the countryside of Latakia, where sources confirmed the attacks were caused by drones that tried to drop unguided bombs on the largest military Russian airbase in Hmeimim. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said there is still no […]

‘B Team’ Trying to Push Trump into Unwanted War with Iran: Zarif

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the B team – Bolton, Bin Salman, Bin Zayed and “Bibi” – is making all-out attempts to push US President Donald Trump into a war with Iran. April, 29, 2019 – 10:02 – Politics news – A “B team” of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, […]

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

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

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

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

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

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. […]