Putin explains how Russia can dominate the world

 Saturday, June 1, 2019 10:00:02 AM Russian President Vladimir Putin recently explained what he believes is necessary to rule the world. “If someone could guarantee themselves a monopoly in the area of artificial intelligence, the consequences are clear to us all – they would become the world ruler,” the TASS news agency cited Putin as saying. […]

Pompeo urges Germany to follow Britain’s lead in outlawing Hezbollah

The German goverment ignored an urgent plea from the country’s Jewish community. Benjamin Weinthal, REUTERS May 31, 2019 16:19 US SECRETARY of State Mike Pompeo speaks to students at the American University in Cairo. (photo credit: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/REUTERS) Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Germany to follow Britain in proscribing Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah group and […]

EU slams Israel’s issuing of 805 East Jerusalem tenders as illegal obstacle to peace

i24NEWS Latest Revision june 01, 2019, 5:18 AM THOMAS COEX (AFP) Buildings under construction in the Israeli settlement of Pisgat Zeev in front of the Wall separating Jerusalem from the city of Ramallah (background), in the West Bank, October 26, 2017 The Peace Now NGO said Israel this week issued construction tenders for over 800 […]

Saudi king says Riyadh will reject US measures that affect East Jerusalem

At summit focusing on threats from Iran, Salman tells Muslim leaders that rights of Palestinians still a core issue for Arab states By AGENCIES and TOI STAFFToday, 2:01 am   Saudi King Salman chairs an emergency summit of Gulf Arab leaders in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, May 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) MECCA, Saudi Arabia — Muslim leaders from […]

With new elections in Israel, Trump’s peace plan hits another hitch

Former US diplomats and Mideast experts say that time is working against the proposal as the US election campaign will be in full swing by the time Israel has a government By ERIC CORTELLESSA Today   US President Donald Trump (right) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet at the United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters, […]

Dutch foreign minister defends diplomat promoting ‘one-state solution’

In 2014, Eijpe shared a plea on Facebook to “immediately boycott the state of Israel.” The Dutch Foreign Ministry is opposed to such boycotts. CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA June 1, 2019 10:15 Dutch flag in field 370. (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons) The Dutch foreign minister defended the right of a diplomat serving in his ministry to call […]

Lebanon’s Hezbollah vows to confront US Middle East plan

Reuters – Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah pledged on Friday to confront the U.S. Middle East plan that President Donald Trump has touted as “the deal of the century.” Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the heavily armed Shi’ite movement, said it was unlikely Washington and its allies would launch a war against Tehran as they would […]

EU slams Israel over planned sale of seized West Bank aid

European body makes formal request for the return of assets but has not received response from Israeli authorities; auction to include two school structures By AFPToday, 8:10 am  0 0shares Illustrative: The West Bank Bedouin community of Khan al-Ahmar, October 21, 2018. (AP/Majdi Mohammed) The European Union on Friday criticized Israel over apparent plans to sell aid […]

Iran needs no mediator for talks with US: Zarif

MNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran needs no mediators to hold talks with the US, adding that a prerequisite to any talks with Washington is the implementation of the nuclear deal, known as JCPOA. In an interview with Al-Alam news channel aired on Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif said “we don’t need […]

OIC summit condemns any decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) says it condemns any position adopted by an international body that supports prolonging occupation of Palestinian territories, including a U.S. decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.   The OIC summit in Mecca says in its final statement on Saturday that it opposes all illegal Israeli measures aimed at […]

Saudi king says attacks by Iran-backed groups threaten global oil

(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman said on Saturday that attacks on Saudi oil assets last month by Iran-backed groups are a threat to global oil supplies and regional security. “The drone attacks on Saudi oil pumping stations carried out by groups supported by Iran not only threaten the security of the kingdom and the […]

Kushner, in Jerusalem to push peace plan, faces new political hurdle

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Three important players in U.S. President Donald Trump’s long-delayed Middle East peace plan met in Jerusalem on Thursday, but gave no hint about whether its political component would be further postponed by tumultuous events in Israel. Trump’s adviser Jared Kushner and U.S. Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt met with Israeli Prime Minister […]

Hezbollah chief warns US that war against Iran would engulf region

Hassan Nasrallah says all American forces and interests can be targeted if conflict breaks out, calls Trump peace plan ‘a historic crime’ By AFPToday, 12:59 am  0 4shares Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah addresses supporters in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, November 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File) BEIRUT, Lebanon — The head of Hezbollah warned on […]

The Mueller Investigation Was Always an Impeachment Probe

Andrew C. McCarthyMay 31, 2019 12:55 PM Special Counsel Robert Mueller departs after delivering a statement on his investigation at the Justice Department in Washington, D.C., May 29, 2019. (Jim Bourg/Reuters) The special counsel abdicated on obstruction to avoid a confrontation with the Justice Department and get his evidence to Congress. Why mention the OLC […]