While the world’s attention has been largely focused on Syria for the past couple of weeks, we must not forget the Skripal case. The reason for this is that the two events appear to be inextricably linked, either because they show that the Russian and Syrian Governments are willing and able to use chemical weapons […]
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Macron: Europe Entering Age of ‘Unprecedented’ Mass Migration, ‘Shares Destiny’ with Africa…
‘Bombshell’ population growth in Africa means Europe is entering an “unprecedented” age of mass migration, Emmanuel Macron has said, asserting that the two continents’ destinies are “bound”. “The migratory phenomenon we are facing will be historic,” declared the French president in a television appearance Sunday night, when he announced that “great poverty”, “climate change”, and […]
The Search for Truth in the Rubble of Douma – and One Doctor’s Definitive Take on the Alleged Chemical Attack by Robert Fisk…
This is the story of a town called Douma, a ravaged, stinking place of smashed apartment blocks — and of an underground clinic whose images of suffering allowed three of the Western world’s most powerful nations to bomb Syria last week. There’s even a friendly doctor in a green coat who, when I track him […]
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Here’s What Syrian Christian Leaders Think of their Western Saviours…
It is a marvel to me how many Western Christians support the actions of their Governments as they “take action” against the Syrian Government. If they are aware at all of the huge Christian population in Syria (which many are not), they somehow believe that the Assad Government is the biggest threat to these Christians, […]
‘No release of chemicals is best proof there were none’ – Employee of Bombed Syrian Research Site…
An engineer at the now-bombed-out research facility north of Damascus, which the US claims was the heart of Syria’s chemical weapons program, says the labs were making medicine and testing toys for safety. RT Arabic correspondents have visited one of the main targets of the US-led missile attack on Syria, the Scientific Studies and Research […]
Russia Reveals Who “Staged” Syria Gas Attack, As U.S. Claims Moscow “May have tampered” with Site…
The Russian envoy to the chemical weapons watchdog group, OPCW, said that non-governmental organizations (NGOs) funded by the UK and US carried out the April 7 chemical attack in the Damascus, Syria suburb of Douma. Russia’s permanent representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Alexander Shulgin, said Russia has irrefutable evidence […]
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Russia: We Have Evidence of UK’s Role in Staging Douma Provocation…
An apparent false flag chemical attack in the Syrian town of Douma on April 7 has served as a pretext for the United States to threaten the Middle Eastern country with a missile strike; Russia has been calling for a transparent investigation while local doctors have said no one has requested any medical treatments for […]
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OPCW Salisbury Report Confirms Nothing But the Identity of the Chemical 284…
The word “Russia” does not occur in today’s OPCW report. The OPCW Report says nothing whatsoever about the origin of the chemical which poisoned the Skripals and certainly does not link it in any way to Russia. The technical ability of Porton Down to identify a chemical has never been in doubt, and the only […]
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Streets of Cancun Run Red with 14 Murders in 36 Hours…
Mexico’s most popular holiday hotspot has become overrun with drug gangs, as violence in the tourist party town escalates to unprecedented levels. Cancun has seen 14 murders in just 36 hours — the highest ever in the country’s recorded history, according to Noticaribe. The latest violence on April 4 saw 14 people killed and at […]
Saudi Crown Prince Sued in France for Complicity in Torture…
A French lawyer has filed a lawsuit in a Paris court against visiting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, accusing him of complicity in torture in Yemen, an embarrassment for the French government as it rolled out the red carpet for its powerful guest. Lawyer Joseph Breham, representing a Yemeni human rights group, is suing […]
OPCW to Send Chemical Weapons Investigators to Syria’s Douma…
“Today, the OPCW Technical Secretariat has requested the Syrian Arab Republic to make the necessary arrangements for such a deployment. This has coincided with a request from the Syrian Arab Republic and the Russian Federation to investigate the allegations of chemical weapons use in Douma. The team is preparing to deploy to Syria shortly,” the […]
Israel Strikes Hamas in Gaza As Border Protests Turn into Guerilla Warfare…
The Israeli army was busy last night, and in addition to launching an air strike on a Syria air field, following several weeks of increased tensions at the Israel-Gaza border, the IDF also struck a Hamas military compound in northern Gaza in response to the Sunday discovery of two explosive devices – allegedly placed near […]
Target of Syria Military Base Was Likely Iranian Drone Base…
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a British-based monitor, said at least 14 people were killed in the Sunday’s raid, including four Iranian “military advisers.” While Russia, the United States, Syria and Iran have all attributed the strike to Israel, Jerusalem has neither confirmed nor denied it. The T-4 complex in the eastern Homs province, […]
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Viktor Orbans Fidesz Wins Second Consecutive Term…
Viktor Orban’s centre-right Fidesz has polled 45%, with most of the votes counted. A centre-left opposition alliance is trailing with 25%, while the far-right Jobbik party is credited with 21%. The Hungarian left has never fully recovered from its heavy defeat in the 2010 ballot, in which Viktor Orban swept to power with a two-thirds […]
9 Gazans Killed, Including a Palestinian Journalist, During Border Protests…
Tens of thousands of Palestinians gathered along the Gaza border on Friday, burning tires and throwing firebombs and rocks at Israeli soldiers, who responded with tear gas and live fire, the army and witnesses said, as Palestinians held a second “March of Return” protest. The Palestinian UN ambassador told reporters in New York late Friday […]
3 People, Including Van Driver, Killed in Muenster Ramming Incident. Numerous Injured…
The police said it was too early to speculate if the incident in Western Germany on Saturday was a terror attack, according to media reports. A car drove into a group of seated people in Germany’s western town of Muenster, leaving several people dead and injured, according to Spiegel Online news outlet. The Interior Ministry […]
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Is Three Times the Size of France and Growing…
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch – an enormous swatch of trillions of pieces of plastic and trash floating somewhere between California and Hawaii – is already three times the size of France and growing fast, according to a new report published in Scientific Reports. The study, which analyzed a total of 1.2 million plastic samples […]
Former South Korea Leader Park Sentenced to 24 Years in Jail…
Park Geun-hye, South Korea’s first female president, was sentenced to 24 years in prison after being found guilty of crimes that exposed deep links between politics and the nation’s corporate giants. A panel of three judges at the Seoul Central District Court found the former leader guilty of most of a dozen charges ranging from […]
Poisoned Ex-Spy Sergei Skripal No Longer in Critical Condition, Improving Rapidly…
Poisoned ex-spy Sergei Skripal is no longer in critical condition and has responded well to treatment after a nerve agent attack last month, the hospital treating him says. Sergei, 66, and his daughter Yulia, 33, were poisoned by a nerve agent in the British city of Salisbury. The pair were found slumped on a bench […]
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Saudi Crown Prince Comes Clean: Saudi nationals have funded terrorist groups…
Zerohedge reports that Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) admitted in a wide-ranging interview in The Atlantic that Saudi nationals have funded terrorist groups and that Israelis are entitled to live peacefully on their own land. The above statement is perceived as an open indicator that the relationship between Riyadh and Tel Aviv […]