After the confusion caused by the sudden stand down of Russian forces in Syria and the following Turkish drone attacks everything seems to be back to normal. Russian planes are again bombing Jihadis and Turkey has been told by Russia that none of its planes or drones will be safe within Syria’s sky. The Pentagon […]
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Ukraine Opens Case on Biden’s Pressure on Shokin…
The State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) has registered a criminal case on pressure from former U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden on former Prosecutor General of Ukraine Viktor Shokin. “The SBI has added information on the criminal offence to the Unified Register of Pre-Trial Investigations,” Shokin’s lawyer Oleksandr Teleshetsky said during a press conference at the […]
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TURKEY OPENS SOUTHWESTERN BORDER TO SYRIAN REFUGEES GIVING FREE PASSAGE TO EUROPE…
Turkey has decided to immediately open its southernwestern border with Syria and allow Syrians fleeing the pro-government forces’ assault free passage to Europe for the next 72 hours, Turkish official sources told Middle East Eye. A senior Turkish official said Syrian refugees destined to Europe won’t be stopped either on land or by sea. The […]
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Why Is Prince Harry Risking This Precious Bond?…
Just look at the picture of the Queen inspecting newly fledged officers at Sandhurst’s passing out ceremony. Even in profile you witness her pride back in 2006 as she looks up at Captain Wales — as if thinking: ‘Who’d have thought that scamp would turn into this fine young man?!’ Sword in hand, her grandson […]
Pentagon Spokesman Shared ‘Rare Frank Commentary’ About Syria’s Idlib Province…
The Pentagon has in a rare moment gone off the mainstream narrative script concerning Idlib. The UK’s Sky News interviewed US coalition spokesman Col. Myles Caggins as part of its coverage focusing on Syrian and Russian forces “indiscriminately” attacking civilians and “bombing hospitals” — however, the Army colonel gave a counter angle, instead focusing on […]
Microsoft to Invest $1.1B in Mexico over Next Five Years…
Microsoft (MSFT.O) Chief Executive Satya Nadella said the technology giant will invest $1.1 billion in Mexico over the next five years, according to a promotional video released by the Mexican government on Thursday. Nadella said the investment is “focused on expanding access to digital technology for people and organizations across the country.” Microsoft will build […]
Chinese Army Stole Over 13 Million British Citizens’ Personal Data…
An elite hacker network sponsored by China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) stole the personal data, including telephone numbers, credit card details, and passwords, of over 13 million people in Britain. The Chinese reportedly sponsored a 2017 cyberattack on Equifax, a top consumer credit reporting agency. It was described by the United States as the largest […]
Sinn Fein’s Victory Is Ireland’s ‘Brexit Moment’ When Left-Out Voters Turn on the Elite…
“People wanted to kick the government and Sinn Fein provided the shoe to do the kicking,” says Christy Parker, a journalist from the beautiful but de-industrialised town of Youghal in county Cork. He speaks of the “chasm” between the elite benefiting from Ireland’s impressive economic progress and the large part of the population that has […]
The Loot of Mexican State Oil Company Pemex, and How It Was Done… (Strikingly Similar to Ukraine’s Burisma)…
The theft of Mexican state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) illustrates how an unaccountable kakistocracy combined with an allied kleptocracy can loot the public blind. Last week, authorities arrested Former Pemex CEO Emilio Lozoya Austin (2012-2016) in an upscale suburb of the southern Spanish port city of Malaga. Lozoya was a close associate of and […]
Syria – Aleppo Is Fully Liberated But the War Will Continue…
Since last week’s post on the Syrian Idleb campaign the Syrian army has again made extraordinary progress. The M5 highway is under full control of the Syrian Army. The Jihadis, under threat of an encirclement, fled from the area west of Aleppo city. The suburbs and villages west of Aleppo have all been liberated. Last […]
New Leaks Shatter OPCW’s Attacks on Douma Whistleblowers…
For the past year, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has been roiled by allegations that it manipulated an investigation to falsely accuse the Syrian government of a chemical weapons attack. An OPCW report released in March 2019 lent credence to claims by Islamist militants and Western governments that the Syrian military […]
Philippines Notifies U.S. of Intent to End Major Security Pact…
The Philippines notified the United States on Tuesday it would end a major security pact allowing American forces to train in the country, in the most serious threat under President Rodrigo Duterte to their 69-year treaty alliance. Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said in a tweet that Manila’s notice of termination of the Visiting Forces […]
Irish Election Produces an Earthquake as Sinn Fein Tops Poll…
Ireland braced for weeks of political uncertainty Monday after an earth-shaking election that saw the Irish Republican Army-linked party Sinn Fein — long shunned by its bigger rivals — take the largest share of votes. In a surge that upended Ireland’s traditional two-party system, the left-wing nationalist party beat both Fianna Fail and Fine Gael, […]
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Not So Fast: U.S. Orders Netanyahu to Delay Annexation of West Bank Land…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was forced on Sunday to backtrack on plans for a rapid annexation of occupied West Bank land after an unprecedented warning from the US that he was moving too quickly. Under pressure from far-right extreme nationalists in his coalition government, Netanyahu had pledged quick “application of Israeli law” to illegal […]
Russia: Syria Almost Downed Civilian Plane While Repelling Israeli Attack…
Russia on Friday said its ally Syria nearly shot down a civilian plane carrying 172 passengers while trying to repel an Israeli airstrike near Damascus the day before. Moscow accused the Israel Defense Forces of using the civilian plane as a shield during its attack early Thursday. The Russian military said a civilian Airbus-320 with […]
The Deal Made in Iran That Brought Iraq’s New PM to Power…
Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is attempting to end four months of anti-government demonstrations to uphold a broader agreement which guarantees Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi as Iraq’s new prime minister, three Shia heads of political blocs involved in the deal told Middle East Eye. The agreement, made in Qom in Iran last month, was one Iraqis widely […]
Coronavirus Death Toll Breaks Record Again with 73 Dead in One Day…
China logged the deadliest day on record on Wednesday since the novel coronavirus outbreak afflicting the nation began in December, breaking a record set only on Tuesday and defying clamor from state propaganda outlets last week that the rates of infection and death were declining. At press time, Chinese and global health officials have confirmed […]
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Chinese Doctor Who Sounded the Alarm over Coronavirus Dies…
A Chinese doctor who sounded the alarm on coronavirus two weeks before it was officially confirmed has died, the Wuhan Central Hospital have revealed. Li Wenliang, 34, succumbed to the deadly contagion in the early hours of Friday morning local time despite attempts to resuscitate him. The ophthalmologist caught the public’s attention after he was […]
Chinese Scientists Apply to Patent a U.S.-Made Ebola Drug to Fight Coronavirus…
Scientists in China have applied to patent an experimental US antiviral drug in hopes that it will help treat coronavirus patients. The state-run Wuhan Institute of Virology says it filed the patient for remdesivir, developed by California-based Gilead Sciences, on January 21. Originally developed as a treatment for Ebola, the medication has been shown to […]
Scotland Finance Chief Resigns After Reports of Inappropriate Texting Relationship with Teen Boy, 16, Emerge…
Scotland’s Finance Secretary Derek Mackay resigned Thursday, just hours before he was set to deliver the annual budget, following reports that he sent hundreds of messages to a 16-year-old boy he befriended on social media back in early August. The 42-year-old finance minister issued a statement announcing the immediate resignation from his post, as well […]
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