Ahed Tamimi, the Palestinian teenager who was arrested after being filmed for slapping an IDF soldier in her family’s yard, was released from Israeli prison Sunday morning, along with her mother Nariman, after eight months behind bars. Upon their release, the two were greeted by Ahed’s father, Bassem Tamimi, as well as other family members. […]
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‘A very, very, very bad law’: Justice Joubran on Israel’s New Nation State Law…
Salim Joubran was the first Palestinian judge to be named a permanent justice on the Israeli Supreme Court (2004-2017). Last March in New York he derided the law that the Israeli parliament passed this month declaring Israel the nation state of the Jewish people. “This law is a very, very, very bad law for the […]
Spanish Police Warn 50,000 Migrants Waiting in Morocco to Invade Spain…
Police sources are warning that 50,000 illegal migrants from sub-Saharan Africa are waiting in Morocco to invade Spain. As we reported yesterday, boatloads of migrants are already washing up on Spanish beaches in scenes that have shocked observers. Now according to a report in Spanish newspaper El Mundo, North Africa is becoming a “pressure cooker,” […]
South Africa’s Deadly Involvement in the Saudi War on Yemen…
As South African President Cyril Ramaphosa concluded visits this month to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, securing $10bn worth of investment from each country, questions arise as to what price tag is attached to these investments. South Africa’s arms exports to both Gulf countries have grown since the beginning of […]
MH370 REPORT: Missing Aircraft Behavior Reveal It Was Under Manual Control…
The Malaysian Government has released its final report into the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. It says all the evidence points to an incontrovertible conclusion — that it was under manual control, and that it was deliberately flown out into the Indian Ocean. The Malaysian government’s chief investigator into the disappearance of the Boeing […]
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Foreign Ministry Issues Strong Protest Over Butina’s Arrest to U.S. Department of State…
Russian diplomats keep monitoring the situation around Russian national Maria Butina arrested in the US, strong protest was issued to the US Department of State in connection with the way she is treated, Foreign Ministry’s Deputy Spokesperson Artyom Kozhin said on Thursday. “We continue to monitor most closely the situation with Russian national Maria Butina […]
Another Suspect Detained in Turkey in Connection with 2016 Murder of Russian Ambassador…
Turkish security forces have detained one more man suspected of involvement in the assassination of the Russian Ambassador in Ankara, Andrei Karlov, in December 2016, Milliyet newspaper said on Thursday. It said a former police officer, identified as Ufu G., was arrested on the suspicions that he had been a member of the same cell […]
UN Bloc of Developing Countries Elects Palestine as Next Leader…
A United Nations bloc of developing countries has elected the observer state of Palestine as its next leader in a symbolic snub to the US and its ally Israel. The Group of 77, which has grown to encompass 135 countries since its formation in 1964, was formed to promote its members’ collective economic interests and […]
Syria – For the Third Time Israel Falsely Claims Iran Pull-Back Deal with Russia…
A typical Israeli propaganda scheme is to falsely claim that an agreement with some entity has been made and to then push that entity to stick to a “deal” it never agreed to. Israel dislikes any ‘Iranian presence’ in Syria. It tries to press on Russia to push Iran out of Syria by claiming that […]
Greece Wildfires: Scores Dead as Holiday Resort Devastated…
The worst wildfire to hit Greece in over a decade tore through a small resort town near Athens on Monday afternoon, killing at least 74 people, injuring almost 200 and forcing hundreds more to rush on to beaches and into the sea as the blaze devoured houses and cars. Huge, fast-moving flames trapped families with […]
Venezuela Inflation Set to Reach 1 Million Percent, IMF Says…
The International Monetary Fund reported on Monday that Venezuela’s crippling inflation could top 1 million percent by the end of the year, as its economy continues to worsen. The South American nation finds itself in a political and economic crisis that has led to more than a million fleeing the country since 2015. “We expect […]
EU Offers States Cash to Take in Rescued Migrants…
The European Commission on Tuesday proposed introducing financial incentives to member states to take in migrants from Mediterranean rescue boats. In two concept papers, the EU’s executive arm said it wanted to offer “full financial support” to any member state volunteering to set up controlled centers to streamline the process of identifying people in need […]
“Novichok” – The Odorless Nerve Agent That Stinks to High Heaven…
Here is a little primer for the British Government on basic logic. Actions have consequences. What this means is that consequences must stem from actions. And the two must be connected. So far so good? Let me give an example. If I spill boiling hot coffee on my foot, it will cause me pain and […]
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Russia Arrests Scientist Over Hypersonic Weapons Information Leak…
Roskosmos (Russia’s state space agency) has confirmed the arrest of Viktor Kudryavtsev, a scientist from the Central Research Institute for Machine Building (TsNIIMash), Russian media reported on Sunday, July 22. “He is currently being investigated,” Roskosmos spokesman Vladimir Ustimenko told Russian news agency TASS. He did not provide any further details. News came out earlier […]
IDF Strikes Deep in Gaza After Troops Come Under Fire, Amid Talk of 4th Gaza War…
The Israel Air Force launched a major wave of strikes at Hamas targets across the Gaza Strip on Friday evening as a cabinet minister said Israel was preparing a massive response to Hamas’s failure to heed repeated Israeli warnings to end the violence along the Gaza border. “At this time our aircraft are carrying out […]
Thailand’s Cave Boys Wake up at Home for First Time in Weeks…
Thailand’s rescued cave boys woke up in their own homes for the first time in more than three weeks on Thursday, with many rising at dawn to take part in a religious ceremony. The 12 boys, aged 11 to 16, and their 25-year-old coach were discharged from a hospital in the northern province of Chiang […]
Australian Researchers Develop ‘World First’ Melanoma Blood Test…
Australian researchers have developed “the world’s first” blood test to detect early-stage melanoma, a development that they said could save thousands of lives and millions of dollars in healthcare costs. The researchers from Edith Cowan University said the blood test could help doctors detect the skin cancer at early stages when it is more easily […]
Inquest Opens into British Woman Poisoned by Nerve Agent…
A coroner has opened an inquest into the poisoning death of a British woman who was exposed to the nerve agent Novichok. Senior coroner David Ridley opened the inquest Thursday, but said the cause of Dawn Sturgess’ death won’t be given until further tests are completed. He adjourned the proceedings until January. Sturgess, 44, and […]
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EU Steels Itself with New Tariffs Aimed at Protected Domestic Industry…
The European Union has announced that it will impose tariffs on steel imports into the bloc as part of its response to the US imposition of tariffs on steel and aluminum products. The measures are not just retaliatory, but a way to help shield the EU’s market from a glut of steel heading to the […]
Helsinki Update: Russia Ready ‘to Charge’ US Officials for Financial ‘Crimes’…
Russia wants to charge former Ambassador Michael McFaul and several U.S. intelligence officials with financial crimes, Russian officials revealed Tuesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin broached the topic during his summit with President Trump, when he offered to allow Special Counsel Robert Mueller to attend the questioning of Russian spies accused of conducting cyberattacks against the […]
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