Early this morning, Israeli Channel 10 news published a leaked diplomatic cable which had been sent to all Israeli ambassadors throughout the world concerning the chaotic events that unfolded over the weekend in Lebanon and Saudi Arabia, which began with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s unexpected resignation after he was summoned to Riyadh by his […]
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Saudi Banks Freeze More Than 1,200 Accounts in Probe…
Saudi Arabian banks have frozen more than 1,200 accounts belonging to individuals and companies in the kingdom as part of the government’s anti-corruption purge, bankers and lawyers said on Tuesday. They added that the number is continuing to rise. Dozens of royal family members, officials and business executives have been detained in the crackdown and […]
Second Saudi Prince Confirmed Killed During Crackdown…
Following the death of Prince Mansour bin-Muqrin in a helicopter crash near the Yemen border yesterday, the Saudi Royal Court has confirmed the death of Prince Abdul Aziz bin Fahd – killed during a firefight as authorities attempted to arrest him. The death has been confirmed by the Saudi royal court. The Duran and Al-Masdar […]
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Saudi’s Round Up of Prominent Princes and Businessmen in Anti-Corruption Crackdown…
In the dead of night, Saudi forces surrounded the compounds of several prominent princes across the Gulf kingdom, in a move to clamp down on corruption. Under the auspices of the newly formed anti-corruption committee, led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, prominent Saudi princes and businessmen are now being held in the lavish Ritz […]
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Spain Issue Arrest Warrant for Sacked Catalan President as Eight of His Ministers Are Jailed…
A Spanish judge has issued an arrest warrant for ousted Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, his lawyer told Belgian state broadcaster VRT on Thursday, after eight of his separatist ex-ministers were ordered jailed pending trial over the region’s ill-fated independence push. “I have just heard from my client that the warrant has been…
There Are Now 895,000 Cases of Cholera in Yemen…
Yemen’s cholera epidemic has now spread to more than 890,000 cases: Already struggling to cope with a dire humanitarian crisis, war-torn Yemen is now facing the fastest-growing cholera epidemic ever recorded, with some 895,000 suspected cases as of 1 November, the United Nations relief wing reported Thursday…
See Palestine Then and Now, 100 Years After the Balfour Declaration…
The Balfour Declaration of 1917, which backed the Zionist campaign for a Jewish homeland in Palestine, changed the history of the Middle East. But those 67 words also had fateful consequences for the environment in which Palestinians lived. Palestinian houses and cinemas, shops and mosques, train stations and markets were all lost…
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Islamic State Is Apparently Selling Stolen Artifacts on eBay, Amazon, Facebook, WhatsApp…
An increased amount of looted antiquities from the Middle East are being sold on Amazon, eBay, Facebook and WhatsApp, The Wall Street Journal reported today. Some of these antiquities are believed to be sold by Islamic State. Several art collectors told The Wall Street Journal that they received Facebook messages from strangers offering…
Westminster Sex Dossier Reveals 36 Accounts of Alleged Misconduct…
Westminster is awash with rumors of sexual impropriety after Conservative Aides complied a list of 36 MPs accused of misconduct. The Westminster dossier includes allegations the Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, has a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) with a woman he is accused of having an affair with. The list also includes Damian Green…
North Korea Nuclear Base Collapses ‘Killing at least 200 People’ Amid Fears of Massive Radioactive Leak…
A TUNNEL at an underground North Korea nuclear site has collapsed with up to 200 people killed, according to reports. The collapse happened at the Punggye-ri nuclear test site in the north-east of the country on October 10, according to Japan’s TV Asahi. The disaster has prompted fears of a massive radioactive leak which could […]
North Korea’s Plot to Kill Kim Jong Un’s Nephew Foiled by Chinese…
Several North Korean agents were reportedly arrested after Chinese officials foiled an alleged plot to kill Kim Jong Un’s nephew— the son of the half-brother poisoned this year in a Malaysian airport. Two of the seven North Korean agents who were involved in the alleged plot were arrested in Beijing, South Korean newspaper JoongAng Ilbo […]
Spanish PM Announces it Will Depose the Catalan Government, Dissolve Parliament, Impose New Elections…
Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has imposed direct rule on Catalonia after the region declared independence. Mr Rajoy has fired the Catalonia government, dissolved parliament and call new elections for the area that will take place on 21 December. The vote in the regional parliament followed a tense week of last-ditch negotiations between Madrid and […]
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Catalan Government Said to Back Off Independence Push, Will Seek Elections; Spanish Stocks Soar, Yields Tumble…
Yesterday Catalonia’s government was preparing to declare independence, as we discussed. Just hours after Puigdemont snubbed Madrid, canceling his visit to The Senate to discuss their imposition of Article 155, Catalan Deputy First Minister Oriol Junqueras told AP that the Spanish government had left Catalonia “no other option” but to proclaim a new republic. Mr. […]
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Xi’s Road Map to the Chinese Dream…
Now that President Xi Jinping has been duly elevated to the Chinese Communist Party pantheon in the rarified company of Mao Zedong Thought and Deng Xiaoping Theory, the world will have plenty of time to digest the meaning of “Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.” Xi himself, in his […]
UN Body Edited Inconvenient Data Out Of Its Landmark Pesticide Study…
The United Nations’ cancer agency edited contradictory data out of a high-profile study on whether a common pesticide ingredient caused cancer in humans, according to documents. The International Agency for Research on Cancer’s (IARC) 2015 study found that the chemical glyphosate most likely caused cancer in humans, setting off an international political and legal fight […]
“Czech Donald Trump” Wins Landslide Victory…
The election outcome, the result of popular discontent with established parties, is the latest in a recent wave of successes for European populists, including in Austria and Germany. The populist ascendancy highlights a shifting political landscape in Europe where runaway multiculturalism and political correctness, combined with a massive influx of unassimilable migrants from Africa, Asia […]
Germany: Full Censorship Now Official…
A new German law introducing state censorship on social media platforms came into effect on October 1, 2017. The new law requires social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, to censor their users on behalf of the German state. Social media companies are obliged to delete or block any online “criminal offenses” such […]
Italy’s 2 Richest Regions Claim Victory in Autonomy Votes…
The presidents of Italy’s wealthy northern regions of Veneto and Lombardy on Sunday claimed victory in autonomy referendums that seek to grab additional powers and tax revenue from Rome, riding a global tide of self-determination that has swamped Spain’s Catalonia region. The votes were nonbinding, but the leaders of the neighboring regions hope to leverage […]
Spain To Activate Article 155 Process, Suspending Catalonia Autonomy…
Spain announced it will trigger the so-called “nuclear option” of Article 155 under the Spanish Constitution, and move ahead with the process of suspending Catalan autonomy and the powers of the local government, after Regional President Carles Puigdemont for the second time in four days refused to comply with a Spanish ultimatum to clearly drop […]
Putin Says Russia Has ‘Caught Up with U.S. Missile Capabilities’ and Will Respond if America Quits Cold War Arms Treaty…
Russian President Vladimir Putin said today that Moscow has ‘caught up with US missile capabilities’ and will respond if America quits a landmark Cold War nuclear treaty. Speaking to international policy experts at the Valdai forum in Sochi, Putin said Russia will respond immediately and symmetrically if the United States quits the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear […]
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