Jared Kushner, son-in-law and senior adviser to President Donald Trump, will travel to the Middle East this week to meet with Israeli and Palestinian leaders about a potential peace deal. The trip was first reported by the Wall Street Journal, and later confirmed by other outlets including CNN and the Washington Post. Kushner is set […]
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The Long-Term Cost of Saudi Succession Shake-Up…
The abrupt shake-up that made Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman heir to his father’s throne gives the 31-year-old extraordinary powers to push through his vision to wean the economy off oil and exert his influence in regional conflicts. Prince Mohammed replaced his elder cousin as crown prince, removing any doubt of how succession plans will […]
Fresh Terror in Brussels: Suspect Blows Himself Up at City’s Central Station…
A suspected suicide bomber who allegedly shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ and triggered an explosive vest at Brussels Central Station has been gunned down and killed by soldiers. Shots rang out soon after 9pm as police and soldiers moved in ‘to neutralise a suspect who was threatening civilians,’ in what is being considered a terrorist incident. Initial […]
Yemen Cholera Death Toll Nears 1,000…
The death toll from a cholera outbreak is approaching 1,000 in Yemen, a war-devastated and impoverished country where “humanity is losing out to politics,” a senior U.N. official said Thursday. “Time is running out to save people who are being killed or being starved and now you have cholera as well adding to that complication,” […]
Britain Just Caved Into a Major EU Demand on First Day of Brexit Talks…
Britain caved in to the EU on the opening day of the Brexit talks, when it agreed to settle its “divorce” before trying to negotiate a future trade deal. In a major defeat, Brexit Secretary David Davis was forced to drop his central demand for the two strands of the negotiations to be staged in […]
“Europe’s energy supply is a matter for Europe, and not for the United States of America”…
Germany and Austria on Thursday hit back at proposed U.S. sanctions that would threaten European companies participating in the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project, accusing the U.S. of politicizing its economic interest in selling natural gas to Europe. “Europe’s energy supply is a matter for Europe, and not for the United States of America,” Germany’s […]
Why Greece Is Germany’s ‘De Facto Colony’…
For days, the Greek leader has been working the phones, trying to secure the best possible terms for his country as it enters the last mile of its seemingly endless cycle of bailouts. So far, his efforts have won him more mockery than respect — especially in Germany. “He keeps calling the whole time, and […]
Planning Documents for Tower in Fatal Fire Omitted Safety Barriers…
Planning documents detailing the refurbishment of a residential tower block in West London where at least 12 people died in a fire on Wednesday did not refer to a type of fire barrier that building safety experts said should be used when high rise blocks are being re-clad. The local authority which owns Grenfell Tower […]
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Putin Offers Political Asylum to Comey…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday offered to give political asylum to former FBI Director James Comey, poking at tensions between Comey and President Trump. “If Comey will be under the threat of political persecution, we are ready to accept him here,” Putin said at a press conference, according to Russian state media outlet TASS…
Czech Republic Joins Poland, Hungary and Slovakia in Refusing Merkel’s Economic Migrants…
The Czech Republic has joined its Central European neighbors in officially announcing a withdrawal from the European Union’s 2015 migrant resettlement program. After much criticism of the scheme, which seeks to resettle an initial 160,000 migrants from Italy and Greece across EU member states, the Czechs have finally withdrawn citing concerns over security and the […]
Manchester Attack: Bomber Abedi ‘Built Device Alone at Flat’. All 22 People Arrested Have Been Released…
Manchester bomber Salman Abedi was likely to have built the device that killed 22 people alone at his flat, police have said. Officers said there was now a “deep understanding” of Abedi’s movements in the weeks leading up to the attack. The head of counter terrorism said it was “less clear” whether he had obtained […]
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German NGO Seeks Arrest Warrant for Trump’s Deputy CIA Director…
The Berlin-based European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) has called on German federal prosecutors to issue an arrest warrant against Gina Haspel, the deputy director of the CIA, who was appointed on February 2. The ECCHR first pressed charges against unknown CIA operatives in December 2014, after the US Senate Select Committee published […]
North Korea Fires What Appeared to Be Land-to-Ship Missiles…
North Korea fired what appeared to be multiple land-to-ship missiles off its east coast on Thursday, South Korea’s military said, the latest in a fast-paced series of missile tests defying world pressure and threats of more sanctions. The launches comes less than a week after the United Nations Security Council passed fresh sanctions on the […]
‘Saudi desire to rule over region will never come true’…
Addressing the regional issues in an interview on Tuesday, Amir-Abdollahian said the formation of Arab NATO is more like a political joke. Explaining the causes of the recent tensions in Qatar-Saudi Arabia ties, he said the two countries have had territorial, border, legal and political disputes for years to the extent that last year, at […]
The Saudis Demand Total Surrender But Qatar Will Not Fold…
Many people believe that Qatar will soon give in to recent Saudi demands and threats. I first though so too but have changed my opinion. Qatar will likely hold out way longer than anyone assumes and fight more intensive and much longer than foreseen. The Saudi “young leader” has now given Qatar 24 hours to […]
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Iran’s Parliament Siege Over: 14 Dead, 39 Wounded in Tehran, 4 Attackers Killed…
Iran’s parliament and mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini in Tehran were hit in near-simultaneous attacks that have reportedly killed at least seven people, says local media. Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency says the siege at parliament is over and that four attackers have been killed. Gunmen and suicide bombers attacked parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah […]
‘Global Warming’ Is a Myth, Say 58 Scientific Papers in 2017…
“Global warming” is a myth — so say 80 graphs from 58 peer-reviewed scientific papers published in 2017. In other words, the so-called “Consensus” on global warming is a massive lie. And Donald Trump was quite right to quit the Paris agreement which pretended that the massive lie was true. By “global warming” these papers […]
“The GCC States Led By Saudi Arabia Will Collapse Into Oblivion”…
Emboldened by U.S. backing Saudi Arabia launched a campaign to finally subjugate Qatar into client state status. The plan has now reached a high point. A few hours ago Bahrain, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia severed all ties with Qatar. All sea- and airspace have been closed for Qatari traffic and the […]
The Qatar Spat Exposes Britain’s Game of Thrones in the Gulf by Paul Mason…
Great. Just what we need. Our self-styled key ally in the so-called war on terror – Saudi Arabia – just closed the airspace, land and sea borders with our other ally, Qatar, accusing it of supporting Isis. What’s that about? Well, like almost everything in the region, it is about the strategic duplicity of the […]
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