Russia’s military helped Israel recover from Syria the remains of an Israeli soldier missing since the 1982 war in Lebanon, President Vladimir Putin says. The body of US-born tank commander Sergeant First Class Zachary Baumel was flown back to Israel a few days ago. He was one of three soldiers still listed as missing in action since the Battle of… Read more »
A good way to analyze a political system or idea is to take them to their logical conclusions. Granted, every system will eventually run into problems given the flawed nature of man, yet some do so quicker than others. This level of analysis can certainly be applied to macro systems such as capitalism and communism. Yet, within the spectrum of… Read more »
Haaretz reports, ” A new poll published by Israel’s Channel 13 Tuesday night predicted that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party would overtake his rival Benny Gantz’s Kahol Lavan. According to the poll, Likud would get 29 Knesset seats if elections were held today, whereas the political alliance headed by Gantz would get 28 seats. Another surprise revealed by the poll was… Read more »
Ouest-France reports, “Les dirigeants libanais sont parvenus à un accord sur la formation d’un gouvernement après neuf mois de difficiles tractations, a-t-on appris ce jeudi 31 janvier de plusieurs sources politiques. Ce sera le troisième gouvernement dirigé par Saad Hariri, qui s’est engagé à mener des réformes économiques destinées à assainir les finances publiques et à débloquer des fonds pour relancer… Read more »
Voice of America reports, “In an exclusive interview with the Voice of America’s Kurdish Service, Mohammed al-Halbousi, Iraq’s speaker of the Council of Representatives, said support of the U.S.-led coalition to ensure a lasting defeat of Islamic State (IS) is crucial as Iraq continues its efforts against the group’s insurgency activities. Discussing whether neighboring Iran can meddle in Iraqi politics… Read more »
The Libya Observer reports, “The military media office of the self-styled army in eastern Libya, which is under the command of Khalifa Haftar, has announced that the forces have started advancing on western Libyan cities and districts in order to “purge the remaining terrorist groups in the region.” The media office published a video on Wednesday showing a convoy of… Read more »
The United States government has just agreed to sell Saudi Arabia Nuclear Power plant technology according to a leaked document. The document included several signatures by Energy Department secretary Rick Perry. There is also word that the Saudi Arabia will be constructing two power plants as part of this nuclear deal. The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)… Read more »
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/yemen-war-ceasefire-stockholm-agreement-death-toll-a8828866.html The much publicised Stockholm agreement, which was supposed to pave the way to end the carnage of the Yemen war, has had such little effect that the number of civilian casualties has actually gone up significantly in some parts of the country since the deal was signed three months ago. The much publicised Stockholm agreement, which was supposed to pave the way… Read more »
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/saudi-arabia-uk-arms-deals-ban-westminster-opposition-snp-labour-lib-dems-plaid-cymru-greens-a8839156.html Five opposition parties published a letter on Monday condemning the UK’s continued arms trade with the “murderous regime” of Saudi Arabia and calling the government complicit in Yemen’s devastation. The letter, published in full by The Independent, is signed by leaders of the Labour Party, SNP, Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru and the Green Party’s lone MP. The UN special envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, is expected in London this week to discuss the redeployment of forces and… Read more »
Four children have been killed in a Saudi-led coalition airstrike on a remote hospital in Yemen, according to Save the Children. Three others were killed during the attack on Tuesday, and at least eight others were wounded after the missile struck a petrol station near the entrance of the rural hospital, around 100km from Saada in the country’s northwest, the charity said. Two adults remain… Read more »