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Israel’s Prosecution Asks Court to Deny Netanyahu’s Request to Skip Trial Hearing

Posted on May 20, 2020May 20, 2020By Editor

A day prior, Netanyahu’s defence team requested the court to absolve the prime minister from attending, arguing that his presence would complicate social distancing measures. … Read More >Israel’s Prosecution Asks Court to Deny Netanyahu’s Request to Skip Trial Hearing

Map That Changed Middle East: Sykes-Picot Deal and Century of Resentment

Posted on May 20, 2020May 20, 2020By Editor

It has been 104 years since the ratification of the Sykes-Picot agreement, a pact that divided the Middle East between the victorious allies of the First World War after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. … Read More >Map That Changed Middle East: Sykes-Picot Deal and Century of Resentment

Syria Seizes Stock of Terrorist Weapons, Including US-Made TOW and LAW Missiles – Photos

Posted on May 20, 2020May 20, 2020By Editor

Local authorities found another major stock of arms and ammunition, including US-made TOW anti-tank missiles, in southern Syria on Tuesday, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) has reported. … Read More >Syria Seizes Stock of Terrorist Weapons, Including US-Made TOW and LAW Missiles – Photos

Venezuela Plans to Appeal to The Hague Over US Effort to Halt Oil Trade With Other Countries

Posted on May 20, 2020May 20, 2020By Editor

Venezuela considers US efforts to impede the trade of its oil a violation of international law, and will appeal to the ICC in The Hague, Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza announced on Tuesday. … Read More >Venezuela Plans to Appeal to The Hague Over US Effort to Halt Oil Trade With Other Countries

AT&T Shuts Down Venezuela Operations ‘Effective Immediately’ Amid Sanctions Spat

Posted on May 20, 2020May 20, 2020By Editor

AT&T has shut down its DIRECTV Latin America PayTV operations in Venezuela “effective immediately,” the Dallas, Texas-based company said in a statement on Tuesday. … Read More >AT&T Shuts Down Venezuela Operations ‘Effective Immediately’ Amid Sanctions Spat

Health

China Scientists Tout New Drug as Able to Potentially Stop COVID-19 Pandemic ‘Without Vaccine’

Posted on May 20, 2020May 20, 2020By Editor

The COVID-19 outbreak first emerged in China’s Hubei province in late 2019, before spreading across the world to become a pandemic and triggering an international race against time to develop treatments and vaccines. … Read More >China Scientists Tout New Drug as Able to Potentially Stop COVID-19 Pandemic ‘Without Vaccine’

Intel Docs Explain Timing of Ben-Gurion’s Decision to Declare Israel’s Independence, Author Says

Posted on May 17, 2020May 17, 2020By Editor

Haaretz contributor Meir Zamir argues that Israel’s first Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion decided to declare the establishment of the Jewish state in May 1948 even though he knew that the move could directly result in a war with the Arab countries. … Read More >Intel Docs Explain Timing of Ben-Gurion’s Decision to Declare Israel’s Independence, Author Says

Cutting Losses in Afghanistan: Ongoing Attacks Throw Trump-Taliban Pact Into Doubt

Posted on May 17, 2020May 17, 2020By Editor

After invading in 2011 to depose the Taliban government and pursue its Al-Qaeda allies, the US now finds itself negotiating for peace with those same men, and largely in the absence of serious results. … Read More >Cutting Losses in Afghanistan: Ongoing Attacks Throw Trump-Taliban Pact Into Doubt

Israeli Extension of Sovereignty Over W Bank Areas May Prompt ‘Massive Conflict’, Jordan’s King Says

Posted on May 17, 2020May 17, 2020By Editor

On 20 April, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main political rival, Benny Gantz, clinched a coalition agreement empowering the Jewish state to start the de-facto extension of sovereignty over some West Bank territories … Read More >Israeli Extension of Sovereignty Over W Bank Areas May Prompt ‘Massive Conflict’, Jordan’s King Says

Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin Reveals How Moscow Created Unique High-Tech Weapons

Posted on May 17, 2020May 17, 2020By Editor

During his address to the Federal Assembly, the president showcased the country’s new strategic weapons, including the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, unmanned underwater vehicles and the Kinzhal air-launched hypersonic cruise missile. … Read More >Russian President Vladimir Putin Reveals How Moscow Created Unique High-Tech Weapons