Month: January 2020

Categories Middle East

Iraqis capture ISIS mufti so obese a TRUCK has to take him into custody, sparking slew of Twitter memes

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A top ISIS leader dubbed ‘Jabba the Hutt’ has been captured in Mosul – but proved so obese that removing him from his bolthole required the assistance of a truck, drawing a deluge of memes and jokes at his expense on social media. … Read More >Iraqis capture ISIS mufti so obese a TRUCK has to take him into custody, sparking slew of Twitter memes

Categories Asia & Pacific

Mixed signals? Beijing says it closely monitored US warship sent to Taiwan Strait after US & China inked trade deal

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China has claimed that it kept a close eye on a US Navy vessel that sailed through the Taiwan Strait. The naval maneuver occurred shortly after Beijing and Washington agreed to ‘phase one’ of a trade deal. … Read More >Mixed signals? Beijing says it closely monitored US warship sent to Taiwan Strait after US & China inked trade deal

Categories Middle East

Retired Mossad Agent Reveals Story of Israel’s ‘Greatest Spy’ at Top of Egyptian Establishment

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Although Ashraf Marwan, known as one of Israeli intelligence’s valuable assets under the code name “Angel”, died under suspicious circumstances in London years ago, speculations about his work continue, including allegations that he was a double agent. The control who ran him for decades is now shedding light on his story. … Read More >Retired Mossad Agent Reveals Story of Israel’s ‘Greatest Spy’ at Top of Egyptian Establishment

Categories Middle East

Barring Miracles, Netanyahu Could be Put on Trial, But That’s Not the End – Israeli Blogger

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new election bid is hanging in the balance as Kahol Lavan and Yisrael Beiteinu are pushing ahead with convening a panel to decide the fate of the prime minister’s immunity request. … Read More >Barring Miracles, Netanyahu Could be Put on Trial, But That’s Not the End – Israeli Blogger

Categories Op-ed

Why There Seems to Be No Sense in Trump’s Proposal to Turn NATO Into NATO-ME

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On 8 January, Donald Trump announced that he would ask NATO to increase its involvement in “the Middle East process” during his address to the nation. International observers have weighed up whether Trump’s “NATO-ME” initiative is what the region and the bloc really need. … Read More >Why There Seems to Be No Sense in Trump’s Proposal to Turn NATO Into NATO-ME

Categories Shows

The truth about what’s happening in the Middle East with Rania Khalek

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Rania Khalek comes on to explain what’s happening at the moment in Iraq and Iran. She’s a journalist based in Lebanon, whose work is focused on the Middle East. Lee and Khalek review the action from the last week and she fills in the details that haven’t been widely published by media in the US … Read More >The truth about what’s happening in the Middle East with Rania Khalek