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Russia & China veto UN Security Council resolution on Syria truce that would’ve protected terrorists from ‘COMPLETE ANNIHILATION’

Posted on September 23, 2019By Editor

Russia and China have blocked a UN Security Council resolution on the truce in Syria’s Idlib province as it didn’t provide an exemption for military action against terrorist groups blacklisted by the UN itself. … Read More >Russia & China veto UN Security Council resolution on Syria truce that would’ve protected terrorists from ‘COMPLETE ANNIHILATION’

Shows

Three needs company? Alexey Khlebnikov, Middle East expert at the Russian International Affairs Council

Posted on September 19, 2019October 30, 2019By Editor

The Astana platform for mediation of the Syrian conflict has never been a ‘me three’ club, but over the last couple of months, disagreements between Russia, Turkey, and Iran have become so stark that the leaders don’t even try to conceal them. … Read More >Three needs company? Alexey Khlebnikov, Middle East expert at the Russian International Affairs Council

U.S. And Russia Battle It Out Over This Huge Iraqi Gas Field

Posted on September 18, 2019September 21, 2019By Editor

This supply-demand imbalance has resulted in Iraq’s being dependent on neighbouring Iran for a considerable amount of gas and electricity imports. … Read More >U.S. And Russia Battle It Out Over This Huge Iraqi Gas Field

Questions, Not Answers, Surround U.S. Push To War With Iran

Posted on September 18, 2019October 30, 2019By Editor

Cui Bono? (Who Benefits?) Because it certainly isn’t Iran. … Read More >Questions, Not Answers, Surround U.S. Push To War With Iran

Oil at $100 per barrel? Attack on Saudi refineries could shake oil market further

Posted on September 17, 2019September 27, 2019By Editor

The drone strike on key Saudi oil facilities could stoke already-flaring tensions in the Middle East, driving crude prices higher amid growing fears of supply shortages, market and industry experts believe. … Read More >Oil at $100 per barrel? Attack on Saudi refineries could shake oil market further

Shows

The News with Rick Sanchez -September 16, 2019 (20:00 ET)

Posted on September 17, 2019September 27, 2019By Editor

RT America’s Michele Greenstein (in for Rick Sanchez) brings context to the weekend’s attack on Saudi Arabia’s largest oil facility … Read More >The News with Rick Sanchez -September 16, 2019 (20:00 ET)

Journalism & Mass media

Netanyahu has resisted peace for 23 years, but the resistance movement gets stronger

Posted on September 16, 2019October 2, 2019By Editor

The occupation of Palestine is always at the center of Middle East turmoil, and it would seem the name which is associated with conflicts in the region for over 23 years is Benjamin Netanyahu. … Read More >Netanyahu has resisted peace for 23 years, but the resistance movement gets stronger

‘Thank you, Mr. President!’: Trump thanks himself for making US top energy producer

Posted on September 16, 2019September 29, 2019By Editor

In the wake of the Saudi refinery drone attacks, US President Donald Trump on Monday congratulated himself in a tweet for making the United States the biggest energy producer in the world. … Read More >‘Thank you, Mr. President!’: Trump thanks himself for making US top energy producer

Op-ed

Israel Cannot Rely on the US to Contain Iran – Researcher

Posted on September 15, 2019September 20, 2019By Editor

With just days left before the elections in Israel, the country’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a long meeting with President Vladimir Putin at the Russian leader’s Sochi residence. … Read More >Israel Cannot Rely on the US to Contain Iran – Researcher