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Bahrain Beefs Up Security as Israel Peace Deal Protests Enter Second Week – Photos, Video

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Manama made the surprise announcement that it would join the United Arab Emirates in normalising relations with Israel last Friday, as Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani met with US, UAE and Israeli officials in Washington for a formal treaty signing ceremony on Tuesday. … Read More >Bahrain Beefs Up Security as Israel Peace Deal Protests Enter Second Week – Photos, Video

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Ammunition Blast Hits Iraqi Military Base in Northern Saladin Province

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An ammunition explosion has stricken the Iraqi-based Majid al Tamimi military facility, formerly known as the Speicher operating base, in the northern province of Saladin, the Iraqi Security Media Cell, which provides official information on security incidents, said on Friday. … Read More >Ammunition Blast Hits Iraqi Military Base in Northern Saladin Province

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Head of UN Support Mission to Libya: Foreign interference fuelling ongoing war! (E923)

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On this episode of Going Underground, we firstly speak to the head of the UN Support Mission to Libya, Stephanie Turco Williams. She discusses the situation regarding the coronavirus pandemic in the country, which has been in turmoil since the killing of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, how foreign interference and arms coming in from abroad are fuelling the ongoing war in Libya … Read More >Head of UN Support Mission to Libya: Foreign interference fuelling ongoing war! (E923)

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US ignores ultimatum, China dispatches fighter jets over Taiwan (Full show)

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The US ban on TikTok and WeChat is set to take effect on Sunday, part of the increasing hostility between Washington and Beijing. US and Chinese forces alike are increasing their presence in the Pacific, and Republicans in Congress have introduced legislation to formally abolish Washington’s long-standing “One China” policy and grant diplomatic recognition to Taiwan. … Read More >US ignores ultimatum, China dispatches fighter jets over Taiwan (Full show)

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Federal Reserve must ‘thread a narrative needle’ as Covid-19 splits US into ‘two parallel economies’ – ex-Fed insider to Boom Bust

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The US Federal Reserve has announced that it can keep interest rates near zero for at least the next three years despite better than expected recovery of the US economy amid the coronavirus outbreak. … Read More >Federal Reserve must ‘thread a narrative needle’ as Covid-19 splits US into ‘two parallel economies’ – ex-Fed insider to Boom Bust

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Washington deploys armored vehicles to Syria & steps up air patrols after dust-up with Russian forces

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The Pentagon has sent a number of armored vehicles, radar systems and additional troops to Syria in a show of force, bolstering the US military presence in the country following a run-in with Russian forces last month. … Read More >Washington deploys armored vehicles to Syria & steps up air patrols after dust-up with Russian forces

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Good Bye, Lenin? 40% of Russians want Soviet founding father to be removed from Red Square mausoleum & finally buried

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A survey of Russians has revealed that two-fifths currently believe it is time for the body of Soviet revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin to be removed from display and put in the ground. … Read More >Good Bye, Lenin? 40% of Russians want Soviet founding father to be removed from Red Square mausoleum & finally buried