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Situation in Gaza approaches critical point

Situation in Gaza approaches critical point


Via: larry-hampton  •  World News  •  5 Comments  •  6 years ago

PA and Hamas fail to achieve reconciliation, meanwhile, unemployment in the strip approaches 50%, exports down sharply, electricity available only few hours a day, clean water hard to come by,...
Secret Alliance: Israel Carries Out Airstrikes in Egypt, With Cairo’s O.K.

Secret Alliance: Israel Carries Out Airstrikes in Egypt, With Cairo’s O.K.


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  3 Comments  •  6 years ago

The jihadists in Egypt’s Northern Sinai had killed hundreds of soldiers and police officers, pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, briefly seized a major town and begun setting up armed...
Britain Has Lost Its Bearings on Brexit

Britain Has Lost Its Bearings on Brexit


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  1 Comments  •  6 years ago

The leaked U.K. government forecasts of Brexit's impact on the economy discusses several scenarios, none of them favorable. But the scariest takeaway was that London still isn't clear on what...
Palestinian Blackmail: US Is Our Enemy

Palestinian Blackmail: US Is Our Enemy


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  14 Comments  •  6 years ago

Palestinian Blackmail: US Is Our Enemy by Bassam Tawil, Gatestone Institute, January 30, 2018 A Palestinian woman holds an assault rifle to the head of an effigy of US President Donald...
Oil Boom Gives the U.S. a New Edge in Energy and Diplomacy

Oil Boom Gives the U.S. a New Edge in Energy and Diplomacy


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  1 Comments  •  6 years ago

A substantial rise in oil prices in recent months has led to a resurgence in American oil production, enabling the country to challenge the dominance of Saudi Arabia and dampen price pressures...
Palestinians buy $50 million private jet for Abbas

Palestinians buy $50 million private jet for Abbas


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  53 Comments  •  6 years ago

Palestinians buy $50 million private jet for Abbas While slamming the US decision to cut aid to the Palestinians, the PA has purchased a private jet for Abbas. PA President Mahmoud...
The customs union could save Britain. Labour should support staying in

The customs union could save Britain. Labour should support staying in


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  9 Comments  •  6 years ago

Remaining in the customs union post-Brexit is vital to our manufacturing sector. Labour must change tack on it, and the single market, now. Never have we seen such a massive gulf between...
Saudi Camel Beauty Contest Rocked By Botox Allegations

Saudi Camel Beauty Contest Rocked By Botox Allegations


Via: johnrussell  •  World News  •  7 Comments  •  6 years ago

Saudi Camel Beauty Contest Rocked By Botox Allegations yesterday JONATHAN TURLEY Star the article Mark as unread Scandal has rocked Saudi beauty competition with...
German Nurse Caused Cardiac Crises In Over 90 Patients Because He Enjoyed The Feeling He Got If He Was Able To Resuscitate Them

German Nurse Caused Cardiac Crises In Over 90 Patients Because He Enjoyed The Feeling He Got If He Was Able To Resuscitate Them


Via: johnrussell  •  World News  •  1 Comments  •  6 years ago

BERLIN — A German nurse who is already serving a life sentence for two murders has been charged with killing 97 more patients over several years at two hospitals in northwestern Germany,...
Tillerson says the State Department is “ready” for the government shutdown. It’s not.

Tillerson says the State Department is “ready” for the government shutdown. It’s not.


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  2 Comments  •  6 years ago

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said his department is “ready” if the government shutters Friday at midnight, but his own employees have no clue what will happen, what it might mean for them —...
The Palestinian Terror Party: Celebrating Murder

The Palestinian Terror Party: Celebrating Murder


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  17 Comments  •  6 years ago

The Palestinian Terror Party: Celebrating Murder by Bassam Tawil , Gatestone Institute, January 13, 2018 What do the Palestinians think about the murder of a young rabbi and father of...
Big News From China: Its Implosion Didn't Happen

Big News From China: Its Implosion Didn't Happen


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  6 Comments  •  6 years ago

Somehow the nation once seen as a major swing factor has become the rock on which global growth depends. China's economic performance is all about what hasn't happened. That's huge. The...
Palestinians: Abbas's Big Bluff - Again

Palestinians: Abbas's Big Bluff - Again


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  2 Comments  •  6 years ago

Palestinians: Abbas's Big Bluff - Again Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during at the UN General Assembly in New York, September 20, 2017. (Photo by Kevin Hagen/Getty...
Leader of German Social Democrats' youth wing could be Merkel's nemesis

Leader of German Social Democrats' youth wing could be Merkel's nemesis


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  1 Comments  •  6 years ago

On the face of it, a fresh-faced, hoodie-wearing 28-year-old is an unlikely threat to the leader of Germany's Social Democrats (SPD), let alone to conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel. Yet...
Eurozone two-fer from Bloomberg

Eurozone two-fer from Bloomberg


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  3 Comments  •  6 years ago

German Support Unlocks Euro-Zone Change by Ferdinando Giugliano How to Fix the Euro Zone Without Setting Off Alarms by Leonid Bershidsky §      §      § German Support...
Israel Reunites Palestinian Girl with Mother After Father Abandons Her

Israel Reunites Palestinian Girl with Mother After Father Abandons Her


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  7 Comments  •  6 years ago

Israel Reunites Palestinian Girl with Mother After Father Abandons Her An Israeli policewoman with the abandoned Palestinian girl. (Israel police) Thanks to Israel’s caring...
Netanyahu: Abbas Finally Shows His True Colors

Netanyahu: Abbas Finally Shows His True Colors


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  3 Comments  •  6 years ago

Netanyahu: Abbas Finally Shows His True Colors Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas (AP/Majdi Mohammed,l) Israeli leaders criticized Abbas for his vitriolic speech calling Israel a...
Israel Surges Ahead, Arab World Stuck in the Past

Israel Surges Ahead, Arab World Stuck in the Past


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  1 Comments  •  6 years ago

Israel Surges Ahead, Arab World Stuck in the Past Against all odds, tiny Israel has established itself as a thriving first-world island surrounded by a decaying and failed Muslim Arab...
The Guardian view on UK defence strategy: Britain’s priorities must be European

The Guardian view on UK defence strategy: Britain’s priorities must be European


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  1 Comments  •  6 years ago

Whether Brexit happens or whether it does not, one thing will not change. Britain will need a defence strategy for the future that better reflects its real place in the world. Geographically,...
UK government's Brexit impact assessment 'shameful' says Sturgeon

UK government's Brexit impact assessment 'shameful' says Sturgeon


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  19 Comments  •  6 years ago

Nicola Sturgeon has described as “shameful” Westminster’s failure to consider the impact of Brexit on the economy, as her own government prepares to publish a “clear-eyed, hard-headed” analysis...
Cursed are the cheesemakers: Spain and Mexico locked in manchego dispute

Cursed are the cheesemakers: Spain and Mexico locked in manchego dispute


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  1 Comments  •  6 years ago

Mexican government leans away from Trump and seeks to update 2000 EU deal but fierce fight over naming rights shows no sign of ending soon One is a revered sheep’s milk cheese, as Spanish as...
Iran rejects Trump’s demand for changes to nuclear deal

Iran rejects Trump’s demand for changes to nuclear deal


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  1 Comments  •  6 years ago

Iran rejects Trump’s demand for changes to nuclear deal Trump waives Iran sanctions, giving nuke deal “last chance” to fix its flaws; Iran rejects demand for change. By AP, January 13,...
Europe Has Completely Turned the Tables on Brexit

Europe Has Completely Turned the Tables on Brexit


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  11 Comments  •  6 years ago

Britain is paying for threatening to walk away from the EU without a deal. The U.K.'s obvious turnabout on the desirability of a no-deal exit from the European Union shows how completely the...
Latin American human rights court urges same-sex marriage legalization

Latin American human rights court urges same-sex marriage legalization


Via: gordy327  •  World News  •  1 Comments  •  6 years ago

From NBCNEWS : A Latin American human rights court said on Tuesday that countries in the region should legalize same-sex unions, endorsing a growing push for marriage equality despite...
Hamas leader shot [himself], in critical condition

Hamas leader shot [himself], in critical condition


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  2 Comments  •  6 years ago

Hamas leader shot [himself], in critical condition Hamas leader Imad Al Alami. (Arab media) Mystery shrouds the incident in which Hamas leader Imad Al-Alami was critically wounded....
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