Russia delivers S-300 missile system to Syria

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Russia’s defense minister confirms delivery of the long-range surface-to-air missile to Syrian army. Russia, a key ally of Syrian government, joined the seven-year war in 2015 [File: Alexei Nikolsky/Reuters] Russia has completed the delivery of an S-300 surface-to-air missile system to … Read More

U.S. Warns It Could ‘Take Out’ New Russian Missiles

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg addresses a press conference ahead of a NATO defence ministerial meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels on October 2, 2018. EMMANUEL DUNAND—AFP/Getty Images The U.S. warned that it could resort to strikes against a new … Read More

Israel Won’t Stop Ops in Syria Despite S-300 Delivery – Defense Minister

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On Tuesday, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu stated that Moscow had delivered 49 units of S-300 surface-to-air missile systems to Syria in order to enhance the security of Russian servicemen in the country. Speaking on Wednesday, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman … Read More

Analysis With Exports to Jordan and Egypt, Israel Becoming Key Player in Mideast Gas Market

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The days of Israel as an isolated energy market will soon be over, but obstacles remain. Pipes carrying liquefied natural gas on a tanker in the Mediterranean, 10 kilometers off the shore of Hadera, January 22, 2014\ Baz Ratner/ REUTERS … Read More

Analysis Merkel Wants to Talk High-tech in Israel, but Iran and Palestinians May Dampen Mood

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The German chancellor is in Israel hoping to improve economic ties between the two countries. But a Bedouin village and the Gaza Strip could cast a large shadow over proceedings this week. Merkel and the Netanyahus at their home, October … Read More

Death toll soars past 800 in Indonesian earthquake, tsunami

JAKARTA —  The death toll on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi from twin disasters, a major earthquake and the tsunami that followed, jumped to more than 800 on Sunday as rescue workers began to take stock of the wreckage — pulling … Read More

Heading for Re-union?

While both Korean leaders are leaving personal egos aside to keep the peace process on top, it looks that they have a cue of Vietnamese re-union, which suits to Korean Peace process It may emerge as the major political development … Read More

Right-wing Jewish movement hones in on Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque

Messianic Jews are looking to replace the mosque with a temple, in the fashion of an ancient tabernacle for animal sacrifices. Right-wing Jews in Al-Aqsa’s compound (Twitter\@GrassrootsJlem) Thousands of messianic Jews climbed the Haram al-Sharif in Jerusalem this week, hoping … Read More

Iran Denies Netanyahu’s ‘Ridiculous’ Secret Tehran Nuclear Facility Claims

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‘Time for Israel to fess up and open its illegal nuclear weapons program to international inspectors,’ says Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif at a meeting with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi during an ASEAN … Read More

Netanyahu uncovers 2nd Tehran atomic site

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed to the United Nations General Assembly that Israel has discovered a second hidden atomic site in Iran’s capital city of Tehran – before promising that whatever the Islamic Republic tries to hide, Israel will … Read More

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