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NATO is now ISIS’s Air Force

1 October 2016

American Professor/ Sr. Geopolitical Analyst As the saying goes, “In conflict, truth is the first casualty.” We have once again witnessed some dangerous geopolitical events taking place in the most engulfed part of the Middle East called Syria. I would like to start with the […]

MP Moussawi says Lebanon’s crisis must not be linked with regional conflicts

1 October 2016

Member of the Loyalty to the Resistance bloc MP Nawaf al-Moussawi urged Sunday all the political powers to work in order to save Lebanon from the current crisis,” stressing the need to break the connection between Lebanon’s crisis and the conflicts taking place in the […]

The United Nations Is Launching A Space Mission

1 October 2016

The U.N. is planning to launch its first space mission into orbit, packed with scientific experiments from countries that can’t afford their own space programs. It’s teaming up with the Sierra Nevada Corporation, which makes the Dream Chaser, a reuseable spacecraft that, when it returns […]

‘US Taxpayers Can No Longer Support Riyadh’s Security and Fight Its Wars’

1 October 2016

US taxpayers can no longer support Saudi Arabia and provide for the security of other Persian Gulf monarchies as they fight their wars, geostrategic analyst Mathew Maavak told Sputnik, adding that Riyadh’s influence in the Islamic world is waning. The academic suggested that a new […]

Saudi monarchy seeks return of $ 1.5 billion gift from Pakistan with mark up

1 October 2016

Saudi Arabia has demanded of the Pakistan government to return the US$ 1.5 billion that the Persian Gulf’s Arab monarchy had given to Pakistan as a “gift” in 2014. Now, Pakistan has to repay $2 billion with a mark up within 2 weeks. Pakistan finance […]

Bahrain FM Pays Tribute to Peres: ‘Man of War”

1 October 2016

Bahrain’s foreign minister paid tribute to ex-Israeli president Shimon Peres on Thursday, in a surprise statement that drew strong Arab criticism on social media. “Rest in Peace President Shimon Peres, a Man of War and a Man of the still elusive Peace in the Middle […]

Russia, Syria Geopolitics Frame Pope’s Caucasus Trip

1 October 2016

TBILISI — Pope Francis arrived Friday in Georgia for a weekend of religiously symbolic meetings with Catholics, Orthodox, Muslims and Jews. But geopolitical concerns, including the bloodshed in Syria and the lingering effects of Georgia’s 2008 war with Russia, might overshadow the trip. Francis was […]

Kuwaiti court acquits Shia cleric in a case of violating national unity

1 October 2016

Prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Hussein al-Maatouk, Secretary General of the Islamic Alliance has been absolved of charges of violating national unity and mosque charter. The Kuwaiti criminal court announced his acquittal on Wednesday. The Public Prosecution had wrongly accused renowned Shia leader Sheikh al-Maatouk of […]

Iraqi Shiite woman commands a unit against ISIS

1 October 2016

There are more than 21 different units of Shiite militia in the town of Shargat (north of Iraq) who are deployed across the town. Some of these units, particularly the special operations unit, are led by 39-year-old Wahida Muhammad. She’s known as the adventurous woman. […]

ISIS Governor Arrested Fleeing in Female Dresses

1 October 2016

A former ISIS terrorist appointed as governor was arrested while fleeing the liberated city of Sharqat dressed as women. Iraqi forces liberated the northern district from ISIS control last week and a hunt for terrorists is going on in the region. “The security forces, during […]

Syria slams US-led coalition for destroying two bridges

1 October 2016

Syria has slammed the US-led coalition purportedly fighting Daesh for destroying two bridges over Euphrates River in the eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr, where the same alliance recently killed 83 Syrian soldiers. The attacks “confirm the so-called international coalition’s intent to bomb and destroy Syrian […]

Russia says US inviting terrorists to attack its cities

1 October 2016

Russia has denounced US projection of possible attacks on Russian cities by terrorists fighting in Syria, saying the statement amounts to an invitation to terrorism. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was outraged on Thursday after US State Department spokesman John Kirby said terrorists in […]