Sputnik – May 30, 2019 Should the US prolong its military use of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa, it could see civil unrest in the region, Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki recently wrote in a letter to US officials. “If the US continues to use [MCAS Futenma], it may give rise […]
Head of Political Office of the Taliban Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanakzai (L) and member of Political Office of Taliban Shahabuddin Delawar (R) in Moscow, May 28, 2019. © Reuters / Mikhail Antonov RT | May 28, 2019 Senior Taliban officials including the group’s top political advisor met with Afghan political figures in Moscow on Tuesday, […]
Palestine Chronicle | May 27, 2019 Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the State of Palestine, Guo Wei, said that his country will not take part in the US-led ‘Peace to Prosperity’ conference, scheduled on June 25-26 in Bahrain’s capital, Manama. In a meeting with Nabil Shaath, advisor to President Mahmoud Abbas for […]
Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah Sara Taha Moughnieh | Al-Manar | May 26, 2019 Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah delivered a speech Saturday 25th of May on the anniversary of Resistance and Liberation day. Sayyed Nasrallah tackled regional and internal files including the upcoming Bahrain Summit, localizing the Palestinians in Lebanon, strength of the resistance axis, […]
RT | May 22, 2019 The United Nations has ordered Britain to give up sovereignty over a series of tropical islands in the Indian Ocean, home to a key military base. The decision was approved by a supermajority of member states. Wednesday’s resolution called on the UK to cede control of the Chagos Islands, which […]
Turkish army pullout will bring peace to Northern Syria By Firas Samuri | Aletho News | May 22, 2019 In mid-January 2018, the Turkish General Staff announced the beginning of Olive Branch Operation. The goal was to oust the Kurds from the outskirts of Afrin, as well as to create a buffer zone along the […]
Press TV – May 20, 2019 Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh says his government has not been consulted about an economic conference that the United States will hold in Bahrain next month. The White House announced on Sunday that the first part of President Donald Trump’s so-called “peace plan,” which is spearheaded by his son-in-law […]
Political interests drive tourism plan that would blight historic city’s skyline and bypass Palestinians By Jonathan Cook • The National • May 14, 2019 East Jerusalem has received new impetus from the rise of the Israeli far right and Washington’s decision to move its embassy to the city. But if completed, critics say, the long-running […]
Press TV – May 6, 2019 The Taliban militant group says peace talks with the US — which have been underway in Qatar for months — have stalled over the key issue of a timetable for American and other foreign troops to pull out of Afghanistan, a longtime Taliban demand. A Taliban political spokesman, Suhail […]
Press TV – April 30, 2019 Jordanian King Abdullah II has ordered a review of his country’s multi-billion-dollar deal to import natural gas from the Israeli-occupied territories. The London-based and Arabic-language Asharq al-Awsat newspaper, citing senior Jordanian political sources, reported that the king made the decision “in a technical report that examines Jordan’s interests from […]
