Washington D.C. (GZ) – From her influential post at the Treasury Department, Sigal Mandelker has vowed to defend “our great partner, Israel” by sanctioning Iran. Her actions have resulted in FBI interrogations of US citizens who attended a conference in Iran and the likely liquidation of a bank that partneredContinue Reading
Riyadh (AM) – The Euro-Mediterranean for Human Rights Monitor urged the Saudi authorities to immediately reveal the fate of dozens of Palestinians who have been subjected to forced disappearance and release them unless convicted of any violation. The Geneva-based group said in a statement that it could not give anContinue Reading
Beirut (AHT) – Hezbollah is preparing to down an Israeli drone in the coming days, after leaving time for Israeli politicians and media to increase their criticism and attacks on Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu, accused of undermining Israel’s vital deterrence strategy in force since 1955. The Secretary-General of Hezbollah, SayyedContinue Reading
Damascus (GPA) – While Erdogan seeks to hold meetings with Putin and Rouhani in relation to Syria every two months, the Turkish occupants are actively pursuing a policy of assimilation of the Syrian cities captured during two interventions. This program of “Turkification” has already been underway for some time, such as onContinue Reading
Damascus (TSN) – The move was also a violation of the “territorial integrity” of Syria, said the Syrian foreign ministry statement, referring to attempts by the U.S.-backed Kurdish YPG militia to divide the country. Syria condemned Sunday joint U.S.-Turkish patrols in a border strip in the northeast of the country, saying itContinue Reading
Ankara (GPA) – After years of waiting for fair elections, the provinces of Diyarbakır, Mardin, and Van have been stripped of their voice as newly-elected Kurdish mayors are replaced by AKP lackeys (again). The Turkish Ministry of the Interior has recently removed 3 Kurdish mayors in the southeastern provinces of Diyarbakır, Mardin,Continue Reading
Sana’a (GPA) The Saudi coalition has carried out yet another terror attack in Yemen this weekend. In the early hours of Sunday morning before the sun rose, Saudi coalition warplanes attacked a prison in Yemen, killing over 100 prisoners and guards. US-backed Saudi warplanes targeted three prison facilities housing inmatesContinue Reading
Ankara (TM) – Five generals in the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) have submitted their resignations, including the commander and deputy commander of a mechanized division currently stationed in northern Syria’s Idlib province, according to several reports that appeared on Turkish online news outlets on Sunday. Maj. Gen. Ahmet Ercan Çorbacı, Brig. Gen.Continue Reading
Ankara (TM) – Approximately 124,000 civilians were displaced from the de-escalation zones in the northern Syrian city of Idlib during the Muslim holiday of Eid Al-Adha due to attacks by the regime and Russian forces, according to Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency. Anadolu’s cameras have spotted hundreds of vehicles heading from theContinue Reading
Tehran (TSN) – The Iranian oil tanker seized as a tool of confrontation between the Persian country and the West has finally left Gibraltar Sunday after the British territory rejected a request from the United States to pursue the detention. The Adrian Darya 1, formerly known as Grace 1, left anchorage off Gibraltar around 11:00 p.m. local time for an unclear destination, shipping data showed.Continue Reading