Iraq wants to barter food for desperately needed Iranian gas supplies – report
November 16, 2018 at 02:59 PM
Baghdad is looking for approval from Washington to import Iranian gas and energy supplies in exchange for food items, according to two Iraqi government officials as quoted by Reuters. Read More »
Fruitful thaw: S. Korean planes carry 200 tons of tangerines north in return for pricy mushrooms
November 13, 2018 at 02:21 PM
Seoul has returned the favor after receiving a gift of pine mushrooms from Pyongyang, sending 20,000 boxes of rare tangerines north in the biggest cross-border shipment of goods in almost a decade. Read More »
Saudi Arabia targets Palestinians in Israel with latest Mecca ban
November 09, 2018 at 03:10 PM
Saudi Arabia has banned Palestinians and Israeli Muslims from entering the country with temporary passports, ending their chance to make the pilgrimage to Islam’s holiest site, Mecca. Read More »
UK Set to Open Major Permanent Base in Middle East – Reports
November 07, 2018 at 04:12 PM
British Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson made the announcement after joining over 5,500 British troops in Oman in their largest war games exercise in nearly two decades. Read More »
Putin Will 'Certainly' Meet With Trump in Paris - Kremlin
November 07, 2018 at 04:09 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he probably will not sit down for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin when both leaders are in France this weekend for the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One. Read More »
French President Emmanuel Macron Proposes Creation of 'Real European Army'
November 07, 2018 at 10:24 AM
French President Emmanuel Macron gave a candid interview to the French radio Europe 1, in which he spoke about school violence, European elections, and the EU's military policy. Read More »
State Dept Urges Saudi Coalition to End Strikes in Yemen's Populated Areas
November 02, 2018 at 01:09 PM
The US State Department has called for an end to the strikes of the Saudi-led coalition in all populated areas of Yemen. Read More »
Japan Set to Build Military Base in East China Sea to 'Deter Beijing' – Report
October 31, 2018 at 02:09 PM
Tokyo and Beijing have long been involved in a territorial dispute over the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea which are referred to by China as the Diaoyu Islands and which are located next to important shipping routes, as well as potentially large oil and gas fields. Read More »
Yes, Russia is getting ready for war – in case US attacks, diplomat tells UN
October 30, 2018 at 02:02 PM
A Russian diplomat has both confirmed and denied what US war hawks have been calling out. Moscow is indeed preparing for war, he said – just in case the US starts one. Read More »
US could be at war with China in just 15 yrs, warns ex-US army chief in Europe
October 26, 2018 at 02:46 PM
The former commander of the US Army in Europe has issued a sobering assessment of the deteriorating state of US-Chinese relations, predicting that it’s very likely the two nations will be at war in fifteen years. Read More »
