The massive explosion occurred in Hebron Way, west Jerusalem, with police citing “a militant attack” as the probable cause of the blast. Multiple social media posts show smoke coming out of the burned-out bus, which is standing in the middle of the road. Initial reports indicated there were 20 casualties. Now Jerusalem Post reports 16 […]
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Israeli police fire tear gas at Palestinian primary school
Days of Palestine, West Bank -Israeli occupation police fired on Monday morning tens of tear gas canisters at Palestinian primary schools, witnesses said. According to the witnesses, tens of little Palestinian students suffered inhalation problems when the Israeli occupation police showered Al-Zahraa Primary School with tear gas canisters. Palestinian sources said that the school is […]
Commons Speaker John Bercow Gags MPs Revealing Ménage à Trois
House of Commons speaker John Bercow has banned Members of Parliament from using their Parliamentary privileges to reveal details of a “celebrity threesome” couple. An injunction was taken out by the ménage à trois to keep the details of the alleged infidelity secret. The Telegraph reports: The Telegraph reported today that an MP was planning […]
Indonesia Builds 12 Submarines to Address Ermerging Security Challenges
nsnbc : Indonesia aims at building 12 submarines, the first to be built in a Southeast Asian country. The infrastructure for the project will be launched in September. The decision to build the submarines come as Indonesia faces potential security threats from Australia over gas resources and as tensions about territorial disputes in the South […]
Putin on Panama Papers: ‘Info product’ aimed to destabilize Russia
“So here we’ve got some friend of the Russian president, he has done something, probably there is an aspect of corruption to it… But what aspect [exactly]? Well, there is none,” Putin said on Thursday, addressing a media forum in St. Petersburg. He also pointed out that he himself had not been mentioned in the […]
Treasure Hunters Dig For Nazi Gold Train In Poland
A train filled with looted Nazi gold is allegedly hidden in a secret tunnel in Poland. Treasure hunters are planning to resume their search for the train that was left behind by the Nazis at the end of World War 2 as they retreated back to Berlin in the face of an advancing Red Army. […]
Iran oil exports at highest level in years
Reports say Iran’s oil exports reached the highest level in 22 months in January almost immediately after the multiple year sanctions against the country were lifted. Figures provided by Bloomberg show that the country’s exports rose to 1.55 million barrels per day (bpd) in January. The figure was the highest since March 2014 and marked […]
Iran to use everything for defense, except WMDs: Commander
Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency on Sunday, Commander of Army Ground Force Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan underscored that the country’s Armed Forces will take advantage of every “defensive capacity” in the world to boost their power. The commander, however, noted that Iran will never resort to stuff that have been defined as red […]
Syrians have differing views on Truce
Syria’s ceasefire entered its third day on Monday with reports of scattered airstrikes and bombings, but overall the slowdown in fighting appears to be holding. A cessation of fighting in Syria that took effect on Saturday, regarded as the most successful effort yet to reduce the bloodshed in the five-year civil war, was part of […]
Iran ready to swap Azerbaijan’s oil: NIOC chief
TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (Shana) – Managing Director of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) Rokneddin Javadi said swapping Azerbaijan’s oil is on the agenda of the company. “In the MoU recently signed between NIOC and the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR), the two countries agreed to swap Azerbaijan’s oil across Iran’s territory,” he […]
The truth on Syria: Is there a crack in the dam?
One cannot help but noticing two rather interesting articles, by Steven Kinzer and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., published in mainstream media that just may indicate that the dam holding back the truth about the western-backed invasion of Syria by head-chopping, organ eating, sex slave trading jihadi “rebels” has sprung a few major leaks. Steven […]
A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Feb 21
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iran newspapers on Sunday and picked headlines from 23 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. Abrar: 10 nuclear meetings scheduled with Leader: Parliament Speaker High-profile Azeri delegation arrives in Tehran France’s Hollande warns of risk of […]
Fury in Seoul after Pyongyang calls S. Korea leader ‘crazy old b*tch’
“We express strong regret over… the North’s personal attacks that targeted our head of state with such base, vulgar language,” Seoul’s Unification Ministry, which oversees cross-border affairs, said in a statement, as quoted by AFP on Sunday. The latest headlines in the Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of North Korea’s ruling communist party, described 64-year-old […]
Endangered Species Friday: Dendrolagus dorianus | Cuddly Teddy Bear Facing Extinction.
Endangered Species Friday: Dendrolagus dorianus | Cuddly Teddy Bear Facing Extinction. Endangered Species Friday: Dendrolagus dorianus This Friday’s (Endangered Species Post) [E.S.P] I touch up on this rather unusual species of tree kangaroo that’s rarely mentioned within the world of conservationism. Furthermore I also wish to set the record straight about these wonderful and utterly […]
Turkey helps relocation of 400 mercenary-terrorists from Idlib to fight Kurdish in Aleppo
Syrian Free press (FNA)- Turkey has relocated hundreds of terrorists from Idlib province to Aleppo via its soil to block the Kurdish fighters’ rapid advances in Northern Aleppo province, media reports disclosed on Sunday. At least 400 militants have been transferred to Northern Aleppo to help the terrorists who are losing the ground to the […]
Turkish Shelling Is Direct Support To Terrorist Organizations. Syrian Foreign Ministry
Foreign and Expatriates Ministry voiced the government’s strong condemnation of Turkey’s repeated attacks on the Syrian people and its transgression into the Syrian territory. “Turkish artillery shelling of Syrian territory constitutes direct support to the armed terrorist organizations,” the Ministry told the UN Secretary General and the Security Council’s Chairman in two letters addressed to […]
Turkish Shelling Is Direct Support To Terrorist Organizations. Syrian Foreign Ministry
Foreign and Expatriates Ministry voiced the government’s strong condemnation of Turkey’s repeated attacks on the Syrian people and its transgression into the Syrian territory. “Turkish artillery shelling of Syrian territory constitutes direct support to the armed terrorist organizations,” the Ministry told the UN Secretary General and the Security Council’s Chairman in two letters addressed to […]
Iran, UN envoy discuss crisis in Syria
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura in a phone conversation on Sunday discussed the Syrian crisis and ways to resolve it. Amir Abdollahian reassured de Mistura that Tehran will continue its support for the world body’s efforts to hold Syrian-Syrian talks. “It is […]