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US sends humanitarian aid to Lebanon after Beirut explosion

The United States has sent humanitarian aid to Lebanon after the catastrophic explosion that decimated Beirut earlier last week. “We want to express the department’s sympathies in mourning the lives of so many lost in Lebanon on Tuesday. This is a horrific tragedy,” Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Rath Hoffman said during a Washington news conference. A […]

Beirut Explosion: More questions than answers as anger replaces shock

The massive explosion that rocked Beirut on August 4, has generated worldwide shock. The international community has responded and sent search and rescue teams and aid to the already suffering people of Lebanon.  For the average citizen of Beirut, the shock is now giving way to anger as the affected citizens ask how could the […]

Israeli jets blast Syrian targets after border incident

On late Monday night, Israeli aircraft pounded Syrian military targets. The strikes came in response to an attempted bombing attack that took place on Sunday night in the Golan Heights section of the Israeli border, Israeli military sources said. The Sunday attack was thwarted by Israeli special forces. In a rare acknowledgment of an airstrike […]

Israeli Special Operations team wipes out armed group

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) reported that it observed and killed an armed group of four people who approached the Israeli border fence with Syria and planted explosives. Maglan Special Forces troops had the group under surveillance. The SF operators opened fire with machineguns and called in an unidentified aircraft that fired a missile at […]

30 years ago Iraq invaded Kuwait and changed the Middle East forever

In the mid-summer of 1990, Saddam Hussein made a decision that changed the face of the Middle East and sealed the fate of Iraq and his own rule. In the early morning hours of August 2, 1990, Iraqi forces invaded Kuwait and in a lightning operation, quickly took over the country in just two days.  […]

3 rockets strike US-Iraqi Base, one Iraqi helicopter damaged

Three Katyusha rockets slammed into the joint U.S./Iraqi base at Taji on Monday night. No casualties were reported, although one Iraqi helicopter was damaged. It was the second rocket attack in the past three days against U.S-led coalition bases. On Friday, Katyusha rockets had hit the Besmaya base and caused material damage, but again, no […]

Israelis stop Hezbollah terror attack near Golan Heights

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) reported that they spotted and stopped a Hezbollah terrorist attack on Monday afternoon near Mount Dov, also known as Shebaa Farms. Shebaa Farms, which lies along the border with Lebanon, has been an area contested by Hezbollah for the past 20 years. The Hezbollah cell, which numbered three or five […]

What caused an US Air Force F-15 to buzz an Iranian airliner?

Several days ago, there were news reports that American F-15 Strike Eagle fighter aircraft flew close by an Iranian airliner. Videos from inside the Iranian plane also surfaced. The Iranian pilot sharply dropped the plane’s altitude, to reportedly avoid a collision with the F-15, causing a panic among the passengers, including a few minor injuries. […]

Iraqi TV shows clips of dead American soldiers & burned vehicles

An animated video, which is an obvious threat for the United States to get out of Iraq, was shown on al Etejah Television. The short 45-second video portrays American troops as occupiers and the fist of Kata’ib Hezbollah, wrapped in the Iraqi and Hezbollah flags, smashing American vehicles and tanks with the slogan, “expel the […]

The Middle Eastern influence on the world oil market

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), is an intergovernmental organization founded by Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Iran, and Venezuela. OPEC is considered to possess majority control of the world’s crude oil production and the most considerable influence on oil pricing. OPEC also sets production targets for each member country in an attempt to […]

Israeli Apaches strike Hezbollah targets within Syria

In escalating violence this week between Israel and Hezbollah, Israeli helicopter gunships hit Syrian positions in the southern part of Quneitra, on Friday night, after receiving mortar fire on Friday morning from the Syrian side of the Golan Heights.  The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that the targets included “observation positions and […]