Fighting corruption should be Lebanon’s priority, Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah said Monday, saying the party was ready to cooperate with the judiciary in cases involving its members. “If there is any case related to a Hezbollah official, I urge you to start with us, and I guarantee Hezbollah’s respect,” ... Read More »
Zionist Occupation Escalates, Targets Islamic Jihad Official in Gaza
Israeli occupation targeted Islamic Jihad Palestinian resistance officials in two separate attacks early Tuesday morning, killing a commander in Gaza and an official’s son in Syria. Islamic Jihad said the commander, Baha Abu al-Atta, as well as his wife were martyred in the attack in Gaza, which the Israeli military ... Read More »
Iran finds new oilfield with 50 billion barrels, president says
Discovery follows tense summer of mysterious attacks on oil tankers and Saudi oil facilities that US blamed on Iran Iran has discovered a new oil field in the country’s south with an estimated 50 billion barrels of crude oil, its president said. The find could boost the country’s proven reserves ... Read More »
Scientists find which exoplanets could host alien life with pioneering ‘3D chemistry’ experiment
Scientists have found which planets could be home to alien life – and which are probably not – as part of a pioneering new study. The new research aims to help narrow down the worlds that astronomers must comb through as they attempt to find extraterrestrial life. Scientists already know ... Read More »
2 martyred, 10 injured in hostile attack with missiles on residential building in Mezza, Damascus
Two civilians were martyred and ten others were injured on Tuesday due to the hostile targeting of a residential building in Mezza area in Damascus. A military source said that at 04:14 of Tuesday dawn, November 12, 2019, Israeli warplanes flying over the occupied Galilee fired three missiles towards Damascus ... Read More »
Central Bank Governor Reassures the Lebanese: We Have Taken Measures to Protect Depositors from Any Losses
Lebanese Central Bank Governor, Riad Salameh, pledged Monday that BDL’s (Banque du Liban) main objective is to protect depositors and deposits, underlining that “this is a basic and final matter, and we have taken the necessary procedures so that there will be no losses borne by depositors.” Addressing the Lebanese ... Read More »
Tuesday’s legislative session postponed for security reasons
Speaker Berri announced the decision during a televised news conference on Monday Speaker Nabih Berri announced Monday that the parliamentary session, planned for Tuesday, has been postponed until the 19th for security reasons. The agenda for the meeting, however, will remain unchanged. On a televised TV interview .. he ... Read More »
How big tech is dragging us towards the next financial crash
Like the big banks, big tech uses its lobbying muscle to avoid regulation, and thinks it should play by different rules. And like the banks, it could be about to wreak financial havoc on us all. By Rana Foroohar In every major economic downturn in US history, the ‘villains’ have ... Read More »
Sky-high selfies: Japan warns US over ‘outrageous’ antics of military pilots
Marine corps pilots took photos and read books while flying, according to a US military investigation Japan’s defence ministry is to call on US forces based in the country to ensure the safety of their aircraft after pilots from a marine corps unit involved in a deadly crash last ... Read More »
Russia deploys military helicopters to patrol Syria-Turkey border
Russia has deployed military helicopters to patrol an area near Syria’s border with Turkey in order to help protect Russia military police working on the ground, the Interfax news agency said on Friday. Turkish and Russian forces are holding joint patrols in northeastern Syria to monitor an agreement struck by ... Read More »