Report: Iran Builds Another Permanent Base in Syria

posted in: Middle East, News

IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER’S WEBSITE/AFP HO State sponsor of terrorism Iran has reportedly erected another permanent base in Syria capable of bombing Israel, considered Tehran’s public enemy number one, according to Fox News, citing Western intelligence sources and satellite images. Last … Read More

UN Warns More People Would Die from Starvation in Syria

Mark Lowcock, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (OCHA). Reuters The United Nations has warned of death due to famine in war-torn Syria. UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock announced Wednesday that … Read More

The Chinese Navy Can Make North Korean Sanctions Bite

posted in: Far East, News

Joint U.S.-Chinese naval operations would put real pressure on Pyongyang — and are in China’s interests, too. China’s Peoples’ Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) sailors march in Hong Kong on July 1, 2015. (Isaac Lawrence/AFP/Getty Images) On Feb. 8, the U.S. … Read More

How Greece got to grips with a relentless refugee crisis

A ‘game-changer’ EU project has helped Greek authorities, but many issues remain. Zaineb, from Aleppo in Syria, with one of her three children at an apartment funded by the EU, in Livadia. Photograph: DG Echo When the mayor of the … Read More

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