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Europe’s slow-burn energy collapse
The Brexit fiasco and French riots are accelerating symptoms of Europe’s earth system crisis Everyone’s talking about Brexit. Some about the French riots. But no one’s talking about why they are happening, and what they really mean. They might think they are, but they are usually missing the point. This article was first published at Insurge…
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Netanyahu: UN must take action on Hezbollah tunnels
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday urged the UN Security Council to take action against Hezbollah tunnels dug under the Israel border from Lebanon. Speaking ahead of a Security Council session on the issue, Netanyahu said the UN presence in Lebanon, UNIFIL, should have unrestricted access to all areas of southern Lebanon and warned that…
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Saudi outreach to Israel ‘faces setbacks’ after Khashoggi crisis
WSJ says Saudi effort to forge ties with Israel is sputtering after crown prince was implicated in journalist’s murder. Prince Mohammed’s role has weakened after Khashoggi’s murder, the Wall Street Journal wrote [File: Sergio Moraes/ Reuters] A covert US-backed initiative to improve ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel is facing setbacks after Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman…
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Nikki Haley in farewell talk: U.N. ‘hopelessly biased’ on Israel
Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, spoke for the last time at the monthly Security Council meeting, saying Tuesday that the world body is “hopelessly biased” against Israel. U.N. sceenshot (UPI) — Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, described the world body as “hopelessly biased” against Israel on Tuesday in…
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King Salman approves Saudi Arabia’s largest budget in history
Saudi Arabia’s Council of Ministers, chaired by King Salman, on Tuesday approved the state budget for the fiscal year 2019, the Center for International Communication said in a statement. Public spending in this budget is envisaged at SAR 1.106 trillion, approximately 7 percent higher than the projected expenditure by the end of fiscal year 2018….
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Israel, US demand UN action against Hezbollah, Lebanon for attack tunnels
In this Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018 photo, UN peacekeepers hold their flag while standing next to Hezbollah and Lebanese flags, at the site where Israeli excavators are working, near the southern border village of Mays al-Jabal, Lebanon AP Photo/Hussein Malla As the United Nations security council is set to convene Wednesday to discuss recently discovered…
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A couple inspires toy-maker Mattel to consider creating a same-sex Barbie wedding set
(CNN) They just wanted to give their niece a toy that matched their reality, but their makeshift doll set may be on its way to bringing more diversity to toy aisles everywhere. “They look exactly like you!” Natalie, 8, shouted with excitement when she opened the same-sex couple doll set her uncles gave her. Matt Jacobi…
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Iran sanctions cycle set to repeat
The country is no stranger to its energy industry blowing in the political wind Politics has bedevilled Iran’s energy sector ever since the Iranian Revolution of 1978-9, but even as far back as the premiership of Mohammad Mossadegh in the 1950s. Development of the country’s vast oil, and especially gas, reserves has progressed during periods…
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Arab League urges Australia, Brazil to shift stance on Jerusalem
Both Israel and the Palestinians claim Jerusalem as their capital – AHMAD GHARABLI (AFP/File) Both Israel and the Palestinians claim Jerusalem as their capital. The Arab League on Tuesday adopted a resolution calling on Australia and Brazil to “abide by international law” concerning the status of Jerusalem. It comes after Brazil’s president-elect Jair Bolsonaro announced in…
