Taliban Call Cease-Fire In Afghanistan For Muslim Holiday

by Admin | Jul 29, 2020 | 92 comments

DIAA HADID The Taliban has declared a rare cease-fire in Afghanistan for a Muslim holiday this week, in a move that could renew momentum for talks with the Afghan government. The negotiations are meant to end the decades-long conflict in Afghanistan and give the...

South Yemen Separatists Give Up Call for Autonomy, Make Deal With Saudis

by Admin | Jul 29, 2020 | 65 comments

Deal came under intense pressure from Saudi Arabia, UAE Jason Ditz Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council (STC), a separatist movement, has announced that they are abandoning calls for an autonomous South Yemen, saying that they will instead pursue the Riyadh...

Israel says it exchanged fire with Hezbollah in thwarted attack near Lebanese border

by Admin | Jul 27, 2020 | 765 comments

By Oren Liebermann and Ghazi Balkiz Israeli forces said they exchanged fire with Hezbollah along the Israel-Lebanon border on Monday after the Iran-backed group staged an attack in a disputed region. Israel’s military said that a Hezbollah cell comprising...

Crowds launch fireworks at brewery, draw guns on drivers as riots spread from Portland to smaller Oregon city

by Admin | Jul 27, 2020 | 218 comments

Unlike in Portland, federal law enforcement has not been deployed to Eugene By Danielle Wallace  A small Oregon city less than a two-hour drive from Portland experienced rioting Saturday night as hundreds targeted a county jail and federal courthouse with fireworks...

Sen. Inhofe Says US Drawdown From Germany Will Take ‘Years to Execute’

by Admin | Jul 25, 2020 | 10 comments

Vows no ‘hasty’ pullouts from Germany Jason Ditz Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Jim Inhofe (R-OK) was briefed on the US troop cuts in Germany, which the administration has announced a few times in recent weeks. He sought to downplay this, saying...