US Defense Secretary Mark Esper pledged Tuesday to help maintain Israel's military superiority in the Middle East, amid its concerns over a possible US sale of F-35 fighters to the United Arab ... ( read original story ...)
Is State Department Lying to Congress on Israel Embassy Sale?
Congressional staffers have heard State Department representatives say the government has yet to close on the sale of the United States Ambassador’s residence in Israel—but documents obtained by The ... ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan, ADB discuss prospects for expanding cooperation (PHOTO)
Minister of Economy of Azerbaijan Mikayil Jabbarov held a meeting with Country Director of the ADB (Asian Development Bank) Azerbaijan Resident Mission Nariman Mannapbekov, Trend reports referring ... ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan hopes Museum of Mountain Jews will spark tourism revival
A 19th-century silver Kiddush cup. Faded Soviet propaganda magazines from the 1920s. Clandestine letters mailed from the front by Jewish soldiers battling Nazis. Medallions from Azerbaijan’s bruising ... ( read original story ...)
Two errors by Jordan Pickford give Everton a nervous few minutes
Jordan Pickford marched sheepishly back towards his own goal, banging his fists together before taking a swig of water after Everton’s fourth goal had belatedly assured their progress.Then there was a ... ( read original story ...)
Keppel provides further support for Cambodia oil project
Singapore conglomerate Keppel Corporation said it has agreed to provide additional lending to oil and gas company KrisEnergy to enable it to continue developing the Apsara oilfield off Cambodia. The ... ( read original story ...)
Stop Sending More U.S. Troops to Syria
Daniel Davis comments on the bad news that more U.S. troops have been sent to Syria to “counter the Russians” following the collision between American and Russian vehicles earlier this month: It ... ( read original story ...)
Maximum pressure is keeping US troops in Iraq and Syria
If President Trump is serious in his quest to end Washington's military involvement in Iraq and Syria, he needs to reevaluate his maximum pressure strategy against Tehran. ( read original story ...)
EU contributes 12.6m euros to support Palestinian refugees from Syria in Jordan
This new funding, from the EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian crisis (the EU MADAD Fund), will enable UNRWA Jordan field emergency operations to provide continued services to some 17,500 ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan Urges UN to Create Biological Weapons Control Agency
UNITED NATIONS – Kazakhstan urged the United Nations on Wednesday to create an international agency for the control of biological weapons, the need for which the Central Asian country says has been ... ( read original story ...)