Saturday, February 16, 2019

2/16/19

Turkey, Russia, Iran Increasingly Challenge U.S. During Syria Discussions The official statement from Sochi included a 17-point statement that was released on Friday. 

US pullout from Syria risks boosting Russia, Iran influence: Merkel 'The right of existence of Israel is part of our raison d'etre as a nation,' the German chancellor proclaimed.

Russia: ‘No Offensive’ Planned Against Al-Qaeda in Syria Russia, Turkey, and Iran have not agreed on new military operations against al-Qaeda-linked jihadis gaining ground in Syria’s Idlib province in recent weeks despite a Moscow-Ankara agreement to rein them in, a spokesman for President Vladimir Putin reportedly revealed on Thursday.

Jared Kushner On Middle East Peace Plan: I'm Optimistic US President Donald Trump's senior advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner said that he is optimistic about Trump's Middle East peace plan during the Warsaw ministerial conference on Thursday.

The End-of-Days Muslim Mission on the Temple Mount Christians, Jews, and Muslims have been battling over mountaintop land in Jerusalem for centuries. 

Hizballah’s missile precision crash project slowed. 250 upgraded out of 14,000 The Iranian-Hizballah crash program for converting 14,000 medium-range Zelzal 2s into precision-guided missiles is struggling. 

Mideast Political Climate Change Foreign ministers and officials from 60 countries are in Warsaw, Poland to discuss hostilities across the Middle East, including the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

There are 40 days until Brexit. Where do things stand? Britain is expected to leave the EU on March 29 and is yet to agree a deal with the bloc on the terms of its withdrawal.

Sisi at Munich conference: 'Palestinian issue is root of Mideast instability' Sisi's message seemed a deliberate effort to stress the Palestinian cause as paramount in ties with Israel.

Evangelizing Is Wrong, Say Nearly Half Of Christian Millennials A study conducted by the Barna Group showed that 47% of Christian millennials believe that it is wrong to share one's personal beliefs "in hopes they will share the same faith."