World earthquake update

There have been 59 earthquakes worldwide so far today as of this posting, contributing to a total of 3687  this month. This, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which tracks…

Borrell:  EU-Turkey ties at “watershed” point

The High Representative of the European Union Josep Borrell is warning that relations are at a turning point with Turkey, over its intentions regarding the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. "The reaching…

Israel welcomes peace with UAE, Bahrain

Israelis are greeting the signing of the historic normalization accords with the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Bahrain. The official signing ceremony of the Abraham Accords was held…

Gaza attacks Israel during peace ceremony

Palestinian Islamists launched a barrage of rockets toward Israel’s southern communities overnight, drawing IDF retaliatory strikes against Hamas military installations. The indiscriminate attacks on Israeli cities began at the apex…

Bracing for war while embracing its opposite

Smiles on the South Lawn, Sirens in Ashkelon By Amir Oren The sound of sirens, people rushing to find shelter, explosions, shrapnel, broken glass flying about, casualties - September 15…

Historic Israel-UAE-Bahrain pacts signed in US

History was marked today, when the Jewish State of Israel signed two separate bilateral normalization agreements with the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Bahrain under the auspices of…

Rising concern over Red Sea locust swarms 

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is reporting that the Desert Locust situation has improved in Southwest Asia but remains serious in Yemen and parts of…

EU issues EastMed ultimatum to Turkey

French President Emmanuel Macron stressed that the European Union devised a unified approach to ensure sovereignty of EU member states Greece and Cyprus is respected in light of Turkey’s aggressive…

Bahrain normalizes ties with Israel

The Kingdom of Bahrain has official joined its Arab Gulf-neighbor, the United Arab Emirates, in formally normalizing its relations with the State of Israel. U.S. President Donald Trump, who brokered…