US Army Persists with Oil Trafficking Campaign in Northern Syria

The Cradle Washington’s theft of Syria’s natural resources has aggravated a humanitarian crisis caused by 11 years of war and sanctions Local sources in Syria’s Hasakah governorate report that the US occupation army smuggled dozens of tanker trucks filled with stolen Syrian oil early on 6 August. Eyewitnesses told SANA news agency that a convoy…

Russia Offers Monthly Donation of 40,000 Tons of Wheat for Lebanon

The Cradle Lebanon has been dealing with bread shortages over recent months, in the latest dilemma to hit the crisis-hit nation The Russian Ambassador to Lebanon, Alexander Rudakov, has reportedly obtained initial approval from Moscow to provide Lebanon with a donation of 40,000 tons of wheat per month until the end of the year. This…

Syria Stands by the Palestinian People

6 August، 2022 Damascus, SANA Syria affirmed its continued support for the Palestinian people, holding the Israeli occupation entity accountable for the agressive escalation in Gaza Strip. An official source at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said in a statement to SANA on Saturday that the continuation of the Israeli aggressive, terrorist, criminal…

Is Iraq Moving Towards Collapse?

The new, deep crisis that hit Iraq in October 2021 is entering an acute phase. For the past ten months, the country could hardly be considered a viable state: the powers of the supreme organs of power expired in December 2021, while the new parliament failed to put forward a candidate for the post of…

Lebanon’s Lines in Maritime Border Talks

Marwa Haidar Map prepared by A-Manar Website that clarifies disputed maritime lines between Lebanon and the Zionist entity. We often hear about ‘Line 1’, ‘Line 23’, ‘Hof Line’ and ‘Line 29’. Here a general review* prepared by Al-Manar on the lines which Lebanon and the Zionist entity are negotiating on in the indirect maritime borders…

Palestinian Militants Vow Imminent Revenge on Israel Following Deadly Gaza Attack

Tel Aviv will be targeted by missiles within hours, Palestinian Islamic Jihad chief Ziyad Al-Nakhala declared Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Ziyad Al-Nakhala said on Friday that his group would target the Israeli capital, Tel Aviv with missiles “in the coming hours.” Earlier, Israel killed a senior commander of the militant organization in an airstrike. ❗The…

Russia to Launch Iran’s Most Advanced Monitoring Satellite

The Cradle The Soyuz-FG rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome (Photo credit: Getty Images / Sergei Savostyanov / TASS) Russia is set to launch an advanced satellite on behalf of Iran on 9 August, substantially boosting Iran’s current space capabilities, according to a statement by Roscosmos space agency. Russia will launch “Khayyam” Earth observation satellite on…

Russia Targets Extremists Hiding Inside US Occupied Al-Tanf Base in Syria

The Cradle This marks the second time in two months that Russia bombs the US-occupied base, which is used to train extremist armed groups The Russian defense ministry announced on 5 August that its air force destroyed the base of the Liwa Shuhada al-Karyatein extremist group, also known as the Martyrs of Islam Brigade, inside…

Why China Seeks an Iran Nuclear Deal

Emily Milliken and Giorgio Cafiero Beijing has compelling reasons to prevent the Iran nuclear deal from collapse, and they mainly concern China’s need for stability in the Persian Gulf On 6 July, the US Treasury Department announced new sanctions on Iran, targeting the country’s oil and petrochemical trade network. One day later, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhao…

Hezbollah Aims Missiles at the Karish Gas Fields and Beyond

TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Hezbollah official commended his group’s publication of a video showing Israeli vessels involved in offshore oil and gas industry at a disputed maritime area in the Mediterranean, stressing that Israeli officials will not sleep a wink if they find out about the actual extent of the Lebanese resistance movement’s military capabilities….

As Lebanon Suffers an Unprecedented Food Crisis, Ukraine Uses Western Support to Block Flour and Wheat from its Markets

Robert Inlakesh By making accusations about grain ‘stolen’ by Russia, Kiev makes Lebanon a target of US-led pressure. A Syrian-flagged ship named the Laodicea that docked in the Lebanese port of Tripoli was detained last Saturday, preventing desperately needed flour and barley from reaching people in the Middle East. The move came after Western threats…

Is an “Israel”-Lebanon War in the Next Month Inevitable?

Robert Inlakesh Any concession from the US-Israeli side, that will grant Lebanon its rights, will come from the deterrence capacity maintained by the camp of resistance. Just over a month is left until “Israel” will begin extracting from the resource-rich Karish field in disputed waters, and yet no deal concerning the demarcation of maritime borders…