China has spent months organizing the G20 Summit in Hangzhou. They had their own ideas and it was a sort of coming out for Chinese,
Day: September 9, 2016
Obama says Americans Too ‘Lazy’ to Explore the World, Triggers Backlash at Home
President Barack Obama says Americans are so uninterested in the rest of the world because they are “lazy” and don’t feel like knowing about “other
Israel Starts Building Underground Wall Along Gaza Border to Counter Hamas Tunnels
The Israel Defense Force (IDF) has started work on a massive underground concrete wall along the Gaza Strip border to prevent Hamas militants from digging
China Keeps Grip on South China Sea with Patrols from Sansha Outpost Driving Off Hundreds of Foreign Ships
City set up to administer disputed islands and atolls has driven off more than 370 foreign vessels from the contested waters, mayor reports. China’s outpost
Airstrike Kills Top Nusra Commander Outside Aleppo, as Syrian Army Retakes New Neighborhood
Senior Al-Nusra Front commander, known under the alias Abu Omar Saraqeb, was reportedly killed in a targeted airstrike on the village of Kafr Naha, 15
N. Korea Confirms 5th Nuke Test, Claims Nuclear Missile Capability
North Korea has confirmed it has conducted its fifth nuclear test, announcing it is now capable of mounting nuclear warheads on ballistic rockets. The statement
Syrian War Report – September 9, 2016: Iranian Fighters Arrive Aleppo City
September 8, 2016 saw heavy action for the Islamic State in eastern Qalamoun, Damascus. Faylaq al-Rahman, the Alabdo Martyr brigade and the Islamic State exchanged
Ottoman and Arab Maps of Palestine, 1880s-1910s
Academics have long concerned themselves with maps of Palestine. But almost all of the published literature on Palestine maps– including the publication of the maps
