July 28, 2017 | Astute News

The US’ Anti-Nicaragua Sanctions are Supposed to Spark a Hybrid War Against China

July 28, 2017

While it may not initially look like it, the US’ proposed anti-Nicaraguan sanctions are aimed against China and intended to create disadvantageous macroeconomic conditions which ultimately lead to the…

Israel Raids Al-Aqsa Again, Injures Dozens of Worshipers

July 28, 2017

Middle East

Just one hour after thousands of Palestinian worshipers entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem for the first time in nearly two weeks, clashes erupted inside the holy site, as …

Beijing Blasts CIA Director for Calling China Number One Threat to US

July 28, 2017

Diplomacy

China’s Foreign Ministry has criticised Mike Pompeo, the Director of the CIA for remarks he made during a recent interview, in which he called China the primary threat to the United States. When asked…

Palestinians Stand Alone in Al-Aqsa Battle

July 28, 2017

Opinion

You start each year with false optimism. Things, you tell yourself, cannot get worse for the Palestinians. Each year proves you wrong. The crisis that has developed around al-Aqsa mosque has yielded m…

Get Out of Afghanistan and Go Home

July 28, 2017

Opinion

In Afghanistan on 24 July, a Taliban suicide bomber killed forty people in the centre of Kabul, just four days after a US airstrike killed 16 Afghan policemen in Helmand Province. Both incidents of sl…

Out of the Ruins of Aleppo: a Syrian Community Begins to Rebuild

July 28, 2017

Opinion

The crumpled heap of stones, all that is left of the minaret of the Great Mosque of Aleppo, asks questions of us all. How do we “restore” or “repair” or “rebuild” a jewel of Seljuk civilization from w…

First Chinese-Russian Maritime Drills in the Baltic. Who Should Worry

July 28, 2017

Opinion

Between July 24 and 27, the active phase of the Sino-Russian maneuvers “Joint Sea 2017” will proceed in the Baltic Sea. The naval strike group of the Chinese Navy arrived on Friday in the Baltic and t…

The Strange Story of the False Wailing Wall at Al-Aqsa (Temple Mount)

July 28, 2017

Religion

There is absolute proof that the present site of the Jewish “Wailing Wall” in Jerusalem is NOT any part of the Temple that existed in the time of Herod and Jesus. In fact, that particular location tha…