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POLAND’S LAW AND JUSTICE MAKES FRESH PITCH TO THE LEFT-BEHIND VOTERS

Law and Justice unveiled new economic measures designed to benefit the poorest, in what can be seen as a major offensive by the governing party ahead of the 2023 general election. Back in 2015, when it first came to power, Law and Justice (PiS) presented voters with a catchy proposal: …

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Serviced in Serbia: The Lethal Crop Duster Destined for War in Libya

A UN probe into the conflict in Libya led investigators to a small airstrip south of Belgrade, where an ‘agricultural’ plane – modified to carry rockets and traced to US security contractor Erik Prince – was serviced in 2018. Gas Aviation’s hangar is located at the small Rudine grass strip …

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Eni And BP To Explore Combining Angolan Interests Into New Joint Venture

Eni and bp announced that they have entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) to progress detailed discussions on combining their upstream portfolios in Angola, including all their oil, gas and LNG interests in the country. The companies believe that combining their efforts in a new joint venture company …

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North Macedonia: Is EU Heading Towards Its Next Historical Mistake? – Analysis

Since the fall of the VMRO-DPMNE regime and the Nikola Gruevski – Saso Mijalkov duo, the Republic of North Macedonia has made historical steps forward in its national and social-political development. Upon their arrival to power, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and the Social-Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM) had to face …

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Did The US And NATO Deceive Moscow About Expansion? It’s Complicated – Analysis

This myth, if it is one, goes back to 1990 — and just over three decades later, it continues to form a central grievance in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s testy narrative about Moscow’s ties with the West. It’s the question of NATO expansion — an unhealed scab that, with Russian-Western …

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China’s Economic Outlook Under Low Base Effect – Analysis

On March 15, the China’s National Bureau of Statistics released some of the country’s economic data for January and February. In terms of investment, consumption, and industrial production, the figures for the first two months this year all showed double-digit year-on-year growth. It should be emphasized that the first two …

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Hamas targets IDF bus with anti-tank missile, soldier lightly injured

Israel’s war against Hamas continues with IDF strikes and rocket fire despite an eight-hour lull overnight. Hamas’s Izzadin Al-Qassam Brigades targeted a bus that had been carrying Israeli soldiers north of the Gaza Strip with an anti-tank missile and subsequently launched a barrage of mortar shells towards the site where …

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Loose Lipped Lebanese Leader Leaves, Lamenting Libelous Line

Lebanon’s shaky political situation was dealt another blow Wednesday when Foreign Minister Charbel Wehbe submitted his resignation to President Michel Aoun after insulting Gulf states in an interview earlier this week and causing a diplomatic crisis that has refused to die down. “I hope this subject will now be closed …

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Democrats Introduce Resolution Panning Israel

Criticism over Israeli actions in Gaza among Democratic lawmakers increased on Wednesday as several House lawmakers headed by Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib introduced a resolution aimed at halting the recently approved $735 million sale of advanced arms to Israel. While the move remains largely symbolic, due to overwhelming …

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Sides Prepare for Final Hours of Latest Israel-Gaza Fighting

With talks of an imminent cease-fire in the works and the growing likelihood that the latest round of fighting between Israel and Hamas is nearing its end, Jerusalem’s Operation Guardian of the Walls entered its 11th day on Thursday. Barrages of rockets launched by the terror group in control of …

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