Military
Azerbaijan, which borders Iran to the north and has nothing to do with the Middle East conflict, has now become the latest country dragged by Iran into the war. The former Soviet republic promised a response after it said Iran’s regional attacks had spread to its territory, injuring two people thanks to Iranian drones. The […]
... written on Mar 05 2026Desperate people do desperate things. The war has spread after Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and more than 40 senior Iranian commanders were killed by the Israel Air Force (IAF) in less than a minute in the opening wave of Operation Roaring Lion. That’s a humiliation of the highest order, and the Iranian regime is seeking revenge, or […]
... written on Mar 04 2026For most of the day on Saturday, despite the stunning military strike unleashed by the U.S. and Israel on Iran, tourists and residents relaxed on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah, tanning on the man-made beaches and throwing birthday parties for their children. Even incoming Iranian missiles being intercepted over the Persian Gulf did not create any panic. […]
... written on Mar 02 2026What’s the difference between Anwar Ibrahim and Benjamin Netanyahu? When Anwar promises – repetitively – to fight corruption, laugh him off. It is just empty rhetoric to scam voters. When Netanyahu promises – even once – to hunt down terrorist masterminds who committed the October 7th massacre, pay attention. It is a serious commitment to […]
... written on Mar 01 2026With internet access almost impossible, queues at petrol stations, and streets in Tehran that were quieter than usual, the war begins on February 28 after the United States and Israel launched a wave of strikes against Iran. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says its strikes in Tehran targeted locations where senior political and security figures […]
... written on Feb 28 2026Fresh from taking out Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro, the United States is now shifting attention to Iran. While Donald Trump may not give the order to abduct Ayatollah Ali Khamenei like how Maduro and his wife were kidnapped and brought to American soil to face charges, the sign before a military strike is the same […]
... written on Feb 03 2026China’s highest-ranking general has been fired for not only selling information about the country’s nuclear-weapons program to the U.S. but also for accepting bribes, including the promotion of an officer to defense minister, said people familiar with a high-level briefing on the allegations. China’s defence ministry has opened an investigation into the country’s senior-most general […]
... written on Jan 26 2026He came, he saw, he mocked the European Union’s flagship Green New Deal climate policies as the “Green New Scam”. He then ridiculed Britain for failing to tap more North Sea oil, before laughing at the “catastrophic energy collapse which befell every European nation” in recent years. It was a wild day, with Trump berating […]
... written on Jan 25 2026Corruption was not born yesterday and it is as old as human civilization. The First Dynasty (3100–2700 BC) of Ancient Egypt noted corruption in its judiciary. In fact, the World Bank estimates international bribery exceeds US$1.5 trillion annually. Corruption permeates all levels of society from low-level public servants accepting petty bribes to national leaders stealing millions of […]
... written on Jan 23 2026Donald Trump has flown to Switzerland to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos. In his opening address, not only the U.S. president bragged about the U.S. economy – citing reduced inflation, high economic growth and a record-setting stock market – but also happily mocking and ridiculing Europe, while repeating his claim that only the […]
... written on Jan 22 2026
