TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
Early Sunday Syrian state media reported that a major gas pipeline running across the country’s center has been knocked offline due to a terror attack. The pipeline carries about 2.5 million cubic meters of gas to a processing plant and onward to other power stations. The pipeline specifically links al-Shaer gas field with Ebla Gas Factory in Read More…
While Helen of Troy may well have had, “The face that launched a thousand ships,” the truth is that even the Trojan War was fought for economic purposes. Troy controlled the port of Dardanelles. It charged ships for access to the Black Sea. The Greeks were keen to defeat Troy so as to eliminate fees. Read More…
The deep irony of the tragic Syria war is that after seven years of massive bloodshed, as the government has emerged victorious, it is only now with relative stability and ensuing calm over most of the country that an “economic siege” has hit the population with full force. Damascus even during some of the worst years of war was always a Read More…
In a decision hailed as a “landmark” victory for the First Amendment, a federal judge on Thursday struck down a Texas law requiring government contractors to sign a pledge vowing not to participate in the pro-Palestinian boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement. “This is a complete victory of the First Amendment against Texas’s attempts to suppress Read More…
By the end of 2019, the US workforce will have 160 million people, according to figures released by online statistics portal Statista, despite the fact that companies are shifting towards automation. Indeed, along with upgrading their current IT and tech infrastructures, businesses are also looking to invest in acquiring the right talent and expertise in Read More…
WikiLeaks has long reported that the $4.2 billion IMF bailout [in addition to another $6 billion from other U.S.-dominated financial institutions like the World Bank] for Ecuador was closely related to complying with US demands, in particular on revoking the asylum of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. On Thursday, that appeared to come to pass. Following recent days Read More…