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Joe Biden's Brother Embroiled In High-Ranking Qatari Scheme To "Provide Wealth Of Introductions" Through "My Family": Politico
29.04.2024, 02:25 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Joe Biden's Brother Embroiled In High-Ranking Qatari Scheme To "Provide Wealth Of Introductions" Through "My Family": Politico Qatar has had a lot of fingers in a lot of pies. While we knew about the EU's 'Qatargate,' investments with the Kushner family, and of course Sen. Bob Menendez advancing Qatar's interests, Politico reports that the Biden family's...
Iran's Nightmares
28.04.2024, 05:21 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Iran's Nightmares Authored by Victor Davis Hanson, Details of the recent limited Israeli retaliatory strike against Iranian anti-aircraft missile batteries at Isfahan are still sketchy. But nonetheless, we can draw some conclusions. Israel’s small volley of missiles hit their intended targets, to the point of zeroing in on the very launchers designed...
Saudi Arabia's Massive Futuristic Vanity Projects Falter Amid Gaza War
26.04.2024, 01:05 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Saudi Arabia's Massive Futuristic Vanity Projects Falter Amid Gaza War Authored by Giorgio Cafiero via The Cradle Launched in 2017, Saudi Arabia’s NEOM, a sprawling high-tech development on the northwestern Red Sea coast, was introduced as the crown jewel of Vision 2030. This futuristic desert megaproject, extending over some Jordanian and Egyptian...
Popular Iranian Rapper Sentenced To Death For Supporting 'Anti-Hijab Protests'
25.04.2024, 00:30 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Popular Iranian Rapper Sentenced To Death For Supporting 'Anti-Hijab Protests' A 33-year old Iranian activist and rapper who has recently been involved in anti-government demonstrations has been handed a shockingly draconian sentence by an Iranian court. Toomaj Salehi was first arrested in Oct. 2022 for publicly backing the so-called 'anti-hijab' protests...
Global Military Spending Hits All-Time High Of $2.4 Trillion
23.04.2024, 23:05 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Global Military Spending Hits All-Time High Of $2.4 Trillion By Tim Martin at BreakingDefense Global military expenditure surged to a record $2.44 trillion in 2023, the largest year-on-year rise on weapons spending since 2009, according to a new Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report. The report, published today, said that the...
A Tale of Two Megalopolises
20.04.2024, 12:00 Uhr. Foreign Policy - https: - What new cities in Saudi Arabia and Egypt tell us about their autocrats....
BRICS - The Project Of The Century
19.04.2024, 08:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - BRICS - The Project Of The Century Authored by Peter Hanseler via VoiceOfRussia.com, The Western media are prioritizing the Ukraine conflict, the green revolution and the woke revolution. In the shadow of this media coverage, BRICS is changing the world. We bring you the latest figures and place them in the current geopolitical environment. – An analysis...
Biden Pushing Pipe-Dream Of Israel-Saudi Mega Deal Based On Palestinian State Recognition
19.04.2024, 00:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Biden Pushing Pipe-Dream Of Israel-Saudi Mega Deal Based On Palestinian State Recognition The Biden administration is keeping its dream of seeing Saudi-Israeli diplomatic normalization achieved (or rather, what is in fact originally Trump's dream set in motion via the Abraham Accords). But Biden is dangling something before Netanyahu that the Israeli...
Futures Rebound After 3 Day Rout As Rates Drop From 2024 Highs
17.04.2024, 14:12 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Futures Rebound After 3 Day Rout As Rates Drop From 2024 Highs US equity futures and European markets are higher, reversing several days of losses after positive earnings from some of Europe’s biggest companies lifted the mood as markets were roiled by a more hawkish outlook for interest rates. Futures on the S&P 500 rose by 0.4% reversing three days...
US Push For A 'Middle East NATO' Failed To Emerge During Iran Strikes
17.04.2024, 08:02 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - US Push For A 'Middle East NATO' Failed To Emerge During Iran Strikes Via Middle East Eye The Islamic Republic’s Saturday attack on Israel was a made-for social media moment. It was also the ultimate test of US efforts to cobble together a coalition of Arab states and Israel in a so-called Middle East NATO, to jointly defend an attack from Tehran...
China's Crude Oil Imports Hit A Record High In 2023
17.04.2024, 01:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - China's Crude Oil Imports Hit A Record High In 2023 By Tom Kool of OilPrice.com China’s crude oil imports hit a record high in 2023, rising by 10% year-over-year and breaking the previous record from 2020 when the world’s top crude oil importer took advantage of the price crash to gorge on cheap crude. Last year, China’s crude oil imports averaged...
King Abdullah Warns Israel He Won't Let Jordan Become "The Theater Of A Regional War"
16.04.2024, 19:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - King Abdullah Warns Israel He Won't Let Jordan Become "The Theater Of A Regional War" The threat of a broader Middle East-wide war looms as Israel mulls retaliation for the massive weekend Iran drone and missile attack, but so far on Tuesday regional actors are strongly signaling they want to see a return to the status quo. Saudi Arabia has rejected...
Biden Admin Says "Limited Scope" Israeli Attack On Iran Still Coming
16.04.2024, 16:51 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Biden Admin Says "Limited Scope" Israeli Attack On Iran Still Coming Israel's war cabinet reportedly met for several hours on Tuesday, and widespread speculation persists over a possible Israeli military response to Iran, but with few clear answers or indicators as yet revealed concerning what's coming next. What is clear is that the Netanyahu government...
The Best And Worst Countries For LGBTQ+ Travelers
16.04.2024, 11:47 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Best And Worst Countries For LGBTQ+ Travelers In order to help LGBTQ+ tourists travel safely, the German portal Spartacus started publishing the Gay Travel Index in 2012. In the 2024 edition, the ranking compared 213 countries and territories based on the situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer people in each location...
Javier Blas Outlines Ten Takeaways For Crude Market Following Iran's Direct Attack On Israel
14.04.2024, 21:47 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Javier Blas Outlines Ten Takeaways For Crude Market Following Iran's Direct Attack On Israel Iran's direct attack on Israel on Saturday evening is viewed certainly as an escalation in the Middle East conflict. Tehran's missile and drone attack (widely unsuccessful) has been well-telegraphed (read: here & here) for the last two weeks, pushing up...
'Retaliation Risk' - What Wall Street Thinks Ahead Of Market Open
14.04.2024, 19:26 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - 'Retaliation Risk' - What Wall Street Thinks Ahead Of Market Open The first actual 'market' response we have seen to Iran's attack on Israel is in crypto, which saw - rather intriguingly - a huge puke as the drones/missiles flew, and then some comeback as the impact of the attack seemed marginal at worst (and for now retaliation remains muted)... Source:...
'Surprising' Intensity Of Houthi Attacks Push French Warship To Exit Red Sea
13.04.2024, 23:30 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - 'Surprising' Intensity Of Houthi Attacks Push French Warship To Exit Red Sea Via The Cradle France's Aquitaine-class FREMM frigate Alsace has turned tail from the Red Sea after running out of missiles and munitions repelling attacks from the Yemeni armed forces, according to its commander, Jerome Henry. "We didn’t necessarily expect this level of...
US Pressuring China, Turkey, Saudi Arabia To Halt Attack Plans On Israel
13.04.2024, 19:25 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - US Pressuring China, Turkey, Saudi Arabia To Halt Attack Plans On Israel The past days have seen American diplomats in a global push to get countries to hold back Iran from launching a retaliatory attack on Israel for its April 1st embassy attack in Damascus. Washington is especially leaning on China, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia in hopes that a united...
Middle East Crisis: Container Ship Hijacked Near Strait Of Hormuz Amid Soaring Iran Tensions
13.04.2024, 13:03 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Middle East Crisis: Container Ship Hijacked Near Strait Of Hormuz Amid Soaring Iran Tensions While Israel on Friday braced for cruise missile and suicide drone attacks, there are new reports on Saturday morning that Iranian commandos hijacked an Israeli-affiliated container ship heading towards the Strait of Hormuz. AP News says the British military's...
Gulf Allies Warn US Not To Launch Strikes On Iran From Their Territory
12.04.2024, 23:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Gulf Allies Warn US Not To Launch Strikes On Iran From Their Territory America's Gulf allies say they don't want to get caught in the crossfire of any potential US/Israel and Iran shooting war. The United States has made it clear that it is ready to assist Israel in any potential response to Iranian attack. Tehran is poised to imminently retaliate for...
How Will Tehran Respond To Israel? Could Iranian Stealth Drones Target Critical Oil Infrastructure?
10.04.2024, 05:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - How Will Tehran Respond To Israel? Could Iranian Stealth Drones Target Critical Oil Infrastructure? Iran's foreign minister said on Monday that Washington military leaders gave Israel the "green light" to conduct a missile strike on its consulate building complex in Damascus last week that killed several of its top military officials, including two...
Saudi Arabia 'Scales Back' Goals Of Neom Megacity Project
09.04.2024, 11:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Saudi Arabia 'Scales Back' Goals Of Neom Megacity Project Via Middle East Eye Saudi Arabia has scaled back some of its ambitions for its desert megacity Neom, according to a report by Bloomberg. The $1.5 trillion megacity project, which organizers claim will be 33 times the size of New York City, is due to include a 170km straight-line city. When...
NATO: It's Time To Cull The Snake In America's Garden
08.04.2024, 08:02 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - NATO: It's Time To Cull The Snake In America's Garden Authored by Tom Luongo via Gold, Goats, 'n Guns blog, This week’s brouhaha in Brussels saw the Foreign Ministers of NATO emerge from their holes in the ground looking for food now that things are finally warming up for Spring. And they had a message for us: more for them and less for us. They were...
Saudi Arabia Hikes Oil Prices In Increasingly Tight Market
06.04.2024, 15:26 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Saudi Arabia Hikes Oil Prices In Increasingly Tight Market Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com, Saudi oil giant Aramco, the world’s top crude oil exporter, hiked on Friday the prices of most of its crude grades for May, as Middle Eastern benchmarks are strengthening in a market that looks increasingly tight. For a second consecutive...
McDonald's Buys Up All Israeli Franchise Restaurants After Boycott Hits Sales
05.04.2024, 20:25 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - McDonald's Buys Up All Israeli Franchise Restaurants After Boycott Hits Sales Via Middle East Eye McDonald's has bought out all the franchise restaurants in Israel after seeing a sales hit due to boycotts. The locations have become a flashpoint in the Israel-Hamas war, receiving global media attention. Bloomberg reported that McDonald's Corp has...
"Central Banks Are Obviously Determined To Cut... Or Make You Think They Are Going To Cut"
04.04.2024, 17:05 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "Central Banks Are Obviously Determined To Cut... Or Make You Think They Are Going To Cut" By Michael Every of Rabobank The bigger 'Bigger Picture' Fed Chair Powell noted the FOMC will wait for a clearer signal from the data before starting rate cuts, which he continues to expect to begin “at some point this year.” In particular, he said that recent...
Spain To Recognize Palestinian Statehood, Calls On Western Allies To Follow Suit
04.04.2024, 08:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Spain To Recognize Palestinian Statehood, Calls On Western Allies To Follow Suit Spain has been foremost among European countries which have repeatedly condemned Israel's ongoing military operation in Gaza and the resultant soaring Palestinian death toll. The EU country is also among those demanding answers for the drone strikes that killed a group...
Biden Claims Saudi Arabia, Qatar 'Ready To Normalize' With Israel
30.03.2024, 16:43 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Biden Claims Saudi Arabia, Qatar 'Ready To Normalize' With Israel Via The Cradle US President Joe Biden said at a campaign event on Thursday that Arab states, including Saudi Arabia and Qatar, are ready for a full normalization of ties with Israel. During the event – which was meant to show unity in the Democratic Party ahead of US elections in...
"Huge Problem": Pentagon's Rapid Wartime Response Cargo Ships Trapped In Baltimore After Bridge Collapse
29.03.2024, 17:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "Huge Problem": Pentagon's Rapid Wartime Response Cargo Ships Trapped In Baltimore After Bridge Collapse Two high-speed military cargo ships are stuck in the Port of Baltimore following Tuesday morning's collapse of the 1.6-mile-long Francis Scott Key Bridge. The major US East Coast port has been paralyzed for several days as the bridge collapse prevents...
The Predictable 2024 Biden Non-Campaign
26.03.2024, 22:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Predictable 2024 Biden Non-Campaign Authored by Victor Davis Hanson, Joe Biden reportedly is weirdly asking the Ukrainians not to strike Russian oil facilities, despite the military utility of such attacks. Why? Not because he fears a wider war since he sent no such request in the prior two years of fighting. Apparently, it is the same reason why...
Visualizing Asia's Massive Population Patterns By Density
25.03.2024, 07:46 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Visualizing Asia's Massive Population Patterns By Density Nearly 60% of the world’s 8 billion population lives in Asia: a vast continent sprawling over 44 million km², home to sprawling megacities, high-altitude deserts, the world’s biggest plateau, and impenetrable rainforests. Visual Capitalist's Pallavi Rao visualizes Asia’s population patterns...
"Drone Attacks" Hit Another Russian Refinery As Swing Producer's Refining Capacity Drops
23.03.2024, 17:15 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "Drone Attacks" Hit Another Russian Refinery As Swing Producer's Refining Capacity Drops Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil refineries continued in the overnight hours, with two separate attacks. The latest wave of drone attacks on the Russian refinery system has forced the swing producer's daily average oil refining rate to drop to a ten-month...
Where Do The Wealthiest People In The World Live?
22.03.2024, 07:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Where Do The Wealthiest People In The World Live? Investors didn’t expect 2023 to be the bumper year for returns it ended up being. Despite tightening monetary policies and surging bond yields, equities continued their strong performance (helped hugely by enthusiasm around the potential of artificial intelligence). This has boosted wealth creation...
US Submits Draft Resolution Calling for "Immediate Ceasefire" In Gaza: Blinken
21.03.2024, 13:48 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - US Submits Draft Resolution Calling for "Immediate Ceasefire" In Gaza: Blinken Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times, The United States had submitted a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council calling for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza in return for the release of hostages held by Hamas, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said...
Haitian National Arraigned For Rape Of 14-Year-Old Girl At Massachusetts Hotel
18.03.2024, 13:30 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Haitian National Arraigned For Rape Of 14-Year-Old Girl At Massachusetts Hotel Authored by Alice Giordano via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A 26-year-old Haitian national has been charged with raping a 14-year-old girl at a Massachusetts hotel being used to house illegal immigrants under the Gov. Maura Healey administration. Cory Alvarez was arraigned...
Escobar: Will BRICS Launch A New World Order In 2024?
18.03.2024, 04:22 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Escobar: Will BRICS Launch A New World Order In 2024? Authored by Pepe Escobar via The Cradle, BRICS doubled its membership at the start of 2024, and faces huge tasks ahead: integrating its newest members, developing future admission criteria, deepening the institution's groundings, and most importantly, launching the mechanisms for bypassing the US...
Four-Star Sellouts
16.03.2024, 22:30 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Four-Star Sellouts Authored by Citizen Soldier via RealClear Wire, “The jungle is dark but full of diamonds, Willy. One must go in to fetch a diamond out.” I’ve been thinking about that line from Arthur Miller’s masterpiece, Death of a Salesman, as I watch prominent men risk prison or disgrace to enrich themselves. Look at the news. Sen. Bob...
Doha Hunts For Whistleblowers Who Revealed Qatar's Funding Of ISIS
16.03.2024, 02:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Doha Hunts For Whistleblowers Who Revealed Qatar's Funding Of ISIS Via The Cradle Qatar National Bank (QNB) and Qatar Charity (QC) are attempting to uncover the identities of confidential sources that supplied documents to lawyers representing the family of murdered US journalist Steven Sotloff, which allege the financial institutions – acting at...
Watch: Saudi AI Robot 'Gropes' Female Reporter
14.03.2024, 18:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Watch: Saudi AI Robot 'Gropes' Female Reporter Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Footage of an autonomous robot developed in Saudi Arabia has gone viral because it appeared to decide to ‘grope’ a female reporter. The incident took place at tech conference DeepFest in Riyadh, which was advertised as the “premier meeting place for the...
OPEC's Oil Production Rose In February Despite Cut Extension
12.03.2024, 20:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - OPEC's Oil Production Rose In February Despite Cut Extension By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com Despite the voluntary production cuts of several major producers of the OPEC+ alliance, OPEC’s oil production rose in February by more than 200,000 barrels per day (bpd) compared to January, driven by higher production in Libya, which is exempted from the...
Saudi Aramco Hikes 2023 Dividend To $98 Billion Despite Lower Profit
11.03.2024, 20:21 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Saudi Aramco Hikes 2023 Dividend To $98 Billion Despite Lower Profit In what may be an early signal that the cadence of "unexplained" oil supply-linked terrorism incidents is about to see a significant increase (wink wink), on Sunday, Saudi oil giant Aramco raised its total 2023 dividend payment by 30% to nearly $98 billion, assuring that Saudi Arabia...
Mapping How Much Netflix Costs In Every Country
07.03.2024, 10:15 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Mapping How Much Netflix Costs In Every Country Netflix, the renowned streaming giant, has transformed the way we consume entertainment, providing a vast library of movies, TV shows, and documentaries at the touch of a button. However, the cost of accessing this digital haven varies significantly from country to country, reflecting economic disparities...
WTI Extends Gains After Big Product Draws, Crude Production Cut
06.03.2024, 16:38 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - WTI Extends Gains After Big Product Draws, Crude Production Cut Oil prices are rising this morning after Saudi Arabia unexpectedly increased prices of its main grade to buyers in Asia and broader financial markets rebounded from Monday’s losses. Traders will be closely watching Powell's testimony before the House Financial Services Committee for...
The Weaponization Of Crude Could Trigger The Next Financial Shock
04.03.2024, 10:16 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Weaponization Of Crude Could Trigger The Next Financial Shock Since Hamas launched a brutal terrorist attack on Israel on October 7 - and the resulting invasion of Gaza by the Israel Defense Forces shortly after to eradicate the terrorist group, the Biden administration has been scrambling to prevent a regional war from erupting during the US election...
OPEC+ Extends Oil Output Cuts Through Mid-Year In Bid To Further Boost Price
03.03.2024, 18:51 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - OPEC+ Extends Oil Output Cuts Through Mid-Year In Bid To Further Boost Price Oil prices may have risen to a 4 month high, but that is not nearly good enough for the oil exporting cartel - whose many members need the price to rise even more to fund their fiscal budgets - and this morning OPEC+ extended its oil supply cutbacks to the middle of the year...
We Must Grow Our Aerospace Workforce
03.03.2024, 00:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - We Must Grow Our Aerospace Workforce Authored by Felix Aviles via RealClear Wire, The aerospace industry desperately needs young talent if we expect it to grow, innovate, and continue providing the services we need and expect in the modern era. The jobs are plentiful, but the skilled workers are not. The leaders of the industry must do a better job...
Is Biden's 'Party Of Chaos' Heading For An "Extinction-Level Event" In November?
01.03.2024, 22:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Is Biden's 'Party Of Chaos' Heading For An "Extinction-Level Event" In November? Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Kunstler.com, The Blob Quivers “Russian meddling will eventually outstrip ‘Saw X’ as America’s most exhaustively-mined sequel series” - Matt Taibbi Did the Blob get vaxxed and boosted? Does that explain the severe neurological...
Zelensky Travels To Rally Saudi Arabia & Albania To Ukraine's Cause
29.02.2024, 08:46 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Zelensky Travels To Rally Saudi Arabia & Albania To Ukraine's Cause With the weapons pipeline to Washington still held up by appropriately recalcitrant House Republicans, Ukraine's President Zelensky has turned to countries on the peripheries, first making an official visit to Saudi Arabia Tuesday and on Wednesday a stop in Albania where he's seeking...
There Can Be No Ceasefire In Gaza With Hamas In Power
29.02.2024, 08:02 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - There Can Be No Ceasefire In Gaza With Hamas In Power Authored by Con Coughlin via The Gatestone Institute, For all the various efforts world leaders are investing in arranging a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, they must understand there will be no genuine prospect of peace so long as Hamas terrorists retain control of Gaza. The Israeli people,...