Month: May 2019
Nine Islamic State (Daesh) Terrorists Killed Near Mustang in Balochistan
PKONWEB Report – Security forces killed nine Islamic State militants during an hours-long raid near…
US Blacklists Huawei Due to National Security Reasons
Huawei denies its products pose a security threat DESPARDES News Monitor – Huawei has achieved…
Oil Prices Rise For Third Session; Surgical Strike Against Iran Suggested
DESPARDES News Monitor – A state-aligned Saudi newspaper is calling for “surgical” U.S. strikes in…
Huawei In Crossfire: Trump Declares National Emergency to Secure ICT Supply Chain
Huawei’s future now does not depend on business or economic decisions, but geopolitical ones DESPARDES…
Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?
BE2C2 Report – Self-confidence is not enough, competence matters in leadership positions. According to a…
Julian Assange Could Face Extradition Requests From 2 Countries. What Happens Next?
The WikiLeaks founder is serving a prison term in Britain for jumping bail as the United States…
Boeing Ordered to Produce Harpoon Missiles For Saudi By August
The Harpoon is also capable of ship-to-land strikes DESPARDES News Monitor – Boeing Co. has…
U.S. Orders Embassy Staff to Leave Iraq Over ‘Imminent’ Iran Threat
DESPARDES News Monitor — The U.S. State Department has ordered all non-emergency personnel from its embassy…
Trump Snubs Statue of Liberty Museum Opening
NY DAILY NEWS – President Trump is ditching Thursday’s opening of the Statue of Liberty…
Turkey Says Postponing Russian Missile Defense Systems Not On Agenda
U.S. asks Turkey delay taking delivery of Russian missile; Ankara unlikely to back down DESPARDES…
US to Deport 65 Pakistanis; Imposes Visa Sanction On 3 Senior Bureaucrats
PKONWEB Report – A special chartered plane will be bringing some 65 Pakistani citizens deported…
EDITORIAL: IMF Hit or Miss
THE latest IMF assistance sums up decades of economic mismanagement in the country. Chronic under-investment…