Israel Bombs Damascus Area to Stop Weapons/Prophecy Signs for December 8, 2014
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Headline: Israeli jets ‘strike near Damascus’ – Syrian army
Headline: Russia wants Israeli explanation for ‘aggressive actions’ in Syria
Headline: Hezbollah drones, anti-aircraft missiles destroyed in alleged IAF attack, says Syrian opposition
Headline: Israel air strikes wiped out Russian hardware for thwarting US no-fly zone plan over Syria
The Syrian military has accused Israel of carrying out two air strikes on Syria, near the capital Damascus. Israeli planes bombed the area near Damascus international airport and the town of Dimas, the Syrian army said in a statement carried on state television. No casualties were reported. There has been no confirmation of the air strikes from Israel. Israel has conducted several air strikes on Syria since 2011. “This afternoon, the Israeli enemy targeted two safe areas in Damascus province, namely the Dimas area and the Damascus International Airport,” the military statement said. It described the air strikes as “direct aggression” carried out to help the Syrian government’s opponents. Some installations had been damaged, it added, without elaborating on what had been hit. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the Syrian conflict, said (in Arabic) that 10 explosions were heard near Dimas, which is located close to the Syria-Lebanon border. The group also said that there had been eight air raids on areas in the town of Khan al-Sheeh, on the eastern outskirts of the capital, and that a warehouse near Damascus airport had been hit. Responding to the Syrian accusation, Israel’s military said it did not comment on “foreign reports”. Meanwhile, High-ranking American military sources revealed Monday, Dec. 8, that Israel’s air strikes near Damascus the day before wiped out newly-arrived Russian hardware including missiles that were dispatched post haste to help Syria and Hizballah frustrate a US plan for a no-fly zone over northern Syria. The advanced weapons were sent over, as debkafile reported exclusively Sunday, after Russian President Vladimir Putin learned that the Obama administration and the Erdogan government were close to a final draft on a joint effort to activate a no-fly zone that would bar Syrian air force traffic over northern Syria. The Kremlin has repeatedly warned – of late in strong messages through back channels – that the establishment of a no-fly or buffer zone in any part of Syria would be treated as direct American intervention in the Syria war and result in Russian military intervention for defending the Assad regime.
Dec. 8, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-30370670
Headline: Israeli parliament dissolves itself 2 years early, sets election
Israeli lawmakers have overwhelmingly voted to dissolve parliament, officially kicking off the country’s election campaign. Monday’s vote in the 120-seat Knesset passed 93-0 in favor of disbanding, ending its term two years ahead of schedule. Early polls show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu likely returning to power. But a growing coalition of anti-Netanyahu factions threatens to depose the longtime leader. Israel’s government, which took office in early 2013, has been riven by divisions from the outset over issues facing the country. For weeks it has been bickering over a budget, a housing tax break and a bill that would enshrine into law Israel’s status as a Jewish state. With early elections set for March 17, the current parliament will have served for one of the shortest periods in Israeli history.
Dec. 8, 2014
“Do not keep silent, O God! Do not hold Your peace, And do not be still, O God! 2 For behold, Your enemies make a tumult; And those who hate You have lifted up their head. 3 They have taken crafty counsel against Your people, And consulted together against Your sheltered ones. 4 They have said, “Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation, That the name of Israel may be remembered no more.” (Psalm 83)
Jordan
Headline: Islamic State group support grows in Jordan town
Local authorities quickly stripped away public signs of support for the Islamic State group in this desert town. Black flags have been removed from rooftops. Graffiti proclaiming the extremists’ imminent victory have been whitewashed. But supporters of the Middle East’s most radical extremist group are only laying low after their surprise show of strength in protests last summer. Despite government efforts, support for the Islamic State group is growing in Maan and elsewhere in Jordan, one of the West’s key allies in the region, say Islamic State activists, members of rival groups and experts on political Islam. One of the leading Islamic State group activists in Maan said he and others are still working to build their base. “In homes, at work, in mosques, in the streets, we reach out to people to call them to the real Islam,” the 40-year-old blacksmith, Abu Abdullah, told The Associated Press. Like other Islamic State group supporters interviewed by the AP, he spoke on condition he be identified only by his nickname for fear of troubles with authorities.
Dec. 6, 2014
https://news.yahoo.com/islamic-state-group-support-grows-jordan-town-065827377.html
Headline: Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood smuggling weapons to Palestinians
Israel reportedly shared intelligence with Jordan about a Muslim Brotherhood cell on its soil whose operations included smuggling weapons to Palestinians in the West Bank and raising funds for terror activities. Jordanian sources told the London-based al-Hayat daily that the information has led to the arrest of 31 people, a majority of them Palestinian students from the West Bank attending university in the Hashemite Kingdom. Over the weekend, Jordan’s King Abdullah II warned that should peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians not resume, renewed violence would break out, possibly leading to more intifadas. If the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not solved, “there’ll be a [fourth] fifth, sixth and seventh, and there’ll be another war in Lebanon,” he told PBS’s Charlie Rose on Friday. “If we don’t solve the problem, it’s only a matter of time until there’s another one,” he asserted.
Dec. 8, 2014
http://www.timesofisrael.com/jordanian-mb-smuggling-weapons-to-palestinians/
Lebanon
Headline: One injured as car bomb explodes in Lebanon’s Arsal
Headline: Lebanese Army besieges Arsal outskirts after captive killing
Headline: Qatar ends mediation for Arsal hostages
A car bomb has exploded in the northeastern Lebanese town of Arsal near the border with Syria, injuring at least one person. Monday’s blast targeted the brother of a militant holed up in the volatile border town, Lebanese media reports said. “The bomb was placed inside the car of Hassan Ezzeddine and he was wounded but his condition is stable,” said Lebanese state-run National News Agency. Earlier in the day, Lebanese armed forces shut down two main roads leading to the volatile area, then commenced heavy shelling on militant positions on the town’s outskirts. Takfiri militants of the al-Nusra Front said on Friday that they killed a captive Lebanese soldier following Beirut’s announcement that it had arrested three women with links to the Takfiri terrorists operating in neighboring Syria. The army’s operations are aimed at securing the release of the remaining hostages.
Dec. 8, 2014
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/12/08/389345/car-bomb-rocks-lebanons-arsal/
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/qatar-ends-mediation-lebanese-hostages-abducted-arsal-631606875
Egypt
Headline: Canada joins U.K. in closing Cairo embassy
Canada Monday joined Britain in closing its embassy in Cairo to the public for security reasons, with neither country providing details about any specific threat. The move comes amid increasing attacks by Islamist militants in Egypt and calls from the extremist group ISIS for attacks on Western targets. The Canadian Embassy said in a statement that it would be closed “due to security reasons” Monday, with a separate email to Canadian citizens in Egypt saying this would be “until further notice.” The British Embassy also remained closed after shutting its public services Sunday. British Ambassador John Casson said the decision had been taken “to ensure the security of the embassy and our staff.” “We are working to restore full services as quickly as possible,” Casson said. Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman Badr Abdelatty said he was unaware “of any specific threat” to the missions. “They informed us that it is a precautionary action … but we are dealing with the matter seriously,” he told AFP.
Dec. 8, 2014
Syria Iraq ISIS- the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (the Levant) ISIS=ISIL=IS=Daash
Iraq Syria Kurdistan
Syria Headline: Following airstrikes, Syria calls for sanctions on Israel
Syria called on the United Nations to impose sanctions on Israel Sunday, hours after Damascus alleged Israeli planes struck two sites near Damascus. Syria’s Foreign Ministry said it sent letters to the UN Security Council and to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon accusing Israel of carrying out the air raids to cover up its own internal problems and calling for action against Israel to ensure the attacks do not continue. “The Syrian government called for imposing deterring sanctions on Israel, which did not hide its policy in supporting terrorism, calling also for taking all procedures, in accordance with the UN Charter, to prevent Israel from repeating such attacks,” the Damascus-run SANA news agency reported.
Dec. 8, 2014
http://www.timesofisrael.com/following-reported-airstrikes-syria-calls-for-sanctions-on-israel/
Syria Headline: In Kobane, 23 militants killed in two coordinated attacks
Fifteen Islamic State (ISIS) fighters were killed in a coordinated Kurdish shock attack in Kobane early Monday, a day after eight other militants were killed in clashes, Kurdish forces said. Monday’s attack involved fresh Peshmerga forces sent in by the Kurdistan Region and the People’s Protection Units (YPG), backed by sustained coalition airpower that targeted militant positions, sources told Rudaw. “The attack was a coordinated YPG-Peshmerga operation backed by coalition airstrikes which pushed back the Islamist militants in some districts of the town,” Major Sherwan Spindarayi told Rudaw. He added that a high-ranking militant, an ISIS emir known as Jundulla Chichani, was among the dead fighters. Spindarayi said that four serial airstrikes targeted militant locations in the city, as the ground troops launched surprise attacks. Fierce clashes between the ISIS militants and Kurdish forces on Sunday evening resulted in the deaths of eight militants and capture of unspecified numbers of arms and ammunition, Spindarayi said.
Dec. 8, 2014
http://rudaw.net/english/middleeast/syria/08122014
Syria Headline: IS militant blew himself up the vicinity of the airbase of Deir Ezzor
An IS militant blew himself up in a booby- trapped car on the outskirts of the airbase of Deir Ezzor yesterday night, followed by violent clashes between the regime forces supported by NDF against IS militants in the vicinity of the airbase, information reported casualties on both sides. Information also reported that IS militants could capture some members from the regime forces. Other violent clashes erupted between the same parties in Hwayjet Sakar on the outskirts of Deir Ezzor city and in the neighborhood of al- Sena’ah in the city of Dier Ezzor. The regime warplanes carried out 6 raids on areas in the town of al- Shola in the countryside of Dier Ezzor targeting an IS post and convoy of vehicles to transfer oil to the town leading to kill a man. An IS militant died in clashes with the regime forces in Hwayjet Sakar area on the outskirts of Deir Ezzor city. A man from the town of al- ShHil tortured to death inside the regime jails.
Dec. 8, 2014
Syria Headline: Violent clashes are still erupting in Aleppo, while IS executed a fighter in Jarablus
Reliable sources informed SOHR that IS militants executed a fighter from an Islamic movement by shooting him in the city of Jarablus in the northern eastern countryside of Aleppo on charge of “apostasy and fighting Islamic State”, where they promised to keep him crucified for 3 days. The number of people who died yesterday due to shells and explosive cylinders launched by the rebel battalions on the regime- held areas in the city of Aleppo has risen to 8. IS militants shelled this morning areas in the town of Mari in the northern countryside with no information about casualties. Violent clashes are still erupting between al Nusra Front, Ansra al Din Front, the rebel and Islamic battalions against the regime forces supported NDF, al Quds al Filastini Brigade, Hezbollah and Shia fighters from Iran and Afghanistan in the vicinity of Handarat village, al- Brej and Manasher al-Brej areas. Other violent clashes took place between the regime forces supported by NDF, al- Baath battalions and Hezbollah against the rebel and Islamic battalions in the vicinity of al- Omawi Mosque in Old Aleppo in the city of Aleppo, the two areas of Aqrab and Bet al- Hekmeh School in the neighborhood of al- Rashedin. The warplanes strafed areas in the towns of Kafar Hamra, Anadan and Hraytan in the northern countryside of Aleppo.
Dec. 8, 2014
Iraq Headline: 1500 more coalition troops to Iraq
The soldiers would be in addition to the 3100 US soldiers already promised, the BBC reported. US commander Lieutenant General James Terry, who is coordinating efforts against IS, did not say which coalition nations would provide the extra troops. It is hoped the deployment of additional soldiers will increase the effectiveness of the Iraqi army, much of which proved ineffective under an IS onslaught in June. Since Islamic State’s June offensive, the Sunni militants have had little success breaking beyond the solidly Sunni Muslim provinces of Anbar in the west and Salahuddin north of Baghdad, as well as the strongly Sunni province of Nineveh, home to the city of Mosul which the Islamists overran in June, Reuters reports. The allies’ commitments were made during a conference among coalition members in Kuwait. Lieutenant General Terry told the conference that airstrikes against IS were taking a toll on the militants’ campaign in Iraq and Syria.
Dec. 8, 2014
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/world/261289/1500-more-coalition-troops-to-iraq
Iraq Headline: ISW Iraq Situation Report Dec. 8, 2014
http://iswiraq.blogspot.com/2014/12/iraq-situation-report-december-8-2014.html
Headline: ISIS demands donations of gold, silver to issue its new currency
Witnesses reported that elements of the ISIS organization demanded the people of Kirkuk to donate gold and silver to support in the issuance of its new currency. Witnesses said that ISIS called the people in Kirkuk villages under its control to donate their holdings, including gold and silver, to contribute in supporting the new currency ISIS plans to release soon. They pointed out that donations were requested during ISIS visits to the cities and villages and roaming markets, shops, checkpoints and schools. The witnesses added, “ISIS divided its elements to groups; each group’s mission was to get in touch with dignitaries, clergy, and farmers and have them urge people to make donations.”
Dec. 8, 2014
http://www.iraqinews.com/features/isis-demands-donations-gold-silver-issue-new-currency/
Headline: Alleged IS Weapons-Maker Claims that “Radioactive Device” has Entered Europe
An alleged Islamic State (IS) weapons-maker, following past claims of IS obtaining radioactive material from Mosul University, claimed on Twitter that a “Radioactive Device” had entered an unspecified location in Europe.
Dec. 8, 2014
Headline: Facing Threats From ISIS And Iran, Gulf States Set To Join Forces
Alarmed over rising threats in the Middle East and North Africa, the Gulf Cooperation Council is set to launch an unprecedented joint military command, according to regional officials and military analysts. “At the moment, we are witnessing a new spirit,” says Abdulaziz Sager, head of the Gulf Research Center, a think tank that focuses on the GCC, a six-member group of Arab monarchies. The NATO-inspired force — which goes beyond existing structures — will be established this week at the GCC summit in Doha, Qatar, Sager says. The new, unified GCC military command is to be based in Riyadh, the Saudi capital. The growing power of militants from the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, plus the influence of Iran — seen in Gulf capitals as meddling in conflicts in Iraq, Syria and Yemen — has added urgency for military cooperation. Past attempts at a pan-Arab force have failed over political differences and disagreements over basing the force in one country, says Gulf security analyst Mustafa Alalani. “This is not a military force, it’s a unified command,” he says. Every country has to donate air and sea power, according to the size of their military, Alalani says. It’s a rapid deployment force, he explains, modeled on NATO’s military structures. “The Saudis and the UAE are gearing up to take a much harder line,” says Faisel Yafai, a columnist for The National, an English language newspaper in the United Arab Emirates. “They have shifted. They are now doing this front and center,” he says.
Dec. 8, 2014
Listed below are the nations which will attack Israel from Ezekiel chapter 38 and their modern day names (see chart above).
Gog is the leader of the Russian invasion of Israel.
Magog, Meshech, and Tubal comprise modern day Russia.
Persia is Iran, parts of northern Iraq, and Afghanistan.
Cush is Ethiopia and Sudan.
Put is Libya and will most likely include Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco.
Gomer is Eastern Germany.
Beth Togarmah is Turkey and Armenia.
Russia
Headline: Ukraine to file claims against Russia with International Court of Justice
The Ukrainian government is preparing to file new claims against Russia with the International Court of Justice, Ukraine’s Justice Minister Pavlo Petrenko disclosed Friday. Russia has been accused by Kiev and the West of inciting unrest in eastern Ukraine, and supplying both military equipment and personnel to the rebels in their battle against the Ukrainian government. The European Union and United States have imposed successive sanctions on Russia in response to its aggression toward Ukraine. The “number of complaints,” Petrenko said, includes Russia financing “terrorism” inside its borders.
Dec. 8, 2014
Iran
Headline: Hamas Delegation in Iran to Normalize Relations
A delegation from the terrorist organization Hamas which controls Gaza arrived on Monday for talks with Iranian officials on repairing ties between the two, local media reported. Tasnim news agency said the team was led by Hamas political bureau member Mohammed Nasr and included Osama Hamdan, who is in charge of international relations. Iran has been a key source of funds and weapons for Hamas. The visit is aimed at clearing the way for a “mission” by Hamas politburo chief Khaled Mashaal to Iran, Amir Mousavi, the head of Tehran’s Center of Strategic Research, said on the website of the Hamas-linked daily Al-Ressalah. In October, Izzat al-Rishak, a member of Hamas leadership, issued a statement denying Hamas reports that Mashaal was expected to visit Iran in the near future. The Syrian conflict has strained the relationship between Hamas and Iran, with the Sunni Muslim Gaza-based group breaking ties with Damascus while Shi’i’te Tehran has remained a strong ally of the regime.
Dec. 8, 2014
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/188398#.VIYl18m9aqA
Afghanistan
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Headline: War News for Monday, December 8, 2014
U.S., NATO ceremonially end Afghan combat mission….Monday’s ceremony was the first of two that will draw a formal close to NATO’s combat mission by Dec. 28. (Note: the 28th will be my last post — whisker)
Reported security incidents
#1: At least two foreigners have been killed in Afghanistan in a fresh rocket attack on the US-controlled Bagram air base, near the capital, Kabul. Local officials confirmed that Bagram air base, located next to the ancient city of Bagram in eastern Parwan Province, came under attack on Monday morning. The strike is the second rocket attack on Bagram in less than 48 hours. The Taliban militants fired rockets on the air base Saturday night
#2: Two Pakistani policemen tasked with guarding polio vaccinators were shot dead in the country’s northwestern region on Monday, an official said. The attack took place in a remote area of Buner district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
#3: At least four civilians and two policemen were killed in a suicide attack on the police headquarters’ of Maiwand district of southern Kandahar province on Monday, local officials said. Six others including three policemen were injured in the attack. The attack ended after an hour, when five suicide bombers attacked Maiwand police headquarters and began clashing with security forces, Ahmad Zia Durani, spokesman for the police chief, said. “The suicide bomber detonated his explosive at the gate of the headquarters, making way for the four others,” Durani said. “Four other insurgents were killed by security forces.” He added that the director of the criminal department, a police officer, and four civilians were killed and six others including a policeman were injured in the attack.
#4: 19 armed oppositions were killed in several clearing operations led by Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) during the last 24 hours in various parts of the country.
#5: Two mine planters were killed following their own mine blast in Khost province yesterday.
http://warnewstoday.blogspot.com/
Sudan
Headline: US meddling to blame for ‘all Arab world sufferings’ – Sudan president
The bloody conflicts in Iraq, Syria and Libya are the result of the interference by the US, which wants to gain control over the rich natural resources of those countries, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir told RT. “The people in Sudan believe that the since the fall of the Soviet Union [in 1991], injustice and oppression has prevailed around the globe as the US became the sole hegemon and began running things with impunity in many regions, including ours,” Bashir said. In his interview with RT’s Arabic Channel, the Sudanese president labeled Washington’s policies in Middle East and North Africa as “harmful and destructive.” “Just look at what’s now happening in Iraq and how it spread to Syria. All the suffering that is going in the Arab world is the work of the US,” he said.
Dec. 7, 2014
http://rt.com/news/212283-us-arab-sufferings-sudan/
Germany
Headline: Germany Reportedly Concerned About Radicalization Of Chechen Diaspora
The German authorities are concerned about the radicalization of the country’s Chechen diaspora population, according to local media reports. Around 500 Germans are thought to be fighting in Syria with the Islamic State (IS) group. According to Hans-Georg Maassen, the head of Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, many of the Germans in Syria have an immigrant background. However, German news reports say the authorities are particularly concerned about Chechens from the diaspora in Germany fighting with the Junud al-Sham faction in Latakia. That faction is led by an ethnic Chechen from the Pankisi Gorge in Georgia, Muslim Abu Walid al-Shishani (Murad Margoshvili). Muslim al-Shishani is a veteran jihadi who fought in the second Russo-Chechen war alongside prominent Arab foreign fighters Ibn al-Khattab and Abu al-Walid.
Dec. 8, 2014
Turkey
Headline: Turkey’s Erdogan vows to make Ottoman language compulsory
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pledged to make teaching of Ottoman language compulsory in high schools. Speaking at a religious council meeting in the capital, Ankara, on Monday, Erdogan underscored the necessity of Ottoman lessons as a way to restore Turkey’s severed ties with its “roots,” noting that the majority of Turkish people are unable to read the tombstones of their ancestors. “There are those who do not want this to be taught. This is a great danger. Whether they like it or not, the Ottoman language will be learnt and taught in this country,” Erdogan stated. At the weekend, Turkey’s National Education Council, mainly composed of members backed by the Erdogan administration, voted in favor of making Ottoman classes compulsory at religious high schools and an option at regular high schools.
Dec. 8, 2014
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/12/08/389333/turkey-plans-to-revive-ottoman-language/
Armenia
Headline: Azerbaijan kills Armenian national in Karabakh
Azerbaijani troops have killed an Armenian national in their new clashes with separatist forces from Nagorno-Karabakh region. Garik Ispirian, 19, was killed in a fresh wave of violence that erupted on Monday in the area bordering the Karabakh and Azerbaijan. In late 1991, the Armenian representatives in the local government of the Nagorno-Karabakh proclaimed the region a republic, independent from Azerbaijan. That was followed by a series of brutal wars that left at least 30,000 people dead. Concerns have been raised about the re-escalation of violence this year as Azerbaijan and Armenian-backed forces have intensified their exchange of fire across the area.
Dec. 8, 2014
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/12/08/389328/one-dead-in-fresh-karabakh-clashes/
Luke 21:9 and Matthew 24:7 speak of nation against nation and kingdom against kingdom in the end times. Revelation 6:3-4 speaks of the fiery red horse given power to make men slay one another and Revelation 6:8 speaks again of this red horse in conjunction with the pale horse of Death and Hades, as the one that has the power to kill by sword. Luke 21:9: wars & commotions; the Greek word here is Akatastasia, meaning instability, a state of disorder, disturbance, confusion (revolutions) Matthew 24:7: the Greek word for nation is Ethnos & refers to various ethnic groups fighting among themselves, where the next sentence in the verse refers to kingdoms (basileiva) fighting one another (not to be confused with an actual kingdom but rather the right or authority to rule over a kingdom)
Headline: Eric Garner protests turn violent in California
Headline: Protesters flood California highway, throw rocks, bottles at officers, police say
Headline: Leftists using Ferguson to wage race war?
Mostly peaceful protests of a grand jury’s decision not to indict a white police officer in the chokehold death of an unarmed black man continued around the country, but authorities said a march in California turned violent when a splinter group smashed windows and threw objects at police. A Berkeley police officer received hospital treatment for a dislocated shoulder after being hit with a sandbag, while another sustained minor injuries, police spokeswoman Jenn Coats said. She said several businesses were looted and damaged when a splinter group broke off from the peaceful demonstration Saturday night, and officers attempting to get the crowd to disperse used smoke and tear gas. Protesters threw rocks, bricks, bottles, pipes and other objects at officers, and some squad cars were damaged. At least six people had been arrested by the time the unrest ended early Sunday, Coats said.
Dec. 7, 2014
http://nypost.com/2014/12/07/eric-garner-protests-turn-violent-in-california/
http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/08/justice/protests-grand-jury-chokehold/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
http://www.wnd.com/2014/12/blacks-using-ferguson-to-wage-race-war/
Headline: Pakistan- One dead as PTI workers clash with police
An opposition party worker was shot dead in Pakistan on Monday as hundreds of protesters clashed with riot police armed with water cannon and batons in the central city of Faisalabad. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (Pakistan Movement for Justice or PTI) party led by Imran Khan had vowed to paralyze the city as part of its efforts to topple the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, whom it accuses of poll-rigging. The death could spark further violence and reinvigorate the opposition movement. It received a boost Monday when a judge ordered a vote audit in a key constituency, a longstanding demand of Khan. He has said it will highlight systemic flaws in the 2013 general election which brought Sharif’s party to power. TV footage showed PTI workers clashing with supporters of Sharif as well as with riot police, who baton-charged them as parts of Faisalabad came to a standstill.
Nabeela Ghazanfar, a spokeswoman for police in Punjab province, told AFP: “One protester has been killed and five others injured including two policemen.
Dec. 8, 2014
http://www.arabnews.com/world/news/671646
Headline: Three bombs explode near homes of Yemen Shiite leaders
Headline: 5 Bomb attacks in Yemeni capital wound 8 Houthis
Three bombs exploded near the homes of Yemeni Shiite rebel leaders in Sanaa on Monday, security officials said, a day after the president named a new chief of staff of the armed forces. The explosions damaged several houses and injured eight people, whose identities have not been disclosed, the officials said, adding that authorities had dismantled five other bombs also found in the capital. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to brief the media. The Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, have spent months battling both local Al-Qaeda militants and Sunni tribesmen backed by the Islamist Islah Party. In September, they seized control of much of the capital and several other cities and towns.
Dec. 8, 2014
http://www.arabnews.com/middle-east/news/671461
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/12/08/389279/8-houthis-injured-in-yemen-bombings/
Headline: Policeman killed in ‘terrorist’ attack in Bahrain: interior ministry
A policeman was killed while on duty southwest of the Bahraini capital Manama on Monday in what authorities described as a “terrorist” attack using a bomb made by Hezbollah. The Interior Ministry gave few details of the incident in the village of Damistan. Bahrain’s Foreign Minister, Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmed al-Khalifa, said on Twitter the policeman had fallen victim to “a bomb made by the terrorist Hezbollah”. He was referring to the Lebanese Shi’ite guerrilla group, which Bahrain has previously accused of being linked to Shi’ite militants in the country. Hezbollah has been vilified by Sunni Muslims over its participation in Syria’s civil war alongside President Bashar al-Assad and against Sunni-backed rebels fighting to oust him. Witnesses in Damistan said police cordoned off the area and were searching for evidence.
Dec. 8, 2014
http://newsdaily.com/2014/12/policeman-killed-in-terrorist-attack-in-bahrain-interior-ministry/
Headline: Haiti capital hit by anti-government clashes
Thousands of anti-government protesters have clashed with police in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince. They burned tyres and threw stones at officers who responded with tear gas. The protesters want President Michel Martelly and Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe to resign and long-overdue elections to be held. Some protesters accused the US of supporting Haiti’s leadership and called on Russian President Vladimir Putin for help. Hundreds succeeded in reaching the National Palace, an area which has been restricted for several years. One protester, who gave his name as Reginald, said: “Today is a victory against President Martelly who destroys the country, for two years we (are not allowed) to cross in front of the National Palace.” President Martelly was supposed to call elections in 2011 but they have been postponed in a stalemate between the government and a group of opposition senators over electoral law.
Dec. 5, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-30356539
Decline of the Euro– ““ When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. 6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.” (Revelation 6:5-6)“Whereas you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter’s clay and partly of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; yet the strength of the iron shall be in it, just as you saw the iron mixed with ceramic clay. 42 And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile. 43 As you saw iron mixed with ceramic clay, they will mingle with the seed of men; but they will not adhere to one another, just as iron does not mix with clay.” (Daniel 2:41-43)
Headline: EU earns ‘fail’ grade over bank capital regime
Headline: Eurogroup puts pressure on France to deliver on deficit
New EU laws do not meet new global standards and would not be enough to ensure that the bloc’s banks could survive a future financial crisis, according to a new report by the leading global bank regulator. The rebuke is contained in a report published on Friday (5 December) by the Basel committee at the Swiss-based Bank for International Settlements, the body tasked with formulating the rules that govern the world’s lenders. The committee, which also assessed the US, Japan, China, Brazil, Canada and Australia, finding them all in compliance, found that the new EU framework complied with the Basel rules in only eight of the fourteen areas. The EU is the first international body to be given a ‘fail’ verdict by the Swiss-based regulator.
Dec. 8, 2014
http://euobserver.com/economic/126810
http://euobserver.com/economic/126829
Economic collapse Revelation 6:5-6 & James 5:1-3– Worldwide– “ When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. 6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.” (Revelation) “Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you! 2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have heaped up treasure in the last days.” (James)
Headline: US stocks fall as energy sector drops sharply
U.S. stocks fell on Monday as oil prices turned sharply lower and spooked investors into dumping shares of drillers and other energy-service companies. The drop in oil weighed on stocks from the start of trading. Weak trade figures out of China and news that Japan’s recession is deeper than initially thought suggested demand for crude would be lower in those two economies. Among the big losers were two Dow Jones industrial average components, Chevron, down 3.7 percent, and Exxon Mobil, off 2.3 percent. More broadly, the six-month drop in oil, which has brought the price of crude down to the lowest level in five years, suggests headwinds for the U.S. economy, said Bill Strazzullo, chief market strategist at Bell Curve Trading. “When you look at the major drivers of global growth — Japan, China and the eurozone — they’re really struggling,” he said. “Can the U.S. continue to grow at a moderate pace when the rest of the world is having major problems?” Energy shares in the Standard and Poor’s 500, a broader index than the Dow, dropped to their lowest level in nearly two years. The decline of 3.9 percent was by far the biggest percentage drop among the 10 sectors in the index. Six of the 10 sectors fell. Selling was especially fierce in shares of smaller companies in the oil business. Cimarex Energy, Transocean, and Noble Energy were each down at least 5 percent. The Dow lost 106.31 points, or 0.6 percent, to 17,852.48. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 15.06 points, or 0.7 percent, to 2,060.31. The Nasdaq composite fell 40.06 points, or 0.8 percent, to 4,740.69
Dec. 8, 2014
http://news.yahoo.com/nikkei-flat-yen-weak-downbeat-025721054.html
Matthew 24:7 “For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. Luke 21:11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.” Luke21:25 “And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring”
Headline: Russian scientist spies mountain-sized asteroid heading our way
A Russian astrophysicist says his team has located a huge, mountain-sized asteroid whose orbit crosses the Earth’s every three years. Even though experts say the giant object, known as 2014 UR116, poses no immediate threat of collision, its unexpected discovery underscores how little is still known about asteroids and their unpredictable orbits. In the film, Lipunov says it’s difficult to calculate the orbit of big objects like 2014 UR116 because, as they hurtle through the solar system, their trajectories are constantly being altered by the gravitational pull of nearby planets. “We need to permanently track this asteroid, because even a small mistake in calculations could have serious consequences,” he said. There is little indication that this particular asteroid could hit the Earth in the next few decades, though over a much longer period a collision looks quite likely, says Natan Esmant, an expert with the official Space Research Institute in Moscow. A more serious issue, he says, is the estimated 100,000 near-Earth objects, such as asteroids and comets, which can cross our planet’s orbit and are large enough to be dangerous. Only about 11,000 have so far been tracked and cataloged. “Every couple of days new ones are being discovered,” he says. “Scientists have increasingly powerful tools to do this work, but there’s a lot still to be done. Every object that crosses the Earth’s path can be a potential threat.”
Dec. 8, 2014
Headline: Fogo volcano lava reaches second village in Cape Verde
Lava from an erupting volcano on the Cape Verde, located off the coast of West Africa, has reportedly reached a second village. The Pico de Fogo volcano on the island of Fogo first erupted on November 23, causing hundreds of residents living in the vicinity to be evacuated. According to reports by the government on Sunday, one guesthouse and multiple apartment buildings were damaged in the small village of Bangaeira as a result of the continuing volcanic eruption. Two churches were also destroyed in the neighboring village of Portela, on top of previous heavy damage to dozens of homes, a hotel and a school. No deaths have been reported so far, though multiple people have been treated for inhaling ash or poisonous gases. The government said it was the first time the volcano had erupted in 20 years.
Dec. 7, 2014
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/12/07/389194/volcano-lava-advancing-in-cape-verde/
Headline: Review of Weekend Quakes
Headline: What’s shaking? 
List & map of USGS Earthquakes
