28/03/2012

            Damascus, Syria (Isaiah 17:1-3)

Iran flies thousands of pro-Palestinian activists to Syria. IDF fortifies borders

Israel boosted its Syrian and Lebanese border units as special flights carrying thousands of pro-Palestinian activists from Tehran touched down in Damascus Tuesday, March 27 for the international Global March to Jerusalem Friday, March 30. Before taking off, they were split into small groups and tutored by Iranian Al Qods Brigades officers in tactics for breaching Israeli border barriers, bursting through and challenging the Israeli military forces defending the border.

Annan says Syria accepts peace plan

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria has accepted a U.N.-sponsored peace plan, international envoy Kofi Annan said on Tuesday, as troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad raided rebel forces who have taken refuge across the border in Lebanon.

Assad made a rare foray into the heartland of Syria's year-old uprising, visiting a rebel stronghold in the city of Homs that his forces had overrun after weeks of shelling and gunfire, apparently to make the point that he can now tour the streets of the once bitterly fought-over district.

‘Turkey will do everything possible for Annan’s Syrian mission to fail’

UN envoy Kofi Annan is now on his way to Beijing with Russia’s support for his six-point peace plan for Syria. But online editor Camille Otrakji says the plan faces major hurdles both within Syria and outside of it. ­During his three-day visit to Moscow, Annan discussed his plan with President Dmitry Medvedev and Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov. Medvedev and Lavrov backed Annan’s roadmap for peace, which calls on both sides to announce a ceasefire and to conduct inclusive political talks. Camille Otrakji, an editor for the Syria Comment online magazine, believes it is difficult to foresee the outcome of Annan’s mission.

          Middle East (Psalm 83:1-4) (Rev 9:16) (Rev 16:12)

Scores killed in southern Libya clashes between tribal militias

At least 31 people have been killed and more than 60 were wounded on Tuesday in the third day of clashes between rival militias in the country’s southern city of Sabha, Al Arabiya correspondent reported on Tuesday.He added that several officials have resigned from the National Transitional Council over the deadly Sabha clashes, but details were not immediately available.

          Decline of United States (Hosea 4-14) 


10 Reasons Why The Reign Of The Dollar As The World Reserve Currency Is About To Come To An End

The U.S. dollar has probably been the closest thing to a true global currency that the world has ever seen. For decades, the use of the U.S. dollar has been absolutely dominant in international trade. This has had tremendous benefits for the U.S. financial system and for U.S. consumers, and it has given the U.S. government tremendous power and influence around the globe. Today, more than 60 percent of all foreign currency reserves in the world are in U.S. dollars.

    Famines, Drought, Floods, Earthquakes & Pestilences (Matthew 24:7-8) (Luke 21:11; 25) (Rev 6:5-8)

Unprecedented events seen on Earth in first three months of 2012

6.3 offshore earthquake shakes Tokyo

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake was reported in Japan on Tuesday. The tremors were strong enough to shake some of the buildings in Tokyo.The quake hit at a depth of 33 kilometers off the coast of Honshu Island. The tremor came some 40 minutes after a smaller, 4.9-magnitude quake whose epicenter was some 114 km east of Tokyo, the US Geological Survey says.Neither Japanese nor US authorities issued a tsunami warning, though a small change in sea levels may follow. No damage or injury from Tuesday's quake has been reported

Massive CME expelled on farside of the Sun


March 27, 2012 – ANOTHER CME FROM SUNSPOT AR1429: Transiting the farside of the sun, never-say-die sunspot AR1429 erupted during the late hours of March 26th, producing its 11th major CME. The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) photographed the cloud flying over the sun’s eastern limb. According to a forecast track prepared by analysts at the Goddard Space Weather Lab, the CMEwill hit two spacecraft, STEREO-B and Spitzer, on March 28th. Earth is not in the line of fire.


Guatemalan volcanoes increase activity: 33 explosions at Santiaguito volcano

March 26, 2012 – GUATEMALA - Guatemalan volcanoes Santiaguito and Fuego increased their activity in the last hours and the authorities recommended on Monday took all the necessary precautions with the surrounding air traffic. The dispersion of ash in various directions and changes in wind pattern led to the National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology (Insivumeh) to warn about the civil aviation.