* Expert: China Seeking Larger Economic, Military Footprint in Middle East WASHINGTON, DC – China is seeking to grow its economic and military footprint in the Middle East, an important source of energy and trade, a prominent Chinese professor said this week. * Hamas leader talks unity in rare call to Jordanian king Ismail Haniyeh speaks with Abdullah II, […]

* Fatah seeks “true partnership” with Hamas; Neither Fatah nor Hamas will give up violence Fatah Central Committee Secretary Jibril Rajoub says the unity agreement with Hamas does not mean that Hamas has to give up its use of “resistance.” * Report: King of Jordan Berated Abbas Over Palestinian Unity Deal Jordan’s King Abdullah expressed strong disapproval of the […]

* The University Of Houston: Promoting Genocide And Praising Hitler  ‘Palestine will be the 2nd place of the Holocaust for the Yahood [Jews].’  * Report: U.S. Troops Need to Remain in Middle East Post-ISIS to Block Iran “Land Bridge”  Iran routinely sends weapons to the Bashar al-Assad regime and Hezbollah terrorists.  * Militias vs. Palestinian “Reconciliation”  Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud […]

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New music, star-studded concerts, and a few celebrations; AXS TV has it all covered on the latest Mercury Insurance Music Minute. On this week’s 60-second clip, we celebrate the birthday of Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis and Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen, get ready for new releases…

Dan Auerbach will head out on a tour across North America this winter in support of his latest solo album, Waiting on a Song. Announced on Monday, the 20-date winter tour kicks off on Feb. 10 in Vancouver, BC, and wraps just under two months later on April 5 with a show at Denver’s Paramount […]

The Denver music scene has been very kind to Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats and for the third straight year (or maybe the tenth, who’s counting?) the soul and rock combo will be giving back to the Colorado community with a pair of holiday concerts. Rateliff and his nocturnal perspirators…

Niall Horan helped his One Direction pals make chart history when his first solo album, Flicker, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart (for the chart dated Nov. 11). One Direction impressively ties The Beatles as the only groups in music history to have three of its members reach the…

The Chicago Bulls have as many fans as any franchise in the NBA, and much of it can be attributed to their success in the mid-1990s. Michael Jordan might go down in history as the best basketball player to ever play the game, making his partnership with Phil Jackson one for the record books. But…

The Atlanta Gladiators have made a trade with the Wheeling Nailers in the ECHL. The Gladiators acquired forward Alexandre Carrier from the Wheeling Nailers for defenseman Dalton Reum on Wednesday.  Carrier plays right wing and is beginning his seventh ECHL season. He has previously played for the…