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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN - VATICAN MUSEUMS : DETAIL OF THE VAULT OF THE SISTINE CHAPEL, MASTERPIECE OF MICHELANGELO, WITH, IN PARTICULAR, THE CREATION OF THE SUN AND THE MOON, THE CREATION OF MAN (WITH ADAM AND EVE), ORIGINAL SIN OR THE FLOOD. MICHELANGELO WORKED THERE SECRETLY FOR YEARS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN - VATICAN MUSEUMS : THE SISTINE CHAPEL, MASTERPIECE OF MICHELANGELO, WITH, IN PARTICULAR, THE CREATION OF THE SUN AND THE MOON, THE CREATION OF MAN (WITH ADAM AND EVE), ORIGINAL SIN OR THE FLOOD. MICHELANGELO WORKED THERE SECRETLY FOR YEARS. IT IS SAID THAT IT TOOK ONLY 450 DAYS TO COMPLETE THE LAST JUDGMENT (LOW CENTER) DESPITE THE MULTITUDE OF DETAILS AND CHARACTERS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN - VATICAN MUSEUMS : THE SISTINE CHAPEL, MASTERPIECE OF MICHELANGELO, WITH, IN PARTICULAR, THE CREATION OF THE SUN AND THE MOON, THE CREATION OF MAN (WITH ADAM AND EVE), ORIGINAL SIN OR THE FLOOD. MICHELANGELO WORKED THERE SECRETLY FOR YEARS. IT IS SAID THAT IT TOOK ONLY 450 DAYS TO COMPLETE THE LAST JUDGMENT (BACKGROUND, LOW CENTER) DESPITE THE MULTITUDE OF DETAILS AND CHARACTERS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN - VATICAN MUSEUMS : VAULT OF THE SISTINE CHAPEL, MASTERPIECE OF MICHELANGELO, WITH, IN PARTICULAR, THE CREATION OF THE SUN AND THE MOON, THE CREATION OF MAN (WITH ADAM AND EVE), ORIGINAL SIN OR THE FLOOD. MICHELANGELO WORKED THERE SECRETLY FOR YEARS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction Of The BRF Jacques Stosskopf - Saint-Nazaire

The Jacques Stosskopf, the second Bâtiment Ravitailleur de Forces (BRF) of the French Navy, is seen docked at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire. Launched on August 19, 2024, this 194-meter vessel is set to undergo sea trials in spring 2025, with delivery expected in summer 2025. Designed to replace the aging Durance-class tankers, the BRF will ensure fuel, ammunition, and supply support for naval operations worldwide. Named in honor of Jacques Stosskopf, a French naval engineer and resistance fighter, the ship pays tribute to his courage and sacrifice during World War II. Stosskopf, who secretly aided the Allies while working at the Lorient submarine base, was executed by the Nazis in 1944 for espionage. Saint-Nazaire, France – March 22, 2025. Photo by David Boyer/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction Of The BRF Jacques Stosskopf - Saint-Nazaire

The Jacques Stosskopf, the second Bâtiment Ravitailleur de Forces (BRF) of the French Navy, is seen docked at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire. Launched on August 19, 2024, this 194-meter vessel is set to undergo sea trials in spring 2025, with delivery expected in summer 2025. Designed to replace the aging Durance-class tankers, the BRF will ensure fuel, ammunition, and supply support for naval operations worldwide. Named in honor of Jacques Stosskopf, a French naval engineer and resistance fighter, the ship pays tribute to his courage and sacrifice during World War II. Stosskopf, who secretly aided the Allies while working at the Lorient submarine base, was executed by the Nazis in 1944 for espionage. Saint-Nazaire, France – March 22, 2025. Photo by David Boyer/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction Of The BRF Jacques Stosskopf - Saint-Nazaire

The Jacques Stosskopf, the second Bâtiment Ravitailleur de Forces (BRF) of the French Navy, is seen docked at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire. Launched on August 19, 2024, this 194-meter vessel is set to undergo sea trials in spring 2025, with delivery expected in summer 2025. Designed to replace the aging Durance-class tankers, the BRF will ensure fuel, ammunition, and supply support for naval operations worldwide. Named in honor of Jacques Stosskopf, a French naval engineer and resistance fighter, the ship pays tribute to his courage and sacrifice during World War II. Stosskopf, who secretly aided the Allies while working at the Lorient submarine base, was executed by the Nazis in 1944 for espionage. Saint-Nazaire, France – March 22, 2025. Photo by David Boyer/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction Of The BRF Jacques Stosskopf - Saint-Nazaire

The Jacques Stosskopf, the second Bâtiment Ravitailleur de Forces (BRF) of the French Navy, is seen docked at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire. Launched on August 19, 2024, this 194-meter vessel is set to undergo sea trials in spring 2025, with delivery expected in summer 2025. Designed to replace the aging Durance-class tankers, the BRF will ensure fuel, ammunition, and supply support for naval operations worldwide. Named in honor of Jacques Stosskopf, a French naval engineer and resistance fighter, the ship pays tribute to his courage and sacrifice during World War II. Stosskopf, who secretly aided the Allies while working at the Lorient submarine base, was executed by the Nazis in 1944 for espionage. Saint-Nazaire, France – March 22, 2025. Photo by David Boyer/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction Of The BRF Jacques Stosskopf - Saint-Nazaire

The Jacques Stosskopf, the second Bâtiment Ravitailleur de Forces (BRF) of the French Navy, is seen docked at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire. Launched on August 19, 2024, this 194-meter vessel is set to undergo sea trials in spring 2025, with delivery expected in summer 2025. Designed to replace the aging Durance-class tankers, the BRF will ensure fuel, ammunition, and supply support for naval operations worldwide. Named in honor of Jacques Stosskopf, a French naval engineer and resistance fighter, the ship pays tribute to his courage and sacrifice during World War II. Stosskopf, who secretly aided the Allies while working at the Lorient submarine base, was executed by the Nazis in 1944 for espionage. Saint-Nazaire, France – March 22, 2025. Photo by David Boyer/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction Of The BRF Jacques Stosskopf - Saint-Nazaire

The Jacques Stosskopf, the second Bâtiment Ravitailleur de Forces (BRF) of the French Navy, is seen docked at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire. Launched on August 19, 2024, this 194-meter vessel is set to undergo sea trials in spring 2025, with delivery expected in summer 2025. Designed to replace the aging Durance-class tankers, the BRF will ensure fuel, ammunition, and supply support for naval operations worldwide. Named in honor of Jacques Stosskopf, a French naval engineer and resistance fighter, the ship pays tribute to his courage and sacrifice during World War II. Stosskopf, who secretly aided the Allies while working at the Lorient submarine base, was executed by the Nazis in 1944 for espionage. Saint-Nazaire, France – March 22, 2025. Photo by David Boyer/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction Of The BRF Jacques Stosskopf - Saint-Nazaire

The Jacques Stosskopf, the second Bâtiment Ravitailleur de Forces (BRF) of the French Navy, is seen docked at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire. Launched on August 19, 2024, this 194-meter vessel is set to undergo sea trials in spring 2025, with delivery expected in summer 2025. Designed to replace the aging Durance-class tankers, the BRF will ensure fuel, ammunition, and supply support for naval operations worldwide. Named in honor of Jacques Stosskopf, a French naval engineer and resistance fighter, the ship pays tribute to his courage and sacrifice during World War II. Stosskopf, who secretly aided the Allies while working at the Lorient submarine base, was executed by the Nazis in 1944 for espionage. Saint-Nazaire, France – March 22, 2025. Photo by David Boyer/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction Of The BRF Jacques Stosskopf - Saint-Nazaire

The Jacques Stosskopf, the second Bâtiment Ravitailleur de Forces (BRF) of the French Navy, is seen docked at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire. Launched on August 19, 2024, this 194-meter vessel is set to undergo sea trials in spring 2025, with delivery expected in summer 2025. Designed to replace the aging Durance-class tankers, the BRF will ensure fuel, ammunition, and supply support for naval operations worldwide. Named in honor of Jacques Stosskopf, a French naval engineer and resistance fighter, the ship pays tribute to his courage and sacrifice during World War II. Stosskopf, who secretly aided the Allies while working at the Lorient submarine base, was executed by the Nazis in 1944 for espionage. Saint-Nazaire, France – March 22, 2025. Photo by David Boyer/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction Of The BRF Jacques Stosskopf - Saint-Nazaire

The Jacques Stosskopf, the second Bâtiment Ravitailleur de Forces (BRF) of the French Navy, is seen docked at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire. Launched on August 19, 2024, this 194-meter vessel is set to undergo sea trials in spring 2025, with delivery expected in summer 2025. Designed to replace the aging Durance-class tankers, the BRF will ensure fuel, ammunition, and supply support for naval operations worldwide. Named in honor of Jacques Stosskopf, a French naval engineer and resistance fighter, the ship pays tribute to his courage and sacrifice during World War II. Stosskopf, who secretly aided the Allies while working at the Lorient submarine base, was executed by the Nazis in 1944 for espionage. Saint-Nazaire, France – March 22, 2025. Photo by David Boyer/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction Of The BRF Jacques Stosskopf - Saint-Nazaire

The Jacques Stosskopf, the second Bâtiment Ravitailleur de Forces (BRF) of the French Navy, is seen docked at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire. Launched on August 19, 2024, this 194-meter vessel is set to undergo sea trials in spring 2025, with delivery expected in summer 2025. Designed to replace the aging Durance-class tankers, the BRF will ensure fuel, ammunition, and supply support for naval operations worldwide. Named in honor of Jacques Stosskopf, a French naval engineer and resistance fighter, the ship pays tribute to his courage and sacrifice during World War II. Stosskopf, who secretly aided the Allies while working at the Lorient submarine base, was executed by the Nazis in 1944 for espionage. Saint-Nazaire, France – March 22, 2025. Photo by David Boyer/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction Of The BRF Jacques Stosskopf - Saint-Nazaire

The Jacques Stosskopf, the second Bâtiment Ravitailleur de Forces (BRF) of the French Navy, is seen docked at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire. Launched on August 19, 2024, this 194-meter vessel is set to undergo sea trials in spring 2025, with delivery expected in summer 2025. Designed to replace the aging Durance-class tankers, the BRF will ensure fuel, ammunition, and supply support for naval operations worldwide. Named in honor of Jacques Stosskopf, a French naval engineer and resistance fighter, the ship pays tribute to his courage and sacrifice during World War II. Stosskopf, who secretly aided the Allies while working at the Lorient submarine base, was executed by the Nazis in 1944 for espionage. Saint-Nazaire, France – March 22, 2025. Photo by David Boyer/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction Of The BRF Jacques Stosskopf - Saint-Nazaire

The Jacques Stosskopf, the second Bâtiment Ravitailleur de Forces (BRF) of the French Navy, is seen docked at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire. Launched on August 19, 2024, this 194-meter vessel is set to undergo sea trials in spring 2025, with delivery expected in summer 2025. Designed to replace the aging Durance-class tankers, the BRF will ensure fuel, ammunition, and supply support for naval operations worldwide. Named in honor of Jacques Stosskopf, a French naval engineer and resistance fighter, the ship pays tribute to his courage and sacrifice during World War II. Stosskopf, who secretly aided the Allies while working at the Lorient submarine base, was executed by the Nazis in 1944 for espionage. Saint-Nazaire, France – March 22, 2025. Photo by David Boyer/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction Of The BRF Jacques Stosskopf - Saint-Nazaire

The Jacques Stosskopf, the second Bâtiment Ravitailleur de Forces (BRF) of the French Navy, is seen docked at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire. Launched on August 19, 2024, this 194-meter vessel is set to undergo sea trials in spring 2025, with delivery expected in summer 2025. Designed to replace the aging Durance-class tankers, the BRF will ensure fuel, ammunition, and supply support for naval operations worldwide. Named in honor of Jacques Stosskopf, a French naval engineer and resistance fighter, the ship pays tribute to his courage and sacrifice during World War II. Stosskopf, who secretly aided the Allies while working at the Lorient submarine base, was executed by the Nazis in 1944 for espionage. Saint-Nazaire, France – March 22, 2025. Photo by David Boyer/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction Of The BRF Jacques Stosskopf - Saint-Nazaire

The Jacques Stosskopf, the second Bâtiment Ravitailleur de Forces (BRF) of the French Navy, is seen docked at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire. Launched on August 19, 2024, this 194-meter vessel is set to undergo sea trials in spring 2025, with delivery expected in summer 2025. Designed to replace the aging Durance-class tankers, the BRF will ensure fuel, ammunition, and supply support for naval operations worldwide. Named in honor of Jacques Stosskopf, a French naval engineer and resistance fighter, the ship pays tribute to his courage and sacrifice during World War II. Stosskopf, who secretly aided the Allies while working at the Lorient submarine base, was executed by the Nazis in 1944 for espionage. Saint-Nazaire, France – March 22, 2025. Photo by David Boyer/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Captagon A Synthetic Stimulant That Earned Billions For The Assad Regime

File photo dated July 01, 2020 - The Guardia di Finanza of Naples has seized in the Port of Salerno a large quantity of drugs, 14 tons of amphetamines, 84 million tablets with the "captagon" logo, produced in Syria by ISIS to finance terrorism. For years, Bschar al-Assad regime secretly netted three times more money than all of Mexico's cartels with a small white pill that everyone from ISIS terrorists to construction workers chased after. Captagon, known locally as the 'drug of jihad', and 'poor man's cocaine', was originally sold as a cure for attention deficit disorders, narcolepsy and depression when it was first developed by a German pharmaceutical firm in 1961. In 1986, Captagon was banned in almost all countries after it was listed as a Schedule II drug by the UN. Photo by Alessandro Garofalo/Newfotosud/napolipress/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Captagon A Synthetic Stimulant That Earned Billions For The Assad Regime

File photo dated July 01, 2020 - The Guardia di Finanza of Naples has seized in the Port of Salerno a large quantity of drugs, 14 tons of amphetamines, 84 million tablets with the "captagon" logo, produced in Syria by ISIS to finance terrorism. For years, Bschar al-Assad regime secretly netted three times more money than all of Mexico's cartels with a small white pill that everyone from ISIS terrorists to construction workers chased after. Captagon, known locally as the 'drug of jihad', and 'poor man's cocaine', was originally sold as a cure for attention deficit disorders, narcolepsy and depression when it was first developed by a German pharmaceutical firm in 1961. In 1986, Captagon was banned in almost all countries after it was listed as a Schedule II drug by the UN. Photo by Alessandro Garofalo/Newfotosud/napolipress/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Captagon A Synthetic Stimulant That Earned Billions For The Assad Regime

File photo dated July 01, 2020 - The Guardia di Finanza of Naples has seized in the Port of Salerno a large quantity of drugs, 14 tons of amphetamines, 84 million tablets with the "captagon" logo, produced in Syria by ISIS to finance terrorism. For years, Bschar al-Assad regime secretly netted three times more money than all of Mexico's cartels with a small white pill that everyone from ISIS terrorists to construction workers chased after. Captagon, known locally as the 'drug of jihad', and 'poor man's cocaine', was originally sold as a cure for attention deficit disorders, narcolepsy and depression when it was first developed by a German pharmaceutical firm in 1961. In 1986, Captagon was banned in almost all countries after it was listed as a Schedule II drug by the UN. Photo by Alessandro Garofalo/Newfotosud/napolipress/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Captagon A Synthetic Stimulant That Earned Billions For The Assad Regime

File photo dated July 01, 2020 - The Guardia di Finanza of Naples has seized in the Port of Salerno a large quantity of drugs, 14 tons of amphetamines, 84 million tablets with the "captagon" logo, produced in Syria by ISIS to finance terrorism. For years, Bschar al-Assad regime secretly netted three times more money than all of Mexico's cartels with a small white pill that everyone from ISIS terrorists to construction workers chased after. Captagon, known locally as the 'drug of jihad', and 'poor man's cocaine', was originally sold as a cure for attention deficit disorders, narcolepsy and depression when it was first developed by a German pharmaceutical firm in 1961. In 1986, Captagon was banned in almost all countries after it was listed as a Schedule II drug by the UN. Photo by Alessandro Garofalo/Newfotosud/napolipress/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Captagon A Synthetic Stimulant That Earned Billions For The Assad Regime

File photo dated July 01, 2020 - The Guardia di Finanza of Naples has seized in the Port of Salerno a large quantity of drugs, 14 tons of amphetamines, 84 million tablets with the "captagon" logo, produced in Syria by ISIS to finance terrorism. For years, Bschar al-Assad regime secretly netted three times more money than all of Mexico's cartels with a small white pill that everyone from ISIS terrorists to construction workers chased after. Captagon, known locally as the 'drug of jihad', and 'poor man's cocaine', was originally sold as a cure for attention deficit disorders, narcolepsy and depression when it was first developed by a German pharmaceutical firm in 1961. In 1986, Captagon was banned in almost all countries after it was listed as a Schedule II drug by the UN. Photo by Alessandro Garofalo/Newfotosud/napolipress/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Captagon A Synthetic Stimulant That Earned Billions For The Assad Regime

File photo dated July 01, 2020 - The Guardia di Finanza of Naples has seized in the Port of Salerno a large quantity of drugs, 14 tons of amphetamines, 84 million tablets with the "captagon" logo, produced in Syria by ISIS to finance terrorism. For years, Bschar al-Assad regime secretly netted three times more money than all of Mexico's cartels with a small white pill that everyone from ISIS terrorists to construction workers chased after. Captagon, known locally as the 'drug of jihad', and 'poor man's cocaine', was originally sold as a cure for attention deficit disorders, narcolepsy and depression when it was first developed by a German pharmaceutical firm in 1961. In 1986, Captagon was banned in almost all countries after it was listed as a Schedule II drug by the UN. Photo by Alessandro Garofalo/Newfotosud/napolipress/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Captagon A Synthetic Stimulant That Earned Billions For The Assad Regime

File photo dated April 23, 2021 - Saudi customs announce seizing 2.4 million amphetamine narcotic tablets (also known as Captagon), hidden in a pomegranate fruit shipment coming, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. For years, Bschar al-Assad regime secretly netted three times more money than all of Mexico's cartels with a small white pill that everyone from ISIS terrorists to construction workers chased after. Captagon, known locally as the 'drug of jihad', and 'poor man's cocaine', was originally sold as a cure for attention deficit disorders, narcolepsy and depression when it was first developed by a German pharmaceutical firm in 1961. In 1986, Captagon was banned in almost all countries after it was listed as a Schedule II drug by the UN. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Captagon A Synthetic Stimulant That Earned Billions For The Assad Regime

File photo dated July 01, 2020 - The Guardia di Finanza of Naples has seized in the Port of Salerno a large quantity of drugs, 14 tons of amphetamines, 84 million tablets with the "captagon" logo, produced in Syria by ISIS to finance terrorism. For years, Bschar al-Assad regime secretly netted three times more money than all of Mexico's cartels with a small white pill that everyone from ISIS terrorists to construction workers chased after. Captagon, known locally as the 'drug of jihad', and 'poor man's cocaine', was originally sold as a cure for attention deficit disorders, narcolepsy and depression when it was first developed by a German pharmaceutical firm in 1961. In 1986, Captagon was banned in almost all countries after it was listed as a Schedule II drug by the UN. Photo by Alessandro Garofalo/Newfotosud/napolipress/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Captagon A Synthetic Stimulant That Earned Billions For The Assad Regime

File photo dated April 23, 2021 - Saudi customs announce seizing 2.4 million amphetamine narcotic tablets (also known as Captagon), hidden in a pomegranate fruit shipment coming, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. For years, Bschar al-Assad regime secretly netted three times more money than all of Mexico's cartels with a small white pill that everyone from ISIS terrorists to construction workers chased after. Captagon, known locally as the 'drug of jihad', and 'poor man's cocaine', was originally sold as a cure for attention deficit disorders, narcolepsy and depression when it was first developed by a German pharmaceutical firm in 1961. In 1986, Captagon was banned in almost all countries after it was listed as a Schedule II drug by the UN. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Captagon A Synthetic Stimulant That Earned Billions For The Assad Regime

File photo dated July 01, 2020 - The Guardia di Finanza of Naples has seized in the Port of Salerno a large quantity of drugs, 14 tons of amphetamines, 84 million tablets with the "captagon" logo, produced in Syria by ISIS to finance terrorism. For years, Bschar al-Assad regime secretly netted three times more money than all of Mexico's cartels with a small white pill that everyone from ISIS terrorists to construction workers chased after. Captagon, known locally as the 'drug of jihad', and 'poor man's cocaine', was originally sold as a cure for attention deficit disorders, narcolepsy and depression when it was first developed by a German pharmaceutical firm in 1961. In 1986, Captagon was banned in almost all countries after it was listed as a Schedule II drug by the UN. Photo by Alessandro Garofalo/Newfotosud/napolipress/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Captagon A Synthetic Stimulant That Earned Billions For The Assad Regime

File photo dated July 01, 2020 - The Guardia di Finanza of Naples has seized in the Port of Salerno a large quantity of drugs, 14 tons of amphetamines, 84 million tablets with the "captagon" logo, produced in Syria by ISIS to finance terrorism. For years, Bschar al-Assad regime secretly netted three times more money than all of Mexico's cartels with a small white pill that everyone from ISIS terrorists to construction workers chased after. Captagon, known locally as the 'drug of jihad', and 'poor man's cocaine', was originally sold as a cure for attention deficit disorders, narcolepsy and depression when it was first developed by a German pharmaceutical firm in 1961. In 1986, Captagon was banned in almost all countries after it was listed as a Schedule II drug by the UN. Photo by Alessandro Garofalo/Newfotosud/napolipress/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Captagon A Synthetic Stimulant That Earned Billions For The Assad Regime

File photo dated April 23, 2021 - Saudi customs announce seizing 2.4 million amphetamine narcotic tablets (also known as Captagon), hidden in a pomegranate fruit shipment coming, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. For years, Bschar al-Assad regime secretly netted three times more money than all of Mexico's cartels with a small white pill that everyone from ISIS terrorists to construction workers chased after. Captagon, known locally as the 'drug of jihad', and 'poor man's cocaine', was originally sold as a cure for attention deficit disorders, narcolepsy and depression when it was first developed by a German pharmaceutical firm in 1961. In 1986, Captagon was banned in almost all countries after it was listed as a Schedule II drug by the UN. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Captagon A Synthetic Stimulant That Earned Billions For The Assad Regime

File photo dated April 23, 2021 - Saudi customs announce seizing 2.4 million amphetamine narcotic tablets (also known as Captagon), hidden in a pomegranate fruit shipment coming, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. For years, Bschar al-Assad regime secretly netted three times more money than all of Mexico's cartels with a small white pill that everyone from ISIS terrorists to construction workers chased after. Captagon, known locally as the 'drug of jihad', and 'poor man's cocaine', was originally sold as a cure for attention deficit disorders, narcolepsy and depression when it was first developed by a German pharmaceutical firm in 1961. In 1986, Captagon was banned in almost all countries after it was listed as a Schedule II drug by the UN. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Captagon A Synthetic Stimulant That Earned Billions For The Assad Regime

File photo dated April 23, 2021 - Saudi customs announce seizing 2.4 million amphetamine narcotic tablets (also known as Captagon), hidden in a pomegranate fruit shipment coming, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. For years, Bschar al-Assad regime secretly netted three times more money than all of Mexico's cartels with a small white pill that everyone from ISIS terrorists to construction workers chased after. Captagon, known locally as the 'drug of jihad', and 'poor man's cocaine', was originally sold as a cure for attention deficit disorders, narcolepsy and depression when it was first developed by a German pharmaceutical firm in 1961. In 1986, Captagon was banned in almost all countries after it was listed as a Schedule II drug by the UN. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Captagon A Synthetic Stimulant That Earned Billions For The Assad Regime

File photo dated April 23, 2021 - Saudi customs announce seizing 2.4 million amphetamine narcotic tablets (also known as Captagon), hidden in a pomegranate fruit shipment coming, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. For years, Bschar al-Assad regime secretly netted three times more money than all of Mexico's cartels with a small white pill that everyone from ISIS terrorists to construction workers chased after. Captagon, known locally as the 'drug of jihad', and 'poor man's cocaine', was originally sold as a cure for attention deficit disorders, narcolepsy and depression when it was first developed by a German pharmaceutical firm in 1961. In 1986, Captagon was banned in almost all countries after it was listed as a Schedule II drug by the UN. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Captagon A Synthetic Stimulant That Earned Billions For The Assad Regime

File photo dated April 23, 2021 - Saudi customs announce seizing 2.4 million amphetamine narcotic tablets (also known as Captagon), hidden in a pomegranate fruit shipment coming, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. For years, Bschar al-Assad regime secretly netted three times more money than all of Mexico's cartels with a small white pill that everyone from ISIS terrorists to construction workers chased after. Captagon, known locally as the 'drug of jihad', and 'poor man's cocaine', was originally sold as a cure for attention deficit disorders, narcolepsy and depression when it was first developed by a German pharmaceutical firm in 1961. In 1986, Captagon was banned in almost all countries after it was listed as a Schedule II drug by the UN. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Captagon A Synthetic Stimulant That Earned Billions For The Assad Regime

File photo dated April 23, 2021 - Saudi customs announce seizing 2.4 million amphetamine narcotic tablets (also known as Captagon), hidden in a pomegranate fruit shipment coming, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. For years, Bschar al-Assad regime secretly netted three times more money than all of Mexico's cartels with a small white pill that everyone from ISIS terrorists to construction workers chased after. Captagon, known locally as the 'drug of jihad', and 'poor man's cocaine', was originally sold as a cure for attention deficit disorders, narcolepsy and depression when it was first developed by a German pharmaceutical firm in 1961. In 1986, Captagon was banned in almost all countries after it was listed as a Schedule II drug by the UN. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Details reveal truth about U.S. as empire of hackers

STORY: Details reveal truth about U.S. as empire of hackers DATELINE: Aug. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:46 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SHAKEEL AHMAD RAMAY, CEO, Islamabad-based Asian Institute of Eco-civilization Research & Development 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TUNC AKKOC, Head of Harici Media, Türkiye 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): TUGHRAL YAMIN, Senior research fellow at Institute of Policy Studies, Islamabad STORYLINE: An investigation report has recently been released on the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), one of the major intelligence agencies of the U.S. federal government, revealing an "empire of hackers" under U.S. manipulation. Over a long period, the CIA has been secretly orchestrating "peaceful evolution" and "color revolutions" around the world, said the report by China's National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center and internet security company 360. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SHAKEEL AHMAD RAMAY, CEO, Islamabad-based Asian Institute of Eco-civilizati

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Russian submarine test-fires missile from Sea of Japan

STORY: Russian submarine test-fires missile from Sea of Japan DATELINE: March 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Russian submarine 2. various of the Russian submarine test-fires missile STORYLINE: The diesel-electric submarine Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky of the Russian Pacific Fleet test-launched a Caliber cruise missile from the Sea of Japan, the Russian Defense Ministry said Friday. As part of a combat training plan, the submarine secretly arrived at the designated area in the Sea of Japan and launched the missile from underwater, which successfully hit a coastal target located over 1,000 km away in Russia's Khabarovsk region, the ministry said in a statement. Ships and aircraft of the Russian Pacific Fleet closed the missile firing area in advance, the ministry added. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Moscow. (XHTV)

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Ex-envoy's kin unveils hidden WWII classified telegrams

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuko Ichihara (L), a niece of the wife of a late Japanese diplomat, shows the bounded volume of classified diplomatic telegrams from World War II that she found while sorting out belongings of a deceased relative in Tokyo on Aug. 14, 2014. The documents secretly kept by Ryuji Takeuchi, Japan's ambassador to the United States after the war, shows that Japan's wartime foreign minister, Mamoru Shigemitsu, in May 1944 considered asking the Soviet Union to broker an agreement to end war with China.

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GSDF spies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 27, 2013, shows the Defense Ministry in Tokyo. Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force spies have secretly gathered intelligence abroad since the Cold War era without informing the prime minister or defense minister, a practice considered as deviating from civilian control, former senior defense officials said the same day.

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NPB head Kato announces resignation

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Professional Baseball Commissioner Ryozo Kato (back L) is pictured at the owners' meeting on Sept. 19, 2013. Kato announced his resignation at the meeting. He had come under fire in June, when it was revealed that NPB had secretly altered the baseball used by its two leagues.

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NPB head Kato announces resignation

TOKYO, Japan - A meeting of the professional baseball owners is held in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2013. Nippon Professional Baseball Commissioner Ryozo Kato (back, center L) announced his resignation at the meeting. He had come under fire in June, when it was revealed that NPB had secretly altered the baseball used by its two leagues.

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NPB head Kato announces resignation

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Professional Baseball Commissioner Ryozo Kato enters a room at a hotel in Tokyo to attend the owners' meeting on Sept. 19, 2013. Kato announced his resignation at the meeting. He had come under fire in June, when it was revealed that NPB had secretly altered the baseball used by its two leagues.

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NPB head Kato intends to resign

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Nippon Professional Baseball Commissioner Ryozo Kato. Kato, 72, intends to resign, sources close to the matter said Sept. 19, 2013. He came under fire earlier in the year after the Japanese league secretly altered its ball.

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Search for 'phantom tank' under way in Lake Hamana

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Divers search for the Type 4 Chi-To medium tank reportedly submerged in Lake Hamana at the lake's northern part near its Inohana sub-lake in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture on Jan. 7, 2013. The Imperial Japanese Army produced two units of the tank on a trial basis toward the end of World War II but did not use them in actual warfare and is said to have secretly sunk them in the lake to conceal them from the United States.

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Algeria hostage crisis

IN AMENAS, Algeria - Photo taken secretly on Jan. 16, 2013, by one of the Algerians held hostage at a gas plant in In Amenas shows Algerian workers standing outside an accommodation unit of the plant. The man in camouflage is one of the captors. Dozens of people, including many foreign nationals, died later in the hostage crisis.

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Algeria hostage crisis

IN AMENAS, Algeria - Photo taken secretly on Jan. 16, 2013, by one of the Algerians held hostage at a gas plant in In Amenas shows three attackers (background R) guarding foreigners while Algerians (L) are left alone. Dozens, including many foreign nationals, later died in the hostage crisis.

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Algeria hostage crisis

IN AMENAS, Algeria - Photo taken secretly on Jan. 16, 2013, by one of the Algerians held hostage at a gas plant in In Amenas shows Algerian workers standing outside an accommodation unit of the plant. The man in camouflage is one of the captors. Dozens of people, including many foreign nationals, died later in the hostage crisis.

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Japan, China senior diplomats secretly meet in Shanghai

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Chikao Kawai (L) and his Chinese counterpart, Zhang Zhijun. Kawai and his Chinese counterpart, who is believed to have been Zhang, have secretly met in Shanghai to seek ways to improve bilateral relations that have soured over competing claims to the sovereignty of the Senkaku Islands, Japanese government officials said Oct. 24, 2012.

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AUM doomsday cult

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in February 1995 shows the Satyan 7 facility (foreground) of the AUM Shinrikyo doomsday cult's complex near Mt. Fuji in the village of Kamikuishiki, Yamanashi Prefecture. AUM was secretly producing sarin nerve gas at the Satyan 7 facility. Police arrested Katsuya Takahashi, the last remaining AUM member wanted over the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system, on June 15, 2012, after he had been on the run for 17 years.

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Aomori women dance in circle around 'Jesus tomb'

AOMORI, Japan - Women wearing kimono dance a Japanese traditional bon dance in a circle around a cross erected on a turf which local people believe is the tomb of Jesus, in the village of Shingo, Aomori Prefecture, on June 3, 2012. According to legend, Jesus survived his crucifixion and secretly came to Japan and lived out his natural life and died in the village, which used to be called Herai. The legend also says Herai came from the word "Hebrew."