Middle East & North Africa

Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, today’s de facto ruler of Damascus, has an eloquent history: he began his jihadist militancy in al-Qaeda’s ranks as an associate of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the “caliph” who founded ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and

A complex network of Al Qaeda affiliated terrorist organizations overseen by US and allied intelligence agencies has unfolded, extending across the Middle East, North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, Western China, South and South East Asia.
Libya is among the World's largest oil economies with approximately 3.5% of global oil reserves, more than twice those of the US.
The Iraqi parliament suspended the corrupt 2014 agreement with the Obama administration which invited the US to lead a fake counterterrorism operation directed against the Islamic State (ISIS-Daesh), made up of mercenaries who are funded, trained and recruited by US-NATO, with the support of Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Letter on Jerusalem by HE Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad By Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, December 28, 2017
Trump Retaliates: Punitive Measures against Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian Authority By Middle East Monitor, December 27, 2017
The Saudi Palace Coup, the Oil Market, China and the US By Dr. Ali Kadri, December 27, 2017
Shades of Suez and “Greater Israel” as Theresa May and Netanyahu Ignore UNSCR 2334 Pertaining to the Territorial Rights of Palestinians By Hans Stehling, December 27, 2017
Syrians Are Human Beings. “The West Seeks to Fabricate Sectarianism in Syria” By Mark Taliano, December 27, 2017
Could the Trump Presidency Prove to be a Godsend for the Palestinian People? By William Hanna, December 27, 2017
Battle for Mosul, Defeat of the ISIS Caliphate, A Year of Brutal War, Crimes against Humanity By Middle East Eye, December 27, 2017
“Big Bipartisan Lies”: Intelligence Veterans Tell Trump Iran Is Not “Top Terror Sponsor” By Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, December 27, 2017
How Trump Ruined Christmas for Palestinian Christians By Alex Shams, December 27, 2017
UN Vote: Middle East Christians Blast US Decision on Jerusalem By Joyce Chediac, December 26, 2017
US Coalition Out of Syria Now! By Syria Solidarity Movement, December 26, 2017
France and the UN on Peace Talks in Libya By Richard Galustian, December 26, 2017
The Jerusalem UN Vote and the US-Israel Link By Dr. Chandra Muzaffar, December 26, 2017
The Israeli Government Is Paying for Anti-BDS Journalism By Itamar Benzaquen, December 24, 2017
The Gatekeepers for Empire? “Independent Media” Failed Coverage of Syria By Michael Welch, Daniel Borgstrom, and Vanessa Beeley, December 24, 2017
War Propaganda, Media Censorship and the “Conspiracy Theory” Meme. Project Censored 2016 By Michael Welch, Abby Martin, Mnar Muhawesh, Prof Mark Crispin Miller, and David Talbot, December 23, 2017
Iraq Redux in the Making? US Rhetoric on Iran Brings Back Memories of 2003 By Philip Giraldi, December 23, 2017
Pentagon Admits Presence of US Troops in Yemen as Cholera Cases Top One Million By Bill Van Auken, December 23, 2017
Ahed Tamimi Is Part of the Palestinian Generations R – for Return By Rima Najjar, December 23, 2017
Will Washington’s Veiled NSS Threats against Pakistan Contribute to Consolidating Its Economic Alignment with China, Iran and Turkey By Andrew Korybko, December 23, 2017
Saudi-US Aggression Targets and Destroys Yemen’s Cultural Heritage By Yemenpress, December 23, 2017
US Suspends Support for Free Syrian Army, Shuts Down Operation Rooms in Turkey and Jordan: Report By South Front, December 23, 2017
US Intimidating UN Member States, “Al Capone Style” By Vladimir Odintsov, December 23, 2017
Nations of the World at UN Humiliate Trump with Massive Vote for Palestinians By Prof. Juan Cole, December 22, 2017
A History of UN General Assembly Resolutions on Israel-Palestine By Alex McDonald, December 22, 2017
Iran and Turkey: Not an Alliance but an Incredibly Meaningful Partnership By Adam Garrie, December 22, 2017
UN Jerusalem Vote Postmortems. US Bullying and Threats By Stephen Lendman, December 22, 2017
Video: Syrian Government Forces Besiege Key Al Qaeda Strongpoint in Southern Idlib By South Front, December 22, 2017
UN General Assembly Rejects Trump’s Jerusalem Declaration By Stephen Lendman, December 22, 2017
“Russiagate” Is Actually “Israelgate”: Trump as “Agent of Israel”, Not of Russia? By Eric Zuesse, December 21, 2017
US and Israel versus the World on Jerusalem By Stephen Lendman, December 21, 2017
Netanyahu’s Failed Project to Build “A Greater Israel” By Hans Stehling, December 21, 2017
On Hanukkah 2017, Light a Candle for Palestine! By Rima Najjar, December 20, 2017
UN General Assembly to Vote on Rescinding Trump’s Jerusalem Declaration By Stephen Lendman, December 20, 2017
What Did Washington Achieve in Its Six Year War on Syria? By Rep. Ron Paul, December 20, 2017
How Washington Found Itself in Bed with ISIS By Alexander Orlov, December 20, 2017
Team Trump Add Insult to Injury for the Palestinians By Jonathan Cook, December 19, 2017
Deaths in Raqqa as a Result of Mines Left Behind by ISIS By Al Shahid, December 19, 2017
UN Security Council Passes Resolution Challenging Jerusalem Declaration; US Vetoes By Celine Hagbard, December 19, 2017
UK & US Continue to Honour and Supply Saudi Arabia Despite Slaughter at Weddings, Funerals & in Everyday Life By Drone Warfare, December 19, 2017
Why Netanyahu Is Upset About UN Security Council Resolution 2334: The Total Illegality of Israel’s Settlements By Karin Brothers, December 19, 2017
Why the Istanbul Declaration Must Succeed: “The Whole World to Recognize East Jerusalem as the Occupied Capital of Palestine” By Dr. Chandra Muzaffar, December 18, 2017
Wheelchair-bound Man with No Legs Killed by Israel’s IDF in Gaza During Jerusalem Protest By RT News, December 18, 2017
Turkey Opens Embassy in East Jerusalem: Erdogan’s Grandstanding East Jerusalem Vow By Stephen Lendman, December 18, 2017
US Plans “Slash and Burn” of Middle East to “Minimize” Iranian Influence By Tony Cartalucci, December 18, 2017
Syria Has Taught the World a Lesson We Should Handle with Care By Stefan Heuer, December 18, 2017
Jerusalem – The Straw that Breaks the Empire’s Back? By Peter Koenig, December 17, 2017
The Draft UN Security Council Resolution on Jerusalem By Stephen Lendman, December 17, 2017
Implausible Denials: The Crime at Jabal al Tharda. US-led Air Raid on Behalf of ISIS-Daesh Against Syrian Forces By Prof. Tim Anderson, December 17, 2017
According to Russian Defense Sources By South Front, December 16, 2017
Weapons Went from the CIA to ISIS in Less Than Two Months By Zero Hedge, December 16, 2017
Turkey’s ‘NATO Ex-communication’, Excluded From the Atlantic Alliance? Will Ankara Align With Moscow? By Salman Rafi Sheikh, December 16, 2017
What Is Israel’s Project in Argentina? By Thierry Meyssan, December 16, 2017
US-Palestinian Relations: The Strange Issue of the PLO’s Washington Office By Prof. As’ad Abdul Rahman, December 16, 2017
Syrian Realities Defy Imperial Projections: The Military Industrial Media Complex sold Us these Wars By Mark Taliano, December 16, 2017
Istanbul Summit: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Declares East Jerusalem Capital of Palestine, Urges US to Withdraw From Peace Process By Daily Sabah, December 15, 2017
New Trends of A Resurgent Syrian Economy By Sophie Mangal, December 15, 2017
It’s Personal: How Trump Betrayed Both Palestine’s Mahmoud Abbas and King Abdullah of Jordan By David Hearst, December 15, 2017
Trump’s Illegal Syrian Mission Creep By Paul R. Pillar, December 15, 2017
Aleppo’s Liberation One Year Ago – Anybody Ashamed Today? By Jan Oberg, December 15, 2017
Zambia Must Clarify Whether it Will Host an Israel-Africa Summit By Abayomi Azikiwe, December 14, 2017
Israel Invites Saudis to Broker Peace While Terror-Bombing Gaza By Stephen Lendman, December 14, 2017
Iran to Join Eurasian Economic Union – Diplomatic Sources By Adam Garrie, December 14, 2017
Middle East In Turmoil: Trump, Netanyahu and Mohammad Bin Salman, Destroyers of the Neoliberal World Order By Federico Pieraccini, December 14, 2017
The Inner Management Structure of the Islamic State (ISIS-Daesh): Fatally Wounded ISIS Attempts to Redeploy Resources and Killer Personnel By Sophie Mangal, December 14, 2017
Haider_al-Abadi, Photo by Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Flickr (CC BY 2.0)
Will Iraq’s PM Embrace a Trump-Inspired Saudi-Sponsored Drive to Curb Iranian Influence? By Zayd Alisa, December 14, 2017
Israel Amps Up Ethnic Cleansing in Order to Further Judaize Jerusalem By Jonathan Cook, December 13, 2017
German Politicians Condemn Anti-Israel Protest as “Anti-Semitism” By Dr. Ludwig Watzal, December 13, 2017
Trump Declaration on Jerusalem Unleashes Palestine Solidarity Demonstrations Worldwide By Abayomi Azikiwe, December 13, 2017
Poll: By 2-to-1, Americans Oppose Moving U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem By Eric Zuesse, December 13, 2017
Records of Jerusalem Deeds Found in Ottoman Archives: The Deeds Prove that Palestine Belongs to Palestinians. By Yeni Safak, December 12, 2017
It’s Not Simply Jerusalem, It’s All of Palestine By Rima Najjar, December 12, 2017
Russia’s Military Withdrawal Will Prompt President Assad to “Compromise”? By Andrew Korybko, December 12, 2017
Trump’s Doomsday Jerusalem Speech By Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich, December 12, 2017
A Christian Christmas? The West Supported Al Qaeda Terrorists Who Killed Christians in Syria By Mark Taliano, December 12, 2017
Putin Orders Russian Forces Home from Syria. ISIS is Down and Defeated, But It’s Not Out (Still Supported by America?) By Stephen Lendman, December 12, 2017
Why Do They Hate Us? America’s Super-rich Have Taken Nearly 70% of the World’s Wealth Gains Since 2012 By Paul Buchheit, December 12, 2017
Middle East Peacemaking Is No Longer “Made in America”. Defeat of ISIS-Daesh By Sharmine Narwani, December 12, 2017
Video: Washington in a Dead End, Trump Administration Bows to Reality, Accepts Bashar Al Assad’s Government Until 2021 Presidential elections: Media By South Front, December 12, 2017
How America Armed Terrorists in Syria By Gareth Porter, December 12, 2017