Middle East & North Africa

Syria “Liberated” by its own Destroyers By Manlio Dinucci, December 14, 2024

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 …

When Terrorism becomes Counter-terrorism: The State Sponsors of Terrorism are “Going After the Terrorists” By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, May 15, 2022
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.
Ten Years Ago: “Operation Libya” and the Battle for Oil: Redrawing the Map of Africa By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, February 20, 2021
Libya is among the World's largest oil economies with approximately 3.5% of global oil reserves, more than twice those of the US.
America, An Empire on its Last Leg: To be Kicked Out from the Middle East? By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, January 07, 2020
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.
Battles rage in Libya; Gaddafi loyalists launch counter-attack By Global Research, February 26, 2011
“War uber alles”: The Pentagon Needs Some More Wars By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, February 26, 2011
Libya: Is Washington Pushing for Civil War to Justify a US-NATO Military Intervention? By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, February 25, 2011
Iraq’s “National Day of Rage” By Dirk Adriaensens, February 25, 2011
Crisis of the Palestinian Authority: Popular Uprising in the Occupied Territories against Mahmoud Abbas? By Ramzy Baroud, February 25, 2011
Libya and Imperialism By Sara Flounders, February 24, 2011
Israel-Palestine: Leslie Gelb’s unconventional wisdom By Jim Miles, February 24, 2011
Lockerbie Bombing: Libya was Framed By Linda S. Heard, February 24, 2011
Egypt/Turkey-Israel: ‘A clean break’ By Eric Walberg, February 24, 2011
CIA Involvement.: Lockerbie evidence was faked. By Marcello Mega, February 24, 2011
Dying Education in the “Blossoming” Iraqi Democracy By Dirk Adriaensens, February 23, 2011
Bahrain: Uprising Against the US-backed Regime Gains Critical Mass By Finian Cunningham, February 23, 2011
Dozens Slaughtered by US Forces in Afghanistan-Pakistan Air Attacks By Patrick O'Connor, February 23, 2011
World Oil prices Soar, Stocks Tumble on Fears of Widening Unrest in North Africa and Middle East By Barry Grey, February 23, 2011
Israeli army will cash in on Egypt’s upheavals By Jonathan Cook, February 22, 2011
The Popular Uprising in Egypt: The Military Machine Remains Intact, The Political Status Quo Prevails By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, February 21, 2011
America’s Hidden Agenda in the Middle East? By soL, February 21, 2011
The Numbers Behind the Middle Eastern and North African Revolts By Washington's Blog, February 21, 2011
Bahrain: State’s Lethal Crackdown Backfires on Regime By Finian Cunningham, February 21, 2011
Is Egypt’s Labor Movement Being Co-opted by Globalists? By K. R. Bolton, February 21, 2011
U.S. Veto: Speaking With Forked-tongue. By Jim Miles, February 20, 2011
American Zionism against the Egyptian Pro-Democracy Movement By Prof. James Petras, February 20, 2011
Bahrain: An Escalation of Bloodshed By Finian Cunningham, February 19, 2011
“Color Coded” Egypt; Did US-backed NGOs Help to Topple Mubarak By K. R. Bolton, February 19, 2011
Egypt’s Economy in Crisis By Dr. Ali Kadri, February 18, 2011
Dictators are “Disposable”: The Rise and Fall of America’s Military Henchmen By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, February 18, 2011
Bahrain: The Social Roots of Revolt Against Another US Ally By Finian Cunningham, February 18, 2011
Egypt was a common destination for torture of detainees sent by U.S. By Prof. Marjorie Cohn, February 16, 2011
Egyptian Military Repeats Demands for End to Strike Wave By Patrick O'Connor, February 16, 2011
From Cairo to Dakar to Durban, Another World Actually Is Possible! By Prof. Patrick Bond, February 16, 2011
Democratic Hypocrisy By Devon Douglas-Bowers, February 15, 2011
The Birth of the New Egyptians By Muriel Mirak-Weissbach, February 15, 2011
Has There Been An Egyptian Revolution? By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, February 14, 2011
War: The Worst Thing Ever Invented By David Swanson, February 14, 2011
CIA Promotes Agents Accused of Torture and Murder By Global Research, February 14, 2011
Egypt’s Military, an Economic Giant, Now in Charge By Andrew S. Ross, February 14, 2011
NATO’s Eastern Anchor. 24 NATO bases in Turkey By Global Research, February 14, 2011
Ex-NATO Chief: “Europe Can Help Draft Egyptian Constitution” By Global Research, February 14, 2011
The Struggle for Self-Determination in the Arab World: The Alliance between Arab Dictators and Global Capital By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, February 14, 2011
Will Tunisia Transition from Tyranny into Democratic Despotism? By Andrew Gavin Marshall, February 14, 2011
“Concern” over Egypt: Top U.S. Military Commander To Visit Israel, Jordan By Global Research, February 13, 2011
Egypt: “The Revolution Came and The Revolution Went”; Can the Egyptian People Push for Deeper Change ? By Danny Schechter, February 13, 2011
A Revolting World By John Kozy, February 12, 2011
Is this a ‘Young Turks’ moment all over again? By William Bowles, February 12, 2011
The Emerging Counter-Revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, February 12, 2011
Suez Canal: US moves naval forces off Ismailia while Israelis call for re-occupation of Philadelphia corridor . By Global Research, February 11, 2011
Russia- Japan: The Kuril Islands conflict and Russia’s defense arsenal in the Far East By Alexandr Grashenkov, February 11, 2011
WikiLeaks: Egyptian ‘torturers’ trained by FBI By Steven Swinford, February 11, 2011
Analyst: U.S. To Lose In Yemen As In Afghanistan, Iraq By Global Research, February 11, 2011
Hurriya is Arabic for Freedom: Just Listen to Egypt Roar By Ramzy Baroud, February 10, 2011
Egypt: Only Democracy is Legitimate By Abdul Ilah Albayaty, Hana Al-Bayaty, and Ian Douglas, February 10, 2011
Washington: How Best to Shape the Middle East Playing Field? By Eric Walberg, February 10, 2011
Omar Suleiman—Longtime Collaborator With Israel and US By Patrick Martin, February 09, 2011
Rumsfeld Lies About Iraq and the War on Terror … Again By Washington's Blog, February 08, 2011
Washington Faces the Arab Revolts: Sacrificing Dictators to Save the State By Prof. James Petras, February 07, 2011
Egyptian Regime Begins US-Backed Talks With Opposition Parties By Patrick O'Connor, February 07, 2011
Whither Egypt? The Military is Backing Mubarak By Global Research, February 07, 2011
The Division of Egypt: Threats of US, Israeli, and NATO Military Intervention? By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, February 07, 2011
US Warships Dispatched to Egypt. By Finian Cunningham, February 07, 2011
Egypt: Washington’s Covert Intelligence Operation By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, February 07, 2011
Deepening Crisis in Egypt By Danny Schechter, February 07, 2011
American Warships Heading to Egypt By Washington's Blog, February 06, 2011
Washington’s new myth: “intelligence failure” in Egypt: Regime change has been planned for years By Larry Chin, February 06, 2011
Who is the Real Opposition in Egypt? By Shamus Cooke, February 06, 2011
Egypt’s Social Crisis: Financial Bonanza for Wall Street Investors and Speculators By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, February 06, 2011
Egypt’s Economy, Financial Deregulation and Protest By Nomi Prins, February 05, 2011
Revolution: Is 1848 Repeating Itself in the Arab World? By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, February 05, 2011
Canada’s Position on Egypt Breaks With Other Western Countries By Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, February 05, 2011
Journalists in Cairo faced assaults, detentions, and threats; reporter dies from earlier shooting By Global Research, February 05, 2011
Egypt – The Peoples’ Voices By Felicity Arbuthnot, February 05, 2011
Egypt: A Sleeping Giant Awakens By Rannie Amiri, February 05, 2011
Israeli Spy Arrest in Egypt Points to High Stakes for Washington and Tel Aviv By Finian Cunningham, February 05, 2011
For Mideast Regimes, U.S. Backing Means Absolute Power By Fadi Elsalameen, February 05, 2011
As the Arab world fights, America sleeps By Larry Chin, February 05, 2011
Rising Food Prices and the Egyptian Tinderbox: How Banks and Investors Are Starving the Third World By Ellen Brown, February 04, 2011
Why Did Mubarak’s Thugs Ride In On Camels? By Washington's Blog, February 02, 2011
US ‘Bought’ Jordan Escalation in Afghanistan By Jason Ditz, February 02, 2011
Egypt’s Revolution: US Imperialism Brought to Heel By Finian Cunningham, February 02, 2011
U.S. Chickens Come Home to Roost in Egypt By Prof. Marjorie Cohn, February 02, 2011
Egyptian Looters Were Agents Provocateur By Washington's Blog, February 01, 2011