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.
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Racist Rabbis: A Trend Towards Religious Extremism in Israel By Jonathan Cook, December 09, 2010
Perpetrators of the Mavi Marmara attack should be punished, Gaza blockade should be lifted By IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation, December 07, 2010
Revelations on Rafik Hariri’s Assassination: Was Israel Involved? By Thierry Meyssan, December 03, 2010
The Hariri Assassination: All Eyes on Lebanon By Rannie Amiri, December 02, 2010
Lebanon at Stake: Turkey Must Reveal Its Cards By Ramzy Baroud, December 02, 2010
Leaked document: Israel Defense Minister Ehud Barak tells US to attack Iran, N. Korea By Global Research, November 30, 2010
Enforced Disappearance: The Missing Persons of Iraq. By Dirk Adriaensens, November 29, 2010
Memories That Still Hold US Hostage: Reflections On A Visit To The Former Embattled US Embassy in Tehran By Danny Schechter, November 29, 2010
Who’s Who in Afghanistan? Creating a New Impostor By Boris Volkhonsky, November 29, 2010
Global Strike Force: NATO Summit And Turkey’s New Role By İsmail Duman, November 28, 2010
The dangerous “Great Game” : A global economic system erected on inhuman and predatory values By Prof. Mujahid Kamran, November 27, 2010
Obama’s Delusion: Palestine in 90 Days? By Rannie Amiri, November 26, 2010
More Than a Bribe: Obama Surrenders Palestinian Rights By Ramzy Baroud, November 25, 2010
Iran starts “biggest” air defense war games By Global Research, November 24, 2010
VIDEO: From Palestine to Afghanistan: Fighting Occupation and Disinformation By George Galloway, November 24, 2010
The Palestinian Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Illegal Israeli Settlements By Eric Walberg, November 23, 2010
U.S. Foreign Aid: A Blank Check for Israel By Jeremy M. Sharp, November 21, 2010
Russia tells Iran to keep nuclear drive peaceful By Global Research, November 18, 2010
Moscow Cancels Military Aid to Tehran: ‘Iran designs local S-300 system’ By Global Research, November 18, 2010
The Mysterious Laptop Documents: “Evidence” of Iran Nuclear Weapons Program May Be Fraudulent By Gareth Porter, November 18, 2010
Palestine: Education at Gunpoint By Ramzy Baroud, November 18, 2010
Obama’s Bribe: Palestinians will be the Losers – Again By Jonathan Cook, November 17, 2010
Toxic cancer-causing industrial chemical in Iraq: KBR Knew of Exposure at Iraq Plant By Tim Fought, November 15, 2010
Al-Qaeda, Yemen, the New “Axis of Terror” and the “Great Game” By Larry Chin, November 14, 2010
Foreign Affairs – Remaking the Middle East By Jim Miles, November 14, 2010
Preparing for War: US to boost weapons stockpile in Israel By Global Research, November 12, 2010
Another Baghdad Massacre: Iraqi Christians Are Already at Home By Ramzy Baroud, November 11, 2010
Israel’s self-destruction: Reunifying the Palestinian nation By Jonathan Cook, November 11, 2010
VIDEO: Former UN General Assembly President Calls for Release of Tariq Aziz By Global Research, November 10, 2010
Israeli warplanes over Lebanon By Global Research, November 10, 2010
Iraq : Destroying a Country: War Crimes and Atrocities By Felicity Arbuthnot, November 08, 2010
Israel: Racism in Upper Galilee By Jonathan Cook, November 08, 2010
Al Qaeda in Yemen is “Western-made” By Global Research, November 07, 2010
US deploys Predator drones in Yemen: report By Global Research, November 07, 2010
War Crimes: Israeli government documents show deliberate policy to keep Gazans at near-starvation levels By Saed Bannoura, November 07, 2010
Bush: Olmert asked me to bomb suspected Syria nuclear plant: “George, I’m asking you to bomb the compound” By Global Research, November 06, 2010
World Geopolitics and The Battle for the Mediterranean By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, November 05, 2010
The Political Economy of Israel’s Occupation: Repression Beyond Exploitation By Alex Snowdon, November 04, 2010
Conned by “Democracy”: The Middle East’s Stagnant ‘Change’ By Ramzy Baroud, November 04, 2010
US ‘knew’ of al-Qaeda parcel plot By Global Research, November 04, 2010
Yemen: New Venue For U.S. Geopolitical Great Game By Boris Volkhonsky, November 02, 2010
US-NATO Military Deployment Threatens Iran: US Deploys Fourth Submarine in Persian Gulf By Global Research, November 02, 2010
Unanswered Questions in the Yemen Terror Scare By Barry Grey, November 02, 2010
Obama Prepares to Expand Military Attacks in Yemen By Bill Van Auken, November 02, 2010
War in Yemen: CIA to Get Control of Special Forces, Drones? By Robert Dreyfuss, November 01, 2010
Raytheon Plans to Expand Patriot Missile System in Persian Gulf By Glen Carey, November 01, 2010
Israel – Palestine; Such is the Peace Process: Obama as a Salesman By Ramzy Baroud, October 29, 2010
Aziz’s story will remain untold By Pepe Escobar, October 27, 2010
War and the Conquest of Eurasia: Iran’s “Green Wave” Opposition and its Ties to Global Geopolitics By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, October 25, 2010
The Establishment U.S. Media: Comparative Treatment of the Iranian and Honduran Elections By Edward S. Herman and David Peterson, October 24, 2010
Preparing for War with Iran. The $60 billion U.S. arms deal with Saudi Arabia is directed against Iran By Dov Zakheim, October 23, 2010
The Violence Debate: Teaching the Oppressed How to Fight Oppression By Ramzy Baroud, October 22, 2010
My Oath to Israel’s “Jewish Democracy” By Jonathan Cook, October 16, 2010
Israeli Forces Test Transfer Scenario By Jonathan Cook, October 15, 2010
The Tide Has Changed: A Musical Essay and a Lesson in Humanity By Ramzy Baroud, October 15, 2010
Israel’s Other ‘Peace’ Plan. Arm-Twisting Obama By Jonathan Cook, October 11, 2010
Side-by-Side Gaza Flotilla Timeline Report By Friends of Charities Association (FOCA) and International Bureau of Humanitarian NGOs (IBH), October 09, 2010
New Side-by-Side Gaza Flotilla Timeline Report: Discredits Israeli Version of Events By Friends of Charities Association (FOCA) and International Bureau of Humanitarian NGOs (IBH), October 08, 2010
Lieberman Speaks for All of Israel. The dangers of ‘recognition’ By Jonathan Cook, October 07, 2010
Yemen: The Covert Apparatus of the American Empire By Andrew Gavin Marshall, October 05, 2010
Obama’s Cave-In To Israel By Jonathan Cook, October 05, 2010
Turkey and Russia Defy America’s Imperial Design in the Middle East and Central Asia By Eric Walberg, October 01, 2010
Israel’s reasoning against peace By Jonathan Cook, September 28, 2010
Bahrain: Elections Signal Deep Social Tensions By Finian Cunningham, September 27, 2010
Hamas versus Fatah: Impasse in the Peace Talks. Why Washington Says ‘No’: Hamas is Not Ready to be ‘Engaged’ By Ramzy Baroud, September 24, 2010
US-NATO Prepares to Attack Iran: Ahmadinejad warns any attack would unleash war with ‘no limits’ By Global Research, September 22, 2010
U.S. To Sell Arab Gulf States Unprecedented $123 Billion In Arms By Global Research, September 22, 2010
BP: The Unfinished Crimes and Plunder of Anglo-American Imperialism By Dr. Frederic Clairmont, September 20, 2010
The Saudi Arms Deal: The U.S. Stirs Persian Gulf Waters By Rannie Amiri, September 16, 2010
US Transfer of Iraqi Prisoners: An Ongoing War Crime By Bill Van Auken, September 15, 2010
Massive Recycling of Middle East Oil Revenues Toward US Weapons Producers By Global Research, September 13, 2010
Mideast Talks a Cover for US War Preparations By Robert Stevens, September 10, 2010
Crisis in the Persian Gulf: The Emir of Qatar : The Mideast ’s Quiet Peacemaker By Rannie Amiri, September 09, 2010
Who pays for the loss of life in Iran? By Kourosh Ziabari, September 08, 2010
Obama’s Middle East Peace Talks: A Circus to Distract By Shamus Cooke, September 06, 2010
Behind the Israeli Wall: A Lesson in Reality By Ramzy Baroud, September 06, 2010
Dick Cheney’s Oily Dream By Washington's Blog, September 06, 2010
Middle East Loses Trillions As U.S. Strikes Record Arms Deals By Rick Rozoff, September 04, 2010
Political Crisis in the Persian Gulf: Monarchy vs. Democracy in Bahrain By Rannie Amiri, September 03, 2010