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.
U.S. grants support Iranian dissidents By Ken Dilanian, June 26, 2009
Iran’s Coming Revolution: For Civil Rights Or Beyond? By Shamus Cooke, June 26, 2009
Obama Moves to Fund Iranian Dissidents By Jason Ditz, June 26, 2009
Former US National Security Adviser: US Has Intelligence Agents Working In Iran By Steve Watson, June 26, 2009
Iran: London basement is home to exiled opposition By Damien McElroy, June 25, 2009
Has the U.S. Played a Role in Fomenting Unrest During Iran’s Election? By Jeremy H. Hammond, June 25, 2009
Venezuela’s Chavez sees CIA hand in Iran unrest By Global Research, June 25, 2009
Iranian Interior Minister: Western Intelligence Behind Riots And Unrest By Steve Watson, June 25, 2009
The propaganda war against Iran By Bill Van Auken, June 25, 2009
CIA Discovered Planning “Soft Revolution” in Early 2009 By Global Research, June 24, 2009
Britain expels two Iranian diplomats in tit-for-tat response By Julian Borger, June 24, 2009
Iran: Protests wane as conflict within regime continues By Bill Van Auken, June 24, 2009
Document points to alleged military plot against Turkish government By Sinan Ikinci, June 23, 2009
Who Will Control Iraq’s Oil? By Patrick Cockburn, June 22, 2009
What Actually Happened in the Iranian Presidential Election? By Esam Al-Amin, June 22, 2009
Armed vandals ‘killed civilians’ in Tehran By Global Research, June 22, 2009
Iran: fear of foreign plotters may be justified By Simon Tisdall, June 21, 2009
Iranian leadership feud too close to call By Eric Margolis, June 21, 2009
Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki says West ‘dramatizing’ riots By Global Research, June 21, 2009
Are the Iranian Protests Another US Orchestrated “Color Revolution?” By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, June 21, 2009
Iran’s supreme leader sets stage for confrontation By Peter Symonds, June 21, 2009
UK Foreign Minister Miliband: “The thesis of conspiracy by foreign powers against Iran is peddled vociferously by the regime” By Cem Ertür, June 21, 2009
Iran’s spiritual leader backs Ahmadinejad election victory By Global Research, June 19, 2009
Experts see no ‘smoking gun’ for Iran election fraud By Andrew Beatty, June 19, 2009
Iranian Elections: The ‘Stolen Elections’ Hoax By Prof. James Petras, June 18, 2009
Iran’s Election and US – Iranian Relations By Stephen Lendman, June 18, 2009
Iran elections: Rafsanjani’s Gambit Backfires By M. K. Bhadrakumar, June 16, 2009
At SCO summit, Russia welcomes Ahmadinejad By Global Research, June 16, 2009
Iran: Election clashes mount as West escalates pressure By Bill Van Auken, June 16, 2009
Anti-Americanism in Israel By Justin Raimondo, June 13, 2009
The US-Israeli supported March 14 Alliance Wins Lebanon’s Parliamentary Elections By Rannie Amiri, June 11, 2009
U.S. War Privatization Results in Billions Lost in Fraud, Waste and Abuse–Report By Jeremy Scahill, June 11, 2009
Iran’s Presidential Elections By Global Research, June 10, 2009
Oil and Islam. Will America Shift Away from Its Past Unilateralist Policies? By Prof Peter Dale Scott, June 10, 2009
June 8, 1967: USS Liberty attacked by Israel in international waters By Global Research, June 09, 2009
Obama’s Speech to The Islamic World By Dr. Elias Akleh, June 09, 2009
The Human Tracking Microchip By Kristen Allen, June 08, 2009
Can Obama Work His Magic on Arabs? By Ramzy Baroud, June 05, 2009
Israel’s “Doomsday Scenario” military exercises By Global Research, May 31, 2009
The Long War: Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and more ahead By Tom Hayden, May 22, 2009
With US ties at risk, Israel makes no promise on Iran By Global Research, May 20, 2009
Rothschild’s roadmap for Dubai’s economic recovery By Frank Kane, May 19, 2009
The Bomb Iran Faction By Gary Leupp, May 12, 2009
Obama’s Middle East Imperialism By Shamus Cooke, May 10, 2009
Israel’s Peres coaches AIPAC on Obama’s Iran policy By Global Research, May 05, 2009
Ingongruous “Peacemaking” in the Middle East: Clinton ’s Unpromising Start By Ramzy Baroud, May 01, 2009
A Little Red Light By Uri Avnery, April 28, 2009
The Myth of Sectarianism in the “New Middle East” By Ali Jawad, April 27, 2009
US to abandon Israel over Iran? By Global Research, April 25, 2009
Middle East ‘Spies’: A New Front for Gaza ‘s Conflict By Ramzy Baroud, April 24, 2009
Iran warns of ‘mock assassination’ ring By Global Research, April 23, 2009
Piracy Off The Promised Land By Dr. David Halpin, April 21, 2009
Obama stages surprise visit amid renewed bloodshed in Iraq By Bill Van Auken, April 12, 2009
Sovereignty’s Dissipation: Consensus-Style Stabilization of the Arab World By Dina Jadallah-Taschler, April 11, 2009
US Envoy Writes of Israeli Threats By Barbara Crossette, April 10, 2009
The Politics of Polarization: Iran’s Elections: Why Arab Leaders Want Ahmadinejad To Win By Rannie Amiri, April 10, 2009
Britain urges ‘united front’ against Iran By Global Research, April 09, 2009
‘US behind recent Iraq bomb attacks’ By Global Research, April 09, 2009
Obama pursues US strategic interests in Turkey By Bill Van Auken, April 08, 2009
Israel points Arrow II ballistic missile at Iran, Syria By Global Research, April 08, 2009
Worldwide Depression: Regional Impacts of the Global Crisis By Prof. James Petras, April 05, 2009
Blackwater to return to Iraq? By Global Research, April 04, 2009
Resistance and National Sovereignty in the Arab World By Dina Jadallah-Taschler, April 02, 2009
Syria Calling: The Obama Administration’s chance to engage in a Middle East peace By Seymour M. Hersh, April 01, 2009
Is the “New Middle East” Off the Table? By Ali Jawad, March 30, 2009
Iraqi government turns on Sunni “Awakening” militias By James Cogan, March 30, 2009
Alleged Israeli air strike in Sudan fits into long tradition By Abraham Rabinovich, March 28, 2009
‘Israel treated its soldiers as guinea pigs’ By Global Research, March 26, 2009
Who Tried to Kill Palestinian Ambassador Abass Zaki and Why? By Franklin Lamb, March 25, 2009
Welcome to Pipelineistan By Pepe Escobar, March 25, 2009
Commander confirms Netanyahu war plans By Global Research, March 23, 2009
UN envoy: Gaza op seems to be war crime of greatest magnitude By Global Research, March 22, 2009
Israeli troops shot ‘unarmed Palestinian civilians under orders’ during Gaza war By Rory McCarthy, March 20, 2009
VIDEO: Soldiers of Fortune. Mercenary Forces in the Middle East War Theater By José L. Gomez del Prado, March 19, 2009
Israeli army ordered to devise Iran war By Global Research, March 18, 2009
France to open first Persian Gulf base in May By Global Research, March 15, 2009
Netanyahu envisions ‘major’ war in coming months By Global Research, March 15, 2009
“US strike” on Iran By Global Research, March 15, 2009
Obama lays out Afghanistan war strategy By James Cogan, March 12, 2009
Obama Caves to Israel Lobby By Ray McGovern, March 12, 2009