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.
Israel gearing up for Another War By Global Research, February 03, 2008
Iran ‘won’t hit Gulf civilians’ By Global Research, February 03, 2008
Middle East Internet Blackouts Spur Geopolitical Suspicions By Paul Joseph Watson, February 02, 2008
Israeli Report on 2006 war on Lebanon admits failure of Israeli Military By Mohammed Zaatari, February 01, 2008
Berlin Rejects U.S. Request for More German Troops in Afghanistan By Global Research, February 01, 2008
Bombs Away Over Iraq By Tom Engelhardt, January 31, 2008
George Habash’s contribution to the Palestinian Struggle By Prof. As'ad AbuKhalil, January 31, 2008
Is Mahmoud Abbas Israel’s lawyer? By Khalid Amayreh, January 31, 2008
UN Security Council Loses Credibility Over Iran, Israel By Thalif Deen, January 31, 2008
Gaza: A break in the siege By Osamah Khalil, January 30, 2008
Yugoslavia, Camp Bondsteel and the Caspian Sea By Lenora Foerstel, January 30, 2008
Collapse of Water, Sewer and Public Health in Gaza By Mohammed Omer, January 30, 2008
Israel Refuses to give locations of cluster bombs it dropped in Lebanon to UN de-miners By Global Research, January 30, 2008
NATO and Israel: Instruments of America’s Wars in the Middle East By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, January 29, 2008
Bringing Death and Destruction to Muslims By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, January 28, 2008
McCain win would mean war with Iran By David Edwards and Muriel Kane, January 28, 2008
Never against! European collusion in Israel’s slow genocide By Omar Barghouti, January 22, 2008
Iraq: US blames Al-Qaeda for its own actions By Global Research, January 22, 2008
Israel’s Nuclear Missile Threat against Iran By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, January 19, 2008
Legal mist stokes US-Iran tensions in Straits of Hormuz By Dr. Kaveh L. Afrasiabi, January 19, 2008
U.S.-Iranian incident: How the Pentagon Planted a False Hormuz Story By Gareth Porter, January 19, 2008
U.S. to sell Saudis smart bombs to help keep Iran in check By Global Research, January 18, 2008
Betraying Palestine: Mr. Bush’s trip to Ramallah By Anne Paq, January 17, 2008
Lebanon: Saniora Denies Secretly Meeting Bush in Aqaba By Global Research, January 17, 2008
America’s “Divide and Rule” Strategies in the Middle East By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, January 17, 2008
Demonstrations against Bush in Palestine By Global Research, January 15, 2008
Iran and Russia’s Gazprom agree to expand oil and gas cooperation By Global Research, January 15, 2008
Palestine: How the Western media took Fatah’s lies at face value By Khalid Amayreh, January 15, 2008
Bush: Iran guilty if US ships are hit By Global Research, January 15, 2008
Deterioration of Iraqi Women’s Rights and Living Conditions Under Occupation By Prof Souad N. Al-Azzawi, January 13, 2008
Showdown in the Strait of Hormuz: Strait Facts By Daniel M. Pourkesali, January 11, 2008
The Strait of Hormuz incident By Global Research, January 09, 2008
Bush’s visit to the Middle East: triumph of form over substance? By Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh, January 08, 2008
“In the State of Israel the Jewish mother is disappearing” By Nurit Peled-Elhanan, January 04, 2008
On ‘Israel’s Right to Exist’ By John Whitbeck, December 23, 2007
Iran and Italy to Sign Gas Export Agreement By Global Research, December 22, 2007
Israeli Air Force: Training Abroad for the ‘Real Thing’ By Hana Levi Julian, December 19, 2007
Sarkozy: Iran-Israel War likely By Global Research, December 19, 2007
Sarkozy gives Syria an ultimatum over Lebanon By Global Research, December 19, 2007
Bush Spins Iran’s Centrifuges By Ray McGovern, December 19, 2007
Mirage of Improvement in Iraq: Yet Another Facelift for the Failed Occupation By Dahr Jamail, December 17, 2007
Russia starts delivering nuclear fuel to Iran By Global Research, December 17, 2007
Bombed If You Do, Bombed If You Don’t By Rep. Ron Paul, December 17, 2007
Gulf Cooperation Council to Launch Common Market in January 2008 By Abu Zainab, December 17, 2007
Iran stresses importance of free trade agreement with GCC to benefit region By Global Research, December 17, 2007
Iraq picks Russia firm to fix Syria pipeline By Khaled Yacoub Oweis, December 17, 2007
Iraq and Syria agree to boost up relations: Banias-Kirkuk oil pipeline to be reopened By Global Research, December 17, 2007
President of Austria arrives in Damascus By Global Research, December 17, 2007
Syria readies free-trade zone with Iraq By Global Research, December 17, 2007
True Aim of Annapolis, and Why It Failed By Ramzy Baroud, December 10, 2007
Extremist Jewish settlers threaten secession from Israel By Global Research, December 08, 2007
National Intelligence Estimate Report: Inventing Facts By Daniel Pourkesali, December 08, 2007
No Iran Attack? Don’t be so sure… By Justin Raimondo, December 08, 2007
It Turns Out Ahmadinejad Was the Truthful One By Robert Scheer, December 08, 2007
Russian Aircraft Carrier group heads to the Mediterranean By Global Research, December 08, 2007
Russian Warships to Dock in Syria By Margot Dudkevitch, December 08, 2007
Iran stops selling oil in U.S. dollars By Global Research, December 08, 2007
Iran’s new Gulf friends By Martin Walker, December 08, 2007
New Iran-U.S. talks on Iraq imminent: Hakim By Global Research, December 05, 2007
Work Starts on Iran-Russia Railway By Global Research, December 04, 2007
Annapolis: US prepares Palestinian civil war and rallies Arab support against Iran By Chris Marsden, December 03, 2007
Annapolis Hypocrisy Hides Occupied Palestine Reality By Stephen Lendman, December 03, 2007
The “Great Game”: Eurasia and the History of War By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, December 03, 2007
Turkey’s mlitary operation in Iraq: Limited incursion or full-scale invasion? By Abid Mustafa, December 02, 2007
U.S. wants to have it both ways on Iranian Non-Intervention Pact By Reese Erlich, November 30, 2007
Turkish Politician: Annapolis is part of plan to attack Iran that could ignite World War III By Global Research, November 30, 2007
Richard Perle Grooming Future Ahmad Chalabis For Syria and Iran By Global Research, November 30, 2007
Olmert shatters Abbas’s hopes; says Jerusalem uncompromised By Global Research, November 30, 2007
Sex slavery and Israel’s failure to fight the growing trade By Emile Tayyip, November 29, 2007
Iran to ask Vatican mediation of conflict with US? By Global Research, November 29, 2007
Annapolis: US hopes talks will forge Arab unity against Iran By Global Research, November 28, 2007
Next Steps for the Palestinian Solidarity Movement By Adam Hanieh, November 28, 2007
Separate but unequal in Palestine: The road to apartheid By Mohammed Khatib, November 28, 2007
Annapolis Statement: “Palestinian Bantustan” By Prof. Francis A. Boyle, November 28, 2007
Iranian Diplomat: Bush will be held responsible for World War if Iran attacked! By Global Research, November 28, 2007
Israeli-Palestinian Middle East “Peace Process”: Tragedy and Travesty at Annapolis By Stephen Lendman, November 26, 2007
Iranian Military Commander: US Attack on Iran unlikely, but still possible By Global Research, November 25, 2007
Annapolis, as seen from Gaza By Laila El-Haddad, November 25, 2007
Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) countries show support for Iranian cooperation at IAEA Board of Governors meeting By Global Research, November 25, 2007
Hamas: Annapolis Conference laying the grounds for Iran War By Global Research, November 25, 2007