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.
Iraq’s education system on the verge of collapse. By Dirk Adriaensens, April 18, 2007
Europe claims Israel preparing for war with Syria By Aaron Klein, April 17, 2007
What are Britain’s special-forces doing in northern Iraq? By Julie Hyland, April 17, 2007
Iran: the war ahead By John Pilger, April 17, 2007
Israel- Palestine: The Politics of Pragmatism By Remi Kanazi, April 16, 2007
Civilian compensation claims: a glimpse into US crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan By Peter Symonds, April 15, 2007
US Nuclear Sub forced to leave Persian Gulf By Global Research, April 15, 2007
Iraq: Erasing History By Felicity Arbuthnot, April 14, 2007
Iran may be the greatest crisis of modern times By John Pilger, April 12, 2007
Israel Public Relations outfit conducts war exercise “responding to simulated missile attacks by Iran & Syria” By Global Research, April 12, 2007
As US, British death toll rises: Pentagon orders 14,000 National Guard troops to Iraq By Patrick Martin, April 12, 2007
Red Cross witness checks the scars of the Iranian Diplomat tortured by the CIA By Global Research, April 12, 2007
Iraq: Refugees Speak of Escape from Hell By Dahr Jamail, April 11, 2007
Squeezing Palestinians into Impossible Mission By Nicola Nasser, April 11, 2007
Hundreds of thousands march in Iraq to demand end of U.S. occupation By Bill Van Auken, April 10, 2007
Under siege, Iran ups the ante By Siddharth Varadarajan, April 10, 2007
Kidnapped Iranian Diplomat accuses CIA of Torture By Global Research, April 10, 2007
Active CIA Terrorist Cells operate inside Iran By Emile Tayyip, April 10, 2007
U.S. accused of using Neutron Bombs By Global Research, April 10, 2007
The Iran War Theater’s “Northern Front”: Azerbaijan and the US Sponsored War on Iran By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, April 09, 2007
Russian General Says U.S. Continues Preparations for Iran Strike By Global Research, April 09, 2007
Executing political opponents & their lawyers: Imminent threat to Iraqi Defense Attorney Badee Izzat Aref By Global Research, April 09, 2007
Iran: the Threat of a Nuclear War By General Leonid Ivashov, April 09, 2007
Kuwaiti media: U.S. to attack Iran by end of April By Global Research, April 08, 2007
U.S. offered to scare Iran during sailors’ dispute By Global Research, April 08, 2007
The British Royal Navy Personnel Were Spying on Iran: Their Mission was to “Gather Intelligence” By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, April 06, 2007
War Crimes: Health Care in Iraq has Collapsed By Bert De Belder, April 06, 2007
Iran’s air defense can repel U.S. air strikes – Russian brass By Global Research, April 05, 2007
No grounds to expect early U.S. strike against Iran – Russian diplomat By Global Research, April 05, 2007
CIA hires terrorist group to operate inside Iran By Global Research, April 05, 2007
Turkey, Syria talk of Egyptian Gas Project By Global Research, April 05, 2007
Turkey and America: the Corridors of Intelligence and Geopolitics By John Stanton, April 05, 2007
VIDEO: Star Wars In Iraq By Maurizio Torrealta and Sigfrido Ranucci., April 05, 2007
Arab Perspective: Playing US Politics with Iraqi Blood for Oil By Nicola Nasser, April 05, 2007
Bush, Iran and Selective Outrage By Robert Parry, April 04, 2007
Suicidal Statecraft By Michael Carmichael, April 04, 2007
US Foreign Policy and the Iran-Iraq War By Prof. Francis A. Boyle, April 02, 2007
The War on Iran. By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, April 01, 2007
George Bush’s Land Mine: If the Iraqi People Get Revenue Sharing, They Lose Their Oil to Exxon By Richard Behan, March 30, 2007
Showdown between Britain and Iran: Is Mediation Possible? By Prof. Francis A. Boyle, March 30, 2007
The Real ‘Existential Threat’: War with Iran augurs a global conflict By Justin Raimondo, March 30, 2007
Brit “Hostage” Drama Pales in Comparison to MI6 and CIA Crimes Against Iran By Kurt Nimmo, March 29, 2007
Arab Leaders: Peace Making Could Not Be Unilateral, Divisible By Nicola Nasser, March 29, 2007
British Marines Captured by Iran: Fake Maritime Boundaries By Craig Murray, March 28, 2007
Thousands of right-wing settlers try to re-occupy dismantled illegal settlement in West Bank By Global Research, March 27, 2007
Iraq: Counting the cost By Richard Horton, March 27, 2007
The Arab Peace Initiative and the Changing Middle East By Ramzy Baroud, March 26, 2007
Israeli officer sells weapons to terrorists in Iraq By Global Research, March 26, 2007
PLO: Hopes Deferred, Hopes Renewed By Sonia Nettnin, March 26, 2007
Iranian Navy begins maneuvers in Persian Gulf – national TV By Global Research, March 26, 2007
US-Iran “Game of Chicken”: Iran Stays Firm despite UN Sanctions By Prof. Akbar E. Torbat, March 26, 2007
US Forces: Indiscriminate Strafing of Civilians in Iraq By Global Research, March 25, 2007
Draft United Nations Resolution on Iran By Global Research, March 23, 2007
Four years into the occupation: No health for Iraq By Bert De Belder, March 23, 2007
Targetting Tehran: the case of the missing Iranian General By Peter Symonds, March 21, 2007
Nablus Invasion Diary III: Resistance, Hypocrisy, and Dead Men Walking By Anna Baltzer, March 20, 2007
South Africa seeks to change UNSC draft resolution on Iran By Jiang Yuxia, March 20, 2007
Israeli spy planes patrol Iraq By Global Research, March 20, 2007
The Bush administration manoeuvres to unseat Iraqi government By Peter Symonds, March 18, 2007
Playing Monopoly with Iraqi money By Loretta Napoleoni and Georgia Straight, March 18, 2007
U.S. to expand Iraq prisons By Global Research, March 18, 2007
Iran to Sell Oil in euros and other currencies By Global Research, March 17, 2007
Bring Back the PLO: Palestinians Must Redefine Struggle By Ramzy Baroud, March 15, 2007
Silence of the Lambs? Proof of US orchestration of Death Squads Killings in Iraq By Max Fuller, March 14, 2007
The Arab Peace Initiative: This Time, Israel Is Missing an Historic Opportunity By Nicola Nasser, March 14, 2007
Iran – Upping the Ante By Felicity Arbuthnot, March 13, 2007
Olmert’s testimony reveals the real goal of the war in Lebanon By Jonathan Cook, March 13, 2007
Global Realignment and the Decline of the Superpower By Mike Whitney, March 09, 2007
UN Financial Sanctions on Iran: Political Confrontation, Iran’s Response to US Threats By Prof. Akbar E. Torbat, March 09, 2007
Russia asks for Iran’s Nuclear Power Plant payment before due time By Global Research, March 09, 2007
Mossad kidnaps Iranian ex-official By Global Research, March 08, 2007
Palestine: Losing Focus. Peace and Justice Movement in Britain at Crossroad By Ramzy Baroud, March 08, 2007
The Sadrist Movement in Iraq By Dr. Munthir al-Kewther and Mahan Abedin, March 07, 2007
Venezuela boosts ties with Syria and Iran By Global Research, March 07, 2007
Iraq, Defeated Occupation By Global Research, March 07, 2007
Iran starts first unaided construction of nuke power plant By Global Research, March 07, 2007
US ally Musharraf in a tangle over Iran By M. K. Bhadrakumar, March 06, 2007
Russia declares that Israel should sign NPT By Global Research, March 05, 2007
An ill Wind in Iran By Pepe Escobar, March 04, 2007
The Iran-Qaeda Scandal By Michael Carmichael, March 04, 2007