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.
For 20 Years, Team Bush Has Escaped Prosecution for Their War Crimes in Iraq By Prof. Marjorie Cohn, March 21, 2023
The UAE Welcomes Syrian President Assad and the First Lady By Steven Sahiounie, March 21, 2023
The Brouhaha of War: Soundscapes of the Invasion of Iraq, 20 Years On By Louis Brehony, March 21, 2023
Toxic US Military Burn Pits in Iraq Caused Cancer, Other Illnesses By The Cradle, March 21, 2023
Commemorating Iraq’s Three Wars (1991, 2003, 2014): Looking Back : ‘Internationally Sponsored Genocide’. Felicity Arbuthnot By Felicity Arbuthnot, March 20, 2023
20 Years After the Invasion of Iraq, Will the Media’s Complicity be Flushed Down the Memory Hole? By Jeremy Earp, March 20, 2023
CJPME Appalled by Minister Joly’s Meeting with Far-Right Israeli Government By Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, March 20, 2023
Endless Wars: US Escalation to the East. Manlio Dinucci By Manlio Dinucci, March 20, 2023
Iraq Invasion 20th Anniversary: Five Million Dead in Iraqi Holocaust 1990 Onwards By Gideon Polya, March 20, 2023
Criminals at Large: The Iraq War 20 Years On By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, March 20, 2023
Libya, Syria, Somalia and Yemen: How Many Millions Have Been Killed in America’s Post-9/11 Wars? By Nicolas J. S. Davies, March 20, 2023
The Iraq War Death Toll. “War Crimes Prosecutions of Senior U.S. and U.K. Officials” By Nicolas J. S. Davies, March 20, 2023
20 Lies About the Iraq War By Glen Rangwala and Raymond Whitaker, March 19, 2023
Iraq and 15 Lessons We Never Learned By David Swanson, March 18, 2023
The Israeli Protest Movement against Netanyahu. Does It Include the Rights of Palestinians? By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, March 17, 2023
Blood and Treasure: United States Budgetary Costs and Human Costs of 20 Years of War in Iraq and Syria, 2003-2023 By Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, March 17, 2023
On the 20th Anniversary of Invasion of Iraq It Must be Clear: The U.S. Is the Greatest Threat to World Peace and Collective Humanity By Ajamu Baraka, March 17, 2023
China’s Breakthrough in the MIddle East By Aqib Sattar, March 16, 2023
US ‘Imperial Anxieties’ Mount Over China-Brokered Iran-Saudi Arabia Diplomatic Deal By Brett Wilkins, March 15, 2023
US Never Ending Wars: 32 Years Ago, America’s “First War” against Iraq By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, March 15, 2023
The Not-So-Winding Road from Iraq to Ukraine By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies, March 15, 2023
Israel and Its US Lobby Dealt Major Blow by China-Saudi-Iran Peace Initiative By Grant F. Smith, March 15, 2023
Crisis in Middle East and North Africa: US-UK Encroaching on Conduct of Elections in Libya. Interview with Journalist Martin Jay By Martin Jay and Steven Sahiounie, March 14, 2023
US Still Trying to Bury ‘Collateral Murder’ Video That WikiLeaks Released By Sam Carliner, March 14, 2023
Withdraw From Syria Should Have Been a “Slam Dunk” By Renee Parsons, March 14, 2023
Interfering in Elections? Israel Uses High-technology to Influence Results By Philip Giraldi, March 14, 2023
The Geopolitics of the Iran-Saudi Arabia “Rapprochement”: What Are the Implications for Pakistan? By Andrew Korybko, March 13, 2023
It’s Not Just the Settlers – or Israel – Responsible for the Torching of Huwwara By Jonathan Cook, March 13, 2023
China’s Initiative: Iran and Saudi Arabia Are Back on the Diplomatic Track. Ending the Atrocious War in Yemen? By Peter Koenig, March 13, 2023
China Urges Washington to End ‘Occupation and Marauding’ of Syria By The Cradle, March 13, 2023
China’s Global Security Initiative (GSI): Beijing has Mediated the Resumption of Iran-Saudi Arabia Ties By Andrew Korybko, March 12, 2023
Will Regime Change Now Come to Riyadh? By Gavin OReilly, March 12, 2023
Where Should Palestinians Search for Justice? By Barbara Nimri Aziz, March 10, 2023
Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly Must Sanction Israeli Officials for Illegal Settlement Expansion and Annexation By Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, March 10, 2023
US-Israeli Determination to Keep the Syrian People Suffering By Steven Sahiounie, March 10, 2023
Sara Netanyahu and the Zionist Regime’s Societal Implosion By Hamzah Rifaat, March 10, 2023
US-NATO Efforts to Overthrow President Assad in Syria By Shane Quinn, March 10, 2023
House Votes to Continue Illegal Military Occupation of Syria By Kurt Nimmo, March 10, 2023
Huwwara: Israeli Settlers Release Song Celebrating the Burning of Palestinian Town By Middle East Eye, March 09, 2023
House Hawks Kill Bipartisan Effort to End War in Syria By Ryan Grim and Daniel Boguslaw, March 09, 2023
U.S. Occupation of Syria Will Continue By M. K. Bhadrakumar, March 09, 2023
Dubai Superlatives: The Power of Excessive Wealth By Caoimhghin Ó Croidheáin, March 09, 2023
Women’s Rights and the Revolutionary Association of Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, March 08, 2023
Women’s Rights in Afghanistan By Dangerous Minds and Prof Michel Chossudovsky, March 08, 2023
Dr. Bassma Kodmani Died in Paris, and Syria Left in Ruins By Steven Sahiounie, March 07, 2023
One of the World’s Largest Oil Corporations to Lead Climate Change Talks in 2023 By Pablo Fajardo Mendoza and Gadir Lavadenz, March 07, 2023
The US and Her Fundamentalist Stooges Are the Main Human Rights Violators in Afghanistan By RAWA, March 07, 2023
Türkiye-Suriye Depremi: Bu bir terör eylemi mi? Kanıt yok By Peter Koenig, March 06, 2023
Was the Earthquake in Turkey and Syria Man-made? By Prof. Claudia von Werlhof and Zeitpunkt, March 06, 2023
Syria Condemns Illegal Visit of Top US General. Biden Wants to Keep Troops in Country By The Cradle, March 06, 2023
Top US General Reaffirms Occupation of Syria During Visit By The Cradle, March 06, 2023
Çevresel Modifikasyon Teknikleri (ENMOD) ve Türkiye-Suriye Depremi: Uzman İnceleme Gerekli By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, March 04, 2023
‘I’ve already lived under Stalin!’ Anti-government Protests Spread Across Israel By Gilad Meiri, March 03, 2023
US Lawmakers Approve Resolution to Uphold Economic Sanctions on Syria By The Cradle, March 02, 2023
Iran: Who Is Poisoning Hundreds of Schoolgirls? By Middle East Eye, March 02, 2023
Zionist Project Has Always Been Colonisation and Exclusion of Indigenous Palestinians By Michael Jansen, March 02, 2023
Canadian Foreign Policy Is Utterly Barbaric By Mark Taliano, March 01, 2023
After Helping Earthquake Victims, This Palestinian Was Killed by an Israeli Rampage By Fayha Shalash, March 01, 2023
State Dept: Israel in Charge of When We’ll Enforce US Bans on Foreign Aid Over Its Nuclear Weapons Program By Sam Husseini, March 01, 2023
NATO’s Destruction of Libya By Shane Quinn, March 01, 2023
A Long History of Wiping Out Hospitals and Killing Civilians with Air Strikes: Why the Israel-US Genocidal Attack on Gaza Is Far From Unprecedented By Military Watch Magazine, March 01, 2023
Gaza Children’s Artwork Removed from London Hospital By Middle East Eye, February 28, 2023
Post Earthquake Syria: Multi-million-funded Al Qaeda/White Helmets Are Back By Vanessa Beeley, February 28, 2023
Idlib Earthquake Aid Hijacked by Terrorists By Steven Sahiounie, February 27, 2023
Israeli Rampage on West Bank Village Leaves One Dead, 390 Injured, 75 Burnt Homes By The Cradle, February 27, 2023
Mobilizing Against War. The Criminalization of War. Endorse and Support CKUW and the GRNH By Michael Welch, Ken Stone, and Scott Price, February 25, 2023
International Aid to Idlib, Syria Is Controlled by the Terrorists By Steven Sahiounie, February 24, 2023
Canada’s Role in the US-NATO Attack on Syria for Regime Change By Steven Sahiounie, February 23, 2023
Canada Must Condemn Israeli Massacre in Nablus By Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, February 23, 2023
Syria Just Suffered a Devastating Earthquake but Israeli Bombing Does Not Stop By Peoples Dispatch, February 22, 2023
President al-Assad’s Speech on the Repercussions of the Earthquake That Hit Syria By Bashar al Assad, February 22, 2023
Canada’s Role in the War in Syria By Steven Sahiounie, February 21, 2023
Blinken Gets Bibi to Bend on Ukraine By M. K. Bhadrakumar, February 21, 2023
What About the Unprovoked U.S. Aggression Against Iraq? By Jacob G. Hornberger, February 21, 2023
President Raisi in Beijing: Iran-China Strategic Plans Go Full Throttle By Pepe Escobar, February 20, 2023
“Terrorist groups in Syria receiving earthquake aid from the US and EU,” Interview with Kari Jaquesson By Kari Jaquesson and Steven Sahiounie, February 19, 2023
EU Prepares New Sanctions Against Russia and Iran While Both Countries Advance Military Cooperation By Uriel Araujo, February 17, 2023
Pompeo Claims Israel Has Biblical Right to Palestine By Middle East Eye, February 17, 2023
In East Jerusalem, Resistance to Occupation May Lead to Deportation, Loss of Israeli Citizenship for Arabs By Peoples Dispatch, February 17, 2023
Biden to Syrian Earthquake Victims: Drop Dead By Jeremy Kuzmarov, February 16, 2023