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.
Palestinian Patients in Jerusalem Face Loss of Gaza Homes from Hospital By Aseel Jundi, May 30, 2021
Syrians Reject the US ‘Regime Change’ and Re-elect President Assad By Steven Sahiounie, May 30, 2021
Israel Post Ceasefire: When the Dreams of Israelis Collide with the Hopes of Palestinians By Michael Welch, Prof Michel Chossudovsky, Robert Inlakesh, and Mike Prysner, May 29, 2021
Actions for Peace by Canadians: In Support of the People of Palestine By Ed Lehman, May 28, 2021
‘This Is the Price of War’: Israeli Newspaper Publishes Photos of All 67 Palestinian Children Killed in Gaza Onslaught By Julia Conley, May 28, 2021
How American Support for Israel Erases Palestinian Identity By Dorgham Abusalim, May 28, 2021
President Bashar Al-Assad Won Re-election with 95.1% of the Total Votes By Arabi Souri, May 28, 2021
Days Before Approving Humanitarian Aid to Gaza, State Department Agreed to Contentious Bomb Sale to Israel By Alex Kane, May 27, 2021
American Arms Makers Are Making a Killing Out of Israel’s Slaughter in Gaza By Jessica Buxbaum, May 27, 2021
The Strategic Significance of the Syrian Elections By Andrew Korybko, May 27, 2021
Gaza: The Epicentre of Resistance By Michael Jansen, May 27, 2021
Today I Saw Syrians Dancing and Celebrating Life, and a Return to Peace – but, of Course, the Western Media Won’t Report that By Eva Bartlett, May 27, 2021
Video: War-torn Syria Takes to the Voting Polls By South Front, May 27, 2021
Israeli Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa for Third Day in a Row By The New Arab, May 26, 2021
I’m a Former Jewish Federation CEO—and I Oppose Israel’s Actions Against Palestinians By Joe Roberts, May 26, 2021
Largest Protests Since Arab Spring Sweep Oman as UK Support for Regime Rises By Phil Miller, May 26, 2021
America Dominant Again (in Arms Sales) By William D. Hartung, May 26, 2021
Annexation of Palestine or “Uneventful Occurrence” — What Do You See? By Rima Najjar, May 26, 2021
Despite “The Cease Fire”, Israel Intensifies Its Aggression Against Palestinians By Massoud Nayeri, May 25, 2021
The Zionists on the Defensive By Philip Giraldi, May 25, 2021
Israel-Palestine Ceasefire: But We Cannot Let this Go the Same Way By Marilyn Garson, May 25, 2021
Israel-Gaza: Pilots Bombed Palestinian Buildings to ‘Vent Frustration’, Says Report By Middle East Eye, May 25, 2021
The US Debate on Israel/Palestine Is Changing By James J. Zogby, May 25, 2021
An Israeli Voice Supporting Palestinians By Shahbazz Afzal and Tuvaal Klein, May 25, 2021
Outrage Over Israel’s Human Rights Violations Is Fueling the Global BDS Movement By Prof. Marjorie Cohn, May 25, 2021
Video: Drone Warfare in the Middle East By South Front, May 25, 2021
Jewish Groups that Aid Israel’s War Crimes Can’t Deny All Responsibility for Those Crimes By Jonathan Cook, May 24, 2021
The People of Palestine Have Been Terrorized By Yasser Abed and Chris Jones, May 24, 2021
History: The Inherent Irony in the Palestinian-Israeli Struggle By Courtenay Barnett, May 24, 2021
‘She Was Too Vocal’: Outrage Grows over AP Journalist Fired for Pro-Palestine Views By Middle East Eye, May 24, 2021
Time to End the Silence on Israel’s Nuclear Weapons By Mehrnaz Shahabi, May 24, 2021
Biden: End Your Co-Belligerent Backing of Israeli War Crimes By Ralph Nader, May 24, 2021
The Destruction of a Famed Gaza Bookstore Severs a Crucial Lifeline By Bilge Nesibe Kotan, May 24, 2021
Syrians Abroad Vote for a Return to Stability By Steven Sahiounie, May 23, 2021
Israel: Profile of a Terror State By Donald Monaco, May 23, 2021
Apartheid: A Global Racist Phenomenon By Jim Miles, May 23, 2021
Syria Elections: Always Disparaged by the Meddling Imperial West By Janice Kortkamp, May 22, 2021
Israel Is Ethnically Cleansing Gaza By Eric Zuesse, May 22, 2021
The Palestine Litmus Test By Margaret Kimberley, May 22, 2021
The Third Intifada. Israel’s Crimes. Palestine’s Wrath. Ray of Hope? By Michael Welch, Prof. Richard Falk, Richard Silverstein, and Laith Marouf, May 22, 2021
Fantasy Israeli Ceasefire By Stephen Lendman, May 21, 2021
Video: Our Approach to Zionism By Jewish Voice for Peace, May 21, 2021
For Palestinians: No Choice but to Speak Truth to Power By Rima Najjar, May 21, 2021
Terrorizing and Massacring Civilians: Israel’s Specialty By Stephen Lendman, May 21, 2021
Israel’s Genocide of Gaza, and New Precedent of United Regional Resistance By Marwa Osman and Eva Bartlett, May 20, 2021
Video: Month of Celebration Unearths Civilian Woes in Syria’s North By South Front, May 20, 2021
Gaza Lives Erased: Israel Is Wiping Out Entire Palestinian Families on Purpose By Amira Hass, May 20, 2021
Israel: Is this the Beginning of the End of Apartheid? By Prof. Richard Falk, May 20, 2021
“Is this Infant Your Target, Netanyahu”: Gaza Father Asks in this Viral Video By ummid.com, May 20, 2021
Unrestrained Israeli Crimes Against Media Outlets and Palestinian Civilians By Michael Jansen, May 20, 2021
Turkey Manufacturing Water Crisis to Pressure Damascus and Syria’s Kurds By Paul Antonopoulos, May 20, 2021
Israeli State Terror Throughout the Occupied Territories By Stephen Lendman, May 20, 2021
Reflections on Al-Nakba that Deserve Remembering By Jack Dresser, May 19, 2021
Palestinians Stage Historic Strike over Israeli Abuses and Gaza Bombing By Lubna Masarwa, Shatha Hammad, and Latifeh Abdellatif, May 19, 2021
R2P “Humanitarian Interventions” and “Regime Change”: Not Applicable to Israel By Gavin OReilly, May 19, 2021
Video: The Carrot but No Stick in US Policy Towards Israel By South Front, May 19, 2021
Ten Year Old Palestinian Girl Crying in Desperation. By Peter Koenig, May 19, 2021
Jordanian King Blames Israel for Provoking Palestinians By Steven Sahiounie, May 19, 2021
Ex-Israeli Pilot: ‘Our Army Is a Terrorist Organisation Run by War Criminals’ By Middle East Monitor, May 19, 2021
Arms Trade: Which Countries and Companies Are Selling Weapons to Israel? By Frank Andrews, May 19, 2021
How to Stop Apartheid Israel By Ronnie Kasrils, May 19, 2021
Israel’s Pyrrhic Victory in Gaza, Netanyahu Is Real Winner By M. K. Bhadrakumar, May 19, 2021
F-35s Bombing Gaza By Manlio Dinucci, May 19, 2021
Honor to the Palestinian Resistance Fighters! By Bruno Guigue, May 18, 2021
Crimes against Humanity: Israel Kills 58 Palestinian Children in 7 Days By Khaled Mouammar, May 18, 2021
Call for Nuclear Disarmament of Israel and a Nuclear-Free Middle East By Mehrdad Shahrabi, May 18, 2021
Video: Gaza Ceasefire Nowhere in Sight By South Front, May 18, 2021
The Mask of “Liberal Democracy” Falls with a Bang By Pepe Escobar, May 18, 2021
How Canada Should Respond to Israel’s Escalating Violence By Bianca Mugyenyi, May 18, 2021
Israel/OPT: Pattern of Israeli Attacks on Residential Homes in Gaza Must be Investigated as War Crimes By Amnesty International, May 18, 2021
Netanyahu Warns Biden Not to Get Involved By Philip Giraldi, May 18, 2021
How the United States Helps to Kill Palestinians By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies, May 18, 2021
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa: We Stand with the Palestinian People By Cyril Ramaphosa, May 17, 2021
It’s Time to Put this Dysfunctional U.S.-Israel Relationship to the Test By Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, May 17, 2021
Jerusalem Is Ready to Explode – The World Can’t Say It Wasn’t Warned By David Hearst, May 17, 2021
Gaza: IDF Kills Palestinians, Countless Children, by Air Bombardments By Mairead Maguire, May 17, 2021
What Is Left for Palestine? By Craig Murray, May 17, 2021
Why Canada Owes Apology to Palestinians for the Nakba By Yves Engler, May 17, 2021
Tax-Exempt US Non-Profits Fuel Israeli Settler Push to Evict Palestinians By Alex Kane, May 17, 2021
Egypt Opens Rafah Crossing with Gaza Strip to Receive Palestinians Injured in Israeli Aggression By Ahmed Morsy, May 17, 2021