Middle East & North Africa

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 is in the eye of the storm. Washington's "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran and Tehran's response put heavy pressure on the Iraqi government, a partner for both. The US expects Baghdad to resist Iran, and Iran expects Baghdad to resist the US. An almost impossible position.
U.S.-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act: US Congress Votes $4 Billion to Israel for 2021 By Alison Weir, December 22, 2020
“Walk the Streets of Damascus, and Listen to the People Concerning US Sanctions and Aggression Against Syria” By Janice Kortkamp and Steven Sahiounie, December 22, 2020
Remaining Silent About Suffering Bethlehem… By James J. Zogby, December 22, 2020
Prosecution of Alleged War Crimes: Need for Afghan Voices in Australian Judicial Process By Dr. Melinda Rankin and Dr. Jacinta OHagan, December 21, 2020
Video: Is Israel Searching for A Pretext to Invade Southern Syria? By South Front, December 20, 2020
A Tribute to Three Great Internationalists. Robert Fisk, André Vltchek and Kevin Zeese By Michael Welch, Peter Koenig, Prof. Richard Falk, and Margaret Flowers, December 20, 2020
Video: Israel Will Take Care of Gulf Monarchies. US Alliance against Iran By South Front, December 18, 2020
Do You Need A Vaccine? Efficacy and Safety of Ivermectin for Treatment and Prophylaxis of COVID-19 Pandemic By Ahmed Elgazzar and et al., December 17, 2020
History: Israeli Propaganda on the ‘Expulsion’ of Arab Jews By Joseph Massad, December 17, 2020
The Strategic Role of Western Sahara. Trump’s Unilateral Recognition of Morocco’s Claims By Andrew Korybko, December 17, 2020
Video: Russian Forces Establish Presence on Syrian-Iraqi Border By South Front, December 17, 2020
Iran’s Rouhani to Biden: We Will Fulfill Our Nuclear Obligations on Day One if You Return to 2015 Deal By Prof. Juan Cole, December 16, 2020
Will Israel Deploy Missile Defense Systems to Persian Gulf Amid Growing Tension with Iran? By Almasdar News, December 16, 2020
Outgoing Syria Envoy James Jeffrey Reflects on “What Everyone Got Wrong” By James Jeffrey and Jared Szuba, December 15, 2020
Biden and the JCPOA: Lessons from Arab and Iranian Public Opinion By James J. Zogby, December 15, 2020
Western Sahara Is the “Reward” to Morocco for Recognizing Israel By Steven Sahiounie, December 15, 2020
Aleppo’s Liberation Three Years Ago Today: Anybody Ashamed? By Jan Oberg, December 15, 2020
Iraq to Sue US over Use of Depleted Uranium Weapons: Official By Tasnim News Agency, December 15, 2020
“Myopia”: A Universal Message by Morocco’s Film Director Sanaa Akroud’s Latest Screen Gem By Barbara Nimri Aziz, December 14, 2020
Pakistan and the Question of Recognizing Israel By Aqib Sattar, December 14, 2020
Syria: Weapons Found, Including Israeli Made Ones, and a Drone Left Behind by Terrorists in Syria’s Southern Region By Hamda Mustafa, December 14, 2020
Trump Administration Helped GOP Donors “Score a Deal for Syrian Oil” By Matthew Petti, December 14, 2020
Palestinians Can Now See Their Stolen Property in the Database We’ve Made Public By Nasser Qudwa, December 14, 2020
Israel’s Isolation of Palestinian Child Prisoners Amounts to Torture By Defense for Children International - Palestine, December 14, 2020
Ignore the Spin, The Hague’s ICC Ruling on British War Crimes in Iraq Is Damning By Symon Hill, December 14, 2020
Saudi Arabia Sends Joe Biden Mixed Messages By James M. Dorsey, December 11, 2020
ICC Drops Probe into Alleged UK War Crimes in Iraq Despite ‘Reasonable’ Evidence By Middle East Eye, December 11, 2020
Israel’s Honeymoon with the United Arab Emirates Is Grotesque By Belén Fernández, December 10, 2020
Grim Realities of Palestine: Israel “Making Hay” While Sun of Trump Administration Continues to Shine By Michael Jansen, December 10, 2020
Will Joe Biden “Revise” U.S Agenda in Syria? Use Terrorism Pretext to “Keep Boots on the Ground”? By Ahmad Salah, December 10, 2020
Will Joe Biden Stop Funding the Saudi-UAE War on Yemen? By Andrew Korybko, December 10, 2020
The Blockade: Qatar and Saudi Arabia Approach Historic Breakthrough By Steven Sahiounie, December 10, 2020
Video: Turkey Strikes against Kurdish SDF Forces in Northern Syria By South Front, December 09, 2020
Anti-Iran Terrorist Group Mojahedin-e Khalq’s Ties to Iraqi Army in 1980s By Yaghout Meraji and Robert Fantina, December 09, 2020
OPCW Executives Praised Whistleblower and Criticized Syria Cover-up, Leaks Reveal By Aaron Mate, December 08, 2020
Palestinians: Victims of ‘Cancel Culture’ By James J. Zogby, December 08, 2020
US Sanctions Have Caused Iranians Untold Misery – And Achieved Nothing By Negar Mortazavi and Sina Toossi, December 08, 2020
Canadian Organizations Urge Canada to Vote for a Shared Jerusalem at the United Nations By Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, December 08, 2020
More Scandals on Dutch Government’s Involvement in Supporting Terrorism in Syria By SANA, December 07, 2020
Britain Sent Saudi Arabia Thousands of Spare Parts for Warplanes Amid Arms Embargo By Phil Miller, December 06, 2020
Trump’s Waning Weeks in the White House Could be the Most Dangerous By Michael Jansen, December 06, 2020
Trump’s Support for Israel’s Killing of Iranian Scientist Could Lead to War By Prof. Marjorie Cohn, December 04, 2020
Isolated and Alone. Palestinian Children Held in Solitary Confinement by Israeli Authorities for Interrogation By Defense for Children International - Palestine, December 04, 2020
Biden Inherits Middle East’s Grapes of Wrath By M. K. Bhadrakumar, December 04, 2020
A Killing in Iran: Who Gains from Yet Another Assassination? The Role of MEK? By Philip Giraldi, December 03, 2020
Pakistan Pressured by Saudi Arabia and UAE to Recognize and Accept the State of Israel By Junaid S. Ahmad, December 03, 2020
Yemen: Trump Is Showering Saudi Arabia with Last-Minute Gifts By Ahmed AbdulKareem, December 03, 2020
Trump Tells Pompeo: Go Wild on Iran, Just Don’t Risk ‘World War III’ By Erin Banco and Asawin Suebsaeng, December 03, 2020
Bomb Libya and Take Its Oil: Biden Budget Chief Pick Neera Tanden Agreed with Trump By Ben Norton, December 02, 2020
Palestine Solidarity Committee (PSC) Calls Upon Government of Pakistan to Refrain from Recognizing Israel By Junaid S. Ahmad, December 01, 2020
Video: Iranian Nuclear Program Gains Steam Following Fakhrizadeh Assassination By South Front, December 01, 2020
Initial Iranian Response to Assassination of Its Top Nuclear Scientist By Stephen Lendman, December 01, 2020
How Will Iran Answer the Assassination of Fakhri Zadeh? By Elijah J. Magnier, December 01, 2020
Israel Behind Assassination of Top Iranian Nuclear Scientist? By Stephen Lendman, November 30, 2020
The War Crimes of Obama and Hillary Clinton: Libya, Syria and Yemen By Rod Driver, November 30, 2020
Israel’s Growing Strategic Threat to Our Freedom of Speech. The Right to Speak Out in Support of Palestine By Middle East Monitor, November 30, 2020
Will the World Community Condemn the Murder of Iran’s Nuclear Scientist? By Medea Benjamin and Ariel Gold, November 30, 2020
Assassination of Iranian Scientist Brings US-Israel Closer to War with Iran By Brian Berletic, November 30, 2020
The Assassination of Iranian Nuclear Scientist. Setting the Stage for War? By NIAC Action, November 30, 2020
Israel’s Gift to Joe Biden, 52 Days Before He Even Takes Office: War with Iran By Scott Ritter, November 30, 2020
Five Scientists in 10 Years: Iran’s Nuclear Physicists Are Top Targets for Assassins By Sheren Khalel, November 30, 2020
The War Crimes of Bush and Blair – Afghanistan and Iraq By Rod Driver, November 27, 2020
Anti-Iran Saber Rattling By Stephen Lendman, November 27, 2020
UK Amends Status of Israel and Jerusalem Following Pressure from Pro-Israel Lobby By Middle East Monitor, November 26, 2020
Video: Israel Enjoys Last Weeks of Love with Trump. Azerbaijan Controls Kalbajar District in Karabakh By South Front, November 26, 2020
Palestine and the Middle East: “Trump Will Leave this Region with Toxic Legacy When Departing White House” By Michael Jansen, November 26, 2020
Video: Yemeni Houthis New Generation Quds-2 Cruise Missile Strike against Saudi Arabia By South Front, November 25, 2020
Trump Justice Department to Lift Pollard Parole, End Case of Most Damaging Spy Operation in U.S. History By Richard Silverstein, November 25, 2020
As Palestinian Refugees Face Severe Crisis, Canada Must Show Support for UNRWA By Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, November 25, 2020
Trump Administration Displays Its Love for Israel By Philip Giraldi, November 24, 2020
Pompeo’s Attack on BDS Is an Assault on Free Speech By Mitchell Plitnick, November 23, 2020
“Coup 1953” Documentary Opens Up Wounds Over Britain’s Criminal Role in Iran’s History By Hamid Dabashi, November 23, 2020
It’s Time for the US to Face Its War Crimes By Joe Lauria, November 23, 2020
Obama Admits His Failure in Syria. The Sarin Gas Saga. Obama Supported Al Qaeda By Steven Sahiounie, November 23, 2020
A Comic Display of Geopolitical Subservience: Mike Pompeo’s Visit to Israel By Prof. Richard Falk and Correio Braziliense, November 23, 2020
State Department’s attack on the BDS Movement Violates Freedom of Expression and Endangers Human Rights Protection By Amnesty International, November 23, 2020
Video: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on Israel, Palestine By Palestine Chronicle, November 22, 2020
The Yemen “Civil War” Arms Bonanza. Mammoth Weapons Sales to UAE, Saudi Arabia and Israel By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, November 22, 2020
Possible US Strike on Iran? By Stephen Lendman, November 20, 2020
Declassify America’s Dirty Secrets in Syria to Stop a Biden War By James Bovard, November 20, 2020