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.
Neither Iraq, nor Syria can afford to allow Daesh to Return as Major Challenge. By Michael Jansen, May 15, 2020
Will Turkey Contract Its Militarism Because of Its Economic Problems? By Paul Antonopoulos, May 14, 2020
The “Zionist Virus” and the Future of Palestine By Rima Najjar, May 13, 2020
Pompeo in Israel By Stephen Lendman, May 13, 2020
UK Jewish Students and Youth Movement Oppose “Unilateral Annexation of West Bank” By Lee Harpin, May 12, 2020
“Operation Volute”: Covert UK Propaganda Efforts in Syria May Have Broken UK Law By Ian Cobain and Alice Ross, May 12, 2020
Video: Al-Qaeda Launches Large-scale Attack in Northwestern Hama Under Cover of Ceasefire Deal By South Front, May 12, 2020
Israel to Annex the United States By Philip Giraldi, May 12, 2020
China Might be a “Silver Bullet” for Countries in the Middle East. Might Jeopardize Relations with Washington By Azhar Azam, May 12, 2020
Geopolitical Corridors: Did Iran Inadvertently Sacrifice “The India Chabahar Corridor” for the Sake of Afghan Border Security? By Andrew Korybko, May 11, 2020
Holy Land: Heads of Churches Voice Concern About Israel’s Planned Annexation of West Bank Land By Patriarchs and Heads of the Holy Land Churches, May 11, 2020
Israel: A Lab for “The New Vaccine Order”? Towards a Second Lockdown? By Joshua Tartakovsky, May 08, 2020
Palestine President Abbas Threatens to Tear-up Agreements with Israel, US if West Bank Is Annexed By The New Arab, May 08, 2020
Greece’s Renewed Relations with Syria Further Isolates Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean By Paul Antonopoulos, May 08, 2020
Africa, IMF Conditionality and the COVID-19 Pandemic By Abayomi Azikiwe, May 07, 2020
To Survive, Lebanon Needs a Revolution that Delivers Lebanese People From Want, Despair By Michael Jansen, May 07, 2020
Facebook Deletes Accounts of Palestinian Activists and Journalists By The Palestinian Information Center, May 06, 2020
USS Liberty: Israel’s War Crimes Have Killed Americans By Philip Giraldi, May 06, 2020
Syrian ‘Regime Change’ Architect: William Roebuck, US Ambassador of Destruction By Steven Sahiounie, May 06, 2020
OPCW Insiders Denounce Latest Syria Report By Dave DeCamp, May 05, 2020
100 Years After San Remo and the Denial of Arab Rights Continues By James J. Zogby, May 05, 2020
Video: ISIS Rears Its Ugly Head in Southern Syria and Central Iraq By South Front, May 05, 2020
Hezbollah and The Government of Lebanon By Elijah J. Magnier, May 04, 2020
America’s Long War… Family Stories from Ground Zero, by a New Generation of Filmmakers By Barbara Nimri Aziz, May 04, 2020
Coronavirus and Saudi Arabia’s “Soft Power”. Will This Year’s Hajj be Cancelled? “Pilgrims bring in Billions of Dollars…” By Mohammad Reza Mohammadi, May 04, 2020
Likud Files Knesset Bill to Annex Occupied Palestinian Territories By The Palestinian Information Center, May 04, 2020
Trump Welcomes Israel’s Illegal Plan to Annex West Bank Amid Growing Anger By The New Arab, May 04, 2020
Israel Behind Air Strikes in Syria Directed against Hezbollah. “Greater Israel” in the Making? By Lucas Leiroz de Almeida, May 03, 2020
The Trump Regime’s Latest Diabolical Anti-Iran Scheme. With the Support of Bibi By Stephen Lendman, May 03, 2020
Video: Golan Heights Escalation and New Drama in Idlib By South Front, May 03, 2020
The Trump Regime Redeploys Its ISIS (Terrorist) “Freedom Fighters” to Iraq, Courtesy of the Pentagon By Stephen Lendman, May 03, 2020
Pompeo Demands Countries Block Airspace to Iran’s ‘Terrorist Airline’ After Venezuela Deliveries By Zero Hedge, May 01, 2020
The Yemeni Quagmire By Azhar Azam, May 01, 2020
Video: Prospects of Turkish-Russian Military Conflict in Syria By South Front, May 01, 2020
Drone Warfare: “Gods of the Sky” … From A Surveillance Screen By Philip A Farruggio, April 30, 2020
Syria
Turkey’s “Mask Diplomacy” Mends Bad Relations with U.S. By Paul Antonopoulos, April 30, 2020
Syrian Resistance to the US Occupation Escalates By Steven Sahiounie, April 29, 2020
Western Accusations of Russian Interference in Libya in Favor of Haftar’s LNA By Paul Antonopoulos, April 29, 2020
Iraq Facing a Great US Threat: Expanding the US’ “Harir” Military Base in Iraqi Kurdistan By Elijah J. Magnier, April 29, 2020
Video: Israeli Military Buildup Near Golan Heights Follows Strikes on Syrian Capital By South Front, April 29, 2020
Video: Turkish Army Clashing with Turkish Proxies in Idlib By South Front, April 28, 2020
HSBC to Block Donations to Palestinian Aid Charity Interpal By Peter Oborne and Jan-Peter Westad, April 28, 2020
Netanyahu Is Back Yet Again. Israel Will Become Much Bigger By Philip Giraldi, April 28, 2020
Iraq: Official Warns of US Plot to Transfer ISIS Terrorists from Syria to Iraq’s Al-Anbar By Drago Bosnic, April 28, 2020
Netanyahu Air Force Bombings Targeted Homes, Killed Three Civilians By Miri Wood, April 28, 2020
The Restoration of Self-Rule in South Yemen Is the Next Step Towards Independence By Andrew Korybko, April 27, 2020
Syrians Remember the Armenian Genocide as Turkey Threatens Again By Steven Sahiounie, April 27, 2020
Trump Regime Pushing for Confrontation with Iran? By Stephen Lendman, April 27, 2020
Saudi Arabia: What Happens When the Oil Stops By David Hearst, April 27, 2020
Suffering in Kashmir and Palestine By Robert Fantina, April 26, 2020
Trump Regime Aims to Suppress Iranian Truth-Telling By Stephen Lendman, April 26, 2020
US Launches Campaign to Accuse Syria of Inability to Curtail Coronavirus, Claims Syrian-Russian Joint Statement By Sputnik, April 25, 2020
Will the US Suffer Heavy Casualties in Persian Gulf in Case of War against Iran? By Mark Taliano and Tasnim News Agency, April 25, 2020
Israel and Hezbollah, Confirmation of Deterrence Policy By Elijah J. Magnier, April 24, 2020
Despite US Sanctions, Iran Launches Military Satellite for Defense By Steven Sahiounie, April 24, 2020
Iran to Retaliate Against US Aggression if Launched By Stephen Lendman, April 24, 2020
Video: Escalation of Syria War: Turkey Shells Syrian Army in Aleppo. US Threatens to Sink Iranian Ships in Gulf By South Front, April 24, 2020
Video: Government Forces Clash with Kurdish Militias Amid Israeli Strikes on Central Syria By South Front, April 23, 2020
Iran
Iran Harassing the US? Trump Threatens War? By Stephen Lendman, April 23, 2020
Iran’s Military Satellite Launch, Pentagon Response, Trump Regime Threats By Stephen Lendman, April 23, 2020
When Oil Markets Go Viral By Adam Hanieh, April 23, 2020
Coronavirus Stimulus Bill Funds State Dept/USAID Operations that Once Helped Trigger Polio Outbreak in Syria By Max Blumenthal, April 23, 2020
Video: Russian Fighter Jets Buzz US Spy Planes Off Syrian Coast By South Front, April 22, 2020
“Mask Diplomacy” Might Not be Enough to Save Turkey from Financial Crisis By Paul Antonopoulos, April 22, 2020
Netanyahu/Gantz Unity Deal… Safeguarding Israel’s “Democracy”. Annexation of West Bank Ongoing By Stephen Lendman, April 21, 2020
Iran Defies American Naval Power By Lucas Leiroz de Almeida, April 21, 2020
Desertions in the Desert: US Mercenaries at Syrian Base Are Leaving By Steven Sahiounie, April 21, 2020
The Gulf Kingdoms Are Finally Waking Up to Hindu Extremists’ Inherent Islamophobia By Andrew Korybko, April 21, 2020
The Occupation and the Pandemic: The Coronavirus and the Conditions of Palestinian Workers By G.N. Nithya, April 20, 2020
Will America Launch a War on Iraq? By Elijah J. Magnier, April 20, 2020
‘Armageddon’: When Coronavirus Struck a Tehran Hospital By Saheb Sadeghi, April 20, 2020
Oil Profits for Protection: US Extorts Saudi Arabia By Tony Cartalucci, April 19, 2020
A Line in the Sand Is Drawn: The US Military Must Leave Iraq By Steven Sahiounie, April 19, 2020
Surrendered US-backed Rebels Admit to Receiving Training to Destroy Syrian Oil Sites By Almasdar News, April 17, 2020
Pentagon Escalates Tensions with Iran in Persian Gulf By Bill Van Auken, April 17, 2020
Video: US-trained Militants Surrender to Syrian Army. Israel Tries to Assassinate Hezbollah Commanders By South Front, April 17, 2020
In Palestine, COVID-19 Meets the Israeli Occupation By Yara Hawari, April 16, 2020
74 Million in Arab Region at Risk of COVID-19, Access to Clean Water: UN Report By Eurasia Diary, April 16, 2020
The Russia-Saudi Oil-Price War Is a Fraud and a Farce By Mike Whitney, April 16, 2020
Intensifying Sanctions on Iran and Venezuela, Trump Is Weaponizing Coronavirus By Prof. Marjorie Cohn, April 16, 2020