Middle East & North Africa

Syria “Liberated” by its own Destroyers By Manlio Dinucci, December 14, 2024

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 …

When Terrorism becomes Counter-terrorism: The State Sponsors of Terrorism are “Going After the Terrorists” By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, May 15, 2022
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.
Ten Years Ago: “Operation Libya” and the Battle for Oil: Redrawing the Map of Africa By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, February 20, 2021
Libya is among the World's largest oil economies with approximately 3.5% of global oil reserves, more than twice those of the US.
America, An Empire on its Last Leg: To be Kicked Out from the Middle East? By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, January 07, 2020
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.
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
Video: Syria and Iraq Launch Operations Against ISIS in Border Area By South Front, April 16, 2020
Trump’s Cyprus Signalling Is More Against Turkey Than Russia By Paul Antonopoulos, April 15, 2020
Video: Turkish Forces Clash with Their Own Proxies on M4 Highway in Southern Idlib By South Front, April 15, 2020
US Flexes Military Might in Front of Russian Forces with F-35 Flight Over Syria By Almasdar News, April 15, 2020
If Coronavirus Overwhelms Gaza, Israel Alone Is to Blame By Jonathan Cook, April 15, 2020
A Lethal Brew: Israel’s Racism and the Pandemic By James J. Zogby, April 15, 2020
The Illegal United States and Allied Invasion of Iraq & Syria Reaches Crisis Point By James ONeill, April 14, 2020
How Wars, Sanctions, and Militarism Made the Coronavirus Crisis Worse By Khury Petersen-Smith, April 14, 2020
Video: Syrian Army Pounding ISIS Cells in Homs Desert. Turkey Fortifies Positions Near Saraqib By South Front, April 14, 2020
The Arab-Israeli Alliance Is Fueling Conflicts in the Middle East By Steven Sahiounie, April 14, 2020
The US Seeks to Set New Military Base in Syria Amid Pandemic By Telesur, April 13, 2020
The OPCW Is Used as a Political Tool Against Syria By Steven Sahiounie, April 12, 2020
COVID-19: Devastated Saudi Royal Family Seeks to End Yemen War By Joe Lauria, April 12, 2020
There Is No Iranian-American Agreement and No Truce in Iraq By Elijah J. Magnier, April 12, 2020
Syrian Army Kicks Off Large-Scale Security Operation against ISIS in Homs Desert By South Front, April 11, 2020
Jesus Was Born in a Police State By John W. Whitehead, April 10, 2020
Hard Times for U.S. Forces in Northeast Syria. Army Prepares for Idlib Escalation By South Front, April 09, 2020
Libya War Was Based on Lies, Bogus Intelligence, NATO Supported and Armed the Rebels. British Parliamentary Report By Washington's Blog, April 09, 2020
‘Collateral Murder’ and the My Lai Massacre By Joe Lauria, April 08, 2020
Life in Gaza: Dispatches From Palestine on COVID-19 By Asmaa Tayeh, Prof. Weeam Hammoudeh, and Aaron Lakoff, April 08, 2020
Video: Infighting Among Turkish Proxies Erupts in Syria. Rocket Strike Hits US-operated Oil Facility in Iraq By South Front, April 08, 2020
Video: US Confirms Deployment of Patriot Missiles in Iraq. Iran Prepares for Conflict in Strait of Hormuz By South Front, April 08, 2020
Video: Collateral Murder 10 Years On By Kristinn Hrafnsson, April 07, 2020
Greece and Turkey Clash in NATO Teleconference Waging Mini War of Words By Paul Antonopoulos, April 07, 2020
Targeting Iran While America Locks Down By Philip Giraldi, April 07, 2020
Ten Years Since WikiLeaks Published the “Collateral Murder” Video By Oscar Grenfell, April 06, 2020
Iran’s Call for Sanctions Removal Rejected Due to US’ Bullying: MFA By Mehrnews, April 06, 2020
The Troubled Middle East: An Endless Cauldron of Violence By Stephen Lendman, April 06, 2020
Video: Syrian Soldiers Killed in Turkish Strikes in Idlib. Kurdish Rebels Attack Turkish Proxies in Afrin By South Front, April 05, 2020
The War on Yemen, 100,000 Deaths, A Crisis Ignored by Mainstream Media Due to Coronavirus Coverage By Lucas Leiroz de Almeida, April 03, 2020
Video: Turkish Forces Shell Syrian Army. US Claims Iran Prepares Attacks in Iraq By South Front, April 03, 2020
COVID-19: Cover for Military Attack on Iran and Iraq? By Kurt Nimmo, April 03, 2020
Syrian UN Envoy Calls for Removing of All US Economic Sanctions Amid COVID-19 Pandemic By Mideast Discourse, April 03, 2020
United States Continues Imperialist Policies Despite COVID-19 Pandemic By Abayomi Azikiwe, April 02, 2020
The Syrian-Emirati Rapprochement Is All About Realpolitik, Not Principles By Andrew Korybko, April 02, 2020
Sneak Attack by Iran on US Forces Coming? By Stephen Lendman, April 02, 2020
Dangerous Gifts: Coronavirus and Trump’s Sanctions Regime By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, April 02, 2020
Trump Administration Shuns Leadership Role in Responding to Coronavirus Crisis By Michael Jansen, April 02, 2020
Video: US Deploys Patriot Air Defense Systems in Iraq. Houthis Attack Saudi Capital By South Front, April 01, 2020
Biden Opposes COVID-19 Aid to Iran By Stephen Lendman, April 01, 2020
US Should Stop Sanctions Against Iran Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic By Lucas Leiroz de Almeida, April 01, 2020
U.S. Is Killing Iranians and the World Is Complicit By Syed Zafar Mehdi, April 01, 2020
Video: “Gaza Fights for Freedom” By Jim Miles, April 01, 2020
UAE’s Rapprochement with Syria Aimed Against Turkey By Paul Antonopoulos, April 01, 2020
Lawyers File Evidence of Yemen War Crimes in 3 Jurisdictions By Middle East Monitor, April 01, 2020
The Quiet and Lethal Wars Against Iran. The Weight of the Pandemic By Ted Snider, March 31, 2020