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.
“The Judaization of Jerusalem”:  How it Works Undermining the Sanctity of both Muslim and Christian Holy Sites in Al-Quds By Rima Najjar, June 03, 2019
How Mainstream U.S. Media Is Failing Us on Trump and Bolton’s March to War with Iran By Ben Armbruster, June 03, 2019
Rising Tensions, US Strike Group to the Gulf. Iran Once Again Passes IAEA Nuclear Inspections By Middle East Eye, June 02, 2019
Benjamin Netanyahu: The Fugitive Crime Minister By Yossi Gurvitz, June 02, 2019
Is Saudi Arabia Joining Trump’s Political Game? By Azaz Zaman, June 02, 2019
8-10 Million Iranians Died over Great Famine Caused by British Empire (1917-1919), Documents Reveal By Sadegh Abbasi, June 02, 2019
“Fort Trump”: Permanent US Military Base in Poland By South Front, June 01, 2019
US State Department’s “Updated Maps” Show Golan Heights as Part of Israel By Al-Masdar News, June 01, 2019
US-led Coalition Admission of 1,300 Civilian Deaths in Iraq and Syria By Amnesty International and Donatella Rovera, June 01, 2019
Video: Syrian Army Cracks Down on ISIS Cells Near Palmyra By South Front, May 31, 2019
Upcoming Trilateral Russia -Israel -US National Security Advisors Summit. Focus on Syria and Iran By Andrew Korybko, May 31, 2019
US Forces in Syria Causing Catastrophic Effects on Civilians Held in Rukban Concentration Camp By Arabi Souri, May 31, 2019
Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory By Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, May 31, 2019
The Hangman of the Middle East: US-backed Regime in Egypt Hands Down Nearly 2,500 Death Sentences By Bill Van Auken, May 31, 2019
Al-Jaafari: It Is Syria’s Duty and Right to Protect Its Citizens from Terrorism By Hamda Mustafa, May 31, 2019
Stripped of Their Rights: Understanding the Gaza Strip By Rima Najjar, May 30, 2019
How Yesterday Resembles Today: Iran Confronted the US in the Straits of Hormuz in the 1980s By Elijah J. Magnier, May 30, 2019
Trump’s Decision to Arm the Saudis Against Iran Will End in Disaster By Daniel R. DePetris, May 30, 2019
Daesh Terror Group Burns 5,000 Acres of Crops Across Iraq: Official By Daily Sabah, May 30, 2019
U.S. Government Seeks NGO Help for Removing Iran from Syria By Dr. Michael Brenner, May 30, 2019
Former Israeli Defense Minister Confirms Israeli Collaboration with ISIS in Syria By Richard Silverstein, May 30, 2019
Will America Go to War? Trump’s Middle East Troop Dispatch Is Nothing More than Chest-thumping By Andrew Korybko, May 29, 2019
The Ever Dependable Bully on Embassy Row; Venezuela and Iraq Are No Longer Worlds Apart By Barbara Nimri Aziz, May 29, 2019
Video: Syria Ambassador Jaafari at UN Security Council: “Words may Lie, but Actions will always Tell the Truth” By Dr. Bachar al-Jaafari, May 29, 2019
If Trump Really Only Wants ‘No Iranian Nukes,’ then He Should Just Rejoin the Nuclear Deal By Prof. Juan Cole, May 29, 2019
Military Madness: German Hi Tech Weapons for Israel By Hans Stehling, May 29, 2019
Robert Stuart vs the BBC: “Saving Syria’s Children”. Was the Video Footage “Real” or “Staged”? By Susan Dirgham and Rick Sterling, May 29, 2019
Turkish Dreams of a “Radical Islamic Annex” in Northern Syria Fade Away By Steven Sahiounie, May 28, 2019
Turkey Shoots Itself in the Foot by Providing Syrian “Opposition” with Advanced Weapons By Ahmad Al Khaled, May 28, 2019
US Policy Toward Iran Is All About Regime Change By Stephen Lendman, May 27, 2019
Palestinian Economic Development Under Zionist Settler Colonialism By Dr. Zuhair Sabbagh, May 27, 2019
Video: Syrian Army Delivers Blow to Al Qaeda Militants, Takes Back Kafr Nabudah By South Front, May 27, 2019
Sophisticated Media Distortion of Palestinian Protest and Israeli Power By Ahmed Abu Artema, May 27, 2019
US-Backed Terrorists “Struggle” after Returning from Syria. The ISIS and America’s Terrorist Foreign Legions By Ulson Gunnar, May 27, 2019
The World: What Is Really Happening By Craig Murray, May 27, 2019
An “Emergency” to Send Billions in Weapons to the Saudis By Gary Leupp, May 27, 2019
An Attack on Iran Would Violate US and International Law By Prof. Marjorie Cohn, May 27, 2019
Trump Regime Demand for Palestinian Surrender. Washington’s “Peace Process” is a Colossal Hoax By Stephen Lendman, May 27, 2019
It Is Indifference of the Israelis that Is Killing People By Andre Vltchek, May 27, 2019
The Western Media is Key to Syria Deceptions, Al Qaeda Propaganda By Jonathan Cook, May 27, 2019
Bipartisan Thirst for More War: 75% of US Congress Calls on Trump to Boost Intervention in Syria, to ‘Pressure’ Iran and Russia By Ben Norton, May 26, 2019
New Syria Chemical Attack Blamed on Government. Reports Fostered Divisions Among U.S. Allies By Firas Samuri, May 26, 2019
Western Media Parrot Flawed Narrative on UAE Fujairah “Sabotage”. Iran Taking the Blame By Alireza Hashemi, May 26, 2019
War On Iran — What Can Be Done By Christopher Black, May 26, 2019
Accusations of Chemical Weapons Use by the Syrian Army Nullified by Fact-Checking By Ahmad Al Khaled, May 26, 2019
The US Is Aware the Confrontation with Iran Is over a Large Geographical Area By Elijah J. Magnier, May 26, 2019
Trump Regime Heightens Middle East Tensions By Stephen Lendman, May 25, 2019
Gulf of Tonkin ‘Crisis’, Iranian Style By Robert Fantina, May 25, 2019
Saudi Ship of Death Halted in Europe By Steven Sahiounie, May 25, 2019
Iran’s Relations with India and Pakistan. Couldn’t Be More Different By Andrew Korybko, May 24, 2019
Turkish Weapons to Libya’s Government of National Unity (PNU): Key Obstruction for Haftar’s Offensive on Tripoli By Firas Samuri, May 24, 2019
Paul Bremer’s Legacy in Iraq Is Being Expanded Across the Arab World By Dr. Mustafa Fetouri, May 24, 2019
Peace with Iran Is a Good Thing By Renee Parsons, May 24, 2019
‘Without Putin, Syria Would Have Ceased to Exist’: Interview with Flemish Priest Living in Syria By Fr Daniel Maes and Eric van de Beek, May 24, 2019
Video: Al Qaeda Militants Develop Large-scale Advance on Syria Army Positions By South Front, May 23, 2019
Defunding UNRWA: Trump’s Legal Sleight of Hand against Palestine By Rima Najjar, May 23, 2019
Video: Syrian Army Is Repelling Large Militant Attack on Kafr Nabudah By South Front, May 23, 2019
Turkish Army Pullout Will Bring Peace to Northern Syria? By Firas Samuri, May 23, 2019
The Iraqi National Museum of Modern Art: Journey of Destruction By Ali I. al-Dulaimi, May 22, 2019
Newly Revealed Documents Show Syrian Chemical “Attacks Were Staged” By Dr. Theodore Postol and Institute for Public Accuracy, May 22, 2019
The Trump Administration “Panicked over Nothing”. Pompeo Exaggerated Claims. “Do They Think We are Stupid” By Daniel Larison, May 22, 2019
62 Organizations to U.S. Congress: Pass Legislation to Halt a “March to War” with Iran By NIAC Action, May 22, 2019
Do Iranian ‘Threats’ Signal Organized U.S.-Israel Subterfuge? By Gareth Porter, May 22, 2019
US Complicity in Israel’s Violations of International Law By James J. Zogby, May 22, 2019
Tulsi Gabbard: “I Don’t” Buy Report that Iran Wants to Strike U.S. Forces, Trump Looking for “Pretext” for War By Rep Tulsi Gabbard and George Stephanopoulos, May 21, 2019
All the Times John Bolton Called for War with Iran By Darius Shahtahmasebi, May 21, 2019
Netanyahu Took Trump to New Heights of Global Tension and Dropped Him By Elijah J. Magnier, May 21, 2019
US-Iran Showdown Is One False-Flag Attack Away from Global Calamity By Robert Bridge, May 21, 2019
Israel’s War Criminals in Their Own Words By Philip Giraldi, May 21, 2019
Video: Donald Trump Threatens to Destroy Iran By Ken Stone and Press TV, May 21, 2019
British Special Forces Join US Strike Group Against Iran By Al-Masdar News, May 21, 2019
NIAC Statement on Trump’s Tweet Threat to “End” Iran By NIAC Action, May 21, 2019
Backlash in US-China Trade War. China Defies Sanctions against Iran, Resumes Purchase of Iran Oil By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, May 21, 2019
Syria War Report: Hama Ceasefire Initiative Failed. Clashes Ongoing By South Front, May 21, 2019
Idlib-Based Uighur Terrorists Threatened Russian Forces in Syria By Andrew Korybko, May 21, 2019
The Killing of Children in Yemen: UNICEF’s Henrietta Fore’s Address to the UN Security Council By Henrietta Fore, May 21, 2019
In the Shadow of Douma Revelations, the Baghdad “Rocket Strike” Is an Obvious Fraud By Helen Buyniski, May 21, 2019
Tanker Attack Was Imaginary, but US Says Iran Did It By William Boardman, May 21, 2019
The Dead Don’t Die: They March to War By Pepe Escobar, May 20, 2019
Who Am I? By Mark Taliano, May 19, 2019