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.
Five Countries Listened to Khashoggi Murder Tapes, Erdogan Says By Times of Malta, November 12, 2018
Yemen: A US Orchestrated Living Hell By Stephen Lendman, November 11, 2018
Iran Sanctions – Trump Gives Waivers to Iran’s Major Customers? By Peter Koenig and Press TV, November 11, 2018
US-Saudi-Israel Offensive Against Iran Damages World Peace, Global Trade and European Security By Hans Stehling, November 11, 2018
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Iran Needs to Address the Broader Issue of Its National Economy: A Macroeconomic Strategy in Response to US Sanctions By Prof. Ismael Hossein-Zadeh, November 11, 2018
Ibn al-Sheikh al-Libi: The Most Important Torture Story Never Told, Used as a Pretext to Invade Iraq By Clive Stafford Smith, November 10, 2018
White Helmets Serve US Military Agenda in Syria: Operate Missile Detection in Idlib, Protect Al Qaeda Safe Haven By Mark Taliano, November 10, 2018
Mike Pompeo, Psychopath By Kurt Nimmo, November 09, 2018
Yemen War Intensifies After Washington and London Call for Ceasefire By Abayomi Azikiwe, November 09, 2018
Video: Syrian Forces Freed All Hostages Captured by ISIS in Al-Suwayda By South Front, November 09, 2018
Yemeni War Deaths Underestimated by Five to One By Nicolas J. S. Davies, November 09, 2018
Millions in Yemen Are Starving and UK, US and France Are ‘Behind This’: Oxfam Representative By RT News, November 09, 2018
Netanyahu Approves Death Penalty Targeting Palestinian Prisoners By Ace Hoffman, November 09, 2018
Canada’s Trudeau Condemns BDS in Apology to Jewish WWII Refugees By Middle East Eye, November 09, 2018
Three Years On, Yazidis in Northern Iraq Have Nowhere to Return By Norwegian Refugee Council, November 09, 2018
Information Picket: The Resettlement of Syria’s White Helmets in Canada By Hamilton Coalition to Stop the War, November 08, 2018
Video: Saudi-led Coalition’s Military Operation to Capture Yemen’s Port City of Al-Hudaydah By South Front, November 08, 2018
The Unraveling of the “Netanyahu Project”: The “Deal” Behind Trump’s Middle East Policy By Alastair Crooke, November 08, 2018
Grand Egyptian Museum Demands Return of Rosetta Stone From British Museum By Cairoscene Team, November 08, 2018
What is the Significance of the Reopening of the UAE Embassy in Damascus. Syria’s “Pivot” towards “Reconciliation” with Saudi Arabia? By Andrew Korybko, November 08, 2018
US, Turkey Risk Direct Military Clash as They Escalate War in Syria By Barış Demir, November 08, 2018
UAE to Reopen Its Embassy in Damascus Within Few Weeks – Report By South Front, November 08, 2018
Why Did the US Issue a Sanctions Waiver for Iran’s Port of Chabahar? By Andrew Korybko, November 08, 2018
Saudi Arabia Has to be Stopped and This Time It May Get Stopped By Andre Vltchek, November 08, 2018
Trump Goes to Paris: Will He Make Peace with Putin and Erdogan? By Andrew Korybko, November 08, 2018
Libya Then and Now: An Overview of NATO’s Handiwork By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, November 07, 2018
Syria: “Russian Mercenaries Casualties” Narrative Resurfaces in Western Media By South Front, November 07, 2018
Trump’s Project of a Middle East Strategic Alliance (MESA), An “Arab NATO-like Alliance” to Confront Iran By Dr. Elias Akleh, November 07, 2018
A Record-setting $30.1m Sale of an Assyrian Relief at Christie’s Raises Red Flags By Menachem Wecker, November 07, 2018
Are Trump Regime Hardliners Heading for War on Iran? By Stephen Lendman, November 07, 2018
‘Grim Irony’: Saudi Strikes Use British Intel to Destroy UK Aid Facilities in Yemen By Telesur, November 06, 2018
Iran Is Preparing for a Long Siege as the Global Squeeze Begins By Elijah J. Magnier, November 06, 2018
Yemen Ceasefire: The Best Thing the UK Government Can Do for Yemen Is to Stop Arming Saudi Arabia By Andrew Smith, November 06, 2018
China Vows to Continue Iran Trade Despite U.S. Oil Sanctions By Tsvetana Paraskova, November 06, 2018
Video: Pompeo Announces Iran Sanctions ‘Waivers’ By Zero Hedge, November 06, 2018
With Brazil’s Bolsonaro, Israel Finds Another Natural Partner on the Far-right By Jonathan Cook, November 06, 2018
Video: Former US-backed Militants “Switch Sides” in Syria War. Now Fighting against US-led Coalition By South Front, November 06, 2018
Masquerading Reforms: The Tricks of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, November 06, 2018
Legal Battle Over Falsely Labelled Wines From Israel’s Illegal Settlements Heats Up By Dimitri Lascaris, November 05, 2018
The US Pretends to Support the Independence of Syria and Iraq By Elijah J. Magnier, November 05, 2018
How US Sanctions on Iran Could Herald a Profound Global Power Shift By Peter Oborne, November 05, 2018
Watch the Film the Israel Lobby Didn’t Want You to See By The Electronic Intifada, November 04, 2018
Syria: The New “Terra Nullius” By Maximilian Forte, November 04, 2018
The Untouchable US-Saudi Relation Is a Core Element of US Imperialism By Federico Pieraccini, November 04, 2018
Did the Fledgling United Nations Have a Legitimate Mandate in 1947 to Partition Palestine? By Hans Stehling, November 04, 2018
Hillary Emails Reveal NATO Killed Gaddafi to Stop Libyan Creation of Gold-Backed Currency By Sheep Media, November 04, 2018
It’s Official: Erdogan Accuses Saudi Crown Prince of Ordering Khashoggi’s Murder By Stephen Lendman, November 03, 2018
Will Saudi Arabia Survive Unchanged After Jamal Khashoggi? By Askiah Adam, November 03, 2018
Israeli PM Set to Attend Inauguration of Brazil’s Bolsonaro, Highlighting Likud Support for Ethno-Nationalist Politicians Abroad By Whitney Webb, November 03, 2018
Harsh US Sanctions to Have Limited Effect on Iran? By Stephen Lendman, November 03, 2018
Video: Syrian Army Discovers ISIS Depot with US-Supplied Ammunition By South Front, November 03, 2018
Netanyahu Hails New Brazilian President’s Plan to Move Embassy to Jerusalem By Middle East Eye, November 02, 2018
Raqqa: A City Laid Waste, the Law Laid Low By Christopher Black, November 02, 2018
New Iran Sanctions Risk Long-term US Isolation By Patrick Lawrence, November 02, 2018
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Stiff New US Economic Sanctions against Iran Imminent. Implications for the EU. Circumventing Dollar Transactions. Will Brussels Bypass the SWIFT Interbank Financial System By Stephen Lendman, November 01, 2018
Video: SDF Halts Operations Against ISIS in Euphrates Valley Because of Turkish Attacks By South Front, November 01, 2018
Billions of Euro ‘Disappeared’ From Frozen Accounts of Muammar Gaddafi. They Were Used to Finance War in Libya By South Front, November 01, 2018
Britain’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson Accepted £14,000 in Hospitality From Saudi Regime By Andrew Smith, November 01, 2018
Hollow US Calls for Ending War in Yemen Which Washington Has Supported From the Very Outset By Stephen Lendman, November 01, 2018
The New U.S. Strategy in Syria Is Bound to Fail. Trump Wants “Regime Change” and the Withdrawal of Iranian Forces By Firas Samuri, November 01, 2018
Libya, Seven Years On: A Shame for the West By Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey, November 01, 2018
How Google Wipes Palestine Off the Map By Asa Winstanley, October 31, 2018
Video: Media Reports About Mysterious Israeli Airstrikes Go Wild By South Front, October 31, 2018
Russia’s Reshaping Syria’s “Deep State” in Its Own Image By Andrew Korybko, October 31, 2018
New Brazil President to Close “Palestinian” Embassy: “You Do Not Negotiate with Terrorists” By Robert Spencer, October 31, 2018
Spooks and the Masked Media By Edward Curtin, October 31, 2018
Saudi Death Squad Controlled by Crown Prince. Report By Stephen Lendman, October 30, 2018
Jamal Khashoggi Died for Nothing By Philip Giraldi, October 30, 2018
UK Was Aware of Saudi Plot Against Khashoggi Weeks in Advance: Report By Telesur, October 30, 2018
What Does Erdogan Know About Khashoggi’s Execution? By Richard Galustian, October 29, 2018
Common ground on Syria: What France, Germany, Turkey and Russia agreed upon in Istanbul By RT News, October 29, 2018
Israeli Blockade of Gaza.The Only Solution is the Establishment of an Independent Palestinian State By Hans Stehling, October 29, 2018
Ottawa Doubles Down on Double Standards. Canada’s $15 Billion Armaments Deal with The Saudis By Jim Miles, October 29, 2018
US Holds Thousands of Syrian Refugees Hostage, Establishes Military Bases in Northern Syria By Stephen Lendman, October 29, 2018
Blair Refuses to Cancel Lucrative Deal with Saudi Despite Khashoggi Murder By Middle East Monitor, October 29, 2018
Peter Ford Responds to the UK FCO-Media Lynch Mob on Syria By Peter Ford, October 28, 2018
Ottawa Should End Paradoxical Arms Deal with Saudis By Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, October 28, 2018
Will the US and UK seek a Palace Coup against Mohammed bin Salman? By Mark Curtis, October 27, 2018
A Chance for the US to Distance Itself from Saudi Arabia By Gareth Porter, October 26, 2018
European Parliament Right to Call for an Arms Embargo against Saudi Arabia By CAAT - Campaign Against Arms Trade, October 26, 2018