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.
Video: Militants Push Idlib Demilitarization Agreement to Collapse By South Front, October 26, 2018
The Saudi Butchery in Yemen and the World’s Apathy By Prof. Alon Ben-Meir, October 26, 2018
In Major Concession, Trump Will Allow Iran to Remain Connected to SWIFT. Alternative Currency Transfer System Currently Developed by Russia By Zero Hedge, October 25, 2018
Khashoggi, Erdogan and the Truth By Craig Murray, October 25, 2018
The Political Hypocrisy — Skripals and Khashoggi By Gordon J. Brigsley, October 25, 2018
The Triumph of Evil. “Armament Profits take Precedence over Murder and Genocide” By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, October 25, 2018
Nikki Haley for President? “So it’s Israel All the Way for Haley” By Philip Giraldi, October 25, 2018
Northeastern Syria: Kurdish Anarchy and Sultan Erdogan Dreams By Firas Samuri, October 25, 2018
Why Do Yemen’s Dead Not Merit the Attention of Jamal Khashoggi? By Pete Dolack, October 25, 2018
US Slap on the Wrist Response to Khashoggi’s Murder By Stephen Lendman, October 25, 2018
So It Turns Out That Saudi Arabia Isn’t Exactly an American Puppet After All By Andrew Korybko, October 25, 2018
Video: US Troops Clash with Turkish-backed Militants Near Manbij By South Front, October 25, 2018
Idlib
Syria. The Creeping Partition By Peter Ford, October 24, 2018
The Khashoggi Crisis: A Blessing in Disguise for Pakistan’s Imran Khan By James M. Dorsey, October 24, 2018
“Dismantling of Democracy in Israel”. Death Threats for B’Tselem, Racism Lawsuit for a Chief Rabbi By Middle East Eye, October 24, 2018
Israel Invokes Its “Fight for Survival” as It Descends into a Racist State By Miko Peled, October 24, 2018
Can We Canonize Khashoggi? And, for the Love of God, Why? By J. Michael Springmann, October 24, 2018
Western Media Attacks Critics of the White Helmets. The New McCarthyism By Rick Sterling, October 24, 2018
Jamal Khashoggi
The Saudis Keep Changing Their Story on the Murder of Khashoggi. What Should We Do? By Rep. Ron Paul, October 24, 2018
Khashoggi
Jamal Khashoggi Murder: What More Would It Take for the UK to End Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia? By Andrew Smith, October 23, 2018
The White Helmets Ride Again By Philip Giraldi, October 23, 2018
What the Closure of the US Consulate in East Jerusalem Means By James J. Zogby, October 23, 2018
Israel Advances Bill Linking Cultural Funding with ‘Loyalty’ to State By Middle East Eye, October 23, 2018
New Twist in Khashoggi Mystery: MBS Spoke to Journalist Moments Before His Death, Report Claims By RT News, October 23, 2018
Russia’s Poised to Reap the Rewards of the West’s Fallout with Saudi Arabia By Andrew Korybko, October 23, 2018
Jordan Cancels Part of 1994 Peace Treaty with Israel By Stephen Lendman, October 23, 2018
International Hypocrisy. Reprimanding the Saudi Kingdom By Dr. Elias Akleh, October 23, 2018
Jordan Confronts Israel: King Abdullah Cancels Annexes Leasing Two Territories to Israel By South Front, October 23, 2018
Erekat: Abduction of Jerusalem Governor a New Step Against Palestinian Presence By IMEMC, October 22, 2018
Angered by Saudi Plan to Purchase Russian S-400, Trump Admin Exploiting Khashoggi Disappearance to Force Saudis to “Buy American” By Whitney Webb, October 22, 2018
French Forces to Set Up Military Base in Raqqa By Muraselon, October 22, 2018
Khashoggi’s Murder and Saudi War Crimes in Yemen Were Facilitated by US By Prof. Marjorie Cohn, October 22, 2018
White Helmets
Canada Provides Safe Haven to White Helmet Terrorist Factions By Mark Taliano, October 21, 2018
Suspected Member of Khashoggi ‘Hit-team’ Dies in Mysterious ‘Traffic Accident’ in Saudi Arabia By RT News, October 21, 2018
ICC Prosecutor: The Demolition of Khan al-Ahmar Bedouin Community Is a War Crime Committed by Israel By Ali Salam, October 21, 2018
Iran Deserves Credit for the Ruin of ISIS By Scott Ritter, October 21, 2018
Grand Renaissance Dam
Kuwait-Turkey Military Cooperation Alarms Saudi Arabia By Abdus Sattar Ghazali, October 21, 2018
UK Arms to Saudi Arabia: “It Shouldn’t Take the Disappearance of a Journalist for the UK to Reconsider Its Relationship with the Saudi Regime” By Andrew Smith, October 21, 2018
US Military
For the U.S. Palestine No Longer Exists: Trump Regime Closes Jerusalem Consulate Serving Palestinians By Stephen Lendman, October 20, 2018
Ex-Israel PM: We Killed 300 Palestinians in 3 Minutes By The Palestinian Information Center, October 20, 2018
War on Syria
Strategic Assessment of the War on Syria in Fall 2018: Idlib & the Northeast By Andrew Korybko, October 20, 2018
Video: ISIS Captures 700 Hostages Including US, EU Citizens By South Front, October 20, 2018
Why the Surprise? Saudi Arabia Has Always Engaged in Murder By Kurt Nimmo, October 20, 2018
Jamal Khashoggi
While President Continues to Play Dumb on Murder, 2016 Reporting Shows Saudis Only Blacklisted Khashoggi After Journalist Criticized… Trump By Julia Conley, October 19, 2018
Diyanet
Diyanet: Erdogan’s Islamic Vehicle to the Balkans. Ottoman Symbolism in Kosovo By Prof. Alon Ben-Meir and Arbana Xharra, October 19, 2018
Anniversary of Gaddafi’s Death and the Current Situation in Libya By Yuriy Zinin, October 19, 2018
Saudi Stops Funding Terror in Syria as the Arab League Prepares to Resume Ties with Damascus: The Time Is Not Yet Ripe for Retaking Idlib By Elijah J. Magnier, October 19, 2018
Syria: The White Helmets and Armed Group Leader in Daraa Al Balad. Vanessa Beeley By Vanessa Beeley, October 19, 2018
Western-imposed
Colonizing the Mind: Western-imposed “Good Governance” = Terrorism By Mark Taliano, October 19, 2018
S-300
Video: Israel Is Preparing to Challenge S-300 in Syria By South Front, October 19, 2018
The Saudi Crown Prince’s “Dirty Hands”: Machiavellian Principle in Handling Khashoggi Affair By Stephen Lendman, October 19, 2018
Egypt-Russia Relations: President Sisi Counts on Moscow By Andrew Korybko, October 19, 2018
Libya’s Ambassador to UN Demands Security Council Halt UK’s Intention to Use Frozen Assets for IRA Victims By Libyan Express, October 18, 2018
Killing Jamal Khashoggi Was Easy. Explaining It Is Much Harder By Philip Giraldi, October 18, 2018
Statistics: 1300 Days of Saudi Crimes in Yemen By Yemenpress, October 18, 2018
ICC Prosecutor Warns Israeli Demolition of Khan al-Ahmar ‘Constitutes War Crime’ By Telesur, October 18, 2018
Jamal Khashoggi
Breaking: Seven of Bin Salman’s Bodyguards Among Khashoggi Suspects By David Hearst, October 18, 2018
Embassy Disappearances: Jamal Khashoggi and the Foreign Policy Web By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, October 18, 2018
China
The Chinese-Indian “Great Game” in East Africa By Andrew Korybko, October 18, 2018
Raqqa
Syria: One Year Since the Battle for Raqqa and the US and UK Refuse to Accept Responsibility for Civilian Deaths By Dr. Leon Tressell, October 18, 2018
Comoros
The Comoros Crisis Pits China Against France Off the Coast of East Africa By Andrew Korybko, October 17, 2018
Neo-Ottomanism Surges in Middle East Politics By M. K. Bhadrakumar, October 17, 2018
Mohammad bin Salman
Trump’s Alliance with Body-Choppers, Death Squads and Child Killers: Saudi Arabia, Brazil and Israel By Prof. James Petras, October 17, 2018
Palestinians
Should the US Stop Enabling Israel? By Prof. Alon Ben-Meir, October 17, 2018
The Upcoming Putin-Netanyahu Summit Will Seek to Strike a Balance in Syria By Andrew Korybko, October 17, 2018
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
Video: Idlib Demilitarization Zone Agreement Reaches Its First Deadline By South Front, October 16, 2018
Bypassing US Sanctions. Russia to Refine Iranian Oil for Export By Stephen Lendman, October 16, 2018
Saudis to Admit Jamal Khashoggi Killed During Interrogation? By Stephen Lendman, October 16, 2018
Khashoggi
Khashoggi Mystery: Rogue Killers or Rogue Royals? By Andrew Korybko, October 16, 2018
Video: Syrian Army Kicks Off Another Attempt to Eliminate ISIS in Al-Safa By South Front, October 16, 2018
Syria: Another US Forever War? By Stephen Lendman, October 15, 2018
The United States Did It Again: Its Warplanes Use White Phosphorous Munitions in Syria By Peter Korzun, October 15, 2018
US Sanctions on Riyadh Would Mean Washington Is Stabbing Itself By Turki Aldakhil, October 15, 2018
Former US National Security Adviser Michael Flynn Denies Claims He Was Bribed to Kidnap Wanted Turkish Cleric Fethullah Gulen By Steve Sweeney, October 15, 2018
Ariel Sharon
Sabra and Shatila: The Secret Papers. Carefully Planned Israeli Atrocities Led by Ariel Sharon By Jeremy Salt, October 15, 2018
Israel
Meet Ten Corporate Giants Helping Israel Massacre Gaza Protesters By Joe Catron, October 15, 2018
Israel Confiscates 2,036 Acres of Palestinian Land in West Bank By Middle East Monitor, October 15, 2018
The Routine Use of Fake Images and Video Footage by the Western Media By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, October 15, 2018
Video: Israel Grounds Its F-35 Stealth Jet Fighters, Unable to “Challenge” Syria’s S-300 Air Defenses? By South Front, October 14, 2018
Media Companies, Executives Quit Saudi Event Over Missing Journalist By Middle East Eye, October 14, 2018