Middle East & North Africa

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

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.
Whole-of-government Approach Needed to Address Canadian Complicity with Israeli Settlements By Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, May 16, 2024
What Is the Missing Crucial Component in US Foreign Policy? People. By Bharat Dogra, May 16, 2024
Gaza 2035: Netanyahu Hatches Plan to Raze and Rebuild Enclave By The Cradle, May 16, 2024
On Nakba Day, Canada Must Address Complicity in Palestinian Dispossession By Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, May 16, 2024
When and Where Will Israel’s Aimless, Endless War End? By Bharat Dogra, May 15, 2024
Who Tried to Pull the Rug on Netanyahu, and Why? By Alastair Crooke, May 15, 2024
United Nations General Assembly Votes Overwhelmingly to Upgrade the Status of the State of Palestine By Abayomi Azikiwe, May 15, 2024
US Expands Production of 15-ton Bombs to Target Nuclear Facilities By Al Mayadeen, May 15, 2024
Ignoring Worldwide Concern, Humanitarian Situation in Gaza Is Worsening, Not Improving By Bharat Dogra, May 14, 2024
The Arsenal of Genocide: The U.S. Weapons That Are Destroying Gaza By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies, May 14, 2024
The Mask Is Off: The Hideous Connections Between Zionism, Colonialism, Capitalism and Genocide By Black Alliance for Peace, May 14, 2024
Dodging the Issue: The Biden Administration Report on Israel’s Use of US Weapons By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, May 14, 2024
Using a Fictional Antisemitism Crisis to Support a Real Genocide By Caitlin Johnstone, May 13, 2024
A Clubbable Admission: Palestine’s Case for UN Membership. Binoy Kampmark By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, May 13, 2024
From the River to the Sea: The “Day After” Will be Based on Equality and Justice, Not Zionist Supremacy By Rima Najjar, May 13, 2024
“Treat Everybody Equally! Treat Everybody with Justice!” In Solidarity with Palestine. Louay Alghoul By Michael Welch and Louay Alghoul, May 13, 2024
Israel Invades Rafah and the Genocide Will be Completed with US Complicity By Steven Sahiounie, May 13, 2024
‘Genocide Joe’ Suffers Another Mortifying Slap-Down at the United Nations By Mike Whitney, May 13, 2024
Nonviolent Strategy to Halt the Genocide in Gaza, Liberate Palestine and Defeat the Global Technocracy By Robert J. Burrowes, May 12, 2024
A Modest Proposal: The UN General Assembly and Palestinian Recognition By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, May 12, 2024
US Planning Gaza Aid to Fail By Karsten Riise, May 12, 2024
Revealing the Myths and Realities of Israel-Palestine Struggles, and of October 7. By Michael Welch, Louay Alghoul, and Richard Sanders, May 11, 2024
It’s Not “Radical” to Oppose Genocide By Bill Astore, May 10, 2024
The Nation’s Conscience — US Student Protests and Encampments in Solidarity with Palestine. Chris Hedges By Chris Hedges, May 10, 2024
The Possible Saudi-Israeli Normalization Post-Gaza By Steven Sahiounie, May 10, 2024
Genocide in Gaza: King Bibi’s Land Grab By Mike Whitney, May 10, 2024
Genocide in Gaza: Kudos to Journalists Who Tell the Truth By Dr. Chandra Muzaffar, May 09, 2024
High Payload US Munitions Used to Mass Murder Muslim Arabs in Middle East By Hans Stehling, May 09, 2024
IDF Enters Rafah Blocking Aid to the Gaza Strip By Abayomi Azikiwe, May 09, 2024
South African Freedom Day 30 Years Later. “The Liberation of Palestine” By Abayomi Azikiwe, May 08, 2024
Will a Gaza Ceasefire be as “Successful” as the Two-state Solution? By Dr. Paul Larudee, May 08, 2024
Israel’s Battle Against Free Speech: The Shuttering of Al Jazeera By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, May 08, 2024
Forces of Impunity: The US Threatens the International Criminal Court By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, May 07, 2024
Gaza: Zionist Israel Atrocities — Limitless and No End Zionist fighting is against civilians, women and children. And the Western “leaders” (sic) still just watch and encourage the continuation of atrocities By Peter Koenig, May 07, 2024
Arms Embargo Now: Canadian Civil Society Escalates Push for End to Canada-Israel Military Trade By Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, May 07, 2024
Let Israel’s Leaders Get Arrested for War Crimes By Gideon Levy, May 06, 2024
The Mediated Palestinian-Israeli Deal. Details of the 'framework deal' between the Palestinian Resistance and the Israeli occupation. Al Mayadeen. By Al Mayadeen, May 06, 2024
Where Are the National Intelligence Estimates? Seymour Hersh By Seymour M. Hersh, May 06, 2024
Sudan’s Conflict and Resulting Starvation By Steven Sahiounie, May 06, 2024
Banning TikTok Is Not About Fighting China, It’s About Protecting Western Narratives and Israel’s War Crimes in the Middle East By Timothy Alexander Guzman, May 04, 2024
The Enemy Is Among Us? Anti-genocide Groups Are Being Targeted by Media and Government By Philip Giraldi, May 02, 2024
Jewish Prophets Who Predicted Nightmarish Escalation of Israeli-Palestine Conflict Were Blacklisted and Ignored By Jeremy Kuzmarov, May 02, 2024
Is America Trying to Bait Iran Into a ‘Limited’ Nuclear War? By Drago Bosnic, May 02, 2024
As the Tide Turns Towards Justice for Palestine, Where Does the Palestinian Diaspora Stand? By Barbara Nimri Aziz, May 01, 2024
Absurdity and Criminality: Netanyahu Says Israel Will Invade Rafah “With or Without a Deal” By Bharat Dogra, May 01, 2024
Israel Uses Foreign Mercenaries in Gaza By Steven Sahiounie, May 01, 2024
University Investments: Divesting from the Military-Industrial Complex By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, May 01, 2024
“Have You No Sense of Decency?” Congressional Hearings of University Presidents on Student Uprisings By Prof Michael Hudson, April 30, 2024
Students Trigger to Stop Wars? Top Universities Pro-Palestine Encampments – A Shift Towards Justice or Just Illusion? By Peter Koenig, April 30, 2024
Hijacking a Movement: Attempts to Criminalize Pro-Palestine Student Protests Across US College Campuses By Timothy Alexander Guzman, April 29, 2024
Intervention in Gaza: Can Israel Exterminate the Entire Population Without Anyone Stopping Them? By Dr. Paul Larudee, April 29, 2024
Basic Points About the Zionist Israeli-Arab Palestinian Conflict By Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirović, April 29, 2024
The Second Fall of Babylon. Felicity Arbuthnot By Felicity Arbuthnot, April 29, 2024
US University Students in the Millions Are Demanding Freedom in Palestine By Steven Sahiounie, April 29, 2024
“Netanyahu’s Colonial Project”. Appropriation of All Palestinian Lands. Israel’s Plan to Expand into A “Greater State”. Dr. Philip Giraldi By Philip Giraldi, April 28, 2024
The U.S. Against the “New Axis of Evil”. Military Aid to Three War Theaters. “It is a Good Day for World Peace” says Biden, “Makes America Safer”. $60.8 billion for Ukraine, $26.4 billion for Israel, and $8.1 billion for Taiwan By Manlio Dinucci, April 28, 2024
“The Children of Gaza”. Free Speech in American Universities – The Heroism and Idealism of Youth in Full and Glorious Display By Dr. Francis Christian, April 28, 2024
Israel’s Anti-UNRWA Campaign Falls Flat By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, April 28, 2024
The World’s “Whole Ball of Wax” Must be Totally Reconfigured. But Will It Happen Before Everything Is Blown to Smithereens? By Jerome Irwin, April 27, 2024
In Defense of Genocide and War on ‘Antisemitism’, There Go Our Constitutional Liberties By Joachim Hagopian, April 27, 2024
Students Are Taking the Lead in Denouncing Gaza Atrocities By Philip Giraldi, April 26, 2024
Revolt in the Universities. Chris Hedges By Chris Hedges, April 26, 2024
Not to Forget US-NATO Armed Aggression. 1999 – 2024. The Belgrade Declaration By Belgrade Forum, April 26, 2024
“October 7” Documentary: The Full Story of Israel’s Attack on Palestine By If Americans Knew, April 25, 2024
Video: War and Natural Gas: The Israeli Invasion and Gaza’s Offshore Gas Fields By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, April 25, 2024
Palestinian Casualties in Gaza Mount By Abayomi Azikiwe, April 24, 2024
Netanyahu and Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza By Germán Gorraiz López, April 24, 2024
Why Cuba Is Being Punished Harshly and Israel Is Not By Marc Vandepitte, April 23, 2024
Video: Iran-Israel Strikes: “Israel Needed Three Nuclear Power Plus Their Arab Fig Leaf While Iran Did It Absolutely Alone.” Sharmine Narwani By Sharmine Narwani, April 23, 2024
Will the Freedom Flotilla Sail to Gaza? By Medea Benjamin, April 23, 2024
Official “Secret” Israeli Document Revealed: Expel All Palestinians from Gaza, Israeli Intelligence Ministry By Yuval Abraham, April 23, 2024
Selling Weapons to Murderers of Modern Warfare in an “Upside Down Demonic World”. The Criminalization of Justice By Julian Rose, April 22, 2024
The Already High Number of Palestinian Prisoners Has Doubled During the Last Six Months By Bharat Dogra, April 22, 2024
Israel Just Launched a Brutal Attack on Rafah. “Beyond Shame, Beyond Crime…” By Peter Koenig, April 22, 2024
US Blocking Full UN Membership for Palestine – And US Congress Passes Law Depriving Palestine of Freedom of Speech By Peter Koenig, April 22, 2024
Gaza: Constructive Chaos for “The New Middle East” By Rick Thomas, April 22, 2024
“The Air Attack on Israel by Iran couldn’t be Repelled without U.S. Assistance”, Analyst Suat Delgen By Steven Sahiounie, April 22, 2024
US Singlehandedly Blocks Palestine From Full UN Membership, $26 Billion to Israel Reaches House Floor By If Americans Knew, April 22, 2024
Iran in the Crosshairs: G7 Has Condemned Iran’s Attack Against Israel By Manlio Dinucci, April 22, 2024
The Many-Sided Escalation in Middle East? No Sanctions against Israel. Ramping Up the Sanctions against Iran. By Bharat Dogra, April 21, 2024