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.
“U.S. Out of Africa!”: Black Alliance for Peace Calls on U.S. Government to Shut Down U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) By Black Alliance for Peace, October 03, 2018
US “Investigates” Genocide in Myanmar, Commits Genocide in Yemen By Joseph Thomas, October 03, 2018
Israeli Settlers Flood Khan al-Ahmar with Wastewater By Maan News Agency, October 03, 2018
Iran’s Alleged “Secret Nuclear Facility” in Lebanon, according to Netanyahu By Elijah J. Magnier, October 03, 2018
17 Years of Getting Afghanistan Completely Wrong By David Swanson, October 03, 2018
Syria and the S-300s: Re-Centering the People in the Global Struggles for Power By Ajamu Baraka, October 03, 2018
Ahvaz
Who Was Behind The Terror Attack in Ahvaz, Iran’s Khuzestan Province? By Andrew Korybko, October 02, 2018
False Claims About Russia Mass-Killing Civilians in Syria By Stephen Lendman, October 02, 2018
Limiting Israel: Russia Deploys the S-300 Anti-Aircraft Missile System to Syria By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, October 02, 2018
Nuclear war
One Click Closer to Nuclear Annihilation By Philip Giraldi, October 02, 2018
Palestine
Palestine: The Biggest Prison on Earth – A History of the Occupied Territories By Jim Miles, October 02, 2018
Iraq: A Ticking Time Bomb for Oil Markets By Dr. Cyril Widdershoven, October 02, 2018
Israeli Home Demolition Terrorism Targets Khan al-Ahmar Village By Stephen Lendman, October 02, 2018
Palestine-Israel and Trump’s Two-State Solution: News That Was No News By James J. Zogby, October 02, 2018
The US Has Delisted Anti-Iranian MEK Terrorists Still Openly Committed to Violence By Tony Cartalucci, October 02, 2018
Video: Israel-Iran Conflict Escalates Further as Netanyahu Comes with New Accusations Against Tehran By South Front, October 02, 2018
Gaza
Everyone Washes Their Hands as Gaza’s Economy Goes into Freefall By Jonathan Cook, October 02, 2018
Iraq Will Have a President and Prime Minister Who Take Account of Both Iranian and US Interests By Elijah J. Magnier, October 01, 2018
US Military Plans Thwarted, Washington’s “Strategy of Isolation” in Syria: Assad Government Now to be Made ‘as Miserable as Possible’ with Sanctions By Paul Antonopoulos, October 01, 2018
Food, Art and Literature: How Israel Is Stealing Arab Culture By Prof. Nada Elia, October 01, 2018
Now Biggest Donor in All of US Politics, Sheldon Adelson Brings an Israel First Agenda to Washington By Whitney Webb, October 01, 2018
US Hostility to Sovereign Independent States: Syria and North Korea Address the UN General Assembly By Stephen Lendman, October 01, 2018
Palestine
The Other Side of the Wall. An Eyewitness Account of the Occupation of Palestine By Dr. Ludwig Watzal, October 01, 2018
Russian air force
The US Military-Industrial Complex’s Worst Nightmare: The Deployment of Russia’s S-300 Air Defense System In Syria May Destroy and Expose the F-35 By Federico Pieraccini, October 01, 2018
Trump’s Middle East Policy Takes a Kicking at UN Assembly By James Reinl, October 01, 2018
Both the UK and the US Now Overtly Honor Al Qaeda By Eric Zuesse, September 30, 2018
Libya
Bombing Libya: The Origins of Europe’s Immigration Crisis By William Blum, September 30, 2018
Occupation, Bound for Conflict: US Builds New Military Base on Syrian-Iraq Border By Joaquin Flores, September 30, 2018
Washington’s Farcical “Certifications” Enable the War Crimes of Allies By Ted Galen Carpenter, September 30, 2018
Israel: The Nuclear Hegemon That Poses a Potential Threat to Europe By Hans Stehling, September 30, 2018
The Palestinian People’s Principal Problem Is Their Own Leadership. Mahmoud Abbas’ Address to the UN General Assembly By Abdel Bari Atwan, September 30, 2018
Russia and the Taming of the Israelis By Israel Shamir, September 30, 2018
Oil Market Shocked as China’s Top Refiner Halves Iranian Oil Imports By Tsvetana Paraskova, September 30, 2018
Free Quebec! Saudi Foreign Minister Launches Sarcastic Attack on Canada By Middle East Eye, September 30, 2018
Palestine Files Lawsuit Against US at the International Court of Justice By WAFA, September 30, 2018
United States Government-Military-Industrial-Deep State-Media Complex
Cold War 2.0: The Russian Peace ‘Threat’ and America’s Addiction to War By Michael Welch, Dmitry Orlov, and Ron Ridenour, September 30, 2018
27th Straight Bloody Friday in Gaza. Israeli Forces Kill Children Killed seven Gazans, including two children, injuring over 500 others, around 90 from live fire. By Stephen Lendman, September 29, 2018
Grand Renaissance Dam
Ethiopia Saudi Arabia Relations: Geopolitical and Economic Alignments, Will Ethiopia Become a Member of the GCC+ By Andrew Korybko, September 29, 2018
Demilitarization Zone in Northern Syria: What Is Going On in the Idlib Hornet Nest? By Firas Samuri, September 29, 2018
Video: Pentagon Says Russia, Assad Turned Idlib into Terrorist Stronghold By South Front, September 29, 2018
Fragility of Middle East Alliances Becomes Ever More Apparent By James M. Dorsey, September 29, 2018
Netanyahu’s Latest Ticking Iran Bomb Stunt at the UN General Assembly By Stephen Lendman, September 28, 2018
US-Funded Report Illuminates Enormous South Sudan Death Toll But Leaves America’s Role in the Dark By Whitney Webb, September 28, 2018
Video: Several European Countries Deliver Chemical Weapons Components to Idlib? Russian Report By South Front, September 28, 2018
China and the Middle East: Venturing Into the Maelstrom By James M. Dorsey, September 27, 2018
Russia: We Need to Protect Our Troops in Syria. The S-300 Air Defense System By Andrew Korybko, September 27, 2018
White Supremacy Colonialism
“White Supremacy Colonialism” and US Interventionism in Syria By Mark Taliano, September 27, 2018
The Battle for Our Minds By Patrick Lawrence, September 27, 2018
Terrorist Attack in Ahwaz, Southern Iran: New Chapter of Washington’s “Regime Change Wars”? By Marwa Osman, September 27, 2018
Netanyahu Response to Trump’s Advocacy of Two-State Solution: “Palestinians Will Never Have a State” By IMEMC, September 27, 2018
The US’ Mideast Missile Pullout Isn’t That Big of a Deal By Andrew Korybko, September 27, 2018
Asharq Al-Awsat
Towards a Sustainable Peace in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia and Eritrea Sign Agreement By Abayomi Azikiwe, September 26, 2018
Is Russia Being Betrayed by Its Own Intelligensia? By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, September 26, 2018
How the EU Is Helping Iran Skirt U.S. Sanctions. Sets Up Countervailing Financial Entity By Nick Cunningham, September 26, 2018
Global Watchdog Takes Saudi Arabia to Task for Lax Anti-terrorism Finance Measures By James M. Dorsey, September 26, 2018
Russia, Iran and China on Trump’s UN Address and Agenda By Stephen Lendman, September 26, 2018
“Creating Discord and Distrust”: US Support for Propaganda TV Stations in Syria: State Department Cables By Brandon Turbeville, September 26, 2018
Video: Russia Boosts Its Military Capabilities in Syria, S-300 Air Defense and Electronic Warfare By South Front, September 26, 2018
The War’s Cruel Impact on Yemen’s Children By Ahmed AbdulKareem, September 26, 2018
America Is Quietly Expanding Its War in Tunisia By Héni Nsaibia, September 25, 2018
Video: Syrian Military to Get S-300 Systems, Other Assistance From Russia By South Front, September 25, 2018
The Path to World War III? By Philip Giraldi, September 25, 2018
Breaking: Russia Establishes No-fly Zone Over Latakia Province – Diplomat By Leith Aboufadel, September 25, 2018
US and Israel Warn Russia Against Supplying Syria with S-300 Air Defense Systems By Stephen Lendman, September 25, 2018
Rabbis for Human Rights in Solidarity with Bedouin Community, Celebrate Sukkot at Khan al-Ahmar By Maan News Agency, September 25, 2018
Video: Rift Grows Among Militant Groups in Idlib By South Front, September 25, 2018
US Vows to “Overthrow” Iran as Terrorists Target Iranians By Tony Cartalucci, September 25, 2018
Bolton Warns Russian S-300 Missile Sale to Syria Would be “Significant Escalation” By Zero Hedge, September 25, 2018
Before Pointing its Finger at Russia and Syria, the U.S. Should Answer for Its Own Chemical and Biological Weapons Record By Brian Kalman, September 24, 2018
S-300
Russia Is Going to Start the Production of Construction Materials and Cars in Syria By South Front, September 24, 2018
Tensions Grow as China, Russia and Iran Lead the Way Towards a New Multipolar World Order By Federico Pieraccini, September 24, 2018
Russia’s Statement Regarding “Countermeasures” to Israeli “Recklessness” Might Not be the Salvation for Syria By Andrew Korybko, September 24, 2018
Video: Turkish Strategy in Syria: Military Operations, Proxies and Idlib Issue By South Front, September 24, 2018
Trump, Israeli Regime-Sponsored Terrorist Attack in Iran? By Stephen Lendman, September 23, 2018
Yemen President in Exile Hadi Transfers His Powers to Coalition’s Forces Commander, Coinciding with His Mysterious Treatment Trip to US By Yemenpress, September 23, 2018
China To Acquire Management Control over Israel’s Strategic Port of Haifa? By Andrew Korybko, September 23, 2018
Preventing Palestine: A Must Read History of Failed Peace-Making By James J. Zogby, September 23, 2018
Giuliani Calls for New Iranian ‘Revolution’ at Anti-Government Rally By James Reinl, September 23, 2018
Pompeo
Pompeo Lied to Congress About Yemen to Protect Arms Sales By Daniel Larison, September 22, 2018
Gunmen Attack Army Parade in Iran Leaving Dozens Dead By Middle East Eye, September 22, 2018