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.
Empire of Misery: America Sees War as the Solution By Hugo Turner, July 13, 2018
Israel Is Bulldozing Khan Al Ahmar – and with It the Two-State Solution By Jonathan Cook, July 13, 2018
Video: Syrian Army Retakes More Villages in Southern Syria By South Front, July 13, 2018
As Trump Threatens End of NATO Alliance, UK Defence and Security at Risk Given Israeli Involvement? By Hans Stehling, July 12, 2018
Seanad Éireann in Solidarity with Palestine: Irish Senate Votes in Favour of Occupied Territories Bill By Caoimhghin Ó Croidheáin, July 12, 2018
European Powers Prepare to Scrap Dollar in Iran Trade as Disgust with “America First” Policies Mount By Elliott Gabriel, July 12, 2018
German Parliament: US Presence in Syria Is Illegal By Worlds Truth, July 12, 2018
Who Are Washington’s “Revolutionaries” in Iran? The Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK) Terror Group By Tony Cartalucci, July 12, 2018
The Starving Children of Yemen By Daniel Larison, July 12, 2018
Even More US-Made Anti-Tank Weapons Are Turning Up in ISIS Hands By Jared Keller, July 11, 2018
‘They Bombed Trapped Civilians’: Amnesty’s Damning Report on UK, US, France Destruction in Raqqa By RT News, July 11, 2018
The Scars of War: Mosul’s Children Haunted a Year After Islamic State Was Routed By Sheeffah Shiraz, July 11, 2018
Freedom Flotilla: A Humanitarian Journey to Gaza By Dr. Swee Ang, July 11, 2018
USS Liberty Survivor Named US Delegate on Gaza Flotilla By Joe Lauria, July 11, 2018
Starving and Bombed Children of Yemen Seek Entrapment in Flooded Thai Cave By Robert J. Burrowes, July 11, 2018
The Gaza Blockade: Humanitarian Emergency By we4Gaza, July 10, 2018
Top Israeli Security Expert Warns Against War with Iran By Press TV, July 10, 2018
Murder on the Beach: British-backed Wars Helped Create Tunisian Killer By Mark Curtis, July 10, 2018
A Neoconservative Plan for Punishing Iran By Philip Giraldi, July 10, 2018
Secret US 2006 Government Document Reveals Plan to Destabilize Syria by Using Extremists, Muslim Brotherhood, Elections By Brandon Turbeville, July 10, 2018
Video: Eva Bartlett on Syria, Israeli violence in Gaza By Eva Bartlett and Michael Welch, July 09, 2018
Ethnic Cleansing at the Khan Al-Ahmar Palestinian Community By Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh, July 09, 2018
Balfour’s Britain and the Gaza Internment Camp in This Summer By Dr. David Halpin, July 09, 2018
Nicaragua
The Demonization of Iran at the UN Security Council By Carla Stea, July 09, 2018
The Gaza Blockade Is Illegal– and So Is the Use of Force to Maintain It By Norman Finkelstein, July 09, 2018
Trump Sidelined as UN Security Council Plus Germany Meet Iran’s Rouhani in Vienna By Prof. Juan Cole, July 09, 2018
Ex-CIA Officer: US Sanctions on China Over Trade with Iran May Trigger Chaos By Sputnik, July 08, 2018
Interim OPCW Report on Alleged April 7th Gas Attack in Syria Indicates No Evidence Yet of Any Such Attack By Eric Zuesse, July 08, 2018
Dubious OPCW Report on Douma False Flag Chemical Weapon Incident By Stephen Lendman, July 08, 2018
OPCW Investigating Accusations that Syrian Government Used Nerve Gas or Chemical Weapon in Douma By Eva Bartlett, July 08, 2018
Washington’s Latest Myths, Lies and Oil Wars. “A Coherent Strategy to Promote Disruption in Key Oil Flows” By F. William Engdahl, July 08, 2018
Why’s Iran so Desperate for Europe to Save the Nuclear Deal? Moscow-Tehran Relations By Andrew Korybko, July 07, 2018
90 Years After Che Guevara’s Birth By Prof Susan Babbitt, July 07, 2018
Video: Syrian Army Retakes Multiple Points on Border with Jordan By South Front, July 07, 2018
Khan al-Ahmar: Israel’s Top Court Freezes Demolition of Palestinian Village By Middle East Eye, July 07, 2018
Adam Garrie: The White Helmets and Western Governments’ Effort to Publicly Rehabilitate al-Qaeda By Adam Garrie, July 06, 2018
Eva Bartlett: Torture, Starvation, Executions: Eastern Ghouta Civilians Talk of Life Under Terrorist Rule By Eva Bartlett, July 06, 2018
Netanyahu Regime Cuts Off Funds to Palestinians By Stephen Lendman, July 06, 2018
Blaming Iran for the Sufferings of Yemenis Is Laughable By M.A. Saki, July 06, 2018
Iran oil, US sanctions
Iran Looks to Barter Oil as U.S. Sanctions Bite By Tsvetana Paraskova, July 06, 2018
A No Man’s Land: Travelling Around the West Bank After Nine Years By CJ Weaver, July 06, 2018
Canadian Student Arrested by Israeli Forces for Protesting Israeli Demolition of Palestinian Village By Independent Jewish Voices, July 06, 2018
Video: FSA Militants Surrender Heavy Weapons to Syrian Army By South Front, July 05, 2018
The Battle in Southern Syria Is Coming to an End: Has Israel Bowed to Russia’s Demands? By Elijah J. Magnier, July 05, 2018
Video: Syrian Government Forces Retake 27 Settlements in Southern Provinces By South Front, July 05, 2018
Canada’s NDP’s Claim to ‘Dialogue’ with Palestinians a Cruel Joke By Yves Engler, July 05, 2018
Israel Lawyer Appointed Chair of UN Human Rights Committee By Middle East Monitor, July 05, 2018
A Journey to Iran: Elections, Ramadan and Couchsurfing By Caoimhghin Ó Croidheáin, July 05, 2018
Sen. Lindsey Graham Warns U.S. Withdrawal From Syria Would be “Terrible” During Surprise Visit to Manbij By Whitney Webb, July 04, 2018
The Singapore-Helsinki Express. Towards the Trump-Putin Summit By Israel Shamir, July 04, 2018
Iran’s Rhetoric Is Meant to Raise the Oil Price By Andrew Korybko, July 04, 2018
The Battle for Iran: Policy or Regime Change? By James M. Dorsey, July 04, 2018
Feeding the Monster: Washington’s Spinelessness Enables Israeli Brutality By Philip Giraldi, July 04, 2018
Video: The Houthis and War in Yemen By South Front, July 04, 2018
The Canada-Palestine Parliamentary Friendship Group’s (CPPFG) Report on Israel-Palestine By Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, July 04, 2018
Turkish–Syrian Border: Confusion, Destruction and Grief By Andre Vltchek, July 04, 2018
The Cooperative Movement: Cooperatives As a Means to Developing Local Economies and Alleviating Poverty By Amy Zhang, July 03, 2018
Video: Saudi Arabia Bombs Residential Neighborhood in Yemen Killing Entire Family By Ahmed Abdulrahman, July 03, 2018
Iran Accuses US of Docking Chemical Weapons-Laden Ship in Persian Gulf By Zero Hedge, July 03, 2018
History and Biblical Scholarship: Al-Quds Is Not Jerusalem By Dr. Elias Akleh, July 03, 2018
Video: Militants in Over 15 Settlements Surrender to Syrian Army. Is Israel Encouraging ISIS to Create a Buffer Zone in the Golan Heights? By South Front, July 02, 2018
Champions on Crutches: Palestinians Form First Amputee Football Team in Gaza By Maha Hussaini, July 02, 2018
Israel Preparing to Annex West Bank Says UN Expert? By IMEMC, July 02, 2018
Trump’s Lawyer Rudy Giuliani: Iran’s “Regime” to Collapse Soon, US-backed ‘Democratic’ Force Has to Take Power By South Front, July 02, 2018
Rethinking Europe’s Migrant Crisis: Weapons of Mass Movement? By Michael Welch, J. Michael Springmann, and Barrie Zwicker, July 01, 2018
Libya Has Reached Its Turning Point. The Battle for Oil, “US-NATO Go Home” By Richard Galustian, July 01, 2018
Obsessed With Regime Change: Trump’s Iran Gambit Won’t Pay Off By Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich, July 01, 2018
Why Palestine Matters By Sheldon Richman, June 30, 2018
The President Shouldn’t Act as an Arms Dealer to the Saudis By Dr. Veronique de Rugy, June 30, 2018
US Sanctions Against Iran Aimed at Regime Change By Peter Symonds, June 30, 2018
Global Affairs Canada Statement: Disconnect From Realities on the Ground in Syria, Tacit Endorsement of Al Qaeda By Mark Taliano, June 30, 2018
Israel’s Nuclear Arsenal and Weapons of Mass Destruction: A Threat to World Peace By John Steinbach, June 30, 2018
Video: Government Forces Liberate Multiple Settlements in Southern Syria By South Front, June 29, 2018
Hassan al-Tamimi: Sightless Freedom By The Palestinian Information Center, June 29, 2018
New House Bill Would Empower Donald Trump to Punish U.S. Companies that Boycott Israel By Alex Emmons, June 29, 2018
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: No Deal, Mr. Trump By Gershon Baskin, June 29, 2018
Why No Outrage Over US Killing of Children? By Jacob G. Hornberger, June 29, 2018
Suffer the Little Children By George Capaccio, June 29, 2018
Video: The “New World Order”, A Recipe for War or Peace! By Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, Prof Michel Chossudovsky, Dr. Chandra Muzaffar, and Yoichi Shimatsu, June 29, 2018
US Freezes Aid Funds to West Bank and Gaza By Maan News Agency, June 28, 2018