Destroying Syria, Why does Washington hate Bashar al-Assad?
Posted on January 23, 2018 by michaellee2009 Philip Giraldi • The Donald Trump administration is planning to install a 30,000 strong armed “security force” in northern Syria along the […]
Jordan: Reaffirming unwavering conviction
Jan 22,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL His Majesty King Abdullah could not be clearer when he told visiting US Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday in Amman that Jerusalem must […]
Pence and the two-state solution
Jan 22,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Hassan A. Barari In remarks during his talks with King Abdullah, US Vice President Mike Pence said that his country […]
As Trump heads to Davos, survey points to rising risk of war
Noah Barkinr BERLIN (Reuters) – The risk of political and economic confrontations between major powers, including outright military conflicts, has risen sharply, according to a survey released by the […]
The ‘Two-state Solution’ Only Ever Meant a Big Israel Ruling Over a Palestinian Bantustan. Let It Go
Opinion When the Jewish ‘hard’ left leads the battle for one state, pushing the only political horizon that isn’t apartheid, U.S. Jews attack us – for fighting for the same democratic values they prize so highly back home Jeff Halper Jan 19, 2018 Palestinian girls play at their family’s […]
The next Kurdish war is on the horizon – Turkey and Syria will never allow it to create a mini-state
Syria cannot countenance Kurdish presence on its territory and Turkey cannot tolerate a Kurdish enclave along its southern border, however secular, liberal and socialist it claims (not without reason) to be Robert Fisk Middle East Correspondent @indyvoices Thursday 18 January 2018 Colonel Thomas Veale has had the unenviable task of […]
View from Turkey: US insincerity in combating terrorism in the Middle East
SAADET ORUÇ @saadetoruc Helping PKK-affiliated factions to form a force in northern Syria will pave the way for Daesh to act more freely in the region The United States plan to charge terrorist factions in northern Syria with enhancing security has brought the role of Daesh and the international struggle […]
Exclusive – Trump takes hard line on immigration, rejects ‘horrible’ bipartisan plan
Reuters International This content was published on January 18, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an interview with Reuters at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 17, […]
Saudi Prince Salman conveys details of ‘Deal of Century’ to Palestine
ANADOLU AGENCY RAMALLAH, Palestine Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman attends the Annual Horse Race ceremony, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 30, 2017. (Reuters Photo) The Palestinian leadership […]
NATO says wasn’t consulted before announcement of YPG army, understands Turkey’s concerns
DAILY SABAH WITH ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg NATO’s Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said late Tuesday that the organization wasn’t consulted before the U.S. announced its plans to form […]
Erdogan: we will ‘strangle’ U.S.-backed force in Syria “before it’s even born”
Ellen Francis, Ezgi Erkoy BEIRUT/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan threatened on Monday to “strangle” a planned 30,000-strong U.S.-backed force in Syria “before it’s even born,” as Washington’s backing for Kurdish fighters drove a wedge into relations with one of its main Middle East allies. The United States announced its […]
US-led coalition denies report that ex-Daesh militants joined SDF
RAGIP SOYLU @ragipsoylu WASHINGTON AFP Photo The United States-led military coalition against Daesh has dismissed the allegation that dozens of former Daesh members and officials had joined the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the People’s Protection Units (YPG) had tortured two civilians to death in Manbij. “No, the allegations… […]
The Indian schoolchildren who are bullied for being Muslim
By Geeta Pandey BBC News, Delhi 13 January 2018 Schools and playgrounds can be dangerous places where children are isolated or bullied. Children often use differences in appearance, skin colour, […]
Trump to cut millions from UN agency for Palestinian refugees – officials
US officials say only $60m of $125m for UN Relief and Works Agency likely as compromise between Mattis and Tillerson and hardline UN ambassador Haley Analysis: funding threat is even […]
Trump’s Netherlands envoy criticised for false claims about Muslim migrants
#Trump State Department official says Hoekstra made mistakes in his statements about Muslim migrants in the Netherlands Pete Hoekstra said in 2015 that Netherlands had Muslim no-go zones (AFP) MEE and agencies Friday 12 January 2018 03:11 UTC US President Donald Trump’s new ambassador to the Netherlands, who two years […]
New Der SPIEGEL Cover explained The Age of Fire and Fury
Humanity as a whole is being set back just because of one single Person. Where is the world supposed to start again if it manages to survive Donald Trump? […]
Trump’s new sanctions ‘a blow and a warning to Iranian regime’
JEDDAH: Tough new sanctions imposed by US President Donald Trump on 14 Iranian individuals and organizations are a political blow and a warning to the regime in Tehran, a leading analyst told Arab News on Saturday. Among those targeted are the powerful politician Ayatollah Sadeq Larijani, the head of Iran’s […]
Trump says he would beat Oprah if she ran for president in 2020
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL Published10 hours ago Oprah poses backstage at the 75th Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills/ Trump concludes his remarks at the American Farm Bureau Federation […]
Turkey, OIC’s Jerusalem strategy must include BDS
HATEM BAZIAN @hatembazian Protesters in Paris demonstrate against Israel’s first officially sanctioned new West Bank settlement in more than 25 years, April 1, 2017. Adopting a Boycott, Divestment and […]
Two major Apple investors urge action to curb child gadget addiction
ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK In this photo, the Apple logo hangs in the glass box entrance to the company’s Fifth Avenue store, in New York (AP File Photo) […]