Opinion – War in Afghanistan: Victory for the weapons industry
7th January 2022 Ata-ul-Haye Nasir, UK The Wall Street Journal, published a piece on the last day of 2021 titled “Who Won in Afghanistan? Private Contractors”, saying that while the […]
The Roots of America’s Middle East Decline
James Zogby Monday 27 Dec 2021 Since the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan, I have received questions from a number of journalists, both American and Arab. They have asked what […]
Reasons for optimism after a difficult year / Bill Gates
2021 was an incredibly hard year for many people, including me, but I’m hopeful that 2022 will be better. By Bill Gates| December 07, 2021 When Paul and I were starting Microsoft, […]
US Muslims gave more to charity than other Americans in 2020
November 5, 2021 Shariq SiddiquiAssistant Professor & Director of the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative, IUPUI Rafeel WasifIncoming Assistant Professor of Nonprofit Management, Portland State University Shariq Siddiqui receives funding from Islamic […]
Will Iran be able to normalize ties with the West in 2022?
Even though both Iran and the US seem interested in reviving the nuclear deal, deep distrust and decades-long animosity mean both sides are unlikely to normalize their relationship in the […]
Report: ‘Ruthlessly efficient’ secret US military cell in Syria thumbed its nose at rules, inflicted many civilian casualties
BY CHAD GARLAND• STARS AND STRIPES • DECEMBER 13, 2021 A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon flies over Syria in 2017. A top-secret U.S. military strike cell in Syria launched thousands of bombs […]
Americans seeking to renounce their citizenship are stuck with it for now
As many as 30,000 citizens living abroad have been unable to secure a ‘loss of nationality’ interview during the pandemic Ed Pilkington in New York@edpilkington Fri 31 Dec 2021 In recent […]
Botched U.S. drone strike was ‘doomsday’: uncompensated Afghan family
Zmaryalai Abasin, Li Ruikang By now, all things being equal, Zemari Ahmadi would have moved to a country he and his family considered “safe,” a reward for his 14 years […]
U.S. court tosses Saudi suit against former top Saudi intelligence officer
This content was published on December 31, 2021 – 00:01December 31, 2021 – 00:01 WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge has dismissed a lawsuit against a former top Saudi intelligence official […]
Operation Yemen
EDITORIAL Daily Times DECEMBER 27, 2021 Six years and innumerable rounds of strikes and counter-strikes later, Operation Decisive Storm is yet to establish the cherished peace it had set out […]
The Iranian Threat: No Nukes for Us – or Israel
A technician works at the Uranium Conversion Facility just outside the city of Isfahan, Iran, in 2007.Credit: Vahid Salemi /AP Akiva Eldar Over the years we have learned that when […]
Dreams About Snakes Aren’t Automatically Bad News—Here Are 8 Possible Meanings
Natalie Arroyo Camacho・September 23, 2021 The thought alone of a snake slithering into your dreams may well make your skin crawl. And according to astrologer and dream interpreter Stephanie Gailing, author […]
Glimmer of hope as nuclear talks reach 11th hour
OSAMA AL-SHARIF December 28, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/8rnr2 As talks aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear deal resume in Vienna, there is a growing feeling that the negotiations may be […]
Why the Middle East should not give up on Biden
RABBI MARC SCHNEIER December 28, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/5e4fq Much has been made in recent months about a weakened US, humbled by its setbacks in Afghanistan and distracted by internal […]
Julian Assange’s lawyers seek UK appeal against US extradition
WikiLeaks founder files application to appeal recent ruling that opens the way to extradition in the US. Published On 24 Dec 202124 Dec 2021 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s legal team has filed an application to appeal to Britain’s Supreme Court, after a lower court ruled this month that he can be extradited […]
House Democrats call on Biden to unfreeze Afghan central bank reserves
BY JOSEPH CHOI – 12/20/21 by https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.493.0_en.html#goog_19588677581 second of 12 secondsVolume 0% More than 40 House Democrats on Monday called on President Biden to open up access to economic reserves for Afghanistan in order to […]
America’s ‘Suez moment’: Another strategic mistake would be its last
David Hearst 27 December 2021 President Joe Biden truly reaped a bitter harvest from the strategic foreign policy errors of four of his predecessors. But Washington would do well to […]
EU diplomat says ‘difficult’ Iran nuclear talks resume with Tehran focused on sanctions relief
Representatives attending a meeting of the joint commission on negotiations aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear deal in Vienna, Austria, on Dec, 27, 2021. (EU delegation in Vienna/EEAS/AFP) Short Url […]
Artificial deadlines hamper progress at Vienna talks
Politics December 26, 2021 – TEHRAN TIMES TEHRAN – After a period of consultations in capitals, negotiators from Iran and the remaining parties to the 2015 nuclear deal are expected […]
How did America’s enslaved people spend Christmas?
MILDRED EUROPA TAYLOR | Head of Content December 24, 2021 at 01:00 pm | HISTORY FULL BIO MOST POPULAR RECENT ARTICLES FULL BIO Mildred Europa Taylor is a writer and content creator. […]