Twenty years after invasion, is Iraq salvageable?
BARIA ALAMUDDIN March 20, 2023 The cataclysmic Iraq invasion was built on lies and fraudulent motivations, shattering the balance of the region in a manner that still has ramifications today, […]
Costly Iraq intervention must never be repeated
CHRIS DOYLE March 13, 2023 The consequences of the Anglo-American decision to go to war on Iraq 20 years ago this month have haunted that country and the region ever […]
Turkey earthquake: Before and after pictures show extent of destruction
bbc.com By The Visual Journalism Team BBC News Two huge earthquakes and a series of aftershocks have hit Turkey, Syria and the surrounding region, killing more than 11,000 people and […]
Alcohol / the path to Drugs and Destruction
source https://www.alislam.org/video/alcohol-path-to-drugs-destruction/ Chapter 6: Islamic Viewpoint on Contemporary Issues This chapter is intended to address the Islamic position on primary issues undermining the confidence and moral values of today’s society. […]
Libya’s last chance ahead of partition
OSAMA AL-SHARIF December 27, 2022 Short Url The inter-Libyan dialogue has been going on, at various levels, for years. It has resulted in a number of understandings and agreements, the […]
North Africa’s strategic importance to the West
HAFED AL-GHWELL April 09, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/2x8a6 Decades of post-Cold War marginalization, coupled with the War on Terror limiting foreign policy options, has appeared to reflect the waning strategic […]
154 KSrelief food aid trucks sent to Yemen
The convoy included 30,399 food baskets (3.252 tons) for distribution in 15 Yemeni governorates. (KSrelief) Short Url https://arab.news/vyd3p ARAB NEWSDecember 07, 2021 KSrelief has implemented, in cooperation with its many […]
Saudis wage huge bombing campaign
International November 28, 2021 – Tehran Times TEHRAN – Yemeni officials say the “Saudi-American” coalition has carried out wide-scale attacks in a number of provinces in Yemen, the Kingdom southern […]
Pentagon document warns the world is moving closer to a nuclear war because Russia and China are developing new nuclear missiles, bombers and submarines
A Pentagon report says there is an ‘increased potential’ for regional, nuclear conflict with the country’s main enemies – Russia, China, North Korea and Iran Russia and China have the […]
The economic cost of conflict in Syria
Research shows the devastating economic impact of the ongoing war in Syria. The 2021 Economic Value of Peace report revealed the global economic impact of violence to be $14.4 trillion in purchasing power parity terms, but the reality of this enormous economic toll is better comprehended with real world examples. […]
A new century long hell in the Middle East
MERVE ŞEBNEM ORUÇ @mervesebnem Published 07.06.2019 Drawing parallels between the bloody conflicts in Europe before Westphalia, the U.S. in cooperation with Israel devise a strategy to create a minority-based fragmented […]
The thorny path to Syrian reconstruction
MARIA BEAT Published02.05.2019 People walk in a square in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, the former Syrian capital of Daesh, on April 14, 2019. The Syrian reconstruction is a […]
As a former UN special rapporteur, the coup in Venezuela reminds me of the rush to war in Iraq
Oil rich states such as Iraq and Libya were devastated after concerted campaigns of misinformation. US attempts to provoke conflict in the Latin American country have marked similiarities Alfred de […]
World’s largest brands responsible for Indonesia forest destruction: Greenpeace
GERMAN PRESS AGENCY – DPA JAKARTA, Indonesia A handout picture released by Greenpeace on 21 March 2012 and taken on 28 February 2012 shows untouched forest in the Sungai Sembilang […]
Libya’s divisions
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises form the headquarters of Libya’s state National Oil Corporation (NOC) in Tripoli after three militants […]
Iraq’s war: the seminal event that polarised, destabilised the region
Mar 29,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen March is a month of anniversaries. Two weeks ago, I wrote about the demonstrations that set Syria on the course for seven […]
Why war on Iran should be avoided
Mar 27,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah Pressure is mounting on Iran from many directions. The main source of incitement, however, is Israel. Israel has been campaigning against […]
Trump praises US military sales in talks with Saudi crown prince
By Reuters – Mar 20,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (centre) speaks alongside members of his delegation during a lunch meeting with US President Donald […]
Amateur hour in the Middle East
Feb 22,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Gwynne Dyer On Sunday, it was revealed that the Syrian army has made a deal to help the Syrian Kurds, who are technically rebels, fight off the Turkish invasion of Afrin, a chunk of Syrian territory on the north-western border with Turkey that has […]
Coping with the complex security challenges
Feb 04,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh The vacuum left by the recent fall of Daesh is being filled by new terror groups, who are forming and developing networks through existing criminal groups in order to raise money and transport weapons. This has led to an increase in […]