Syria: Assad has decisively won his brutal battle
The Observer Syria Trump’s decision to pull US troops out leaves the opposition stranded Hassan Hassan @hxhassan Sun 30 Dec 2018 Now the clear winner: A Syrian flag bearing Bashar […]
Syria: a new front in the battle between Iran and Saudi Arabia?
REUTERS/US army By Nathalie Goulet The Middle East has never been an area of great stability. Areas of lawlessness or lacking of governance have multiplied since the US invasion […]
Why the hostility to a US exit from Syria?
Syria is at a point where the western powers must choose whether to cooperate in its future or turn their backs out of resentment for Russia Mary Dejevsky @IndyVoices The […]
Iraqi lawmakers demand US withdrawal after Trump visit
After visiting American troops in Iraq, Trump left the country without meeting any Iraqi officials. (AFP) AP December 27, 2018 Politicians from both sides of Iraq’s political divide are […]
In Mattis resignation, a singular challenge to Trump’s agenda
Dec 21, 2018 By Phil Stewart and Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – By plainly stating his policy differences in his resignation letter, U.S. Defence Secretary Jim Mattis has sparked an […]
Turkey says it will take over fight against IS after U.S. pull-out
Dec 22, 2018 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a joint news conference with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani (not seen) after their meeting in Ankara, Turkey, December 20, 2018. […]
How anger in Washington over Khashoggi’s murder has led to progress in the Yemen conflict
Even if Trump does go on protecting the crown prince and Saudi Arabia he will look for something substantive in return. This is likely to include an end to the […]
Khashoggi murder: Trump says he stands by Saudi crown prince
US president refuses to condemn MBS despite CIA assessment that the crown prince ordered the killing of Khashoggi. The US president has come under fierce criticism from fellow Republicans in […]
2019: Predictions for Europe, the US and the region (Middle East)
Dec 11,2018 -JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF Political analysts like to make predictions. This is, after all, what they are expected to do. This commentator is no exception. As […]
Imran Khan: Pakistan will no longer be America’s hired gun
Source: Telegraph Fighting America’s war on terror has cost Pakistan its dignity, Imran Khan said By Ben Farmer, Islamabad Pakistan will no longer be America’s “hired gun” to fights its […]
American racism is in the open, so is the fight against it
Dec 03,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby I was having lunch this week with an Arab friend and before long, as expected, the conversation turned to President Donald Trump, […]
Middle East dictators always end up bringing their western allies down – and now they’ve got their coils in the White House
Crystal balls are dangerous objects in the Middle East. Mine have been broken several times. But there’s no reason why Donald Trump should be immune from the fate of so […]
The US and China relationship is in shambles. It could get worse at G20.
. Trump and Xi Jinping could fix parts of the US-China relationship in Argentina. They won’t. By Alex Ward@AlexWardVoxalex.ward@vox.com Nov 29, 2018 President Donald Trump will meet Chinese President […]
Trump hints could make first visit to Afghanistan
Reuters International Nov 22, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks via video teleconference with troops from Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Eric Thayer (reuters_tickers) By […]
Saudi Prince Turki says CIA cannot be trusted on Khashoggi
Prince Turki al-Faisal says CIA is not necessarily the highest standard of veracity or accuracy in assessing situations Khashoggi worked under Prince Turki (pictured) as a spokesperson for Saudi embassies […]
Key facts about the migrant and refugee caravans making their way to the USA
16 November 2018, Groups of families, including many young people and small children escaping violence, poverty and persecution in Central America, are not a new phenomenon. For several years, people […]
World War 3 WARNING: Iran’s leader calls for Muslim nations to UNITE in fight against US
IRAN’S President Hassan Rouhani has sent a stark warning to the US, claiming that all Muslim nations should unite to stand against Washington and Israel. By Martina Bet PUBLISHED: 05:32, […]
USA: 1,834 Refugees Admitted in October: 77.7 Percent Christians
By Patrick Goodenough | November 6, 2018 | (CNSNews.com) – The first month of the new fiscal year saw 1,834 refugees admitted to the United States, more than […]
To understand Trump’s abusive relationship with Saudi Arabia, we have to understand Nixon’s affair with Iran
Sensible people learn from relationships like this, and take care not to fall into another one just like it. The US, however, has not been so careful John Davenport The […]
Noam Chomsky: Members of Migrant Caravan Are Fleeing from Misery & Horrors Created by the U.S.
November 22, 2018 Noam Chomsky world-renowned political dissident, linguist and author. He is a laureate professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Arizona and professor emeritus at […]