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.
Omar Khadr, Guantanamo, and the “Global War On Terrorism”: Exclusive Interview with Khadr’s Lawyer Dennis Edney Global Research News Hour Episode 104 By Michael Welch and Prof Michel Chossudovsky, May 16, 2015
Despotic Saudi Regime Lobbies to Chair UN Human Rights Council By Stephen Lendman, May 16, 2015
The Iran-Nuclear-Agreement-Review-Act and Nuclear Proliferation in the Middle East By Anthony Bellchambers, May 16, 2015
Raucous Swearing In of Israel’s New Ruling Coalition. “We can only Hope the New Government will not last long.” By Stephen Lendman, May 16, 2015
War in Syria Video: Saudi Arabia Supporting a Hardline Coalition of Islamist Rebels, on Behalf of Washington By South Front, May 16, 2015
Britain’s Reaper Drone Reconnaissance Missions in Iraq and Syria, Fired Strike Missiles By Jack Serle and Abigail Fielding-Smith, May 16, 2015
US Strategy: Bombing Yemen Back to the 19th Century By Stephen Lendman, May 16, 2015
126-year-old Palestinian Recalls Agonies of 1948 ‘Nakba’ By Global Research News, May 15, 2015
Obama Hosts Camp David Summit for Gulf Oil Monarchies By Bill Van Auken, May 15, 2015
“Spreading False Information”: Eight Problems with Amnesty’s Report on Aleppo, Syria By Rick Sterling, May 15, 2015
Mainstream Media Claims Assad Official Arrested for Coup, Proved Wrong Hours Later By Brandon Turbeville, May 15, 2015
US Saudi Attempt to Block Humanitarian Aid to Yemen By Stephen Lendman, May 14, 2015
SYRIA: US-Saudi-Turkey Supported “Army of Conquest” Comprised of “Jihadist” and Al-Qaeda Affiliated Groups By South Front, May 14, 2015
Yemen War Rages On Through First Day of Humanitarian “Cease-fire” By Thomas Gaist, May 14, 2015
US-Iranian Relations: Back to Square One? Washington’s Ultimate Goal is to Destabilize Iran By Stephen Lendman, May 14, 2015
Israel: Geographically, Politically, Economically, Militarily and Ethnically Distinct From Europe By Anthony Bellchambers, May 14, 2015
The European Union Plans War to Keep Europe White By Glen Ford, May 14, 2015
Syrian War Set to Re-Explode. US, Turkey, Saudi Arabia In Alliance with Al Qaeda By Shamus Cooke, May 14, 2015
Brazil Cancels $2 Billion Contract with Israeli Security Firm for 2016 Olympics By Charlotte Silver, May 13, 2015
Lies, Lies, and The Death of Bin Laden By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, May 13, 2015
Israel Seeks in Nepal to Whitewash its Crimes in Gaza By Jonathan Cook, May 13, 2015
Israel: A Dangerous Place to Live but Good for Short-Term Profits in US$ By Anthony Bellchambers, May 12, 2015
Netanyahu Drives Palestinians from Jerusalem – Palestinians Ordered to Destroy their Homes and Pay Thousand Dollar Fines By Patrick Strickland, May 12, 2015
F-16 Moroccan Fighter Plane Shot Down Over Yemen, Made in America By Abayomi Azikiwe, May 12, 2015
Damascus Slams U.S. Bid to Train Syrian rebels, Accuses Washington of Supporting Terrorism By Xinhua, May 11, 2015
Confirmed: US “Operation Rooms” Backing Al Qaeda in Syria By Tony Cartalucci, May 11, 2015
Yemen Rebels Announce Support for Saudi Cease-fire Plan By Niles Williamson, May 11, 2015
European Powers Seek to Bomb Libya to Stop Migrants By Patrick Martin, May 11, 2015
The “Forced Geography” of Tel Aviv – White City, Black City: Architecture and War in Tel Aviv and Jaffa By Tom Sperlinger, May 11, 2015
NATO Puppets Plan to Invade Syria … Soon By Brandon Turbeville, May 11, 2015
European Union Advancing Plans for Military Response to Migration Crisis By Common Dreams, May 11, 2015
Saudis Drop US-Made Cluster Bombs in Criminal War on Yemen By William Boardman, May 11, 2015
The Eurasian Triple Alliance: The Strategic Importance of Iran for Russia and China By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, May 10, 2015
Washington and Saudis Plan Escalated Aggression on Yemen By Stephen Lendman, May 10, 2015
Israeli Crimes in Gaza, 2014: Amnesty Whitewashes Another Massacre By Paul de Rooij, May 09, 2015
Kidnapping and Deporting Civilians to Guantanamo, Providing a Safe-haven to Al Qaeda Fighters By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, May 09, 2015
Netanyahu’s Fringe Coalition Regime, Palestinian Authority Hypocrisy By Stephen Lendman, May 09, 2015
Splitting Up Iraq By Mike Whitney, May 09, 2015
Canada, State Sponsor of Terrorism? Role of Canadian Embassy in Jordan in ISIS Recruitment? By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, May 09, 2015
Netanyahu Appoints Ayelet Shaked—Who Called For Genocide of Palestinians—as Justice Minister in New Government By Ben Norton, May 08, 2015
Kerry in Riyadh: A Meeting of War Criminals By Bill Van Auken, May 08, 2015
Pentagon Begins Training of “Moderate” Syrian Rebels By Sputnik, May 08, 2015
UN Battle to ‘Shame’ Israel over Abuse of Children By Jonathan Cook, May 08, 2015
Drone Warfare in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia. Surge in CIA Strikes By Jack Serle, May 08, 2015
Yemen: The Shadow of Invasion. The Deployment of Saudi Ground Forces? By South Front, May 07, 2015
Israeli Defense Minister Promises to Kill More Palestinian Civilians and Threatens to Nuke Iran By Asa Winstanley, May 07, 2015
Netanyahu Forms New Racist, Fascist Government By Stephen Lendman, May 07, 2015
NATO Attempt At ‘Interim’ Government in Syria Echoes Libya Model By Brandon Turbeville, May 07, 2015
US-Jordan War Games Prepare Wider Mideast Conflict By Patrick Martin, May 06, 2015
Palestine: More Than 11,000 Demolition Orders Pending in West Bank By Middle East Monitor, May 06, 2015
Israeli Soldiers Break the Silence on Gaza War By Stephen Lendman, May 06, 2015
Why Iran Must Remain a US Enemy By Gareth Porter, May 06, 2015
A Bold Proposal: Palestine Should Give Its Refugees Citizenship By Global Research News, May 05, 2015
Israeli Soldiers Ordered to Kill Civilians in Gaza, Says “Breaking the Silence” By Patrick Strickland, May 05, 2015
Police Attack Demonstration Against Police Violence in Israel By Chris Marsden, May 05, 2015
US-backed Saudi Forces Dropped Cluster Bombs on Yemeni Villages By Thomas Gaist, May 05, 2015
Racist Israeli Policies Target Ethiopian Jews By Stephen Lendman, May 05, 2015
Lebanon Police Demolish Fishermen Homes: “The Israelis Treated Us Better” By Global Research News, May 04, 2015
US and Coalition Warplanes Strike Iraqi Popular Forces, US Delivers Military Aid to ISIS Terrorists By Fars News Agency, May 04, 2015
Saudi-GCC Coalition Bombs Airport in Sanaa to Block Humanitarian Relief By Abayomi Azikiwe, May 04, 2015
A Picture of Torture Is Worth a Thousand Reports By ACLU, May 04, 2015
ISIL is Using Ukraine as a Forward Base into Caucasia and Entry into Europe By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, May 04, 2015
Saudi-US Slaughter in Yemen Shows Truth of Terror War By Chris Floyd, May 04, 2015
Palestine’s Moment of Truth for the International Criminal Court By Joe Catron, May 04, 2015
US Warplanes Kill Dozens of Civilians in Syria By Patrick Martin, May 04, 2015
De-Colonizing the Mind: We Cannot Liberate Palestine With Colonized Minds By Haidar Eid, May 03, 2015
MEK Terrorist Group To Testify Before Congress By Global Research News, May 03, 2015
Battleground Eurasia: US Uses ‘Agents of Chaos’ Against Russia, China, Iran By Sputnik, May 03, 2015
Saudi Strikes in Yemen Open the Door to More Terror. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and Charlie Hebdo By Shawn Helton, May 03, 2015
Washington Blocks Security Council Action on Vital Yemeni Humanitarian Needs By Stephen Lendman, May 03, 2015
US-Saudi Led Blitzkrieg against Yemen is “An Ego Boost” By Ahmad Barqawi, May 03, 2015
Climbing into Bed with Al-Qaeda By Daniel Lazare, May 03, 2015
US-Led Airstrikes Directed against ISIS Kill 52 Syrian Civilians in a Day, Not A Single ISIS Fighter By RT, May 02, 2015
The British Prime Minister who sold arms to Netanyahu, the Gauleiter of Gaza By Anthony Bellchambers, May 02, 2015
The Pentagon’s ‘Long War’ Pits NATO Against China, Russia and Iran By Pepe Escobar, May 02, 2015
Obama’s Role Model to Journalists — Dorothy Thompson — Turned against Zionism and Was Silenced By Gil Maguire, May 01, 2015
The Day After Damascus Falls: the Beginning of the End for the American Republic By Robert Parry, May 01, 2015
Major Shake-up in Saudi Monarchy By Patrick Martin, April 30, 2015
A Preview of Coming Wars: Do Black Lives Matter in Africa? By David Swanson, April 30, 2015
Yemen is Obama’s War: US/Saudi Blockade Prevents Vital Humanitarian Aid from Reaching Yemen By Stephen Lendman, April 29, 2015