What does Trump actually do when these lands present a “threat” to the West? Dust off his anti-Muslim hatreds? Call up his mate Vladimir? Ask for an atlas? by Robert Fisk – T[...]

Damascus believed that the Russian army could be used in the service of this aim, and only in its service. As the Opposition imagined that the U.S. army could assume the role of &#[...]

Various reports highlight a worrying increase of arms sale in the region. US and Saudi Arabia champion exports and imports respectively, UAE and Turkey follow. Arms race and its vi[...]

The al Sisi regime has  failed to pave the way for an inclusive process of political accord that brings the country out of its difficulties; and the Brotherhood has not carried out[...]

A recent article has warned of the US losing the Middle East, reaffirming the embedded colonialism of Western analysis, writes Richard Falk by Richard Falk – Al Ahram Weekly [...]

Extremist Islamic groups have transformed the spiritual concept of jihad, including turning it into a military instrument for implementing political agendas. by Ali Mamouri –[...]

One of the Iraqi capital’s most vocal young activists, who uses the pseudonym Omar Al-Baghdadi for his own security, is often described as “Baghdad’s Converter.” His mission, among[...]