It seems more than coincidence that as the legal noose tightens around Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu, Israeli military have suddenly stepped up air strikes
“Russia Assumes Mantle of Supreme Power Broker in the Middle East,” proclaimed Britain’s Telegraph. The article began: “Russia’s status as the undisputed power-broker in the
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water someone poked a couple of holes in an oil tanker belonging to
Comparing Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s speech with that of President Trump’s at the 74th United Nations General Assembly Session this week one cannot but notice the
An American friend asked me the following question: How is it that the large Arab World that extends from the Persian Gulf east all the
It is an established, and a very well-known fact that Israel is a genocidal, terrorist, ethnic-cleansing colonial state. Backed by a genocidal blood-thirsty real estate
The transition in recent years from a unipolar to a multipolar world order has created international tensions that seem to threaten to escalate into clashes
President Trump ran his presidential campaign under the slogan of “America first”. In his inaugural speech he stated that his “America first” approach ushers a new
Much have been said and written about the so-called “Deal of the Century”, also called by different names depending on the perspective of different parties.
This month of June, the National Security Advisors of Russia, the US, and Israel, Nikolay Patrushev, John Bolton and Meir Ben-Shabbat, respectively, are expected to
Acrimony amongst major powers casts a long shadow over the near east. Saudi Arabia claimed that armed drones struck two of its oil pumping stations
Many analysts believe a US-Israeli war on Iran and Lebanon is likely despite the lack of evidence of preparations for such a war. Although forces
The world is still reeling in horror from the deadly Sri Lanka bombings that may have been the work of Islamic State madmen. Poor Sri
The summit marks a shift in Iraq’s foreign policy, with the country assuming the role of a mediator in the region as US President Donald
“The president has said that he does not want to see this country involved in endless wars… I agree with that,” Bernie Sanders told the
Amidst all of the truly terrible things happening geopolitically around the globe I find it’s important to take that big step back and assess what’s
Syria has leased Iran parts of the Latakia port on the Mediterranean Sea, a development significant for numerous reasons. Passage from the Arabian Sea up
While a U.S. war with Iran may be what Bibi wants, it is not what America wants or needs. On Monday, President Donald Trump designated
When Trump designated the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) a terrorist organisation, Iran hit back hours later by labelling the US Central Command ‘CENTCOM’ a supporter of
There is no reason to disbelieve the boast by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claiming credit personally for US President Donald Trump’s decision to designate Iran’s elite
There is no consensus when it comes to defining terrorism. The most acceptable is ‘the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in
Irony, paradox, contradiction, consternation — these define the times in which we live. On the one hand, the 45th president of the United States is
The Emirati newspaper, “The National” – quoting sources with knowledge of US plans – reports that the United States is considering sanctions against the Shia Lebanese Parliamentary Speaker
Israel Apartheid Week kicked off in Northern Cape, South Africa, yesterday in participation with civil society organisations including the Boycott, Divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement
Of the many bad pieces of legislation being discussed in Washington at the moment, there are two particularly pungent anti-BDS bills presently winding their way through Congress —
