Saudi Arabia
Saudi-Backed Syrian Rebel Faction Ahrar al-Sham Rejects US-Russia Ceasefire Deal
Ahrar Al-Sham, the Saudi-backed militant organization announced that it will reject the ceasefire which is to enter into force on Monday, September 12.
The militant...
TWENTY-FOUR HOURS IN YEMEN: UN, US, UK DEVASTATION, COMPLICITY AND DOUBLE...
On Tuesday 6th September, twenty-four hour monitoring by the country’s Legal Centre for Rights and Development (LCRD) recorded the bombings by the Saudi led “coalition”, armed by the US and UK and advised by their military specialists, thus collusion and co-operation of both countries render them equally culpable for the carnage.
British Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia Complicit in Yemen Humanitarian Crisis
Oxfam has hit out at the British government's position on weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, as accusations continue that civilians have been deliberately targeted as Yemen's conflict continues. The Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, will be in Riyadh for talks about - amongst other things - Yemen, where the war has intensified this month. But is he, as Oxfam says
“This is Our War & It is Shameful:” Journalist Andrew Cockburn...
Even before the Saudi-led bombing campaign in Yemen began more than a year ago, Yemen was ranked as one of the poorest countries in the world. But now, a year and a half into the war, Yemen’s health system has broken down, and the population is facing the threat of starvation. For more, we’re joined by Andrew Cockburn, the Washington editor for Harper’s magazine. His latest piece for Harper’s is headlined "Acceptable Losses: Aiding and Abetting the Saudi Slaughter in Yemen." He is author of "Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins."
Yemenis are turning to Russia
A newly-formed governing council in Yemen could work with Russia to "fight terrorism" by allowing Moscow use of the war-torn country's military bases, Yemen's former president said on Sunday.
Ali Abdullah Saleh, a former counter-terrorism ally of the U.S. who was toppled by mass protests in 2011, told state-owned channel Russia 24 that Yemen was ready to grant Moscow access to air and naval bases.
Radicals around Erdogan call for war “against Crusaders”
The engineers of the project targeted President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for “ruining the game.” Since they know that the Turkish society's unifying, the uniting power will disappear and become open to the operation in his absence. They planned to first eliminate him and his cadres and then launch Turkey's destruction process.
Did Russia save Erdogan?
TEHRAN (FNA)- Arab media outlets quoted diplomats in Ankara as disclosing that Turkey's President Erdogan was alerted by Russia against an imminent army coup hours before it was initiated on Friday, while a western media outlet said Erdogan asked his supporters to remain in the streets after receiving advice from Tehran.
Hidden Struggle: Why Kurds ‘Must be Kept Under the Roof of...
By Ekaterina Blinova
A hidden struggle for hearts and minds is going on in Syria: Western geopolitical players are trying to establish their control over...
The Tragedy of Syria and the Middle East at Large
By Peter Koenig and Amin Abadi, The Kayhan Institute
A few weeks ago, Amin Abadi from the The Kayhan Institute of Teheran asked me for...
The untold story behind Saudi Arabia’s 41-year secret debt
By Andrea Wong
Failure was not an option.
It was July 1974. A steady predawn drizzle had given way to overcast skies when William Simon, newly...