Israel, U.S. behind Iraqi PM assassination attempt
The Secretary General of Iraq’s Asaib ahl al-Haq has dismissed accusations his movement played any role in the assassination attempt against the country’s Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Sunday.
As the world burns; One in four U.S. senators hold fossil fuel investments
As U.S. President Joe Biden aims to assure the world that the United States will fulfill its promise to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions in half from 2005 levels by the end of the decade, a new report published Friday reveals that the members of the U.S. Senate who would have to pass climate legislation are heavily invested in the fossil fuel industry.
Yemenis Inching Towards Victory
Nowadays there are reports on the successive victories of Yemeni forces against the Saudi-led coalition forces and on new arms sales to Saudi Arabia to stop Yemenis but this is a useless effort because Yemenis are determined to expel foreign forces out of their lands whether occupiers and enemies use American-made weapons or spending their petrodollars.
UK police wounded in anti-capitalist rallies
Anti-establishment protesters have poured their anger onto the streets of the British capital during a traditional annual event marking bonfire night. The unrest in London included clashes and street battles with police that left at least eight officers needing medical treatment for injuries they sustained.
France takes on role of bad cop
As Iran and the West gear up for a consequential round of talks in Vienna, France is signaling that it’s ready to play the role of a bad cop in the Vienna negotiations.
U.S. trained Afghan military elites “defect” to Daesh
In what might be one of the most disastrous outcomes of the anarchic 20 year American occupation of Afghanistan and subsequent chaotic withdrawal; a report suggests former members of the U.S.-trained Afghan intelligence service and elite military units, have joined the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group operating in the country.
U.S. watchdog blasts State Dept., Pentagon for concealing data on Afghanistan defeat
An American watchdog on Friday accused the State Department and Pentagon of suppressing information that lawmakers and the public need to understand the collapse of Afghanistan's former government and military and the chaotic U.S. troop pullout.
France, UK step up war of words
France, UK step up war of words. Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has refused to rule out triggering trade dispute action next week in a bitter fishing row with Paris, while French President Emmanuel Macron has told Johnson to “respect the rules.” Macron also went further to question Britain's "credibility.”
Why is Saudi Arabia escalating tensions with Lebanon?
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Kuwait have decided to expel the ambassadors of Lebanon in the latest crisis in Beirut’s relations with some countries of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council.
U.S. doing not enough to criticize rights violations in S. Arabia and Egypt
A professor of law says that the U.S. does not do nearly enough to criticize human rights violations in Saudi Arabia and Egypt, highlighting double standards when it comes to human rights.