With 150 armed groups in Syria, the ruling HTS (Al-Qa`idah) doesn’t control the country, while Israeli bombing intends to expose the weaknesses of the so-called central government in Damascus.
AS`AD AbuKHALIL: Dangers of Renewed Civil War in Syria
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Arab Complicity in Israel’s Genocide
Arab failure in Palestine goes beyond disunity or incompetence, writes Ramzy Baroud. It reflects a much more cynical reality.
The Chris Hedges Report: The World According to Trump
Lawrence Wilkerson, a retired Army colonel, provides insight into what a Trump presidency may look like outside of the borders of America.
AS’AD AbuKHALIL: The Arab Vote
The U.S. election could ride on the results in the state of Michigan and Arab-American and other Muslim votes could determine who wins Michigan.
Empire Bombs Yemen to Protect Israel’s Genocide
After years of backing Saudi Arabia’s atrocities in Yemen, the U.S and U.K. bombed the poorest country in the Middle East for trying to stop a genocide. This is the U.S. empire.
Chris Hedges: Why Mass Movements Fail
The wave of global popular protests that erupted in 2010 and lasted a decade were extinguished, meaning new tactics and strategies are required, as Vincent Bevins explains in his book If We Burn.
Seismic Iran-Saudi Rapprochement Isolates US
The Chinese-brokered diplomatic deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran not only opens the way for resolution of region-wide conflicts, but potentially foils U.S. Mideast designs based on Saudi-Iranian enmity, writes Joe Lauria.
Global Arms Sales Grow for 7th Consecutive Year
In SIPRI’s latest tracking, the U.S. remains dominant, China is in distant second, Russia has semiconductor and sanctions problems, Israeli sales are boosted by the Washington-mediated Abraham Accords and a Taiwanese company enters the top 100 for the first time.
THE ANGRY ARAB: Taliban Takeover Alarms the Gulf
The quick collapse of the Afghan government after the withdrawal of U.S. troops has scared the despots, writes As`ad AbuKhalil.
WATCH: CN Live! — The ‘Arab Spring’ 10 Years On
A decade ago rebellions roiled the region with great hope that democracy would take root. What went wrong?