By Motasem A Dalloul | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Giving up its decades-old position against Israel’s occupation of Palestine, Sudan has agreed to normalise relations with the Zionist state. Tellingly, this was announced by US President Donald Trump on Friday at the White House. He is, of course, seeking a second term […]
Saudis now Boycott, Oppose Turkey, but once Sought its Security Umbrella: Clinton Files
By Daud Abdullah | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – This is one of the uncomfortable questions raised by the newly declassified Clinton files. A diplomatic dispatch to the former Secretary of State dated 12 October 2011 revealed that the Saudis actually considered Turkey to be a possible security guarantor after the discovery of […]
Where does Iran stand on Armenia’s conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh?
By Marwan Kabalan | – ( Middle East Monitor) – While most attention is focused on the positions of Russia and Turkey in the ongoing conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, Iran receives less attention. The former are the direct regional sponsors of the Armenian and Azeri parties to the crisis, but Iran is likely to […]
Is US Ally Pakistan tempted instead by China-Iran Deal?
Arhama Siddiqa | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – It is no secret that despite international sanctions, Iran is known for leaving Western powers at a loss, sometimes by making what are considered to be outrageous statements, on other occasions with similarly outrageous actions. In July, the New York Times ran a story on […]
The Catastrophic Saudi War in Yemen heads for more Disasters, for Yemenis
By Yaseen Tamimi | – ( Middle East Monitor) – The commander of the Southern Transitional Council in Yemen, Aidarus Al-Zoubaidi, appeared last month in the guise of a full-fledged president, surrounded by Saudi Arabian guards, meeting figures who are said to be separatist southerners and raising the separatist flag alongside the Saudi flag. All […]
Saudi Arabia continues to conceal its human rights abuses
By Tasnim Nazeer ( Middle East Monitor ) – Two years since the brutal death of respected journalist Jamal Khashoggi, why has Saudi Arabia still not been held to account? Khashoggi, a veteran journalist from Saudi Arabia, was last seen entering the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul in October 2018, where he was due to obtain […]
Rethinking Saudi Arabia: A Biden administration could ensure that Khashoggi’s death was not in vain
By Abderrahmane Amor | – Breaking News The Biden-Harris campaign releases a statement on the two-year anniversary of Khashoggi's murder stating that his death "will not be in vain." https://t.co/ZYEmx5kMem pic.twitter.com/rsl7pOWZEP — Abderrahmane Amor/عمور (@TheAmorTimes) October 2, 2020 ( Middle East Monitor) – In an interview a few days after the murder of Jamal Khashoggi […]
Israeli Right raises $400K for Israeli Settler convicted of Burning up Palestinian Family, Toddler
By Robert Andrews | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Deep-rooted anti-Palestinian racism is endemic across large segments of Israeli society. This was demonstrated yet again when an Israeli crowdfunding campaign raised over 1.38 million NIS (equivalent to £310,000) in just five days last week for the legal appeal fund of Amiram Ben Uliel, […]
ODNI Blamed Syrian Banks, but Did the West’s Deutsche Bank Facilitate ISIL Finances in Mosul?
By Hala Nouhad Nasreddine | – ( Middle East Monitor) The Islamic State’s infamous rule over vast areas of Iraq during 2014 and 2016 not only led to a humanitarian crisis, but also left the country’s economy depleted. Its expansion in Iraq, marked by its control over vast areas of the country, most notably capturing […]