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Middle East
Ostracized by Neighbors, Qatar aims to Invest $45 bn in United States
The value of bilateral trade between Qatar and the US has doubled in 10 years
Snowden: If Israel’s NSO had Refused Sale to Saudis, Khashoggi would be Alive
Three people, all of whom were in contact with [Khashoggi] suffered from hacking attempts by what appeared to be Saudi intelligence
Is Rashida Tlaib in Sights of Israel Lobbies b/c she is a Palestinian Muslim Congresswoman?
Tlaib said her comment was critical of US Senators who were seeking to strip Americans of their Constitutional right to free speech.
Israeli Snipers attack unarmed Protesters in Gaza, Kill Palestinian Woman, Injure 25 Others with Live Fire, Military Grade Tear Gas
Israeli forces targeted a Palestinian ambulance by repeatedly firing dozens of tear-gas bombs in its way
Defying Turkey & Russia in Syria, al-Qaeda-linked HTS takes over Idlib
“For Turkey, it’s the defeat of its allies.”
Pompeo’s US Jingoism and Anti-Iran Warmongering Rejected by Mideast Public
“It is important to note that the United States only receives single digit favorable ratings in Iraq and Egypt.”
Israel’s Jim Crow Segregated Road-Wall Opens in Occupied Palestinian West Bank
The road’s western side serves Palestinians who cannot enter Jerusalem, whereas its eastern side serves Israeli settlers.
Turkey’s Erdogan snubs Bolton for support of Kurdish YPG: ‘He made a grave Mistake’
By Luana Sarmini-Buonaccorsi and Fulya Ozerkan in Istanbul – Ankara, Turkey | AFP | – US National Security Advisor John Bolton was in Ankara to discuss the planned US withdrawal from Syria Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday condemned comments by a key US envoy over the future of a US-allied Syrian Kurdish militia […]