The United States spent billions over years arming and training militants in Syria, many linked to Al-Qaeda and ISIS.
Current US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan admitted back in 2012 that “AQ [Al-Qaeda] is on our side in Syria”.
In December 2024, armed extremists overthrew the Syrian government and seized power in the capital Damascus, in an operation sponsored by NATO member Turkey.
Everyone knows there are many extremely poor countries in the world, but people rarely talk about why. These nations are sometimes collectively called the Third World (being neither the Western First World or the Soviet-aligned Second World); the more recent euphemism is usually the “developing world.” Whatever the name, these states are imagined by most Westerners to be scary, struggling places, and they tend to take the blame for global woes like terrorism and unsanctioned migration. Some of our greatest billionaires polish their public personas by donating to charities that supposedly aid the people trapped in grinding poverty across parts of Africa, southern Asia, and Latin America.
Acknowledging the wounds inflicted by the Assad era should have led to the recognition that Syria’s tyrannical past must not dictate its future possibilities, Hossam Abu Hamed argues in Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
One of the enduring shortcomings of the Syrian revolution is that, after decades of tyranny and the regime’s monopolization of public life, Syrians never forged a shared political narrative for their future. While they united in calls for freedom and dignity, these remained abstract ideals without a coherent political program—though they swiftly agreed on one tangible goal: the overthrow of the Assad regime. The absence of a unifying narrative may have contributed, among other factors, to the revolution’s failure to achieve its ultimate aims.
The campaign has found an unlikely ally in Mouaz Moustafa, the executive director of the Syrian Emergency Task Force, who was previously a vocal proponent of sanctions against the Assad regime due to its extensive human rights violations, Shaam news writes.
A group of Syrian Jews, some of whom recently returned to Damascus to inspect their ancestral properties, have called on the U.S. administration to ease sanctions on Syria, arguing that these restrictions hinder their efforts to restore some of the world’s oldest Jewish synagogues.
The Islamic Republic of Iran is not a normal state, or even a conventional dictatorship. It is an ideological entity that derives its very identity from opposition to the United States, Israel and the West.
From the moment the Islamic Republic was born out of the 1979 revolution, its core identity was forged in opposition to the United States and Israel. These were not just foreign policy stances but central tenets of the regime’s existence. The regime refers to the United States as the “Great Satan” and Israel as the “Little Satan,” righteously positioning itself as the force of divine justice against these supposed embodiments of evil.
The convergence of Christian-Jewish-Zionist extremism, European neo-Nazism, and Hindutva ideologies — aided by arms lobbies and imperialist interests — has contributed to a global climate of war hysteria, racism, blasphemy, and social unrest. This paper examines the historical and political foundations of the Hindutva-Zionist nexus, exploring its impact on India’s political trajectory.
A delegation from the leadership of Hamas has met with a delegation from the Islamic Jihad Movement in the Qatari capital, Doha, and discussed the progress of implementing the ceasefire agreement with the Israeli regime.
The Hamas delegation was headed by Mohammed Darwish, Chairman of the Leadership Council, the Islamic Jihad Movement delegation included the resistance fighter Ziyad Al-Nakhaleh and his deputy, Dr. Mohammed Al-Hindi. They met on Thursday in Doha, according to a statement issued by Hamas.
This report highlights the contradictions in Trump’s second-term discourse—the inconsistency between the idea of “America First” and peace.
There is substantial evidence suggesting that Trump’s strong return to power will only accelerate the destruction of the remnants of the status quo in the Middle East—a process he initiated during his first presidency. Without a doubt, Trump 2, by any measure, will be a complete disaster for the Palestinians and their aspirations for an independent state. The continuation of pro-Israel policies, along with the escalating trend of occupation, will sideline diplomatic solutions, which—alongside the prospect of normalizing relations between some Arab countries and Tel Aviv—will further weaken hopes for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.
On March 10, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) signed an agreement with Syria’s interim government, integrating the SDF’s 100,000-strong, predominantly Kurdish force into the new Syrian military. This move is surprising, given the deep distrust Syria’s Kurds have toward the interim government led by Ahmed al Sharaa.
Consanguinités mentales et survalorisations trop dopées des têtes aux pouvoirs sont bien les 2 ingrédients délabrés pour «devenir fous ensembles»1. Notre analyse les retrouve, ces têtes cramées, dans la frénésie de supplanter tout le monde en défiant uniquement les illégalités (ce qui fait désordre chez des politiciens prétendus «élus», tout de même !). Jamais ils n’écoutent personne, jamais ils ne recherchent ni ne confrontent les réalités ; ils fuient, dératés, tout vrai débat. Vu qu’ils seraient d’essence divine (les jupes itér-rations, en somme). Là, ils savent aussi tout d’essence céleste. Ils n’ont donc pas besoin de penser, ils savent tout déjà à l’avance ! Quoi ? eh bien, pour se le rappeler ils courent toujours… après. Etc.