Imran Khan has Won the “Cartoon Wars”

August 31, 2018

How it happened The Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders like many European politicians is opposed to mass migration but unlike most of his counterparts who see the issue in terms of European security…

Syria and Iran Sign Defense Agreement: Defying Outside Pressure

August 31, 2018

Opinion

Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami visited Damascus Aug. 26-27 in order to have a new military cooperation agreement signed. The move is evidently a response to US and Israeli demands to withdraw Ir…

The US Wants to Flip Iraq from the Iranian Camp to the Saudi One

August 31, 2018

Opinion

The US declared that it’ll remain in Iraq for “as long as needed”. This policy pronouncement was made by Colonel Sean Ryan, the spokesman for Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, wh…

The European Union Boycotts Russia’s Syria Initiatives

August 31, 2018

Opinion

The hopes of the Russian diplomats for the US, the EU countries and the UN humanitarian agencies’ participation in the reconstruction of Syria and the return of refugees to its territory were dashed. …

Why Donald Trump’s Trade War with China is Sure to Fail

August 31, 2018

Opinion

The woes and risks of Donald Trump’s ill-advised trade war are fast becoming a reality, endorsed even by the corporate media. Trump wants to play hardball with China. On Monday, the US president said …

When Illness is a ‘Death Sentence’: The Victimization of Gaza Women

August 31, 2018

Opinion

Hanan al-Khoudari resorted to Facebook in a cry for help when Israeli authorities rejected her request to accompany her three-year-old son, Louay, to his chemotherapy treatment in East Jerusalem. The …

The IHRA and Anti-Semitism: A Definition Designed to Silence Israel’s Critics

August 31, 2018

Opinion

"Anti-Semitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred towards Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of anti-Semitism are directed towards Jewish or non-Jewish individ…

Nepal’s Anti-Conversion Law Is More About National Security Than Christianity

August 31, 2018

Opinion

Nepal’s anti-conversion law just came into effect. The new restrictions were originally promulgated late last year and outlaw proselytization practices that are understood as implicitly targeting the …