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How the Arab League Helped Dissolve the Palestinian Question

September 19, 2020 Opinion

As one Gulf state after another embraces formal ties with Israel, some have looked to the Arab League to condemn normalisation. Yet to understand why the league will do nothing of the sort, one has to…

How USA and Turkey Plunder and Loot Syria with Impunity

September 19, 2020 Opinion

While President Trump lashes out at rioting and looting in Portland and Kenosha, half way around the world, the USA and Turkey are plundering and looting Syria on a vastly greater scale with impunity …

Wildfires Rage Across Syria in Wake of Increased US-Led Economic Warfare

September 18, 2020 Opinion

For nearly two weeks, Syria has been battling a new wave of fires that have engulfed much of the agricultural and forest-rich mountainous areas of western Syria. Thanks to a corporate media blackout, …

Russia’s Role in Syria, Tensions between Russia and the US

September 17, 2020 Opinion

A high level Russian delegation met recently with President Assad in Damascus. In an effort to further understand the importance and implications of the meeting, Steven Sahiounie at MidEastDiscourse&n…

International Situation in 2020: Dangers and Threats

September 12, 2020 Opinion

The current international situation is characterised by the growing global instability caused by the desire of the United States of America to maintain political, military and economic dominance on th…

In America, Privilege is Far More Fatal than COVID

September 8, 2020 Opinion

On September 3rd, I received a report from Syria. It told of blistering heat and no electricity, of fuel lines, of food shortages and economic suffering by the Syrian people. This is an excerpt: “I wo…

Are We Deliberately Trying to Provoke a Military Crisis with Russia?

September 4, 2020 Opinion

A dangerous vehicle collision between U.S and Russian soldiers in Northeastern Syria on Aug. 24 highlights the fragility of the relationship and the broader test of wills between the two major powers.…

US Forced to Flee Afghanistan, Iraq and Now Syria

August 30, 2020 Opinion

Multiple missile strikes carried out in recent weeks on American military facilities and overseas bases in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria indicate that a growing number of people living in countries tha…