If we were to believe all the propaganda we would think (the occupation state of) Israel and (the medieval kingdom of) Saudi Arabia were mortal foes. On one hand we have an entity that describes itself as a blooming democracy, an oasis of civilisation amongst barbaric foes, and on the other a royal family that…
Two years ago, a coalition of ten Arab countries that was led by Saudi Arabia launched a military aggression against the state of Yemen, while enjoying the active military and political support of the United States. The stated goal of this intervention was to restore the power of the deposed President Mansour Hadi that was…
A Black Hawk helicopter belonging to the Saudi Arabian military has crashed in Yemen, killing at least 12 personnel, according to Saudi news agency SPA. قيادة تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن : سقوط طائرة عمودية تابعة للقوات المسلحة في الأراضي اليمنية. https://t.co/mXV0fTrrti#واس pic.twitter.com/SCMclTYMCf — واس الأخبار الملكية (@spagov) April 18, 2017 SPA reported that the…
Introduction Every day and throughout the world we read and hear of turmoil, of threats, violence, divisions, wars for peace and peace for wars, freedom as oppression and oppression as freedom. In a world where words have lost their meanings and meanings have no words, how do we go about understanding turmoil? Surely, economies rise…
We hear a lot about the “Saudi-led coalition” and Saudi-backed fighters in Yemen, but who are they? And what role are they playing? Saudi Arabia has been trying to squash a revolutionary uprising in the Arabian Peninsula since 2011. Thanks to Wikileaks, we know that the US government started preparing for such an event in…
Islamabad has given clearance to recently retired chief of army staff Gen. Raheel Sharif to command what is being described as a “Muslim NATO” based in Saudi Arabia. Sharif’s new position is expected to be announced later this month in Riyadh. Though the mission and activities of the coalition (known as the Islamic Military Alliance…
