By Maria Dubovikova Who benefits from a chemical attack such as the one reported to have taken place in Douma last weekend? Is it Russia or Syria? Hardly. It was already clear that any such attack would provoke a tough response from the US and its allies — …

By Maria Dubovikova Campaigning began on Saturday ahead of the Iraqi parliamentary elections, which will be held on May 12. Some 7,000 candidates have registered to stand and will compete for 329 parliamentary seats. But how will the elections affect Iraq’s relations with its Arab neighbors? For the …

By Shehab Al Makahleh At a time when relations between the traditional rivals of the US and Russia do not seem well with so many complicated files including the Syrian cause, Turkish President Recep Teyyip Erdogan has been trying to walk on the Russian and American tight ropes, …

By Shehab Al Makahleh Jordan’s King Abdullah II came to power in February 1999 in the aftermath of King Hussein. For the past nineteen years of his rule, he has kept the kingdom stable, despite the hardships and challenges that the whole Middle East region is undergoing, ranging …

A coalition force could fire “air-to-ground or cruise missiles” in the wake of a horrifying chemical attack on innocent civilians in Syria last week. Aviation experts AirLive have reported this evening a “rapid alert notification” warning aircraft in the eastern Mediterranean to be wary of a sudden missile strike. AirLive …

By Abdel Bari Atwan The Russians warned weeks ago that a chemical incident would be staged to justify a US attack on Syria Is an American missile strike on Syria imminent — possibly targeting the capital Damascus this time? That was certainly the impression given by US President …

POTUS Trump's new War Cabinet is on a collision course w/ the WORLD ???? Batshit crazy warmonger #JohnBolton & a roster of war hawks: Christian Fundamentalist #MikePompeo, Torturer #GinaHaspel & #MaddogMattis #Syria #Iran #Russia #NorthKoreahttps://t.co/r5kK2hAkZk@RaniaKhalek — Muse/Vent ????️#CeaseFireNOW #DeZionise (@MuseAndVent) April 10, 2018

President Trump’s recently released Nuclear Posture Review reflects an enduring struggle by the U.S. nuclear weapons establishment to fit into the post–Cold War world. For decades following World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union built grossly oversized nuclear arsenals and never envisioned having to stop. …

By Shatha Al Juburi Fifteen years after the US and its allies invaded Iraq on March 20, 2003, the country is still entrenched in a cycle of sectarian violence and rampant corruption. No one knows how many Iraqis have died. Some estimates put the number of deaths at more than …