Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has emerged after an illegal Israeli air strike on Syrian troops in Palmyra. In his statement, he predictably disregarded international law, but he also made what can only be described as a thinly veiled threat against Russia. The Israeli leader claimed he was targeting …
Read More »Russia to take part in the Amman Summit
The summit is expected to push the Arab joint work forward, mainly at the political, economic and social levels, says a new piece by Shehab Al Makahleh. Jordan has agreed to host the 28th Arab League Summit of the after Yemen had announced its inability to cope with …
Read More »A Saudi Royal Visits Trump
By Shehab Al Makahleh • While Saudi Arabia’s King Salman was on the fourth leg of his three-week Asia tour, his son, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS), became the first Saudi royal to visit the White House during the administration of US President Donald J. Trump. With the …
Read More »Crisis in Yugoslavia: Interview with Ramsey Clark
Amidst currently quite explosive political situation in ever troublesome Balkans region, our editorial team has decided to remind our readers and the wider public of some facts related to the breakup of Yugoslavia, as the consequences of that breakup and wrongful Western policy towards once most prosperous Balkans’ country are …
Read More »The Political Trial and Death of Milosevic and NATO Responsibility
Editorial Note — It’s been 10 years since the former president of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Slobodan Milosevic has died in the prison in the Hague, while his trial for alleged war crimes was still ongoing. The 1990s civil war in Yugoslavia has been for years the main topic on …
Read More »Trump Mulls Middle East Peace Conference
After Friday’s phone call between United States President Donald Trump and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the White House now says that a Middle East peace conference is a real possibility. The American leader sends his advisor on Israel, Jason Greenblatt, to begin talks with Israelis and Palestinians. US …
Read More »Will we witness cooperation between the US and Russia in Iraq and Syria?
With Donald Trump as the US new president, relations between Washington and Moscow are at stake. If any rapprochement takes place between the two countries, a new future will be in the offing for both Iraq and Syria. This all depends on how each of the two super …
Read More »Jordan’s Six Challenges at the Arab League Summit
By Shehab Al Makahleh • On March 29, Jordan will host the Arab League summit amid chaos across the Middle East. There is speculation that Russia and Egypt are pressing the Arab League to invite Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to the summit in light of reports that Syrian military …
Read More »“Russia and Civilization”, a Continuum of Russian and Slavic Heritage
Book Review By Shehab Makahleh — Dr. Soheil Farah, member of the Russian Academy of Education, has honored me with a copy of his new book entitled “Russia and Civilization: Meaning and Destiny”. Dr. Farah divided his book into seven chapters talking about the geography, history, culture, people and ideology …
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