OPINION

By Arina Tsukanova • Due to the international media’s continued claims about the «annexation of Crimea», it’s been difficult for the citizens of the US and Europe to make sense of the details of the peninsula’s recent history. Exactly three years ago, on March 16, 2014, the Crimeans were offered a …

by Thierry Meyssan • President Trump’s desire to fight Daesh and to put an end to international terrorism is going to be extremely difficult to implement. Indeed, it will cause damage to the states who organised it, and implies a reorientation of international politics. The new President of the …

Still angry after NATO’s 1999 bombing campaign, Serbia has unveiled a new guided rocket that sends a message to its neighbors: if you help NATO bomb us, we’ll bomb your cities. Serbia’s new Sumadija is a truck-mounted weapon that can hit targets 175 miles away. IHS Jane’s describes …

Last week’s report that Israel’s Arrow missile-defense system shot down a Syrian missile was remarkable on two levels. It was the first time that the Arrow had shot down a missile in combat. And, the target the Arrow destroyed wasn’t a ballistic missile like a Scud—it was a …

By Shehab al-Makahleh • The bloc of four nations entailing Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Morocco and the United Arab Emirates with overall population estimated at 75 million, occupying an area of 2.95 million square kilometers would become a regional power to counter Iran and any other regional country posing a threat …

The bloc’s 60th anniversary celebrations have been tempered by Britain’s impending departure. Pope Francis warned world leaders on Friday that the European Union “risks dying” without a clear vision for the future. The pontiff addressed European Union leaders at the Vatican ahead of the bloc’s 60th anniversary celebrations, scheduled to …

The fingerprints of Islamic State were all over the incident outside the British parliament, and more of the same can be expected As a journalist, it is the height of good luck to find yourself purely by coincidence, at the site of a major breaking news event. That …

Don’t be relieved by the Dutch election—it’s done nothing to stop populism in Europe It was with a sigh of relief that the world’s progressives greeted the Dutch general election results on March 15, exactly one week ago. The international press had descended on The Hague to see …

Despite of numerous exposures of the White Helmets volunteers, whose acting has already led them to Hollywood red carpets, the organization continues to function, creating new, increasingly monstrous fakes, which are aimed at defamation of the Syrian government and escalation the conflict in the country. However, this time, the …