On the 19th of January the first death resulting from public demonstrations against Tunisian President Kais Saied took place, after police brutally cracked down on protesters in Tunis. With the situation slowly spiraling out of control, legal opposition to the President is arising claiming that Egyptian Intelligence and the UAE may have had a role Read More…
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The US Backs Offensive Action: Saudi-UAE Attacks On Yemen The Worst In Years
Yemen’s Houthi movement [Ansarallah] fired ballistic missiles and drones at the United Arab Emirates on Monday, January 17, killing three and targeting sensitive military sites as well as an oil refinery and the Abu Dhabi airport. Shortly after, the United States then showed its true colors by green-lighting offensive action on Yemen, as Saudi warplanes Read More…
Palestine Is On The Verge Of A New Uprising Over Negev Ethnic Cleansing
Last week’s demonstrations against Israel, close to the Bedouin village of al-Atrash, may have just triggered the early stages of another Intifada in all of Palestine-Israel that could make last May’s war look insignificant. Early last week, sit in tents set up in the village of al-Atrash-Sawa were destroyed by Israeli forces who sought to Read More…
Kazakhstan Riots: The Regional Dimensions & Implications
Kazakhstan’s riots, beginning just after new year’s Day have been called a failed color revolution and may have posed a threat to a number of regional powers, but how true are the claims that this was an anti-Russia Western conspiracy? The Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) quickly mobilized in the wake of violent protests in Read More…
Escalation In Armed Confrontations With US In Syria & Iraq
The US Biden administration’s failure to revive the Iran Nuclear Deal and de-escalate tensions in both Syria and Iraq, has led to a new round of violence which rests solely on a stagnant Middle East policy maintained by hardliners in Washington. Last year saw 7 rounds of indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States Read More…
Hisham Abu Hawash Proved Gaza’s Armed Resistances Ability To Influence Israeli Policy
The case of Hisham Abu Hawash, a Palestinian on hunger strike, has sent a strong message to Israel’s establishment and proves to be a significant victory for Gaza’s armed resistance. Hisham Abu Hawash, a Palestinian held in administrative detention — held without a charge — finished his 141 day hunger strike, on the verge of Read More…