US Criminal Activities in Asia and North Africa

Viktor Mikhin The United States has personally witnessed its disastrous foreign policy in West Asia in the twenty-first century, from the force landings to the development of its infamous “democracy” to the alleged surgical strikes. The “success” of Washington’s “destabilization” of the continent with fear and destruction over the past 20 years has come at…

Elections in Türkiye: Challenges Facing Erdogan

Yoselina Guevara López On May 14, Türkiye will hold presidential and parliamentary elections in which citizens will elect the new president of the country and the 600 deputies of the Turkish Grand National Assembly. The head of state will be elected in the first round only if he/she reaches 50%+1 of the votes; otherwise, the…

US Blocks China’s Effort to Condemn Israeli Attacks on Gaza at the UNSC

The Cradle For seven decades, Israel has skirted any responsibility for rampant human rights abuses against Palestinians thanks to Washington’s unwavering support US officials blocked an effort led by China at the UN Security Council (UNSC) on 10 May to condemn Israel’s latest onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip, according to senior Israeli officials that spoke with…

How the US is Destroying the OPCW

Bakhtiar Urusov A major international event in disarmament and weapons control is coming soon. At the Fifth Review Conference of the Chemical Weapons Convention, which will be held in the Hague from May 15-19, 2023, countries will sum up the results of another five-year cycle of state compliance. But it can already be argued with…

OPCW Turned Into Accessory to West’s War Crimes

Ekaterina BlinovaExactly 26 years ago, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) entered into force on April 29, 1997. However, over the years, the watchdog has lost its veneer of impartiality and transparency, becoming a convenient instrument in the West’s geopolitical games. “The OPCW was established in 1997 to effectively end the production,…

Bombs, Exploitation and Terrorism: The Many Wars of Qatar

Marinella Correggia QATAR, THE EMIRATE’S MANY WARS. BOMBS, TERRORISM, EXTRACTIVISM, LABOUR EXPLOITATION, CORRUPTION. AND IMPUNITY Days ago, the emirate of Qatar successfully opposed Syria’s reintegration into the Arab League, from which it had been suspended in 2011. A return that is now favoured even by Saudi Arabia (and the United Arab Emirates, which have long…

Israel Strikes Homs, Syrian Air Defense Activated

The Cradle Syria continues to face a three-pronged threat from Israel, the US, and ISIS Israel launched airstrikes against targets near the Syrian city of Homs in the early hours of 29 April, Syrian state media reported. The attack comes as Syria continues to face threats from US, Israeli, and ISIS forces simultaneously. Military officials told SANA…

Türkiye Facing the American Empire

Thierry MeyssanTurkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu denouncing the crimes of the “American Empire” in front of AKP youth on April 17, 2023. With three weeks to go before the Turkish presidential election, the debate is changing. From being for or against Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Islamism, it is becoming for or against the alliance with the…

UN Recognition of the Nakba is a Step in the Right Direction

Hamzah Rifaat The decision by the United Nations also comes at an opportune time. In an age of disinformation, hybrid warfare, falsification, fake news, and attempts to equate Palestinian resistance with terrorism from “Israel”. The year 2023 marks 75 years of the Nakba or genocide that was orchestrated, initiated, and perpetrated by Zionist fascist militias…

NATO Expansion versus OPEC+ Oil Shock

Salman Rafi Sheikh Finland’s inclusion in, and the consequent expansion of, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), has supposedly brought much joy to the Western world supposedly fighting Russia for the protection of democracy and human rights. The real purpose of this fight, as we already know, is to preserve the West – mainly, the…

How NATO Corrupted the UN’s Human Rights Council, to Help Drive a ‘Regime Change’ War against Iran

Tim Anderson It is a defining feature of the contemporary era that the great power which has slaughtered millions in its invasions, proxy wars, and sieges uses the ‘human rights’ arguments as a weapon to advance or cover up its great crimes. This acrobatic exercise involves a lot more than just the obvious double standards….

Zionazism: Genocidally Racist Apartheid Israel is Presently Attacking 5 Countries

Dr Gideon Polya Western  Mainstream media (MSM) are reporting the  Israeli police violence against  worshippers in the Al-Aqsa Mosque, token rocket responses by Palestinians, and horrendously disproportionate Israeli bombing  of Gaza, Lebanon and Syria. While the West rightly condemns  the Russian invasion and occupation of 20% of Ukraine,  it fervently supports genocidally racist Zionazi Apartheid…