Over 1 Million Flee ‘Total Destruction’ in Lebanon, With Cease-Fire Demanded
"The shelter system is set to collapse if there is no peace on the horizon."
Patrick Lawrence: ‘Who Do You Want to Win?’
Matthew Syed's simplistic question about the Israel-Hezbollah conflict reflects a dangerous binary worldview, ignoring the complexities of modern geopolitics. The author urges a deeper understanding beyond winners and losers in…
Gideon Levy: Is Multifront Warfare Looming in the Middle East?
By Chris Hedges / The Chris Hedges Report Watch the full interview here.
As`ad AbuKhalil: Hezbollah’s Calibrated Response
The political party and militant group calling for Palestine’s liberation has factored domestic and regional conditions into its response to Israel’s genocidal war.
The Chris Hedges Report: The Middle East’s Roots Lie in the Fall of the Ottomans w/ Eugene Rogan
While not the sole source of all conflict in the modern Middle East, studying the Ottoman Empire is essential for understanding both the region and the European powers that dominated…
As War Widens, U.S. Assets Become Easy Targets
US economic and military interests across West Asia could come under direct fire as Israel's aggressions drag Washington into a region-wide escalation.
Israel Bombs Beirut, Claims It Targeted a Senior Hezbollah Commander
Hezbollah has warned of a big response to any strikes deep inside Lebanon.
Nearly 600 Dead of Heat Stroke in Mecca
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – As the temperature in Mecca reached 125.24° F. (51.8° C.) on Tuesday, word leaked out that nearly 600 pilgrims…
Arab State Leaders to Meet With Xi Jinping in China
Leaders from Egypt, Bahrain, Tunisia and UAE expected to arrive in Beijing starting Tuesday and plan to discuss the war in Gaza and free trade.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Confirmed Dead in Helicopter Crash
The president and foreign minister both championed the creation a multipolar world order and pushed for concrete solidarity with countries facing repeated imperialist onslaught
Suspending the Rule of Tolerable Violence: Israel’s Attack and Iran’s Retaliation
By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch The Middle East has, for some time, been a powder keg where degrees of violence are tolerated with ceremonial mania and a calculus of restraint.…
Dead Last (With Emphasis on Dead!)
Despite Hellish Heat Waves and Epic Floods, the Middle East Gets Failing Grades on Climate Action.
The US and ISIS: It’s Complicated
Alan MacLeod navigates the intricate entanglement between the United States and ISIS-k in the aftermath of the deadly attack on Moscow, revealing surprising connections and consequences.
The October 7th America Has Forgotten: And the War Deaths We No Longer Protest (or Even Think About)
Andrea Mazzarino compares American reactions to the present nightmare in Israel and Gaza to those about our own never-ending global wars.
Bombing Muslims for Peace
Isn't It Time to Put Our Toy Soldiers Away (Along with Our Illusions)?