Jeffrey Sachs: The Time Has Arrived for a Comprehensive Middle East Peace
Instead of endless wars, Israel’s security can be ensured by two key diplomatic steps.
A New Asian Triad: ASEAN, China, and the Persian Gulf Align
As western trade wars squeeze the Global South, the first ASEAN–GCC–China summit signals a new economic realignment built on shared development goals and strategic autonomy.
Juan Cole: Genetic Study shows ‘Phoenicians,’ like all ‘Nations’ were a Multi-Ethnic Franchise
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Harald Ringbauer et al. writing in Nature report on a genetic study of the ancient Phoenicians that is really…
Genetic Study finds Echoes of the Early Modern Ethnic Cleansing of Spain’s Muslims
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A genetic history study of Spain by Gonzalo Oteo-Garcia et al. in Genome Biology eloquently confirms the story of…
Trump Meets With Syria’s Al-Qaeda Leader-Turned President, Praises His ‘Strong Past’
The US is asking Sharaa to normalize with Israel and crack down on Palestinian resistance groups.
Removing Syria Sanctions is a Win for the People, Whatever Trump’s Motives
By Juan Cole / Informed Consent Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Syrians are rejoicing at the announcement on Tuesday by President Donald J. Trump that he will lift U.S. economic…
Craig Murray: UK Intel’s Fake Terror Plots
By Craig Murray / CraigMurray.org.uk Back in the “War on Terror” days, the UK security services fabricated multiple fake terror plots. There was, for example, the 2009 Easter Bomb Plot…
Trump Administration to Draw Down Troop Presence In New, Fundamentalist Syria
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Tara Copp at AP reports that the Trump administration will withdraw some of the 2000 troops now based in…
Over 1,000 Reported Killed, Mostly Civilians, as HTS Syrian Forces Attack Alawites
Government forces reportedly control major cities, fighting continues in Latakia mountains
Arab Leaders Endorse Egypt’s $53bn Plan for Gaza Reconstruction, Reject Forced Displacement of Palestinians
The Egyptian plan calls for the Palestinian Authority to manage Gaza while rejecting President Trump's call to ethnically cleanse the strip.
Pro-Israel Think Tank WINEP Outed as ‘Dark Money’ Operation Driving US Wars
WINEP helped push the Iraq War and now backs regime change in Iran and Syria—all while keeping its funding sources hidden. A new transparency report exposes its role as an…
Jordan King Privately Tells Trump No to Ethnic Cleansing
King Abdullah II appeared open in public to Trump’s diabolical plan to force 2 million Palestinians out of Gaza but later said on X that in private he had rebuffed…
The Chris Hedges Report: Arab Regimes and the Betrayal of Palestine (w/ Farah El-Sharif)
Farah El-Sharif examines the forces that lead Muslim leaders to stand by and witness the slaughter of their own people in exchange for “petty crumbs” from Western powers and the…
Jonathan Cook: Thirty Years of Middle East Lies Just Keep Coming Back to Haunt Us
The West’s ‘war on terror’ was built on a series of deceptions to persuade us that our leaders were crushing Islamist extremism. In truth, they were nourishing it.
The Future of the Mining Industry in the Middle East
Historically known for its large reserves of oil and natural gas, the Middle East is now beginning to realise its untapped wealth in minerals.