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The Middle East Region in 2021 presents a complicated kaleidoscope of churning of established geopolitical patterns and military alignments as the United States and Russia jostle for influence with China joining in substantively. Major regional States like Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Iran and Israel also reflect the same churn.
Read More »Corruption in Iraq: 300billion dollars wasted in a cash-strapped state
Iraq continues to be at the forefront of the world’s most corrupt countries, despite many factors that should have drawn him down on this list- including the deteriorating economic situation and worsening fiscal deficits. According to reports published by Transparency International, Iraq occupies a leading rank in corruption with nearly …
Read More »DW: How to stop Iran-backed “Rogue” Militias?
A German report issued today said that the attack that took place in Erbil last week rendered reining in Iraq’s anti-US militant groups even “more urgent”. A report by “Deutsche Welle” referred to the NATO military alliance decision to increase numbers of troops in Iraq from 500 to 4,000. “The …
Read More »US military denies reports of attack on Iraq’s Al-Asad airbase
The US military Monday played down reports of an attack on an Iraqi airbase hosting troops. Reports circulated that the Al-Asad airbase, which has been targeted on multiple occasions by Iran-backed militias, came under attack late Monday.
Read More »US ‘alarmed’ by escalating attacks against Saudi Arabia by Yemen’s Houthis
The US is “alarmed” by the escalating attacks by Yemen’s Houthi militia against Saudi Arabia, a senior White House official said Monday. Houthis “We continue to be alarmed by the frequency of Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia. Escalating attacks like these are not the actions of a group that is …
Read More »Russia has used ballistic missile to hit near Turkey [video]
A few days ago, we announced a massive missile strike on oil depots and convoys in Syria, 1.5 km from the Turkish border. The video, which we show again above, was shot by eyewitnesses in the attacked areas. Our military experts suggested that the Russian military had used the Tochka-U …
Read More »Hand of Iran, Iraqi proxies seen in Ras Tanura attack
The Saudi government has indicated that it sees the recent attacks on oil installations in eastern Saudi Arabia as an escalation that carries huge risks for the global economy. There are growing indications that Iran and its proxy militias in Iraq were directly involved in the attack that targeted the …
Read More »Observations on the Return of ISIS in Syria
The recent attack by the Islamic State, which left dozens of regime soldiers dead, has shown the strength of the Islamic State and reaffirmed the need to confront them militarily writes Syria TV. The Islamic State (ISIS) has returned in force to the Syrian scene through a series of operations …
Read More »Oil spill in Mediterranean reaches besieged Gaza Strip
An oil spill in the Mediterranean washed up to the shores of the Gaza Strip, threatening the fish wealth and the beach season amid great challenges for government agencies in Gaza to clean the beach given their lack of appropriate resources. The Water and Environmental Quality Authority in the Gaza …
Read More »Is Turkey challenging Egyptian influence in Guinea-Bissau?
Amid regional warnings of Turkey’s growing role in West Africa, including Guinea-Bissau, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received a call from Umaro Sissoco Embalo, president of Guinea-Bissau, to discuss ways to develop cooperation in the economic and security fields. Despite the fact that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s one-year term …
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