Middle Orient

Iran-U.S. Tensions Rise In The Middle East

Top Iran Military General Qassim Suleimani, commander of Iran’s revolutionary guard Corps -Quds Force, was killed along with six others including the head of Kataib Hezbollah, Abu Mehdi Al-Muhandis, deputy commander of the PMF, Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces, who was reportedly present during the storming of the U.S. embassy in …

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Parfum de guerre au Moyen-Orient

Le Général iranien Qassim Suleimani, commandant de la Force Al-Qods du Corps des Gardiens de la révolution islamique, a été tué avec 6 autres personnes incluant le chef du Kataib Hezbollah, Abu Mehdi al-Muhandis, vice-commandant des PMF (Unités de mobilisation populaire en Irak) – qui aurait d’après certaines sources médiatiques …

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Iran’s influence extends to South America

Since the death of General Soleimani in Baghdad on January 2nd as a result of a Drone Strike at the Baghdad International Airport, there has been great consternation that the Trump Administration would take such a bold step and fear that Iran will retaliate for this move.

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Mismanagement is driving Saudi Arabia towards bankruptcy

On 6 March, the OPEC+ cartel failed to agree on a cut in oil production in the light of reduced demand due to the coronavirus pandemic affecting almost every country in the world. All of this came in the middle of a global financial crisis. Saudi Arabia proposed the cut, …

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Washington needs to find a new way of dealing with Lebanon

For too long, Washington has been an accomplice of the rampant corruption in Lebanon, choosing to look the other way as it deals with officials known to be implicated in various corrupt schemes. Over the years, Lebanon has continued to run up unsustainable debts, only to be bailed out by …

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Russia signals growing dissatisfaction with Syria’s Assad regime

In recent weeks, a flurry of commentary from prominent voices and publications in Russia has seen a wave of criticism directed at Syria’s Assad regime. From RIA FAN to Pravda, Kommersant and the Valdai Club, accusations have been leveled against the regime of corruption, warlordism, and incompetence, as well as …

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