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Archives for April 2018

Donald Trump
Michelle Wolf roasts Trump at White House Correspondents’ Dinner (Video)

Michelle Wolf roasts Trump at White House Correspondents’ Dinner (Video)

C-SPAN

“it is 2018 and I’m a woman and you can’t shut me up unless you have Michael Cohen bring me $130,000”

Qatar
Qatar rejects Saudi demand it send Troops to Syria

Qatar rejects Saudi demand it send Troops to Syria

contributors

Middle East Monitor | – – Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has said that Saudi Arabia’s ultimatum over Doha sending troops to Syria or losing US support is not even worth responding to. “This statement [by the Saudi Foreign Ministry] is not worthy of an answer. Qatar refutes the brainwashing of the […]

Syria
Syrian Government Forces advance against last ISIL Redoubt near Damascus

Syrian Government Forces advance against last ISIL Redoubt near Damascus

AFP

Daesh still holds territory of former Palestinian refugee camp at Yarmouk

Featured
Pompeo, Trump’s new Enforcer, Talks tough against Russia, Iran

Pompeo, Trump’s new Enforcer, Talks tough against Russia, Iran

Juan Cole

The new Secretary of State is taking a hardline stance on the Iran nuclear deal and NATO

Syria
Assad regime confiscating homes of millions of Syrian Refugees Abroad

Assad regime confiscating homes of millions of Syrian Refugees Abroad

contributors

Step comes as thousands of refugees make plans to return to Syria from abroad

Yemen
Saudi-led Strike kills dozens of Yemeni Houthis including commanders: Saudi TV

Saudi-led Strike kills dozens of Yemeni Houthis including commanders: Saudi TV

AFP

Dubai (AFP) – An air strike on Yemen’s capital by a Saudi-led military coalition has killed dozens of Huthi rebels including at least two commanders, Saudi television reported Saturday. Saudi Arabia’s official Al-Ekhbariya television said two high-ranking insurgents were among more than 50 Huthi militiamen killed in Sanaa on Friday evening, without giving further details. […]

Israel/ Palestine
3 Dead, 600 wounded: For 5th Week, Israeli snipers shoot down peaceful Palestinian Protesters inside Gaza

3 Dead, 600 wounded: For 5th Week, Israeli snipers shoot down peaceful Palestinian Protesters inside Gaza

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Like Fish in a Barrel

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If the Leaders of the two Koreas can meet, why can’t those of Saudi Arabia and Iran?

If the Leaders of the two Koreas can meet, why can’t those of Saudi Arabia and Iran?

Juan Cole

The regional rivalries and nuclear issue mark similarities, but diplomacy is frozen in the Middle East

North Korea
Why does Trump want to Sabotage the Iran Deal but to Negotiate with North Korea?

Why does Trump want to Sabotage the Iran Deal but to Negotiate with North Korea?

Mohammed Nuruzzaman

China will go to bat for Pyongyang but not for Tehran, and Iran is relatively weak

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