“The Lobby,” the four-part Al-Jazeera documentary that was blocked under heavy Israeli pressure shortly before its release, has been leaked online by the Chicago-based website Electronic Intifada, the French website Orient XXI and the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar. The series is an inside look over five months by an undercover reporter, armed with a hidden camera, […]
Netanyahu Said to Tell Ministers He May Not Be Able to Hold Coalition Together…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly told ministers in his coalition that he will not be able to appoint Education Minister Naftali Bennett of the Jewish Home party to the defense minister post because of opposition to the move from other coalition partners, a development which likely puts Israel on course for early elections. The […]
No Choice: Deri and Kahlon Call for Elections After Liberman Quits…
The Short War with Gaza Exposed Israel’s Weakness…
5 Freed from U.S. Military Prison Now in Qatar Office Negotiating Taliban’s Peace Pact…
Five members of the Afghan Taliban who were freed from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay in exchange for captured American army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl have joined the insurgent group’s political office in Qatar, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Tuesday. They will now be among Taliban representatives negotiating for peace in Afghanistan, a sign […]
Mueller Probe Witness Secretly Backed UAE Agenda in Congress…
A witness to special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe reportedly secretly backed the United Arab Emirates’ political agenda after receiving millions of dollars which he donated to U.S. lawmakers, The Associated Press reported Monday. George Nader, a top fundraiser for President Donald Trump, reportedly wired $2.5 million to Trump fundraiser Elliott Broidy to persuade the […]
Qatar’s Foreign Minister Says Gulf Crisis Is All Over a Woman…
Qatar’s Foreign Minister has made the extraordinary claim that the diplomatic crisis in the gulf was all brought about by a dispute over a woman renewing her passport. Speaking on Qatari national television Minister Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman al-Thani said that the country’s refusal to extradite the wife of an Emirati opposition figure led to […]
Russia, Turkey, Iran Meet in Sochi…
There has been extensive diplomacy across the Middle East in recent months. Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Turkey and Iran. Saudi Arabian King Salman made a historic visit to Moscow. Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan visited Russia and then returned on November 22 for the trilateral Russia-Turkey-Iran summit on Syria in Sochi. Additionally, Russian Defense […]
Tectonic Shifts – The Saudi Alliance Strategy Continues…
If you haven’t followed the entirety of how the “Freedom Alliance” was assembled in the very early months shortly after the election of President Donald Trump, it’s hard to understand the scope of what is taking place in the middle-east. The nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), led by Saudi Arabia, are on the […]
Saudi’s Make More Arrests in Anti-Corruption Crackdown…
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