Corruption in Iraq is at an all-time high, according to a recent US government report, and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is demonstrating increasingly authoritarian behavior, even as US support continues to flow to Baghdad. The report, released Tuesday by the Office...
Fighting in Refugee Camp as Syria’s War Resumes | Regime aims to retake key city of Maarat al-Numaan
Mixed Messages a Literal Problem as Israeli FM Talks Gaza | English statement blasts Qatari Emir’s visit, Arabic version cheers it
A veteran Chinese diplomat warned on Tuesday that the United States is using Japan as a strategic tool in its military surge in Asia-Pacific aimed at containing China it is heightening tensions between China and Japan. "The retired diplomat, Chen Jian, who served as...
Inspector General: Large-Scale Money Laundering Continues in Iraq | $800 million in US currency illegally sent out of Iraq weekly
Syrian Rebels Confirm Killing Air Force General | General shot near home in Northern Damascus
The United States spent $75.4 billion on its military and civilian spy agencies in the last fiscal year, according to officially released and incomplete budget records. The US intelligence budget includes the Military Intelligence Program, which cost $21.5 billion in...
US-Backed African Troops Could Invade Mali ‘Within Weeks’ | EU may send 200 ‘trainers’ for war
As part of its policy of regime change in Syria, the United States has been working on putting together a body of Syrian opposition leaders to replace the defunct Syrian National Council, and the new group will meet next week in Qatar. "The State Department has been...
Israel’s Lapid Conditions Any Coalition Govt. on Peace Process | Won’t join any government that stalls talks
