Factbox: From �beheading of kids� to �rape of women�, debunking Zionist lies

By Tasawur Rizvi In war, according to a military maxim attributed to the father of Greek tragedy Aeschylus, the first casualty is always truth. In the past few days, with the Israeli apartheid regime scaling up its military aggression on the besieged Gaza Strip, misinformation and lies have been...

Massive Aspects and Ramifications of Hamas�s Operation Al-Aqsa Storm

Since Saturday, the successful offensive launched by Hamas deep into the occupied territories in addition to bringing happiness to the Palestinians and shocking the Israelis has captivated the world attention and keeps making headlines. Examination of the motivations and ramifications of Operation...

How Western media, social media influencers peddle lies to vilify Palestinians

By Shabbir Rizvi Since the Hamas-led Palestinian resistance operation "Al Aqsa Storm" on Saturday, mainstream Western media and social media influencers have been aggressively pushing Zionist narratives as part of a murky disinformation campaign against the resistance. The multi-front information...

Taliban, World Community�s Understandings of Inclusive Govt. Are Worlds Apart

Since the Taliban takeover of power, formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan has been one of the key demands of the world countries and neighbors as a condition for recognition of the group’s acting government. It has been over two years since the Taliban takeover, but the group has...

US wary of potential �to reduce contact� with India over Delhi-Ottawa row: Report

Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India (L) with US President Joe Biden (C) and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (file photo by AFP) The US ambassador to India has reportedly told his team that Washington may "need to reduce contact" with New Delhi�s officials, US media reported. Politico cited...

Western Alliance in Ukraine War Is Collapsing as Gaps Deepen

While the US and its allies are bracing for a long-term war with Russia in Ukraine and are in need of all-out unity of the NATO members to beat their rival, the developments in Europe are not going as the Westerners are expecting. Despite the fact that since the beginning of Ukraine war there was...

Five years since Khashoggi murder, justice denied as MBS befriends Biden

By Kit Klarenberg October 2nd marks the fifth anniversary of the murder of Saudi journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi at Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. The horrific murder sent shockwaves across the world, generated an enormous level of public and media interest, elicited...

Geopolitical Aftershocks of Latest Karabakh Developments

With the entry of Azerbaijani forces to the city of Khankendi at the center of Karabakh, images circulating online appear to show en masse fleeing of Armenians of this region to Armenia. The latest figures published by the Armenian government suggested that some 660,000 people entered the country from...

US sanctions on Russia over Ukraine to impact global economies, says report

US sanctions on Russia could adversely affect not only Russia but the entire global financial system, analysts warn. (File image) The sanctions that Americans are mulling against Russia over the Ukraine crisis could lead to high inflation and other forms of economic recession that would affect not...

Is an all-out Russia-Ukraine war about to break out?

The world is bracing for a potential armed showdown over Ukraine, which all sides say they don�t want to happen Russia and its CSTO ally Belarus have announced joint military exercises in February, which Western pundits claim are part of preparations for an invasion of Ukraine. Meanwhile, Kiev has...

Remembering Martin Luther King: �Dream� shattered by US slide into anarchy

Martin Luther King Jr. was an icon of America�s civil rights movement. (File Photo) On August 28, 1963, tens of thousands of Americans congregated at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC to listen to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his iconic ‘I have a dream� speech. The celebrated American...

Tracking Britain�s Role in West Asia Crises as Queen Rewards Blair with "Knighthood"

On Saturday, the British Queen Elizabeth granted the former Prime Minister Tony Blair the Order of the Grater, the highest order of knighthood in Britain. Granting the order to a man who during his premiership joined the US in invasion of Afghanistan and then Iraq after the 9/11 attacks has stirred public...

How fuel prices hike turned into burning police cars in Kazakhstan

Riot police gather to block protesters in the center of Almaty, Kazakhstan on January 5, 2022. © AP / Vladimir Tretyakov The Central Asian nation faced a wave of mass protests triggered by a sharp hike in fuel prices Kazakhstan has had a rocky start to the new year, with protests spreading across...

Two years on: The planted seed is sprouting

By Batool Subeiti Two years on from the assassination of Qassem Soleimani, the events that have transpired in West Asia signify a retardation for the American strategy in the region. America bet on weakening the resistance front through eliminating its figurehead, that thwarted America’s plans...

Shadow of Collapse, Internal Conflict over Declining US

As about two weeks remain to anniversary of Trump supporters� attack on the US Congress, a large number of political observers and even military commanders express concerns about the deepening gaps in the US and even go further and warn about a danger of collapse and even an internal conflict in the...

Boycotting Chinese Winter Olympics: From double standard to Biden�s desperate bid to score foreign policy achievements

The US and its allies have announced diplomatic boycotts of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Illustration by Press TV) By Mohammad Mahdi Abbasi With less than two months until the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the United States, Canada, Britain, and Australia have announced that they will not send...

US military academies remain plagued by racism: Report

Cadets attend the NCAA college football game between the Army Black Knights and Massachusetts at Michie Stadium, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, in West Point, New York. (Photo by AP) US military academies remain inundated by institutional racism despite minor gains since proclaiming anti-discrimination...

US �all options on table� threat against Russia over Ukraine �bluster�: Analyst

NATO military vehicles are parked at the Adazi military base, Latvia, on November 29, 2021. (Photo by AFP) The "all options on the table" threat by the US over Russia�s alleged military buildup near Ukraine is a mere "bluster" generally viewed as "code language for deterrent military operations",...

Is Russia going to invade Ukraine?

Servicemen march during the opening ceremony of the Zapad-2021 joint Russian-Belarusian military exercises at the Obuz-Lesnovsky training ground in Belarus. © Sputnik / Viktor Tolochko By Paul Robinson, a professor at the University of Ottawa. He writes about Russian and Soviet history, military...

In final months, Trump okayed secret Pentagon plan for shadow war with Iran

Then-US President Donald Trump at the Oval Office on February 11, 2020. (Photo by NYT) Towards the end of his presidency, Donald Trump approved a secret Pentagon campaign to conduct sabotage, propaganda and other psychological operations in Iran, a new report has revealed. A report by Yahoo News,...

Biden should take people�s money seriously and question Afghan military top brass (including Ghani) who gave them orders not to fight Taliban

If the Biden-administration thinks that by allowing the democratic governments (that too the government which is sustained by US money) to collapse by armed uprising of terrorists (who don�t want to participate in elections because they don�t have support of the majority of the people), it can win...

After irresponsibly watching takeover of Afghanistan by Taliban, India should avoid losing Kashmir to Global Taliban through OMM

Subject:- (i)- British Indian politicians from Gujarat and U.P disintegrated India in 1947 and now again may do the same (ii)- Present India may pay the price of depending not on ‘Americanism� but foolishly on ‘Americans�. --Kabul & entire Afghanistan has been taken over by Taliban...

Not so much Miltablishment rather civilian leadership more responsible for present problems of Pakistan

In the article (https://www.thefridaytimes.com/message-and-medium/ ) the former Chief Minister of Punjab and a prominent journalist of Pakistan Najam Sethi has said that mainly the military establishment of Pakistan (Miltablishment) is responsible for the current problems of Pakistan which has surfaced...

Time is Running Out for Afghanistan

By Arlene J. Schar and Dr. David Leffler Afghanistan�s leaders face a challenging task: uniting a fractured and crippled country in the midst of a raging pandemic with economic devastation and societal discord fueling conflict and terrorism. The loss of life in Afghanistan is staggering: 6,000 killed...

If China uses likely Taliban govt in Afghanistan, no big deal but if Global Taliban uses China, will be game changer & catastrophic

One may not agree with Pakistani propaganda in national & international media (including as in https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/india-and-america-colludes-disrupt-china-pakistan-economic-corridor/ ) that the USA and India use the soil and government of Afghanistan to sabotage CPEC & BRI but...

Daesh merged from US backed opposition and Al Qaeda in Iraq and Syria

The presence of Daesh in Syria at different times. (Composite image: PressTV) The United States envoy to the US led anti Daesh coalition has warned of the possible resurgence of the Takfiri terrorists in Iraq and Syria due to worsening poverty and inequity in the countries. But what is the root cause...

The Dramatic Evaluations Of The Winner Of The Nobel Prize Luc Montagnier

For a year and a half, the humanity has been plunged into the deep darkness of the coronavirus. A virus now coming to light that was produced in the Wuhan�s laboratory had resulted in millions of deaths and ruined the lives of billions of people around the world. But a fabricated virus, that is, a...

Hazaras in Afghanistan: Victims of Genocide as World Turns Blind Eye

As killing of people from Hazara ethnic group continues, reactions to this crime unfold at home and even abroad.  Hazaras in the US from various states have staged a protest, condemning what they called genocidal crimes against the Hazaras in Afghanistan.  At the rallies, held in a number...

Riyadh Contradictions: Saudis Want Talks with Iran, without Correcting Their Mistakes

In the past few weeks, Saudi officials in their media comments and interviews took stances about the relations with Iran. Despite some contradictions in their words, they seem to have set a condition for any détente with Iran and it is change of Iran�s regional policy. Saudi Foreign Minister...

Four Reasons Why Iraq Reducing Reliance on US, Seeking Russian Arms

After 2003, Iraq has been facing two levels of security threats. In addition to instability caused by the American occupation, the Turkish attacks on the north, the ISIS terrorist group emergence in 2014, and also the referendum held by Erbil for independence from Iraq in 2017 immersed Iraq in an atmosphere...