Has Israel advanced US interests?
General Omar Bradley, the first Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs-of-Staff, said in July, 1950, in the aftermath of Israel’s War of Independence: “The Israeli army would be the most effective force south of Turkey,...
Category: Middle East Monitor
Syria anticipating air strike from the US after imminent reports of a chemical weapons attack; Russia stands by its long-time ally.
An anticipated attack on Syria by the United States has prompted Russia into deploying its largest fleet of warships in the Mediterranean. This naval force consists of a total of 10 warships along with...
IRAN JOINS SYRIA IN QUEST FOR ‘RECONSTRUCTION’: IRANIAN MILITARY PRESENCE ON SYRIAN SOIL
On Sunday as per the Tasnim News Agency, Iranian Defence Minister Amir Hatami met Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and Syrian Defence Minister Ali Abdullah Ayyoub and signed a deal which would anticipate Iran’s participation and presence on Syrian soil and would help the country in fighting and conquering the remaining one-third of the country, without any third-party meddling in between their bilateral relations.
EU adopts a “Trump-independent” policy: Sanctions 18 million euros to Iran as aid
The European Union has sanctioned aid worth over 18 million euros to be given to Iran, in what is turning out to be a marked difference in foreign policy preference from the Trump...
The Egyptian Game Play: Transition period costing heavy for citizens as Sisi practices his own ‘Rule’
Egypt has always been admired for its pyramids and the remains of its ancient civilization. The country has always played a detrimental part in the Middle East politics and of recently, the ‘Arab Spring’....
Sanctions imposed on Iran causing a stronger effect than anticipated’, says US National Security Advisor
The sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran in August are having a stronger effect than was anticipated earlier, according to John Bolton, former US Ambassador to the United Nations and current National...
Bahrain’s Fiscal Balance Programme: Major Gulf powers extend support
The finance ministers of multiple Gulf Countries declared officially on Wednesday that they would be extending their support to Bahrain’s financing needs after a session of review of its newly proposed fiscal balance program...
Turkish economy in catastrophe as Trump announces doubling of import tariffs
Relations with Ankara were “not good at this time” said the United States’ President Donald Trump on Friday, following the news that the States was doubling tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from Turkey....
Aleppo then, and now: What the future holds for the Ancient City
As the Syrian Administration slowly assert their claim over Aleppo after freeing it from the clasps of ISIS, they still are far from restoring civilian normalcy in the city, let alone re-establishing political stability...
Canadian Ambassador to Saudi Aarabia Expelled: Canada continues its ‘Propaganda’ for Human Rights
The interpretation of basic human rights in the Middle East and the West have always differed. The difference between these interpretations has created different ideologies amongst these countries. The ideologies brought a new perspective...
