In his new book about the Saudi crown prince, Ben Hubbard does not deviate one bit from the conventional wisdom of Western reporters, writes As`ad AbuKhalil.
Category: Saudi Arabia
COVID-19: THE ANGRY ARAB: Middle East Faces Corona
Viruses and fear of viruses are well known in a region with an ancient history of quarantine, writes As`ad AbuKhalil.
US & France Significantly Increase Arms Exports
Ida Karlsson reports on the findings of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, which analyzed trends in weapons sales over the past five years.
Saudi Women’s Rights Activists Pull Back Curtain on Crown Prince
The case of Loujain al-Hathloul and others is embarrassing for MBS, who wants Western allies to consider him a reformer, say Medea Benjamin and Ariel Gold.
PEPE ESCOBAR: How Black Swans Are Shaping Planet Panic
It was quite the game-changing plot twist last Friday in Vienna when relatively polite discussions turned into a de facto OPEC+ meltdown.
Will the Assads & House of Saud Make Up?
Giorgio Cafiero analyzes the chances of Riyadh deciding to re-embrace Syria’s president and invest in the country’s reconstruction.
THE ANGRY ARAB: The Sham of Arab Revolutions
The U.S. has declared “revolutions” on its own terms, and in its own image, writes As`ad AbuKhalil.
CN LIVE!: ‘Deal of the Century?’
Watch Episode 4 of Season 2 of CN Live! for a discussion of Donald Trump’s so-called “Deal of the Century” and what it means for the Middle East.
Trump Gives Away the Store and Israel Will Now Officially Become an Apartheid State
Ignoring past Israeli prime ministers who warned that annexation of the West Bank would introduce legal apartheid to Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu said the first phase of annexations would go to the Cabinet on Sunday, reports Joe Lauria.
Lies, the Bethlehem Doctrine & the Illegal Murder of Soleimani
Craig Murray condemns the U.S. assassination of the Iranian general as an illegal act.