Deborah Lehr, Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak Deborah Lehr is founder and chair of the Antiquities Coalition. Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak is Yemen’s ambassador to the United States and permanent representative of Yemen to the United Nations. Among the many tragedies taking place in the nearly four-year conflict in Yemen — ...
Read More »Why Does Iraq Reject Taking in American Forces Coming from Syria?
Alwaght– The withdrawal of the US forces from Syria which was announced by President Donald Trump last week is reflecting its effects on the region, especially on Iraq. According to informed sources, the US administration intends to station its troops in Iraq after pullout from Syria. The intention has drawn ...
Read More »What Would Syria Return to Arab League Mean?
Alwaght– Over the past two years, the Syrian government made serious advances on the military stage by inflicting decisive defeats on the Western and Arab front-backed terrorist groups who planned to split the country. The major victories over the militias improved the Damascus position and blocked the way of the ...
Read More »Reasons behind Erdogan’s Threat to Expand Military Op in Northern Syria
Alwaght– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s saber-rattling in Syria which started with his military intervention in northern Syria under the Operation Euphrates Shield has so far been subjected to opposition by both the pro-Syrian actors and Ankara’s Western allies. Despite the objections to the Syria campaign and Erdogan’s relative success ...
Read More »How Is Yemen Peace Document Ambiguous?
Alwaght– A fragile truce was secured after weeklong negotiations in Sweden between Ansarullah resistance movement and Saudi-backed government of resigned president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi. The rival parties agreed on Thursday to cease fighting for the vital port city of Hudaydah and withdraw their troops. During the talks, Martin Griffiths, ...
Read More »Double Standards Govern West’s Policy on Iran Missile Program: Expert
Alwaght– The United Nations Security Council met on Tuesday at the request of Britain and France to discuss Iran’s missile program. The meeting, ended without any resolution or statement, followed the comments by the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who claimed Tehran has recently tested a new mid-range ballistic ...
Read More »Does Israeli Anti-Tunnel Operation Herald New War?
Alwaght– Yesterday, Israeli regime’s army launched a military operation in the northern border area with Lebanon, dubbed Blue Line. The move immediately called the attention of the regional and global media. The Blue Line area is a demarcation line separating the occupied Palestinian territories from Lebanon. The Line was drawn ...
Read More »Three Reasons Why Turkish President Urged Saudis to End Yemen War
Alwaght– The deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Yemen and the frequent international organizations’ reports about the depth of the tragedy in the war-torn Arab state begin to unleash huge waves of global protests against the responsible countries and their supporters. The international outcry about the worsening situation in Yemen ...
Read More »ISIS Leaders: Imprisoned or Harbored by US in Syria?
Alwaght– Over the past few days, as the clashes intensified between the US-backed Syrian Kurdish forces and the ISIS terrorists, reports emerged about detention of a number of senior ISIS commanders at the hands of US-backed Kurdish fighters in Deir ez-Zor. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a predominantly Syrian Kurdish ...
Read More »Is Britain’s Rule over Gibraltar Subject to Undermining after Brexit?
Alwaght– While Britain prepares to pull out of the European Union under a finalized Brexit deal, Spain has called for a solution for Gibraltar dispute, threatening that if no settlement is reached on the case, Madrid will veto the Brexit deal. The Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell last week said ...
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