By Pepe Escobar Asia Times "The key slogan in Tahrir Square in Egypt was " the people want the downfall of the regime ". When...

"As a wave of anti-union bills are introduced across the country in the wake of Wall Street financial crisis, many analysts are picking...

"Libyan military aircraft piloted by officers loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, the embattled leader of the country, have bombed targets in the...

"A police raid on an anti-government protest at a university campus in Sanaa, the Yemeni capital, has left at least one person dead, an...

"As change sweeps the Middle East, there are fears of a new crackdown in Iraq. After anti-government demonstrations last week, security...

"As the ripple effects of revolutionary change continue to be felt throughout much of the Arab world, al-Qaeda has been conspicuously s...

"The oil producing town of Ras Lanuf has seen some of the worst fighting in the last few hours. Oil workers fear one wrong move from ei...

"Security forces in Yemen have fired on anti-government protesters in the capital Sanaa As many as 100 people were injured.. For weeks ...

By Mark Steel The Independent "The Western leaders now condemning Colonel Gaddafi as a madman must be perplexed as to what's gone w...

A VERY IMPORTANT PIECE محمد محسن وتد-أم الفحم "تلتزم إسرائيل الصمت حيال أخبار تفيد بعلاقة شركاتها الأمنية والعسكرية بتجنيد فرق مرتزقة ...

If independent, democratic, governments are formed in the Middle East, they won't follow Washington's orders. AN EXCELLENT COMMENT L...

From Hossam El-Hamalawy

Security forces in Yemen have opened fire on peaceful protesters in the capital Sanaa on Tuesday, wounding at least 75 people demonstrating...

The Gaddafis enjoyed a political facelift from the West whilst carefully avoiding blowback - until now. Larbi Sadiki Al-Jazeera "The qu...

"JERUSALEM -- Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is urging President Barack Obama to release an American convicted of spyin...

"Al Jazeera is joined on the line by Mohammad Ali, from the Civil Committee for Misurata Affairs -- which is also part of the Oppositio...

There's no doubt the kingdom is ripe for revolution, and any security forces violence at Friday's protests could ignite the fuse Ema...

At surreal press conferences in Tripoli reporters hear scripted praise for Muammar Gaddafi while being told black is white , attack is retre...