Arab and International

French Gov’t Source Says No Plans to Pull Troops from Iraq

Tuesday, 07 January 2020

  A French government source said Tuesday that Paris has “no intention” of withdrawing its 200-soldier force from Iraq, AFP reported. “Since Friday we have reinforced security for our French soldiers deployed in Iraq,” Defense Minister Floren...

Former Acting CIA Director: ‘There Will be Dead Americans’

Monday, 06 January 2020

  Former acting and deputy CIA director Michael Morell has said that US President Donald Trump’s decision to assassinate of Iranian Lieutenant General Qassem Suleimani will lead to “dead Americans.” Suleimani, the commander of the Quds Force ...

Ismail Haniyeh: General Soleimani Martyred for Quds

Monday, 06 January 2020

Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas Political Bureau Chief, delivered a speech at the funeral of General Soleimani in Tehran on Monday. In his address, Haniyeh lauded the late Iranian commander as a martyr of Jerusalem al-Quds who “made great sacrifices in order ...

Antiwar Demonstrations across US against Possible War with Iran

Sunday, 05 January 2020

  Thousands of antiwar protesters gathered in communities across the US on Saturday to condemn the Washington airstrike which killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani on Friday and caused an escalation of tensions with Iran. In cities and towns ...