On the June 5, the European External Action Service (EEAS) published a promotional video on Twitter regarding EU sanctions against Syria, in which it claims that the EU sanctions were “designed in a way… avoiding negative impact on the population.”

«The U.S. economy will require large and increasing amounts of minerals from abroad, especially from less developed countries… [s]ome LDC leaders will see developed country pressures for family planning as a form of economic or racial imperialism… it is important…

The new US sanctions package, which falls under the elusive name “Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act”, will enter into force mid-next month. Several events are taking place in parallel, in the northeast and northwest, and in the Syrian territories in…

The Western Syria-related discussion seeks to once again push the issue of “the fate of the Syrian president” to the forefront, after it had been absent for a few years. So, what lies behind this?

The term “fictitious dualisms” has been part of the People’s Will Party’s rhetoric since 2005-2006, that is, precisely the period in which the prospects for a direct US invasion of Syria had reached their peak.

The UN Special Envoy to the Syrian Crisis Geir Pedersen’s briefing to the UN Security Council last Wednesday, 29 April revealed that the date for the next meeting of the Constitutional Committee will remain pending until convening physically becomes possible,…

While writing this piece, the total confirmed cases of coronavirus in the US is nearly one million, about a third of confirmed cases worldwide. It is both painful and sad, whether concerning the suffering of Americans due to this catastrophe,…

The US efforts to float the idea of al-Nusra and delist it as a terrorist organization are taking on a new shape with the spread of the coronavirus. One of the main factors driving Washington to engage in a new…

Sanctions have long been indefensible; now in the time of Covid-19, more so than ever. Nor are they some minor phenomena. Over a quarter of humanity lives under U.S. economic sanctions. That means millions of people lack untroubled access to…

We have heard over the last month or so, as the coronavirus spread to nearly all parts of the world, that it does not discriminate among humans on any basis. Particularly that the rich and poor are equal when it…