Obama: my take on Putin, Netanyahu, ISIS: President Barack Obama defended his decision not to intervene militarily in Syria’s civil war in an interview published Thursday detailing internal clashes among high-level U.S. officials. Obama said that he was “very proud” of his decision not to
The case against Qatar: The tiny, gas-rich emirate has pumped tens of millions of dollars through obscure funding networks to hard-line Syrian rebels and extremist Salafists, building a foreign policy that punches above its weight. After years of acquiescing — even taking advantage
Syria before the War: Since 2011 Syria experienced one of the most devastating conflicts in recent history. More than 250,000 lives were lost and also the damage to the infrastructure of Syria is horrible. In 2015 Syria received the last place in
Saudi Arabia’s uncertain future: Saudi Arabia has probably done more than any other actor to repress the hopes and demands of the early Arab Spring protests. It sent troops to neighbouring Bahrain in March 2011 to quell an uprising, gave asylum
داعش اور فاشزم ( آخری حصّہ ) – عامر حسینی: غیاث نسائی مقبول جمہوری تحریک کا کچلا جانا رقہ وہ پہلا شہر تھا جو بشار حکومت کے قبضے سے مارچ 2013ء میں آزاد کرایا گیا تھا اور اس شہر کو ہم داعش کیسے پاپولر تحریک کے ساتھ سلوک کرتی
داعش اور فاشزم – حصّہ اول – عامر حسینی: نوٹ : ” جہاد ازم ، تکفیریت ، سلفیت ، نیو دیوبندی ازم ، داعش ، تحریک طالبان ، نصرہ فرنٹ ، شام ، عراق ” وغیرہ پر ایک جانب تو دائیں بازو کے رجعتی مذھبی حلقوں کا فرقہ
Erdogan’s endless lust for power – Agha Shaukat Jafri: The New York Times editorial board did not need much effort in uncovering the real character of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the most autocratic and despised leader of Turkey, who has, after being on the helm of his country
Chickens coming home to roost – by Zara Abidi: Jan 12, 2016, A suicide bomber blew himself up in Sultanahmet Square, Istanbul, killing 10 and wounding 15. President Erdogan and his deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş, a bit too quick to point fingers, blamed the
استنبول میں سنپولیے: نئے سال کی رات شام سے پناہ گزین کے طور پرجرمنی جانے والے وہابی خوارج نے عورتوں پر منظم جنسی حملے کیے چند روز بعد جرمنی نے چند وہابی خوارج کو اپنے ملک سے نکال دیا اس کے
Shifting balance in the Middle East – Riaz Malik Hajjaji: The shifting balance in the Middle East is causing understandable heartburn to many folks. A certain section of Pakistan’s intelligensia – both “liberal” and Jamaatia (though at times, it is difficult to tell the difference) is busy churning
داعش کی پنجاب میں موجودگی – صدائے اہلسنت: سیالکوٹ سے چھے افراد اور اب لاہور و ساہیوال سے مردوخواتین سمیت 30 افراد داعش کے ارکان کے طور پر پاکستانی سیکورٹی اداروں کی گرفت میں آئے ہیں جبکہ 64 مردوخواتین کے بارے میں یہ بات ثابت ہوگئی کہ
Pakistan joins Russia, condemns any attempts to topple Assad in Syria: Pakistan opposes any efforts to topple the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Pakistan’s foreign secretary said on Wednesday. “Pakistan is also against foreign military intervention in Syria and fully supports the territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic,” Aizaz Chaudhry
Composition of takfiri terrorists groups in Syria: Jabhat al Nusra: Al Qaeda’s official Syrian affiliate, Jabhat al Nusra, is one of the most powerful Salafi Wahhabi groups in Syria. Jaish al-Fateh: A coalition of seven rebel groups, dominated by Jabhat al-Nusra (Al Qaeda) and Ahrar