Algeria ends cooperation treaty with Spain over Western Sahara conflict

Algeria is Spain's main gas supplier, and this dispute comes at a time when most of the EU faces a severe energy crisis due to sanctions imposed on Russia

Algeria signs multi-million dollar oil, gas deals with China

The oil deal marks the second agreement signed between the Algerian national oil and gas company and China within 10 days

Algerian lawmakers submit bill to criminalize normalization with Israel

The bill also seeks to ban travel between the two states and impede contact with Israel by both public and political sectors

Russian FM in Algeria to bolster mutual cooperation

Russia and Algeria are major gas exporters looking to cooperate amid a global energy crisis exacerbated by western sanctions on Moscow

Algerian president visits Qatar in move to strengthen bilateral ties

The two officials are meeting ahead of the Arab League Summit expected to be held in Algiers

The Reconquest: In 2022 elections, an Algerian Islamophobe wants to purge France from ‘the Muslim peril’

An Algerian Jewish ‘demonizer’ of Arabs and Islam is the new political protagonist electrifying France’s 2022 presidential elections

Lebanon hosts Arab League meeting, officials mull unfreezing Syria’s membership

The Arab League delegates also addressed the looming food crisis threatening West Asia

Israel takes part in African Lion 2022 military drills

The African Lion 2022 military drills began on 6 June and ended on 30 June in Morocco, a country that normalized relations with Israel in 2020

Qatar pledges $60 million for Lebanese Army

Discontent has grown among Lebanon's army ranks due to salaries being worth less than $100 per month

Qatari FM in Lebanon ahead of Arab League meeting in Beirut

Qatar previously pledged to support the Lebanese economy on condition that the state form a new government

Venezuelan president meets emir of Qatar during West Asia tour

Nicolas Maduro set off on a tour of West Asia and North Africa after the White House unilaterally banned him from attending the Summit of the Americas

Beggaring Europe: switching cheap Russian gas for expensive American LNG

EU steps to significantly reduce Russian gas imports will see Europe newly dependent on much pricier US liquefied natural gas

Kuwaiti crown prince welcomes Venezuelan president for cooperation talks

Over the past week, Maduro has also visited Turkey, Algeria, and Iran to sign agreements that will help Venezuela circumvent US sanctions

Iran and Venezuela praise shared success in combating US sanctions

The two sides signed a 20-year cooperation agreement that will bolster their agriculture and food production fields

‘The era of US military dominance in the world is over’: Nicolas Maduro

During his visit to Iran, the Venezuelan president spoke about the 'decline of the hegemonic power' and highlighted the roles of Tehran and Caracas in shaping a new world

Tunisia rejects Israeli claims of normalization plans

Many Arab states have recently moved to criminalize the act of normalizing relations with Israel

Iranian president will host Venezuelan counterpart in Tehran

Iran has played an instrumental role in aiding Venezuela to revive their oil production industry

‘Trade between Turkey and Venezuela will reach $1bln in 2022’: Erdogan

The Venezuelan president travelled to Algeria after his meeting with Erdogan, and Iranian media reports revealed he is also set to visit the Islamic Republic

Biden’s West Asia tour is put on hold as the US loses its grip on the Gulf

US President Joe Biden’s decision to delay visits to Israel and Saudi Arabia will only bolster Moscow’s diplomatic advances in West Asia

First Kuwait flight in decade lands in Aleppo airport

Over recent months, several Arab states have sought to rebuild ties with Damascus

Yemen moves to criminalize normalization with Israel

Officials from the National Salvation Government say the move is in solidarity with the Palestinian struggle

Omani Sultan receives Russian FM for talks

The Omani foreign minister called for a peaceful solution to the Ukraine conflict during a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart

Aux armes, citoyens: dissecting the stage-managed French elections

Macron's second presidency was as calculatingly managed by France's liberal elite as his first. As the country's economic and geographic schisms widen further, yesterday's Yellow Vest protests will seem like a tea party by comparison.

Mind tricks: Why resistance to Israel and imperialism are called ‘Shia causes’

The Arab and Muslim street remains firmly opposed to western imperialism and Israel. So their Arab Sunni rulers began calling all resistance 'Shia.'

Sit back and watch Europe commit suicide

If the US goal is to crush Russia's economy with sanctions and isolation, why is Europe in an economic free fall instead?

Arab League delegation to hold talks with Russian, Ukrainian FMs

Several Arab states have maintained a position of neutrality amid demands by the west to condemn Russia's military action in Ukraine

‘Rublegas:’ the world’s new resource-based reserve currency

Rublegas is the commodity currency du jour and it isn’t nearly as complicated as NATO pretends. If Europe wants gas, all it needs to do is send its Euros to a Russian account inside Russia.

An Arab-Israeli ‘NATO’ to confront Iran will be dead on arrival

The Negev Summit saw an unprecedented level of Arab-Israeli security cooperation to counter the Axis of Resistance, but took place against the backdrop of a seismic shift in the global balance of power. Is it dead on arrival?

US state secretary to skip Saudi Arabia and the UAE on his West Asia tour

Recent months have seen an increase in tensions between Washington and some of its traditional allies in West Asia

Four signs a US-Gulf ‘divorce’ is in the making

The rapid-fire 'messages' directed at Washington from old Persian Gulf allies are brutal, and strongly suggest that the days of US hegemony are done