US lawmakers approve record-setting $858bn defense budget for 2023

Next year's bloated defense budget includes billions to 'counter' Russian and Chinese influence in West Asia

Algeria more than doubles military spending for 2023, raising eyebrows in Morocco

Algeria's new defense budget eclipses those of nations like Spain, Turkiye, Iran, Israel, and Canada

Russian air defenses fired at Israeli jets over Syria in May: Gantz

The Israeli defense minister highlighted that the Russian missiles were fired after Tel Aviv's jets left the conflict zone

Israel approves budget to bolster air defenses in light of ‘Iranian threats’

The budget was approved just a week after Iran launched a precision missile strike on a secret Mossad base in northern Iraq

Jewish house cleaner at home of Israeli Defense Minister accused of spying for Iran

Reports say the cleaner initiated contact with an Iranian hacking group

70 percent of US voters fear intel agencies will interfere in elections: Harvard poll

As polarization grows unabated among the US population, distrust of law enforcement agencies and news media is also spiking

Over 4.5 million people killed in post 9/11 wars: Report

A blank-check legislation signed into law in 2001 has allowed the Pentagon to launch more than 40 military interventions in at least 22 countries without congressional approval

Israel in talks with Germany for long-range missiles sale

Germany has shown interest in the long-range missile system for over a year now, in parallel to Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Washington gives secret bailout to companies accused of war crimes in West Asia

US lawmakers secretly added a provision to the 2023 defense budget that will allow weapons makers to unilaterally hike the price of Pentagon contracts

Ansarallah seeks ‘permanent ceasefire’ in Yemen

Oman is leading a mediation effort to find a political solution to end the eight-year long war

White House successfully topples anti-war resolution restricting US involvement in Yemen

White House officials pressed lawmakers against voting for the resolution at a time when the Pentagon is due to receive its largest budget ever

Nearly half a million US troops ‘standing watch’ across 155 countries

As US influence continues to wane around the globe, Joe Biden is looking to funnel $773bln into Washington's military spending for 2023

Germany given approval to buy Israeli anti-air system: Report

The deal would mark the first time that a foreign state has purchased Israel's Arrow-3 missile defense system

Lebanon’s caretaker PM steps in to protect banks charged with money laundering

The Association of Banks in Lebanon announced that, thanks to Mikati's overstepping of his authority, they would 'temporarily suspend' a strike that has helped decimate the value of the lira

White House asked Israel to send Hawk missiles to Ukraine: Report

Israeli officials rejected the request, as Tel Aviv has so far tried to protect its security ties with both the US and Russia

Israel considers peace with Saudi Arabia possible under new government

Despite their vast differences, both the Israeli opposition and those in power today support attacking Iran while advancing ties with Israel's Arab neighbors

Zelensky takes aim at ‘terrorist’ Iran during fundraising trip to US capital

The Ukrainian president also urged congress to approve a new aid package for his country, which would bring the total funds provided by Washington this year to more than $100 billion

Twitter promoted Pentagon propaganda to whitewash occupation, war crimes in West Asia

The social media giant 'whitelisted' accounts run by the Pentagon that promoted the Saudi-led war in Yemen and the illegal occupation of Syria

Less than half of US citizens trust the military establishment: Poll

As trust for the US army continues to erode at home, only 50 percent of citizens say they have confidence in the army's ability to defend their country

Pentagon fails to pass new financial audit, unable to account for over $2 trillion in assets

As Washington's yearly defense budget hurtles towards the $1 trillion mark, the DoD continues to operate with little to no oversight of its spending practices

Pentagon exploits post 9/11 laws to wage ‘secret wars’ worldwide: Report

By abusing ‘security cooperation authorities,' the US Department of Defense has waged war on dozens of fronts without the need to report to congressional authorities

No pain, no grain: Putin’s Black Sea comeback

After the western military attack on Sevastopol briefly halted Russian grain transports, Moscow is back in business with a stronger hand and more favorable terms.

Israel’s secret, illegal biological war against Arabs

For decades the use of banned biological weapons during the Nakba was kept hidden in Israel’s archives. Recent discoveries have shed light not only on this Zionist war crime, but also the sinister motive behind it

Turkish-Greek relations flare over alleged airspace violation

The majority of the more than 2,000 island in the Aegean Sea are part of the Greek territory

Will the Global South break free from dollarized debt?

In his latest book, economist Michael Hudson pits socialism against finance capitalism and tears apart the 'dream civilization' imposed by the 1 percent.

Israel shoots down US request to transfer weapons to Ukraine

Tel Aviv is reportedly concerned that their 'security interests' in Syria may be harmed if Israeli-made weapons are used to kill Russian soldiers

Israel’s state-owned arms producer looking to sell weapons to Russia’s neighbors

The revelations come as Tel Aviv's main arms producer posted a record 86 percent increase in net income

UPDATE: Russian deputy FM denies Israeli media reports about S-300s used against Israeli fighter jets

Moscow has become more critical of Israeli attacks against Syria as a result of Tel Aviv's support of the 'neo-Nazi regime' in Ukraine

Death by a thousand cuts: where is the west’s Ukraine strategy?

The pounding, daily western narratives on 'Ukrainian wins' and 'Russian losses' underpins the lack of an actual, cohesive Grand Strategy against Moscow.

Russia lambasts Israeli occupation of Syrian Golan Heights

The Kremlin has also made it clear they are keeping tabs on the violent attacks by Israeli troops on Palestinian worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque