Looted antiquities returned to Yemen

War and conflict in West Asia have opened the door to the looting of the region’s antiquities

New convoy of looted oil smuggled out of Syria by US army

Over the past year Washington has plundered hundreds of fuel tankers out of Syria to their bases in Iraq

‘Ukrainians offer no evidence’ says Lebanese customs official over allegedly looted Syrian ship cargo

The Ukrainian accusation has caused a 'huge ruckus' at the highest levels of Lebanon's government

Ancient looted Gilgamesh tablet finally returns to Iraq

Iraq has recovered 18,000 stolen artefacts, 17,899 of which were found in the US

US to return 17,000 ancient artifacts looted from Iraq

Tens of thousands of artifacts have been looted or destroyed since the US invasion of Iraq

Who is looting Yemen’s oil, and where does it all go?

There is a hidden war being waged against Yemen, a multinational assault against the country's vital natural resources. For years, foreign states and companies have engaged in the illicit plundering of Yemen's oil and gas - war profiteering in the poorest nation in West Asia.

Iraq recovers 6,000 ‘borrowed’ artifacts from Britain

In July 2021, Iraq managed to return some 17,000 stolen artifacts from the United States

Iran proposes creation of joint bank with African states

During a conference with representatives from West African states, the Iranian president stressed that, unlike the west, Tehran is interested in Africa's 'welfare and development'

Quake solidarity feeds Washington’s fears of Arab normalization with Syria

State Department spokesman Ned Price blamed Syria’s humanitarian crisis solely on Damascus, ignoring the effects of US occupation and sanctions

Yemeni officials assess damage to ancient sites bombed by Saudi-led coalition

The Saudi-led coalition and its allies on the ground have been accused of systematically targeting Yemen’s cultural heritage through indiscriminate strikes and looting campaigns

UAE-backed mercenaries loot oilfields in Yemen’s energy-rich Shabwah: Report

ISIS and Al-Qaeda have been known to fight alongside UAE-backed mercenary groups such as the Giants Brigade and others

Lebanon teeters on the edge as currency loses nearly 100 percent of its value

Last year, a senior US official warned that the Lebanese will 'likely have to endure more pain' before the country is allowed to climb out of crisis

UN security council renews sanctions regime against Yemen

The sanctions will extend until November, along with the renewal of the mandate of the Yemen Panel of Experts

Damascus opens new border crossings as militants obstruct aid efforts

In a press conference on Monday, extremist militant commander Abu Muhammad al-Jolani rejected the idea of receiving aid from government-held territory

ISIS claims responsibility for attack in northern Iraq

The attack killed nine Iraqi police officers and was set off in Iraq's Kirkuk region

Despite friction with Turkiye, US forces increase patrols in Syria

About 900 U.S. troops are deployed to Syria, most of them sharing bases with SDF personnel in the northeastern part of the country

Iranian tanker formerly impounded by Greece docks in Syria

The arrival of the Iranian fuel at the port of Baniyas comes as Syria faces severe energy shortages

Saudi forces seize oil tanker headed for Hodeidah port in Yemen

The Saudi-led coalition has continuously seized UN-approved fuel shipments headed for Yemen as part of a criminal naval blockade

Ansarallah threatens to target oil ships in ports under Saudi control

The Yemeni Armed Forces advised foreign companies complicit in the plundering of Yemen's wealth to take the Ansarallah's warnings seriously

Separatists face off against security forces in western Iran

Internal security forces are working to contain what appears to be an armed separatist insurgency in the Kurdish city of Javanrud

Over 8,000 Yemeni children killed, injured since 2015

As a truce renewal remains unlikely, Sanaa has attempted to take matters into its own hands while the coalition continues its incessant looting

Israeli settlers attack Palestinians during religious march

Ambulance services were reportedly overburdened by the amount of injured Palestinians during the marches

Revisiting the fall of Mosul: Who was to blame?

Mosul's surrender to ISIS has commonly been attributed to corruption and sectarianism by Baghdad, yet further investigation reveals the role of neighboring Turkey in the city’s fall.

Washington continues its oil looting operations across Syria

Just a day earlier, the US had stolen large quantities of oil and wheat from different areas in Syria

Key Israeli base robbed in occupied Syria

Investigations indicate the involvement of Israeli Defense Forces

US occupation troops continue looting of Syrian oil

The Syrian army and locals in northeastern Syria often block the passage of the US troops as discontent about their control of the vast oil fields grows

US base targeted by rocket attack in Syria

The US government claims that its presence in Syria is justified by protecting the country's oil resources from ISIS militants

US army loots new batch of Syrian oil as fuel crisis deepens

In the middle of a fuel supply crisis, the US occupation army is stepping up the theft of Syrian oil

Washington bolsters military presence in Syria’s oil-rich northeast

The US has intensified its oil plundering campaign in Syria with the help of the SDF and Kurdish officials in Iraq

Exclusive: Tracking the flow of stolen Syrian oil into Iraq

While the US role in looting Syria’s resources is well-documented, less is known about the complicity of Iraq's Kurdistan region in its transportation and distribution