by Dr Ramzy Baroud

Suddenly, the idea put forward by French President Emmanuel Macron late last year does not seem so far-fetched or untenable after all. Following the hurried US-NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan, European countries are now forced to think the once unthinkable: their own gradual dismantling of US dominance.

by Mahmoud Merdawe

An escape from Gilboa Prison in Bisan, northern Palestine, yesterday is reminiscent of the great escape in 1968 and an attempt to escape 20 years ago from the same prison.

The escape operation was a blow to the Israeli security service, as the prisons service and its various agencies take several measures to prevent an escape of this kind. The measures include:

by Ali Hussein Bakir

In an interview conducted recently with an Italian newspaper, the Taliban movement spokesperson, Zabiullah Mujahid, pointed out that the movement was ready to rely on China economically in its bid to manage the country following their swift takeover after the US troops withdrawal from the country after twenty years of occupation.

by Yvonne Ridley

Journalism is a powerful weapon, which is why most tyrants and despots like either to control or ban the media. Even in so-called democracies, governments are well aware of the power and influence that the media can have on voters. Critical front pages and commentaries can win or lose elections, garner the backing of the public and even start wars.

by Dr Ramzy Baroud

For twenty years, two dominant narratives have shaped our view of the illegal US invasion and occupation of Afghanistan. Neither would readily accept the use of such terms as "illegal", "invasion" and "occupation".

By Zuleyha Keskin and Mehmet Ozalp

With the world still in shock over the Taliban’s lightning-fast takeover of Afghanistan, Afghan people, especially women, wonder what kind of life awaits the nation.

by Amelia Smith

The Conservative Party is embroiled in a new scandal with their handling of the crisis in Afghanistan at the eye of the storm, demonstrating that once again they are a party that put their own interests above that of the people.

News has now emerged that the UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab returned home from a luxury holiday in Crete two days after he was ordered to return by Downing Street, after the prime minister told him he could stay on.

by Haifa Zangana

Was America really surprised by the quick return of the Taliban to Afghanistan? Is there some hidden truth or is it just that everything happened much faster than anticipated, as US President Joe Biden said a few days after the Taliban regained control of Kabul on 15 August? Was this a defeat, surrender, withdrawal or retreat; or was it a departure, a return and an agreement? Many questions remain unanswered.

by Dr Adnan Abu Amer

It is no secret that growing economic relations between Israel and China are raising concerns in Washington, despite internal warnings in the occupation state that Beijing is exploiting these ties to obtain military and security technology through secret means. The echoes of a Chinese cyber-attack on Israel still reverberate.

by Asa Winstanley

The Afghanistan debate in Parliament this week was nothing less than nauseating.

Ministers, MPs and shadow ministers all united to ratchet up a bizarre form of rhetoric that somehow managed to be both war-like and totally impotent at the same time.

They seemed to think that British occupation forces should be re-deployed back into Afghanistan, despite the exit of US occupation forces. Twenty years of war and occupation there was not enough for them, it seems.

by Yvonne Ridley

Most Western media outlets are carrying headlines and hype about the return of the Taliban to Afghanistan after the fighting force swept through the country at a blistering pace which has left military strategists gasping. Within 24 hours of making his "I am staying" speech, President Ashraf Ghani fled from Kabul when the Taliban entered the city. Apparently, he has gone to Tajikstan while an interim government headed by Taliban commander Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar takes over.

by Halima Ben Nasr

"Endemics, viruses and microbes" are descriptions used by Tunisian President Kais Saied in almost every speech he delivers to attack those who disagree with him. "No turning back and no compromise. The washing machine of political anecdotes will come to cleanse, and for some people, their place is in sewage canals."