Rasa - For decades, the autocratic regime of Saudi Arabia has been a stalwart ally of the US military, while oppressing its own people and attacking others in the Middle East, particularly in Yemen.

Rasa - On Thursday, July 19, Israel’s parliament approved the Jewish Nation-State law to declare Israel “the national home of the Jewish people.” The bill also downgraded Arabic from an official language to simply one with a “special status.”

Rasa - A two-year probe by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Drones in London has revealed that the number of military operations facilitated by the British government in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Pakistan and Somalia has been growing without any public scrutiny.

Rasa - A new report from the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan says 1,692 civilians were killed across Afghanistan in the first six months of 2018 – the highest death toll for a half year.

Rasa - On Monday, July 16, negotiations between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded with a joint press conference in Helsinki. The comments by the two revealed, as expected, no major deals were reached, but that some fairly vague plans for improved cooperation were agreed upon.

Rasa - The morals, manners, and devotion of the Iranian people are a model for the US, says leading American Catholic intellectual E. Michael Jones. “Islamic Iran is succeeding as a godly society, while the Christian West is failing.”

Rasa - Ali Akbar Velayati, a top aide to Iranian Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, giving a conference in Russia on Friday, ruled out the possibility of an immediate withdrawal of Iranian military advisors from Iraq and Syria.

Rasa - As long anticipated, the Syrian Army has managed to impose control over most parts of Dara'a province.

Rasa - There is a reason why the autocratic regime in Riyadh has issued a royal pardon for any and all Saudi troops engaged in the war on Yemen, covering all war crimes related to violating military rules and discipline.

Rasa - The United States and its NATO allies are still stuck in the tangled war in Afghanistan. Their efforts seem to make no progress toward winning, while simultaneously feeling like they can’t just end it and walk away.