Rasa - Fifty years ago, on April 4, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. Since then, the human rights activist's name has become synonymous with the civil rights movement of the 1960s.

Rasa - US President Donald Trump says he expects to soon withdraw US troops from Syria. This week on Tuesday, he doubled down on that declaration, telling reporters that he believes “it’s time for the US to bring the troops home.”

Rasa - Palestinians are calling next Friday protests the 'Day of Tires' after Israel’s bloody crackdown on Land Day protests in the Gaza Strip brought the overall death toll to 18. Thousands of others were wounded in the course of the peaceful rallies.

Rasa - This week, Israel’s violent crackdown on Land Day protests in the Gaza Strip left at least 18 dead, and large numbers of people wounded.

Rasa - The Pentagon and State Department officials continue to feign ignorance when President Donald Trump talks up the idea of US troops leaving Syria soon, and many analysts believe that his words carry no weight and shouldn't be seen as an indication of his administration's Syria policy.

Rasa - Away from public relations blitz, Saudi Arabia and Israel are best friends in the Middle East. The two regimes retain an atrocious human rights record and see Iran as their common enemy, and the situation has only deteriorated since their twin wars against Syria and Yemen.

Rasa - US Defense Secretary James Mattis has just offered new details about US involvement in the Saudi invasion of Yemen, providing specifics about what the US is doing that contradict long-standing claims of a very limited, non-combat involvement.

Rasa - He might be a self-confessed fan of regime change in Iran, but the latest US national security adviser is barking at the wrong tree if he looks to be itching for a new conflict in the Middle East.

Rasa - It’s the anniversary of the 2015 US-backed, Saudi-led war on Yemen, which is made up of nine Middle Eastern and African countries, and is supported by the United States.

Rasa - Iran's strategic alliances are extensive and deep, and US regional allies today look increasingly fragile and erratic.