Rasa - Since the start of pro-democracy uprising in Yemen in 2011, the country’s political developments have been under the effects of role played by the regional and international actors.

Rasa - If desperate times call for desperate measures, then the United States, its regional partners in crime, and their terror proxy forces which are losing the regime-change war on Syria can act as desperately as they wish.

Rasa - On almost every measure, US President Donald Trump is making life worse for the long-suffering people of Syria.

Rasa - Tens of thousands of Palestinians and human rights activists are holding rallies worldwide in remembrance of the 69th year of the ‘Nakba’, the displacement of Palestinians from their lands, and in solidarity with some 1,300 Palestinians currently on hunger strike in Israeli prisons.

Rasa - The Zionist regime doesn’t need to swallow a tough pill, as President Trump during his first visit to Israel is not going to endorse the idea of Palestinian “self-determination.” He won’t make genuine efforts to kick-start peace talks either.

Rasa - US military escalation or not, Afghan security situation will keep getting worse through at least 2018, that’s an unfortunate and discouraging assessment of the Director of the US National Intelligence, Dan Coats.

Rasa - Abdel Bari Atwan, the editor-in-chief of Rai al-Youm newspaper, underlined Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's anger with his allies, specially the US, and said he believes that they have fooled him to damage Turkey with the help of the Syrian Kurds.

Rasa - It’s probably not by chance that US-backed Kurdish YPG militias are seeking autonomous region in Syria. The War Party has been on it from day one of the ISIL war.

Rasa - Last Tuesday, the Saudi defense minister, Mohammed bin Salman, claimed that Riyadh would fight what he called Iranian attempts to expand its influence in the region.

Rasa - It is welcome news to hear that the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing the Trump administration to obtain documents about the January raid in Yemen that ended with many civilians dead. But documents are never enough.