Thema: Arabische Welt

„The Iraqi parliament started discussing a bill last month that will give influential tribal chiefs increased powers, including partnering with the federal government to enforce national security. The proposal to establish the Iraqi ‚Supreme Council for Clans and Tribes,‘ which has passed its first reading, immediately drew criticism that the…

„Despite an apparent thaw in relations between Egypt and Gaza and the expected opening of the Rafah Border Crossing in the coming week, Hamas is still allowing the transfer of injured Islamic State fighters to the Gaza Strip, while also ignoring the smuggling of weapons to the Sinai Peninsula destined…

„The assassination of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey in Ankara on Monday will lead to Moscow to increased its military involvement in the Syrian civil war, said Russian Deputy Ambassador to Israel Alexy Drobinin. The Russian diplomat made the remarks in an interview with Israel’s Channel 10 TV on Monday night.…

„Victory in Aleppo matters enormously for both sides, but when the dust finally settles in Aleppo, it counts for more in Iran. Securing Syria’s second city and industrial heart is much less to do with re-establishing state sovereignty than about asserting its own influence and agenda in the strategic heart…

„As counterintuitive as it may sound, ISIL will still be stronger than Al Qaeda in Syria even after the former is dislodged from Mosul and Raqqa. Many counterterrorism experts have argued in recent months that it is time to turn attention towards Syria’s Jabhat Fateh Al Sham, formerly known as…

Die tunesische Regierung will ein umstrittenes Gesetz ändern, das Männern nach der Vergewaltigung von Minderjährigen bisher Straffreiheit verspricht, wenn sie das Opfer heiraten. Ministerpräsident Youssef Chahed sagte am Freitag dem Radiosender Mosaique FM, die Beratung eines Gesetzentwurfs zur Änderung des entsprechenden Paragrafen habe ‚Priorität‚. Später sollten alle Paragrafen überprüft werden,…

„Isis is developing its own arsenal of military grade weapons and ammunition including rockets, mortar rounds and bombs – as it battles to defend territory across Syria and Iraq, a report has found. Facilities abandoned following the recent Mosul offensive have revealed manufacturing on ‚an industrial scale‘, making tens of…

„Syrian media sources said that General Javad al-Ghafari, commander of the Revolutionary Guards and 16 IRGC-backed Shiite militias wants to kill all those who are still trapped in eastern Aleppo, which is hampering the completion of the operation aiming to evacuate the rest of the civilians and fighters. The sources…

„Seit über fünfzig Jahren trommelt [Jean Ziegler] für den bewaffneten Aufstand der Völker der Dritten Welt gegen den ‚Killer-, Raubtier-, Casino-, Dschungelkapitalismus‘ der USA, gegen die ‚kannibalistische Weltordnung‘. In jedem Putschisten, der irgendwo auf der Welt antiimperialistische Parolen schrie, sah er einen Menschheitsbefreier, dem er alsbald die Aufwartung machte. Ziegler…

„Zunächst einmal geht schlichtweg der Krieg weiter. In diesem werden die Rebellen wahrscheinlich weiter unter Druck geraten und Terrain verlieren, so dass Methoden der asymmetrischen Kriegsführung wahrscheinlicher werden (Bombenanschläge, Guerillaaktionen) – worauf das Regime mit harten Gegenschlägen antworten wird. Auch die Rebellen radikalisieren sich. In ihrer Hochburg Idlib geben radikale…

„In this multi-sided conflict, will there be more Aleppos? Or will there finally be a period without quite as many war crimes and bloodshed? Assad doesn’t have the answer, however much he claims control of his ‚Syrian nation‘. The US has little more to contribute, now effectively sidelined after years…

„Was ist von einer Gesellschaft zu halten, die sich über den Freihandel und Chlorhühner empört, in den vergangenen Jahren zu Hunderttausenden auf die Straßen ging, um gegen die Vereinigten Staaten, TTIP und den freien Weltmarkt zu protestieren, und nun nicht auf die Barrikaden gegen Syrien, den Iran und Russland geht?…

Von Thomas von der Osten-Sacken [caption id="attachment_15184" align="alignleft" width="350"] Qais Al-Khazali, Anführer der schiitischen Asaib Ahl al-Haq Miliz[/caption] Vielleicht mag Barack Obama bis zum Ende seiner Amtszeit glauben, dass der Kampf gegen den IS im Nahen Osten oberste Priorität habe. Und so hat er dann eine Koalition zusammengschustert, in der…

„The Saudi woman was going out for breakfast when she decided to make a statement. Violating the country’s moral codes, she reportedly stepped out in public wearing a multicolored dress, a black jacket and ankle boots – without a hijab or abaya, a loosefitting garment. Late last month, she tweeted a photo…

„Iran-backed militias are preventing civilians and opposition fighters from leaving the besieged districts of east Aleppo as Russia struggles to convince the Assad government and allied militants to abide by a ceasefire agreement. Shelling of the besieged districts resumed on Wednesday morning despite the agreement brokered by Turkish intelligence and…