U.S. Pulls Forces From Libya as Fighting Approaches Capital

RAMI MUSA and SAMY MAGDY / The Associated Press Apr 7, 2019 An unspecified number of U.S. troops leave as a Libyan commander's forces advance toward Tripoli and clash with rival militias. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Middle East Autocrats Bought Our Think Tanks Long Ago

Ben Freeman / TomDispatch Feb 24, 2019 The foreign funding of think tanks is a vital part of the way other governments try to influence policy in this country. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Abu Dhabi Arms Fair Opens Amid Yemen War Carnage

JON GAMBRELL / The Associated Press Feb 17, 2019 The United Arab Emirates ink $1.3 billion in weapon deals as U.S. officials say arms smuggling is fueling a conflict that has killed 60,000. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Liberal Think Tank Faces Fresh Scrutiny for Ties to United Arab Emirates

Ilana Novick Jan 17, 2019 The Center for American Progress has fired two staffers amid concerns they leaked internal memos to the media. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Demands End to U.S. Complicity in Yemen Carnage

Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams Oct 25, 2018 In a powerful op-ed, the Vermont senator says we must show the Saudis they do not have a "blank check to continue violating human rights." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Saudi-American War of Terror

Rajan Menon / TomDispatch Sep 18, 2018 It’s the war from hell, the savage one that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, along with seven other Middle Eastern and North African states, have been waging in Yemen since 2015 with fulsome support from the U.S. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

U.N. Calls U.S.-Backed Bombings of Yemen Likely War Crimes

Jon Queally / Common Dreams Aug 28, 2018 Experts assembled by the Human Rights Council cite the Saudi-led coalition's repeated attacks on civilian targets. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why Is the U.S. Helping Saudis Kill Children in Yemen?

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Aug 20, 2018 The Saudi and United Arab Emirates' war on Yemen, which was launched by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in March 2015, has flown under the radar among the U.S. public until a recent bombing. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Did Tillerson Lose His Job for Stopping a Saudi Invasion of Qatar?

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Aug 2, 2018 A report in The Intercept suggests he was ousted as secretary of state because of the sway the United Arab Emirates ambassador in Washington, D.C., has over Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Drawings Expose Sexual Torture in UAE-Run Prisons in Yemen

MAGGIE MICHAEL / The Associated Press Jun 20, 2018 Detainees smuggled letters and drawings to The Associated Press, which has documented rampant sexual abuse in at least five prisons. A Pentagon spokesman says the U.S. has seen no evidence of such abuse. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

How Iran Outmaneuvered the U.S.-Saudi-Israeli Axis

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jun 17, 2018 The new alliance against Iran has had no successes at all. If anything, in the last year Iran's hand has been strengthened in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Dubai Is a World Money-Laundering Haven, Report Says

JON GAMBRELL / The Associated Press Jun 12, 2018 The Center for Advanced Defense Studies offers evidence that war profiteers, terror financiers and drug traffickers sanctioned by the U.S. in recent years have used the emirate's real-estate market to shelter their assets. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )