U.S. Can’t Resist Meddling in the Middle East

William Pfaff / Truthdig Apr 6, 2011 The struggle is under way to re-establish American control over the successors to those despots whom popular uprisings have ousted from Tunisia and Egypt, threatening the careers of still other abusive absolute monarchs and presidents-for-life (and their offspring). Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Filling in the Blanks

Ruth Marcus / Truthdig Mar 30, 2011 In his speech Monday night to a public thoroughly, and understandably, befuddled about U.S. policy in Libya, President Obama began to fill in some important blanks. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

More Than 100 Killed in Explosion at Yemen Factory

Staff / Truthdig Mar 29, 2011 The country is already in turmoil, to say the least, so Monday's explosion at an ammunition factory in Yemen, which killed more than 100 people, had political ramifications even if the blast itself was accidental, as local sources reported. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Libya; Nuclear Future; Bachmann In?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 26, 2011 Mary Matalin steps in as a guest panelist on this week's "Left, Right & Center," in which Libya and Japan are dominant conversation points, of course, as well as Rep. Michele Bachmann, who may or may not have her eye on the White House prize. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jeremy Scahill on America’s Covert War in Yemen

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2011 "Democracy Now!" correspondent Jeremy Scahill says that the "Obama administration has really escalated the covert war inside of Yemen" and "it could get much worse if Ali Abdullah Saleh decides to unleash the U.S.-trained counterterrorist units on his own population." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

At Least 35 Dead in Yemen Protests

Staff / Truthdig Mar 19, 2011 At least 35 people were shot dead and hundreds more wounded on Friday when Yemeni soldiers opened fire on protesters marching through the country’s capital of Sanaa. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A New Wave of Protests

Staff / Truthdig Feb 21, 2011 Protests continued Sunday across the restive Middle East. New clashes in Tunisia pitted demonstrators against the interim government, while thousands took to the streets in Morocco. In Libya, meanwhile, government security forces pressed a violent crackdown on protesters, reportedly killing dozens of people. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Protests Continue in Yemen

Staff / Truthdig Feb 14, 2011 In the third straight day of confrontation, several hundred protesters clashed with police in Yemen's capital city of Sanaa as demonstrations against the government of President Ali Abdullah Saleh echoed events in Egypt and elsewhere across the Arab world. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Egypt’s Effects Go Beyond Its Borders

Staff / Truthdig Feb 3, 2011 What's happening in the streets of Cairo and elsewhere around Egypt is likely to lead to substantial changes in that country that could well be contagious across the region. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Yemeni President’s Departure Announcement Met With Skepticism

Staff / Truthdig Feb 3, 2011 On Wednesday, yet another longtime leader of a Middle Eastern nation in turmoil addressed his nation, and Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh followed the Egyptian example by claiming that he too would perhaps step down sort of soon. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Egypt Declares Curfew, Corrals ElBaradei

Staff / Truthdig Jan 29, 2011 Amid a new wave of protests across Egypt comes news that the country is now under curfew, military vehicles prowl the streets, and opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei has been placed under house arrest. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Thousands Take to Streets in Jordan

Staff / Truthdig Jan 29, 2011 As protests continue to rock Yemen, Tunisia and Egypt, add Jordan to the list of troubled Arab states, as thousands of people took to the streets of Amman on Friday to demand political change and more freedom. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )