Middle East

Syria: Only workers and democratic forces can halt sectarian pogroms

By Jeremy Dewar Three months after the fall of Assad, the new Syrian regime, led by interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), is facing its stiffest test: a test that goes to the core of the HTS’ sectarian and anti-democratic politics. While part of the threat originates from former forces of the […]

Jeremy Dewar  ·  23 March 2025

War in Ukraine triggers food crisis in the Middle East and North Africa

About 80% of the wheat Lebanon imported in 2020 came from Ukraine.

Dara O'Cogaidhin  ·  01 May 2022

British imperialism’s bloody history in the Middle East

UK Prime Minister David Cameron flew into Cairo after Hosni Mubarak was forced out, saying he wanted to be the first Western politician there since the revolution. He was flanked by British arms dealers on their way to the huge Idex weapons fair in Abu Dhabi. This was the latest episode in Britain’s bloody history […]

Workers Power  ·  06 March 2011

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