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News & Analysis

End Of Zionist Israel If Full-scale War With Hizbullah Erupts

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Sha'ban 20, 14452024-03-01

Zionist Israel would be signing its own death warrant if it starts a full-scale war with Hizbullah in Lebanon. The Islamic resistance has enough fire power, but more crucially the will power, to wipe out Israel. Zionists, beware!

Main Stories

Is Israel Winning The War In Gaza?

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Jumada' al-Akhirah 19, 14452024-01-01

After three months of relentless bombing of Gaza, the murder of tens of thousands of innocent children and women, Israel has failed to achieve any of its stated objectives. Instead, its much-vaunted armed forces have suffered heavy losses and are fleeing the battlefield.

Main Stories

Israeli Neo-Nazis’ Genocidal War On Palestinians

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Rabi' al-Thani 17, 14452023-11-01

Characterizing Israel’s war on Palestine as a war against Hamas is false. Hamas represents the will of the Palestinian people but zionist Israel is killing Palestinian babies, mothers and the elderly. It has destroyed hospitals, schools, clinics and apartment buildings. It is genocide.

Main Stories

MbS And Erdogan Share A Common Trait: Opportunism

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Muharram 14, 14452023-08-01

While all rulers have to look after the interests of their own country that may necessitate periodic political somersaults, there are two rulers who are brazenly opportunistic: Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler MbS, and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

News & Analysis

Jenin: The Symbol Of Palestinian Resistance

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Muharram 14, 14452023-08-01

Despite facing enormous odds against the heavily-armed Israeli soldiers, Palestinian resistance has become quite sophisticated. The Jenin Brigades lead the way inspiring others to rise up to resist zionist barbarism. The resistance is succeeding. Israel is beginning to panic.

Main Stories

Israel Has Normalized The Killing Of Palestinian Children

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Dhu al-Hijjah 13, 14442023-07-01

Zionist occupation forces have intensified their campaign of killing Palestinians, especially children. Last month witnessed a new level of zionist barbarism targeting children.

News & Analysis

Immigration As Indicator Of Global Power Shift

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Shawwal 11, 14442023-05-01

With rapid changes in global power dynamics, there is a great opportunity of Muslim countries to rise to the occasion by taking an Ummatic approach to immigration. Historically, people moved across Muslim lands without hindrance. Will Muslim countries adopt this policy?

News & Analysis

Kurds Betray The Legacy Of Salahuddin Ayyubi

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Ramadan 10, 14442023-04-01

Instead of following the great legacy of Salahuddin Ayyubi, the liberator of Al-Quds (Jerusalem) from the Crusaders, the present-day Kurds have joined the modern-day Crusaders and zionists.

News & Analysis

El-Sisi Destroys Egypt’s Economy Chasing Grandiose Projects

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Sha'ban 09, 14442023-03-01

Under the oppressive rule of General El-Sisi, Egypt’s economy has been run aground. While most Egyptians cannot afford bread, the brute in uniform and his henchmen indulge in grand larceny stealing billions of dollars. Egypt has been reduced to a basket case.

News & Analysis

A Tale Of Three Countries

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Sha'ban 09, 14442023-03-01

Three important countries in the Muslims world—Egypt, Turkey and Pakistan—far from realizing their true potential are on the verge of collapse. In all three, the militaries have a lot to do with this sad state of affairs.

News & Analysis

American Torturers At Abu Ghraib

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Sha'ban 09, 14442023-03-01

Together with Bagram and Guantanamo Bay, Abu Ghraib revealed the true nature of American policy against Muslims. Torture is part of the American system even if they deny it vehemently.

News & Analysis

MbS Uses Chinese Ties To Boost Own Position

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Jumada' al-Akhirah 08, 14442023-01-01

For three days last month, there was much pomp and ceremony in Riyadh, during the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping. While a series of agreements were signed, there were two over-arching themes: eclipse of US influence and discovery by MbS of another ruler to provide him protection.

News & Analysis

Biden’s Love Dance With MbS

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Jumada' al-Ula' 07, 14442022-12-01

Does US President Joe Biden love or hate Saudi crown prince Mohammad bin Salman (MbS)? The US has been sending mixed signals but MbS seems to be going his own way. We discuss what the future holds for relations between the two countries.

News & Analysis

Interesting Findings Of Youth Opinion In The Arab World

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Rabi' al-Thani 06, 14442022-11-01

Arabian regimes, most notably Saudi Arabia and the UAE, have embarked on what is referred to as “reforms”. These have centred around promoting vulgarity. The regimes thought their young populations will buy into it. Recent opinion polls show the youth reject such policies.

News & Analysis

El-Sisi’s Dungeons Have Become Killing Grounds For Political Prisoners

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Rabi' al-Awwal 05, 14442022-10-01

There are at least 65,000 political prisoners in El-Sisi’s dungeons where they are subjected to extreme torture. Many prisoners suffer from various ailments such as heart disease, diabetes etc but they are deliberately deprived of medication. A number of them have died in prison as a consequence.

Main Stories

In Bani Saud Occupied Arabia, Speaking Out Against Evil is Haram!

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Safar 05, 14442022-09-01

Both the noble Qur’an and the Prophetic Sunnah emphasize speaking out and stopping evil deeds because they cause the destruction of society. The Bani Saud say, do not speak out against evil. Those that want to follow the Qur’an and the Prophetic Sunnah are punished by the Bani Saud. Is there another definition of evil?

News & Analysis

Political Crisis continues in Iraq amid demands for new elections

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Muharram 03, 14442022-08-01

Iraq continues to reel under political instability because the various political factions cannot agree to work with each other. Muqtada al-Sadr seems to be at the heart of the political impasse because of his sudden shifts in what he wants. The people of Iraq suffer.

Main Stories

Israel on His Mind as Biden Heads to the Middle East

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Dhu al-Hijjah 02, 14432022-07-01

Joe Biden will be heading to the Middle East later this month. He has made clear it is to secure Israel, meaning that he will push for Saudi recognition of the zionist entity. Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Mohammad bin Salman is desperate for rehabilitation following his involvement in the gruesome murder of Jamal Khashoggi that made him an international pariah.

News & Analysis

Washington Gets It Wrong Again With Arabian Potentates

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Dhu al-Qa'dah 01, 14432022-06-01

Ignorance of other cultures and peoples is a peculiarly American trait. Its latest example was witnessed in the high-powered US delegation sent to Abu Dhabi ostensibly to offer condolences on the death of its president but in reality, to reset relations. The trouble was America sent people of the wrong color.

News & Analysis

How Long can MbS Continue to Play Hardball with Biden?

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Sha'ban 29, 14432022-04-01

Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler Mohammad bin Salman (MbS) refused to take a phone call from US President Joe Biden because he has called him a “pariah”. Biden wants the Saudis and Emiratis to increase oil production because of sanctions on Russian oil and gas. How long can MbS hold out against Biden?

News & Analysis

Muslim Responsibility for Preserving The Sanctity of Makkah and al-Madinah

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Rajab 28, 14432022-03-01

The policies pursued by Saudi crown prince Muhammad bin Salman threaten the sanctity of Makkah and al-Madinah. The two holy cities are the common heritage of the Ummah. It is, therefore, the responsibility of all Muslims worldwide to take steps to protect the two holy cities.

News & Analysis

Is MbS’ Ascension to the Saudi Throne Assured?

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Jumada' al-Akhirah 29, 14432022-02-01

While Saudi crown prince Muhammad bin Salman (MbS) has used brutal methods including killings, imprisonment and torture to eliminate all rivals (real and imagined), to grab power, his ascension to the Saudi throne is not guaranteed. There are other contenders that are likely to challenge him.

News & Analysis

Using Check-book Diplomacy, UAE Punches Way Above Its Weight

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Jumada' al-Ula' 28, 14432022-01-01

In terms of population and landmass, the UAE is tiny. Yet it continues to act way above its size and significance. Barely 50 years ago, the Bedouins wandered with their camels and tents wandered in the desert. Today, they are acting as if they are big players. It would be in their interest to realize their limitation before their concrete and glass towers come crashing down.

Daily News Analysis

From biting each other’s noses, Arabian potentates back to kissing

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Jumada' al-Ula' 05, 14432021-12-09

News & Analysis

Zionist Israel would Sign Own Death Warrant If It Launches Another War against Hizbullah

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Rabi' al-Thani 26, 14432021-12-01

Zionist Israel routinely issues threats against Hizbullah, Iran and the Islamic resistance movement in Palestine. In Palestine, the Zionists continue to arrest, torture and murder Palestinians without international opprobrium. Should Israel attack Hizbullah or Iran, it may receive a very harsh blow.

News & Analysis

Concerts, and Killing of Scholars Go on Simultaneously in Saudi-ruled Kingdom

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Rabi' al-Awwal 25, 14432021-11-01

The Saudi regime is trying to engage its people in hedonistic culture by organizing concerts and dance programs while it continues to kill ulama, human rights defenders and those who dare ask for basic human rights.

News & Analysis

Saudis Panic as US Considers Leaving the ME

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Safar 24, 14432021-10-01

There are unmistakable signs that the US is turning away from the Middle East to focus of the Asia-Pacific region in its new policy to contain China. Uncle Sam’s withdrawal from the Middle East has caused panic among its client regimes, not least the one in Saudi Arabia.

News & Analysis

Demands for Withdrawal of all US Troops from Iraq Grow

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Muharram 23, 14432021-09-01

Diverse political groups in Iraq are increasingly demanding the withdrawal of all foreign forces from the country. Their focus is the US presence that is at the root of all of Iraq’s problems.

News & Analysis

Saudization of Work Force Not Making Much Headway

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Dhu al-Hijjah 22, 14422021-08-01

Saudization has long been touted as a policy to replace expatriate workers with the Saudis. Given the Saudis’ laziness and incompetence, the policy is not making much headway. The only thing the regime has achieved is the expulsion of expatriates without any Saudis replacing them.

News & Analysis

Families of Muslim Activists in Egypt Fear Executions ‘at any moment’

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Dhu al-Qa'dah 20, 14422021-07-01

Successive military regimes in Egypt have a gory record of murdering innocent people. General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has the worst record of all. Many leading Islamic movement activists, former members of parliament or ministers, face imminent execution following farcical trials.

News & Analysis

Bin Salman Retreats on Multiple Fronts

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Shawwal 20, 14422021-06-01

In recent months, Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader Muhammad bin Salman has been retreating on various fronts. His pronouncements about Islamic Iran, claiming it wants good neighbourly relations with it have raised many eyebrows. What has led to his retreat?

News & Analysis

Saudi Regime Executes Own Soldiers as War against Yemen Fails

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Shawwal 20, 14422021-06-01

The Saudi war on Yemen is getting nowhere. The poorly-trained Saudi soldiers have been surrendering to Yemen’s Ansarallah fighters to save themselves. The Saudi regime has started executing its own soldiers accusing them of treason. This is a sure sign of defeat.

News & Analysis

Iraq’s Identity Crisis

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Sha'ban 18, 14422021-04-01

There is an intense struggle underway in Iraq between secularists and the Islamic movement. Unfortunately, the latter too has not fully shed sectarian tendencies despite the fact that it is the land of Prophets as well as great Imams.

News & Analysis

Middle East’s Two-bit Players Punching above Their Weight

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Jumada' al-Ula' 17, 14422021-01-01

Were it not for oil, most rulers in the Middle East would still be herding camels in the desert. Nobody would pay the slightest attention to them. Yet oil wealth has gone to their heads and they are acting way above their capacity. Their fall would be painful.

Main Stories

Arabian-Israel Normalization and Newton’s Third Law

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Safar 14, 14422020-10-01

While Arabian rulers are rushing to normalize relations with the Zionist occupiers of Palestine, there are other powers getting together to resist such sell-out. A multi-polar world order is emerging

Special Reports

Assessment of the Protest Movement in Algeria

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Dhu al-Qa'dah 10, 14412020-07-01

The Islamic movement was missing from anti-government protests in Algeria last year. How did this come about when in the 1990s, the Islamic Salvation Front had swept all polls—local as well as those at state level? We examine the issue.

Main Stories

Spy Chief and British Citizen is Iraq’s New Prime Minister!

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Shawwal 09, 14412020-06-01

Iraq’s new Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi seems to be a man for all seasons. As Iraq’s former spy chief, he has cultivated close links with many unsavory characters that appear to have paid off by elevating him into the prime ministerial seat in Baghdad.

News & Analysis

Is The End Nigh for MbS and The Bani Saud?

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Shawwal 09, 14412020-06-01

It is difficult to sympathize with Mohammad bin Salman (MbS) whose erratic policies have brought the medieval kingdom to the brink of collapse. Will a combination of the pandemic, low oil prices and MbS’ idiotic policies banish the Bani Saud?

Daily News Analysis

Lessons of the Battle of Badr: 17 Ramadan, 2 AH

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Ramadan 17, 14412020-05-10

News & Analysis

Terrified of COVID-19, Saudi Royals Go into Hiding!

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Ramadan 08, 14412020-05-01

Can anyone escape death? The Bani Saud ruling clan thinks it can, by hiding on remote islands to avoid infection by the coronavirus. But what if their time is up; will they be able to escape death?

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MbS in Desperate Panic to Grab the Throne!

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Sha'ban 07, 14412020-04-01

With the arrest of several senior ‘royals’ and scores of security personnel, crown prince Muhammad bin Salman’s panic is evident. Rumours have it that he wants to become king before the G-20 summit next November regardless of whether his father is alive or dead.

News & Analysis

Saudis Stab Pakistan in the Back over Kashmir

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Rajab 06, 14412020-03-01

Pakistan’s kow-towing to the Saudis is becoming increasingly untenable. The Saudis have just stabbed Pakistan in the back over Kashmir, that is the most important issue for Pakistan, in fact for its very survival. It is time for Islamabad to rethink its policy vis-à-vis the Saudis.

News & Analysis

The Missiles’ Message

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Jumada' al-Akhirah 07, 14412020-02-01

Some Muslims have described Iran’s retaliatory missile strikes on two American bases in Iraq as not sufficiently strong because no American soldier was killed. Iran’s missiles were not intended to kill but to send a message that no US military bases or its allies and puppets’ assets in the region are safe from Irani strikes.

News & Analysis

Bani Saud Revive Paganism in Arabia

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Jumada' al-Ula' 06, 14412020-01-01

The Najdi Bedouins take great offence if Muslims celebrate the birthday of the noble Messenger (pbuh) yet they have no problem celebrating the Hindu festival of Diwali and the pagan festival of Halloween in the medieval kingdom.

Special Reports

Arab Spring: What Went Wrong?

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Rabi' al-Thani 04, 14412019-12-01

Islamic leaders that led the Islamic awakening movements in their respective countries made a strategic blunder: they opted to play within the system and hoped to mould it to their agenda. Instead, they were not only co-opted but easily subverted and crushed by the system.

News & Analysis

ISIS Terrorist Head killed in Idlib

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Rabi' al-Awwal 04, 14412019-11-01

Another American trained, financed and inflated terrorist Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been eliminated because he outlived his usefulness for Uncle Sam. It also serves Donald Trump’s electoral chances by presenting it as a foreign policy success.

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What if Muslims Liberated the Haramayn?

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Rabi' al-Awwal 04, 14412019-11-01

Most Muslims are unhappy with the Saudi occupation of the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah but they do not know how to change the situation. We speculate on what could happen if three countries were to take action…

News & Analysis

MbS’ Quivering Lower Lip

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Safar 02, 14412019-10-01

MbS, the Saudi crown prince, is one nervous wreck these days. He has bitten more than he can chew or handle. He may be presiding over the demise of the sandcastle kingdom of Saudi Arabia and clearly feels the sand shifting from underneath his feet.

News & Analysis

Yemen War Reaches Riyadh!

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Muharram 02, 14412019-09-01

The Saudis are getting a dose of their own medicine as the Yemeni resistance movement Ansarallah launches drone attacks on Aramco and Riyadh.

News & Analysis

The Other Silk Road

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Ramadan 27, 14402019-06-01

China’s Belt and Road initiative is not the only game in town. There is a road and rail link planned between Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey that would have much positive impact on the development of the region.

News & Analysis

Notre Dame and al-Aqsa: Contrasting Responses

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Sha'ban 25, 14402019-05-01

Two historical monuments—the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and al-Masjid al Aqsa in Jerusalem—were engulfed in flames the same day. Notre Dame got almost blanket coverage but the Aqsa fire was totally ignored. Why?

News & Analysis

Bin Salman: The Arabian Inspector Clouseau!

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Jumada' al-Akhirah 24, 14402019-03-01

Muhammad bin Salman is clumsier than Inspector Clouseau of Pink Panther fame but the former is far more deadly since he controls virtually everything in the medieval kingdom.

News & Analysis

Erdogan, Bin Salman, and the Medieval Kingdom

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Rabi' al-Awwal 23, 14402018-12-01

The Khashoggi affair has exposed the Bani Saud in a manner that none of their other misdemeanors had done before. Turkish President Erdogan has skillfully utilized the ghastly crime to expose their true nature.

Main Stories

Saudi Savages

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Safar 23, 14402018-11-01

The brutal manner in which journalist Jamal Khashoggi was chopped up alive by a Saudi hit squad has sent shockwaves throughout the world.

Main Stories

Long List of Saudi War Crimes in Yemen

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Muharram 21, 14402018-10-01

The Bani Saud are guilty of horrendous crimes in Yemen where a famine is raging and more than one million children are suffering from cholera. Saudi rulers should be tried for war crimes.

News & Analysis

Arrests, Torture, and Executions in the Bedouin Kingdom

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Dhu al-Hijjah 21, 14392018-09-01

Saudi crown prince Muhammad bin Salman is thrashing about like a wounded beast that is trapped. He has arrested a large number of people and also intensified executions in the kingdom to terrorize the people into submission. He is failing and will only short-circuit his own existence.

News & Analysis

Time to Banish Banu Saud

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Dhu al-Qa'dah 19, 14392018-08-01

The Arabian Peninsula, especially the two holy cities of Makkah and al Madinah (called the Haramayn), are not the personal property of the greedy ruling family. Their un-Islamic behavior has put the Haramayn at risk. They should be banished to protect the holy cities.

News & Analysis

Bin Salman Repeatedly Lied During US Visit

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Sha'ban 15, 14392018-05-01

On his US visit, Saudi crown prince Bin Salman missed no opportunity to tell big lies about the regime’s ‘moderate’ policies. Respect for human rights and people’s basic freedoms are not part of such moderation.

News & Analysis

Terrorists’ US-Saudi Supplied Chemical Lab Found in Ghouta

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Rajab 14, 14392018-04-01

For weeks, the Western corporate media was reporting the ‘use of chemical weapons’ by the Syrian government but when the Syrian army discovered a chemical lab in terrorist-held territory, the same media went silent.

News & Analysis

Bin Salman: Trump’s Boy in Riyadh

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Jumada' al-Ula' 15, 14392018-02-01

Saudi clown prince tries to ingratiate himself to the Americans to secure his hold on power. Will he succeed?

News & Analysis

Who would Want to Have Dinner with Bin Salman?

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Rabi' al-Thani 13, 14392018-01-01

In the Banu Saud’s ongoing circus about succession, crown prince Muhammad bin Salman had lured other princes to the Ritz Carlton Hotel for dinner and then promptly arrested them. Who would want to believe this blighter in future?

Main Stories

“Moderate” Saudi? That’s an Oxymoron

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Rabi' al-Awwal 12, 14392017-12-01

After spreading the poisonous ideology of Wahhabism for decades that has spawned such monsters as the takfiris, the Bani Saud now claim they want to follow “moderate” Islam. Really?

News & Analysis

Chasing the takfiris out of town

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Muharram 11, 14392017-10-01

The US-Zionist-Saudi-backed takfiri project is being folded up in both Iraq and Syria but these misguided people, set-up by the West, have caused immense damage to Islam and Muslims.

News & Analysis

Bani Saud face the ‘now what’ moment over Qatar

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Dhu al-Qa'dah 08, 14382017-08-01

By standing firm on principle, tiny Qatar has called Saudi Arabia’s bluff. The Bani Saud and their Arabian allies are now scratching their heads as to what to do next.

Special Reports

Grim 50th anniversary of the Six-Day War

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Shawwal 07, 14382017-07-01

June 1967 marked the 50th anniversary of the defeat of a number of Arabian armies at the hands of the Zionist invaders. Arabian nationalism proved no match for Zionist nationalism.

News & Analysis

Bani Saud, Emiratis fight each other in Yemen

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Ramadan 06, 14382017-06-01

The Bani Saud and the Emiratis may be allies in their war on Yemen but inside the war-ravaged country, they are backing different factions that are fighting and killing each other.

News & Analysis

Expats pay for Saudi prince’s mess

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Rajab 04, 14382017-04-01

Whenever the Saudi ‘royals’ mess up the economy, they reflexively target poor expatriate workers. There is not even a hint that the Bani Saud would curtail their extravagant lifestyle or accept responsibility for messing things up.

News & Analysis

US, UK to “save” Gulf potentates, again

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Jumada' al-Akhirah 02, 14382017-03-01

The imperialists and their sidekicks first create a crisis to frighten the Arabian potentates in the Persian Gulf and then come with offers to sell them weapons that the latter cannot use.

Main Stories

Cautious optimism after Astana peace talks on Syria

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Jumada' al-Ula' 04, 14382017-02-01

The Astana peace talks achieved several things. Syria’s ceasefire still largely holds, the terrorists have been separated from other opposition groups and the next round of talks will be held in Geneva at the end of this month.

News & Analysis

West grief-stricken at Aleppo’s liberation

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Rabi' al-Thani 03, 14382017-01-01

Didn’t the Western rulers and their media tell us that they are opposed to the takfiri terrorists? So why are they so grief-stricken at the terrorists’ defeat in Aleppo?

Main Stories

Aleppo’s liberation on the horizon

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Rabi' al-Awwal 01, 14382016-12-01

Syrian forces make rapid progress with Russian air support against the terrorists in eastern Aleppo. Next stop will be Raqqa.

News & Analysis

Desert storm engulfs Saudi economy

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Safar 01, 14382016-11-01

Poverty and Saudi Arabia may appear a contradiction in terms yet the kingdom’s economy has suffered massive blows because of wrong-headed policies. The kingdom is on the verge of bankruptcy.

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Zionist encroachments of al-Aqsa and home demolitions

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Dhu al-Qa'dah 29, 14372016-09-01

The Zionists not only want to occupy the whole of Palestine but their special target is al Masjid al Aqsa, the holy sanctuary. They have intensified their attacks in recent weeks as Muslim attention is diverted elsewhere.

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Takfiris and their enablers: Muslims and non-Muslims

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Shawwal 27, 14372016-08-01

Takfirism is not a new phenomenon; its precursor was the Khawarij. Today, the takfiris receive money, weapons, training and support from many regimes, some even carrying Muslim names.

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News & Analysis

Russia’s real game in Syria

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Ramadan 26, 14372016-07-01

What is Russia upto in Syria? The general impression is that it backs the Bashar al Asad’s government. This does not reflect an accurate picture. Russia has its own objectives in which Syria and Asad are mere pawns.

News & Analysis

Ten years after Israel’s war of aggression on Hizbullah

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Ramadan 26, 14372016-07-01

Ten years after Zionist Israel’s war of aggression on Hizbullah in Lebanon, we examine the political, military and strategic dimensions of the Zionists’ crime and blunder. Will the Zionists dare carry out a frontal assault against Hizbullah again?

Special Reports

The never-ending Nakba of Palestinians

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Sha'ban 25, 14372016-06-01

The Palestinians suffered their Nakba (catastrophe) in May 1948 but it has not ended. Everyday is Nakba for the Palestinians under Zionist occupation.

Main Stories

Bani Saud-Bani Israel alliance out in the open

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Rajab 24, 14372016-05-01

The Najdi munafiqs’ cover has been blown by fast-paced developments in the region. They fought the Prophet (saws) 1400 years ago and are fighting his committed followers today.

News & Analysis

Thunder, bravado, and much hot air in the Saudi desert

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Jumada' al-Ula' 21, 14372016-04-01

The Saudi regime spends tens of billions on purchasing weapons each year but the Saudi army is so incompetent that it cannot even shoot straight. To hide its impotence, it has resorted to military exercises with other countries to showcase their prowess as its own.

News & Analysis

Erdogan, Bani Saud dig own graves in Syria

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Jumada' al-Ula' 21, 14372016-03-01

Even while most of the world has realized that foreign mercenaries cannot overthrow the government of President Bashar al Asad, Erdogan and Bani Saud continue to harbor the illusion, with disastrous consequences for both.

News & Analysis

Folding the takfiri project in Syria, one village at a time

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Rabi' al-Thani 22, 14372016-02-01

The Syrian army and pro-government militias are making steady progress against the takfiris driving them out of many important areas. This has been possible because Russia has been bombing the takfiris strongholds causing massive damage.

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Da‘ish and the West’s cynical games

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Rabi' al-Awwal 20, 14372016-01-01

The roots of the Da‘ish terrorists (aka ISIS/ISIL or takfiris) can be traced all the way to the American Zionist neo-cons’ agenda to secure the realm for their favorite country Israel.

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Takfiris on the run after Russian air strikes

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Muharram 19, 14372015-11-01

Whatever Russia’s motives in joining the fight against the takfiri terrorists — and these have been dissected endlessly — they have resulted in dramatic changes on the ground in Syria.

Main Stories

Beginning of the end of conflict in Syria?

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Dhu al-Qa'dah 17, 14362015-09-01

With the foreign-instigated war on Syria into its fifth year, is there room for opti-mism about a possible end to the bloodletting? Recent developments give rise to guarded optimism that there may be a dim flicker of light at the end of Syria’s long dark tunnel. It would, however, be prudent not to assume that peace will descend on Syria tomorrow. That may still be a long way away but it appears there is much greater awareness among all parties involved, especially foreign backers of the takfiri terrorists, who realize they have created a monster that needs to be brought under control before it devours them as well.

News & Analysis

Protecting the Haramayn from the takfiris

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Shawwal 15, 14362015-08-01

It can no longer be denied that one of the main unintended consequences of the US instigated chaos in the Muslim East (aka the Middle East) is going to be the destabilization of “Saudi” Arabia.

Main Stories

Najdi Bedouins’ alliance with the Zionists out in the open

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Ramadan 14, 14362015-07-01

They have no diplomatic relations but that has not proved a hindrance to the Najdi Bedouins and the Zionists publicly embracing each other against Islamic self-determination.

News & Analysis

Blowback from Najdi Bedouins’ attack on Yemen

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Ramadan 14, 14362015-07-01

The Najdi Bedouins’ attack on Yemen has resulted in not only Saudi casualties but also given rise to freedom movements inside the kingdom. The Bedouins may have bitten more than they can chew.

Main Stories

Sinking feeling in Riyadh over Yemen failure

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Sha'ban 14, 14362015-06-01

Killing a lot of civilians and destroying much of Yemen’s infrastructure does not amount to a “Saudi” victory. What would the Najdi Bedouins do now?

Main Stories

And now an “Arab” army in the making…

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Rajab 12, 14362015-05-01

No single Arabian army or a combination of them has ever won a single battle. Their sole achievement has been to conquer their own hapless people. A new plan proposes an “Arab” army; it will be used to suppress internal dissent, more efficiently!

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Salman sweeps away Abdullah appointees

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Jumada' al-Ula' 10, 14362015-03-01

Salman ibn Abd al Aziz, wasted little time taking the broom to almost all the appointees of his deceased predecessor Abdullah. In their place, he appointed his own sons and favourite nephews. How long will Bani Saud remain in power is an interesting question.

News & Analysis

The doomed Kingdom of Bani Saud

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Rabi' al-Thani 11, 14362015-02-01

The death of King Abdullah (he was 90) on January 23 has exposed the deep fissures in the artificial ‘Saudi’ kingdom. People are demanding their basic rights and will settle for nothing less.

Main Stories

Takfiris, sponsors and their regional agenda

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Safar 08, 14362014-12-01

The takfiris have not erupted in a vacuum. Their emergence is part of a carefully laid out plan to destroy Muslim societies, turn Muslims away from Islam and to protect the Zionist entity.

Special Reports

Zionists cast evil eye on al-Masjid al-Aqsa

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Muharram 08, 14362014-11-01

While Rabbinical law prohibits Jews from trespassing on the sacred soil of al-Haram al-Sharif, the Zionist thugs are trampling on their own law to grab even the holy site.

News & Analysis

Saudi regime tortures human rights activist

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Dhu al-Qa'dah 06, 14352014-09-01

Both Human Rights Watch and the UN Human Rights Council have condemned the Saudi regime for harassing and torturing human rights activists for doing no more than peacefully demanding basic rights.

Main Stories

War on Gaza and the response of Muslim regimes

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Shawwal 04, 14352014-08-01

It is revealing that Muslim regimes in the Middle East that eagerly give billions to takfiri terrorists to kill fellow Muslims are completely silent about zionist killings of Palestinians.

Main Stories

Meet al-Baghdadi, America's newest "poster boy"

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Ramadan 03, 14352014-07-01

The world has a new poster boy in al-Baghdadi. Some naive Muslims will be taken in by his brandishing a kalishnakov instead of the sword but it is important to look deeper. Emotional outbursts are no substitute for clear analysis and understanding.

Main Stories

Al-Asad’s deft moves prior to Syrian election

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Sha'ban 03, 14352014-06-01

Bashar al-Asad seems set to win the June 3 election, not by rigging but winning people’s confidence frustrating the Western-Arabian inspired conspiracy against his government.

News & Analysis

Saudi deputy crown prince handed a hot potato

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Rajab 02, 14352014-05-01

The House of Saud has arrived at a critical moment in its history: how to safely hand over power to the next generation without upsetting the applecart. It is not an easy task.

Main Stories

Islamic groups lash out at Saudis over Ikhwan

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Jumada' al-Akhirah 01, 14352014-04-01

Even traditionally pro-Saudi groups in the world have been horrified at the Saudis’ designation of the Ikhwan al-Muslimun and by implication, Hamas in Palestine, as terrorist organizations.

Main Stories

No reforms for us, we are Saudis!

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Rabi' al-Thani 29, 14352014-03-01

Calling for reforms or exposing corruption in the kingdom could land you on the chopping bloc. So much for Saudi Islam.

News & Analysis

Muslims must be wary of manipulation

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Rabi' al-Awwal 01, 14352014-01-02

Imperialist powers manipulate public opinion and perception about their strengths and weaknesses to confuse people. Muslims must be wary of such manipulation.

News & Analysis

Saudis retreat to the tent to sulk amid policy failures

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Dhu al-Hijjah 27, 14342013-11-01

The Saudi intelligence chief, Bandar bin Sultan is a worried man these days. He has plotted to have the Americans attack Syria by supplying chemical weapons to the rebels. Instead, recent developments have left the Saudis exposed and sulking.

Main Stories

Russia helps Obama save face on Syria

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Dhu al-Qa'dah 25, 14342013-10-01

Deft diplomacy by Russia and the Islamic Republic of Iran helped US President Barack Obama save face over Syria. He had got himself into a bind until the Russians’ offered him an escape route.

News & Analysis

The Middle East’s muddled alliances

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Dhu al-Qa'dah 25, 14342013-10-01

The tyrannical regimes in the Middle East are a bundle of contradictions. They are not sure who their friends or enemies are. While they are fighting each other, there are major contradictions in their relations pointing to extreme opportunism rather than policies based on principles.

News & Analysis

Libya’s traumatized people pine for Qaddafi

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Shawwal 24, 14342013-09-01

The hoax perpetrated by the West promising democracy to the people of Libya if they got rid of Colonel Muammar Qaddafi lies smouldering in the ruins of burned out homes, schools and hospitals. Libya is a country in the grip of armed militias answerable to no one. The government does not exist even in name.

News & Analysis

Qur’anic basis for Hizbullah’s position in Syria

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Ramadan 23, 14342013-08-01

Hizbullah has adopted a principled, Qur’anic position vis-à-vis Syria, notwithstanding the insulting allegations hurled against it by Saudi and Zionist agents.

News & Analysis

Qatar’s power transfer mere window dressing

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Ramadan 23, 14342013-08-01

The transfer of power from Sheikh Hamad to his son, Sheikh Tamim, is mere window dressing. It will have little impact on the tiny sheikhdom’s policies.

News & Analysis

Saudi Arabia’s ticking time bombs

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Rajab 22, 14342013-06-01

Saudi Arabia’s problems have become so severe that even a member of the ‘royal’ family has been forced to speak out publicly. Will King Abdullah and his inner circle take heed of Waleed bin Talal’s warnings?

News & Analysis

Light at the end of Syria’s dark tunnel?

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Rabi' al-Thani 19, 14342013-03-01

In recent weeks, hopes have been aroused by the announcement of some Syrian opposition leaders to hold a dialogue with the Syrian regime. Will this bring the much-needed peace to the Syrian people?

News & Analysis

New political alignments in the Muslim East

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Rabi' al-Awwal 20, 14342013-02-01

The Muslim East has undergone radical change over the last two years. There are new political alignments that spell trouble for the US.

News & Analysis

Turkey in the Russian-American-Arabian triangle

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Dhu al-Hijjah 16, 14332012-11-01

Turkey has become trapped in the Syrian quagmire as a result of misguided policies pushed by the US and the Arabian rulers. But Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan cannot escape responsibility and he must take steps to rectify this by making amends with Russia and Iran, rather than spoiling them.

News & Analysis

House of Saud heads into the dustbin of history?

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Dhu al-Qa'dah 14, 14332012-10-01

Opposition to the House of Saud is growing among all segments of the population. How long can it last in power?

News & Analysis

Israeli-NATO’s new Libya “advances” backward

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Ramadan 12, 14332012-08-01

In Israeli-NATO “liberated” Libya, endless violence has forced many people to hark back to the days of Qaddafi rule.

News & Analysis

Zionist racism scales new heights of depravity

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Sha'ban 11, 14332012-07-01

How racist is the Zionist State of Israel? Consider this. Danny Danon, a Knesset member of the ruling rightwing Likud Partyleads the organization, Deportation Now.

News & Analysis

Bahraini masses reject forced union with the Saudis

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Rajab 11, 14332012-06-01

They came from all walks of life and represented all ages: men, women and children stretching more than five kilometers outside Bahrain’s capital city, Manama, on 5-18-2012 to categorically reject any union between their country and Saudi Arabia, which was discussed, though not approved, in Riyadh, the Saudi capital.

News & Analysis

The Global March to Jerusalem

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Jumada' al-Ula' 09, 14332012-04-01

Hundreds of thousands of people from around the world have converged on countries bordering Occupied Palestine in an attempt to march to al-Quds (Jerusalem) in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Called the Global March to Jerusalem (GMJ).

News & Analysis

Murder and mayhem grip “liberated” Libya

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Rabi' al-Thani 08, 14332012-03-01

The Qatari-based tribal-owned network, al-Jazeera’s news broadcast on February 16 about Libya was revealing. It started with a report on the mayhem that has gripped Libya since the capture and brutal murder of Colonel Muammar Qaddafi on October 20, 2011. Without showing any footage of the brutality perpetrated by various militias against civilians, the network switched to an episode of 16 years ago to tell viewers how terrible Qaddafi’s rule was.

News & Analysis

US retreats from Iraq but the shame lingers on

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Safar 07, 14332012-01-01

Ultimately, even the great rhetorical skills of Barack Obama could not hide the fact that the US military had been defeated in Iraq. American troops sneaked out of the country into Kuwait on December 15, a full two weeks ahead of the stipulated deadline.

News & Analysis

Systemic human rights violations in the US-backed Saudi kingdom

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Safar 07, 14332012-01-01

The Saudi regime has adopted a three-pronged strategy to deal with the storm that has erupted since the Islamic Awakening swept the Muslim East more than a year ago. Soon after two dictators — General Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia and General Hosni Mubarak of Egypt — were driven from power in quick succession, Saudi King Abdullah announced billions of dollars in handouts to buy people’s loyalty.

News & Analysis

Nayef: last king of the doomed kingdom

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Muharram 06, 14332011-12-01

The Saudi-ruled kingdom is heading for turbulent times. It faces challenges on both external and internal fronts. No, there is no imminent threat of a military invasion from abroad. It is the invasion of ideas that is scaring the living daylights out of members of the House of Saud.

News & Analysis

The US-Saudi-Israeli nexus in the Muslim East

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Dhu al-Hijjah 05, 14322011-11-01

How tight are US-Saudi relations? Here is a clue. While former US President George Bush would publicly hold hands with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and even touch noses like birds before mating, his successor Barack Obama also made his first overseas trip to Saudi Arabia before he landed in Cairo for his now-forgotten speech delivered on June 4, 2009.

News & Analysis

“Reforms” in the illegitimate Saudi Kingdom

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Dhu al-Qa'dah 03, 14322011-10-01

Even before the full extent of reforms for women in Saudi Arabia announced by King Abullah was known, western media outlets led by the BBC had started drum beating about the “reformer” Saudi king.

News & Analysis

US and al-Qaeda unite against Qaddafi in Libya

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Ramadan 01, 14322011-08-01

Successive US regimes have claimed that al-Qaeda is their enemy number one and that no effort would be spared in costs or human lives to eliminate it. Does empirical evidence support this claim? Let us examine the facts.

News & Analysis

Palestinians in Gaza suffer despite Rafah opening

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Rajab 29, 14322011-07-01

The Israelis have used the partial opening of Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt as a pretext to say the Palestinians’ suffering has ended and no aid need be sent any more. This has come about as hundreds of peace activists attempt to deliver boat loads of goods to alleviate, even if partially, the suffering of the long oppressed people of Gaza.

Special Reports

Veiled protesters pose unique challenge to Saudi rule

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Rajab 29, 14322011-07-01

Almost everything about Saudi Arabia is different from neighboring countries, starting with its opaque politics and secretive decision-making and the manner in which it treats people, especially women and foreigners.

News & Analysis

Tunisia’s interim regime having second thoughts about elections

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Jumada' al-Akhirah 28, 14322011-06-01

The Tunisian people who triggered the mass protests that have swept much of the Muslim East may be denied their basic rights after all. The interim Prime Minster Beji Caid Sebsi said in a televised address last month that elections scheduled for July 24 may be postponed. He cited “technical” reasons for the possible delay raising fears that the Tunisian establishment was beginning to back peddle on promises made to the people following the ouster of the long-ruling dictator General Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali on January 14, 2011.

News & Analysis

Saudis invade Bahrain to crush aspirations for freedom

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Rabi' al-Thani 27, 14322011-04-01

In characteristic arrogance, the Saudi regime sent in its army backed by tanks and armored personnel carriers to the tiny island of Bahrain on March 13 to crush the people’s movement for freedom and dignity. Some 2,000 troops from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) including 1,000 Saudis were rushed to Bahrain to attack protesters that had peacefully rallied in Manama’s Pearl Square for a month.

News & Analysis

Desert storm engulfs Bahrain’s Pearl Square

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Rabi' al-Awwal 26, 14322011-03-01

The winds of change sweeping the Islamic East have reached the shores of the tiny island state of Bahrain as well. The ruling Khalifa family resorted to brute force to terrorize peaceful protesters in the capital Manama’s Pearl Square on February 18 that resulted in the deaths of five protesters and left hundreds injured. The city’s Salmaniya Hospital was overwhelmed as the dead and wounded were brought in. Distraught relatives rushed to the hospital turning it into a new venue for protests.

Main Stories

Ben Ali’s overthrow in Tunisia is not a revolution

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Safar 27, 14322011-02-01

Friends and neighbors of Abouzizi’s were so horrified by his suicide that his funeral was turned into a protest rally despite threats from the police.

News & Analysis

US-Israel manipulate UN tribunal against Hizbullah

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Muharram 26, 14322011-01-01

The Zionist State of Israel and its financial underwriter, the US, are getting desperate. They can no longer get away with their propaganda branding Hizbullah and Hamas as terrorist organizations. People worldwide are beginning to understand the true nature of Zionism.

News & Analysis

Canadian media complicit in Israeli propaganda

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Dhu al-Qa'dah 24, 14312010-11-01

Some Canadian media outlets have become conduits for Israeli propaganda. The latest in this series were “leaked” United Nations documents about the former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri’s 2005 assassination in Beirut.

News & Analysis

Ambitious Bandar overplayed his hand in the Kingdom

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Shawwal 22, 14312010-10-01

This theatrical palace drama started when Bandar accompanied by a number of hangers-on went to Syria last year. He traveled under an assumed name using a false passport and carrying millions of dollars in cash, arrived in Damascus

Special Reports

Shaykh Seyyed Fadlallah’s death a great loss to the Ummah

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Rajab 18, 14312010-07-01

The death of Shaykh Seyyed Hussain Fadlallah, a leading Islamic scholar of the Muslim world, in Beirut on July 4 has created a huge vacuum not only in Lebanon but also in the wider Muslim world. The 75-year-old alim and a leading ayatullah who was a strong supporter of Muslim unity and equally staunch opponent of US imperialism and Zionist colonialism.

Background

Hamas’ legitimacy challenged not by Palestinians, but by takfiri “scholars”

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Dhu al-Qa'dah 24, 14312010-06-01

The US, UK, Fatah and the secular tribal dictatorships in the Arabian world cannot use Islam to discredit Hamas because the Muslim masses judge individuals, organizations and states based on Islamic principles...

News & Analysis

Two more years of emergency in Egypt

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Jumada' al-Ula' 16, 14312010-05-01

Extending the state of emergency will only fuel the rising tide of anger. People are being crushed by exorbitant prices of essential commodities, legendary corruption and a lethargic bureaucracy...

Special Reports

Dubai’s strange history and stranger investors

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Rabi' al-Thani 16, 14312010-04-01

The UAE sheikhdom was cobbled together by the British before they left the region in 1971...

News & Analysis

Tiny Qatar trying to act big on the global stage

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Rabi' al-Awwal 15, 14312010-03-01

Even US President Barack Obama piped in with a video message telling the assembled crowd that he was serious about “engaging” the Muslim world, whatever that may mean...

News & Analysis

Egypt’s Pharaoh enforces US-Zionist siege of Gaza

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Muharram 15, 14312010-01-01

Mubarak was vice president at the time of Sadat’s killing and succeeded him...

News & Analysis

Offensive depiction of the Qur’an’s sacred text

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Ramadan 11, 14302009-09-01

Muslims have naturally expressed concern over this latest assault on the Islamic sacred text...

Daily News Analysis

Israeli soldiers admit to war crimes in Ghazzah

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Sha'ban 10, 14302009-08-01

The extent of Zionist war crimes in Ghazzah is slowly but surely emerging from the testimony of soldiers involved in the 23-day Israeli offensive launched on December 27, 2008. Much of this evidence was available to those willing to take off their pro-Israeli blinkers and see the smoldering ruins of Ghazzah...

Main Stories

New alignments in Lebanese politics

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Rajab 08, 14302009-07-01

The larger story from Lebanon’s June 7 parliamentary elections was neither the “defeat” of Hizbullah, as the Western media claimed, nor the resounding victory for the US-Saudi backed and financed March 14 movement. Its real significance lay in the fact that it may usher changes in Lebanon’s political landscape in ways that would have been unthinkable barely five years ago.

Occupied Arab World

Bandar bares his fangs in the Saudi snake pit

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Rabi' al-Awwal 04, 14302009-03-01

There has always been something rotten about the manner in which the House of Saud conducts its affairs. Deeply secretive, its palace intrigues often seep into the public domain because there are so many competing interests vying for power and influence.

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