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Sudan’s Conflict and Resulting Starvation
Sudan’s Conflict and Resulting Starvation *** While the world is watching in horror at the genocide being carried out in Gaza, there is another war in Sudan which has been overshadowed by the Israeli war on the Palestinians. Since the conflict began on April 15, 2023, almost 15,000 people have been killed, and more than […]
Sudan on brink of collapse and starvation as country marks one year of civil war
Sudan on brink of collapse and starvation as country marks one year of civil war Sudanese security forces patrol in a commercial district in Gedaref city in eastern Sudan on April 3, 2024. EBRAHIM HAMID/AFP/AFP via Getty Images CNN — As Sudan marks the grim anniversary of a year-long conflict, aid agencies have warned that the country teeters […]
The Next Geopolitical Flashpoint For Oil
The Next Geopolitical Flashpoint For Oil The removal of long-time Sudanese dictator Omar Bashir by the Sudanese army has been hailed by some as a sign of a new “Arab Spring”. From a Western point of view, the removal of president Bashir of Sudan, after several weeks of mass protests in Khartoum and other cities, […]
The War in Syria: Who Is Actually to Blame?
The War in Syria: Who Is Actually to Blame? (ANTIMEDIA) Depending on which news outlets you follow, your understanding of what is going on in Syria is likely coming from one of two main camps — Western media or Eastern media. Western media, in tandem with the Arab Gulf states, has almost completely pinned the blame for the […]
World War 3 Could Start This Month: 350,000 Soldiers In Saudi Arabia Stand Ready To Invade Syria
World War 3 Could Start This Month: 350,000 Soldiers In Saudi Arabia Stand Ready To Invade Syria 350,000 soldiers, 20,000 tanks, 2,450 warplanes and 460 military helicopters are massing in northern Saudi Arabia for a military exercise that is being called “Northern Thunder”. According to the official announcement, forces are being contributed by Saudi Arabia, the […]
Time to Start Paying Attention: Why Saudi Arabia Might Pull the US into Another War
Time to Start Paying Attention: Why Saudi Arabia Might Pull the US into Another War (ANTIMEDIA) After Saudi Arabia executed prominent Shi’ite cleric, Sheikh Nimr Baqr al-Nimr, and 46 other people, protesters stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran on Saturday, ransacking and setting fire to the building and its contents. In a surprise response the following day, Saudi Arabia announced […]
On the River Nile, a Move to Avert a Conflict Over Water
On the River Nile, a Move to Avert a Conflict Over Water Ethiopia’s plans to build Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam on the Nile have sparked tensions with Egypt, which depends on the river to irrigate its arid land. But after years of tensions, an international agreement to share the Nile’s waters may be in sight. For […]
Crude Conspiracies? Data Suggest Nations Do Go to War Over Oil
Crude Conspiracies? Data Suggest Nations Do Go to War Over Oil The “thirst for oil” is often put forward as a near self-evident explanation behind military interventions in Libya, for instance, or Sudan. Oil, or the lack of oil, is also said to be behind the absence of intervention in Syria now and in Rwanda […]
Violence In South Sudan Threatens Chinese Oil Investment
Violence In South Sudan Threatens Chinese Oil Investment. On December 15, 2013, fierce fighting broke out in South Sudan’s capital, Juba. Rebel forces loyal to Machar targeted South Sudan’s oil fields, and what started as a clash, quickly escalated to a civil war. Violence swept the country, killing tens of thousands people and displacing over […]
