Palestinian movements, Hamas and Fatah, have taken a big step towards achieving national reconciliation and establishing a transitional government. Dramatic changes in the political map of the Arab world along with the Syrian developments have played a significant role in the achievement of the agreement. However, there are still some doubts about their implementation given the US and Israeli opposition to the accords.

Jovially heartened and encouraged by the Zionist regime and Israeli lobby which dominates the Congress, the United States and its European allies have intensified their campaign of economic sanctions against Iran in a concerted effort aimed at paralyzing Iran's economy and frustrating the Iranian people.

A political expert says foreign military intervention and seeking a security solution [to Syrian crisis] will unleash the Hell in the Middle East.

On April 10, 2002, then British Prime Minister Tony Blair told the House of Commons, “Saddam Hussein's regime is…developing weapons of mass destruction, and we cannot leave him doing so unchecked.”

Outrageously yet routinely, America is preparing for yet another war. Though warned by Iran not to bring an aircraft carrier into the Persian Gulf, the US now has an unprecedented three. (Gee, I wonder why they call it the Persian Gulf, but don’t be surprised if, say, 200% of our high school seniors don’t even realize that Persia is Iran.)

Kremlin is said to be showing policy reconsideration not to intend to endorse a regime change or sanction plan on Syria as discussed at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Thursday.

The simmering tensions over the Malvinas Islands or Falkland Islands (off the coast of Argentina in the South Atlantic) as called by the British occupiers have become a matter of great concern as the UK decided to deploy destroyer HMS Dauntless to the islands.

The relations between Turkey and its neighbors have entered an uncertain future. When Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his party, the AKP, came to power in Turkey, they promoted a "zero problems with the neighbors" policy. However, Turkey´s tensions with these countries appear to have effectively nullified that doctrine.

The undisputed Arab leader in the 1950s and 60s, Gamal Abdel Nasser was a source of influence on the Egyptian neighbors fighting two wars with Israel.

In a recent article, columnist Yaniv Halili has described British author Ben White as 'anti-Semitic' and denounced Arab Knesset member Hanin Zoabi for writing a forward to White's latest book, Palestinians in Israel: Segregation, Discrimination and Democracy.

Yemeni Dictator Ali Abdullah Saleh has departed for the United States, apparently for medical treatment. Many Yemenis, however, believe he is still ruling the country and will remain the West's favorite figure for many years to come.

Just completed filming of 'Remember Palestine' at Press TV studio in West London. My guests today were Sharif Nashashibi of Arab Media Watch, Nathan Stuckey of the International Solidarity Movement and a furious sounding, Chris Gunness, Press spokesman for UNWRA.

Egyptians have poured out in the Tahrir square once again to mark one year since Hosni Mubarak's regime was ousted in a massive revolution.

Washington's double-edged sword of policies towards the Islamic Republic is not only exhausting the patience of the Iranian nation but it is provoking the ire of international conscience as well.

US and Afghan sources have confirmed an agreement to open a representative office of the Taliban in Doha, Qatar, as part of a Washington attempt to negotiate a settlement that will put an end to its 10-year war in Afghanistan.

Ofcom's decision to stop Press TV broadcasting in the UK is a nakedly political action, which further sullies Britain's already tattered international reputation.

In general, most of the concepts developed today by the public are usually reflected upon the media, specifically the United States' (US) public and media.

Syria has rejected the Arab League's new and complementary initiative, describing it as a conspiracy.

As sociologist James Petras has observed, our era has seen the dawn and, in large measure, the gradual fruition of the “globalization of Zionist power”, a process which Benjamin Netanyahu initiated with the publication of Terrorism: How the West Can Win (1986).

The country that has long been known to abuse its powers and privileges in the United Nations is now leading a campaign to reform the same organization. While UN reforms are welcomed, if not demanded, by many of its member states, there is little reason to believe the recent US crusade is actually genuine. Rather, it seems a clear attempt to stifle any semblance of democracy in the world's leading international institution.

Eventually but not surprisingly, Britain capitulated to an urging demand long wished for and much desired by the Royal family to silence Press TV in the UK thanks to the unflagging efforts of the servile media supervisory office known as Ofcom.

Last December, Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia, during the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council ([P]GCC) summit called for changing the council into union. It is not clear whether the request was forwarded in accordance with a previously scheduled plan or is the last will of an aging king, who considers the formation of a union similar to the European Union as the only way to maintain the existence of the Persian Gulf Monarchies.

For the first time, British government censors have banned a 24-hour news channel from British viewers. As of the afternoon, UK-time, 20th January 2012, viewers of Press TV, an avowedly anti-imperialist TV channel headquartered in Tehran and featuring many of the voices found in CounterPunch, saw the words “Channel Unavailable” when tapping their clicker.

The temptation of attacking Iran long entertained by Washington and Israel is gradually crystallizing into a reality of fear and angst and has already become an alarmingly worrisome idea even for those who are wont to see the glass half full.

God bless Washington, by the Grace of Osama, Afghanistan was occupied and with the blessings of Obama the occupation continues. It all began with the 9/11 attacks, U.S lost about 3,000 innocent civilians to these attacks and Afghanistan, millions.

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) held prolonged talks on Tuesday on a Russian proposal on Syria, which would keep Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in power until elections are held, without getting closer to a resolution.

From Kabul to Beirut, to Tripoli and now to Damascus, Qatar has played the role of a resilient regional player, trying, in their officials' words, to extend a hand in friendship to everyone.

Syria dismissed the proposal put forward by Qatar for sending Arab troops to Syria and said the prospect serves to make the conditions in the country more critical and thwart the Arab League (AL) observers' plan, opening the door to further foreign intervention in the country. Damascus also told the League that it will not oppose the extension of the observer mission's presence in the country.

Mohamed ElBaradei, Egypt's well-received presidential hopeful, has announced he will withdraw from Egypt's presidential race, citing the absence of a “genuine democratic system.”

Regardless of who may rule Israel, little change ever occurs in its foreign policy with winning parties remaining obsessed with demographics and retaining absolute military dominance.

The latest victim of the Bahraini regime's brutal attempt at clinging on power, died under torture only days after the Consultative Council - the upper house of parliament - endorsed a so-called “national reconciliation document” as part of a process proposed by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.

The West has now focused more on the use of drones; two types of which basically exist: the conventional drone that acts as an airborne spy platform with the ability to carry out missile strikes, and the latest top secret “Stealth” unarmed drone that was recently hunt whilst intruding into the Iranian airspace.

Several warnings of an imminent “false flag” attack by the Israeli-influenced US on one of its own warships, which will be attributed to Iran, have been reported by several reliable sources.

"I saw a motorcycle. They were wearing ski masks -- black ski masks. They were two people. I saw the motorcycle speed by. I saw them. It seemed as if they had something in their hands,” this is how a female witness described the scene of the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan.

The 11th day of the New Year has been marked in history books at least by those who have witnessed, for the past three decades, the hurts Iran has suffered from terrorism.

Arab League (AL) Plans and efforts to intervene in and quell the Syrian crisis have themselves revealed a crisis in the league, despite efforts to conceal these internal divisions.

Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat has called on Israel to give a positive response to Jordan's initiative for reviewing the possibility of bilateral talks, under supervision of the Middle East Quartet group -- the US, UN, EU and Russia.

Heated rhetoric over a potential war on Iran dominates the political atmosphere in the US and Republican candidates are racing over who would launch a pre-emptive attack faster and more effectively.

Almost four years after President Obama took office, his campaign strategy of Change and Hope we can believe in has shifted to exploiting Fear.

From the recent massacres happening in Iraq and Syria, one can gather that Washington has adamantly trodden on a path which is to be seen as a way to redefine the war in Iraq, an effective stratagem to bring the regime of Assad to its doom and recalibrate a comprehensive plan to topple the Islamic government of Iran.