The Pentagon has launched a probe into extremist views from within the US military complex as the body finally comes to terms with reality and accepts that racism is rooted deep within the American system.

Trump has become the only president in American history to be impeached for a second time by the House of Representatives. Trump now faces trial in the Senate for allegedly inciting a group of his extremist supporters to violently attack Congress last week.

Under the Kafala system, the legal status of migrant workers is controlled by their employers, leaving them prone to abuse and exploitation.

The current, outgoing, US administration has ignored its commitment to international law but with a new US president waiting in the wings, to take over from outgoing President Trump, the country may return to honoring deals it’s made.

In 2019, it was revealed that the United Arab Emirates had turned Yemen's Balhaf gas facility into a secret prison.

Saudi Arabia and Qatar have signed an agreement in an effort to bring three years of hostilities to an end. The Saudi-initiated move is seen by many as an attempt to establish an anti-Iran bloc to stand against Iran's influence in the West Asia region.

The senate was stormed by violent supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump as it was counting the Electoral College votes. Four people were killed in the violence.

January the 3rd Major General Qassem Soleimani was assassinated by a US drone-strike in Baghdad. And towards the year-end a nuclear scientist, Dr Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was assassinated.

Trump fails to coerce official into faking votes “I just want to find 11,780 votes” as Secretary of State for Georgia, Brad Raffensperger, refused to cheat, stating quite categorically that the elections results in Georgia were correct.

The killing of General Soleimani was unlawful, as UN rapporteur Agnes Kalamar clearly pointed out in her report following the assassination, suggesting a legal case against the perpetrators was the way forward.