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Two factors will now determine the fate of the ceasefire: what happens in Hormuz, and whether Israel continues pummelling Lebanon David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye. He is a commentator and speaker on the region and analyst...

Twenty-one-year-old Waad Al-Shafei recites verses from the Quran as she rocks and pats her son Jawad. Their home is barely fit to live in: cramped and dark even during the day, with worn-out furniture, it is only accessible through narrow passageways...

GAZA, (PIC) The markets of the Gaza Strip live in a state of continuous turmoil as a result of an undeclared policy based on entering certain goods and preventing others alternately, in light of Israel’s control over the crossings and the...

Whether by design or indecision, Donald Trump continues to keep the world guessing. Even after the Pakistani-brokered, fragile two-week ceasefire, odds are split on whether he sticks to diplomacy or is simply using negotiations as a smokescreen to transition the...

As the US-Israel war on Iran continues with no final resolution yet, can anyone still doubt that the state of Israel makes the world less safe? The ferocious US-Israel war on Iran has lasted six weeks, raining death and destruction on...

A chorus of hawkish Israeli politicians is urging the country’s military to intensify its weekslong ground and air campaign against Hezbollah and pave the way for a more permanent presence in the country’s south. On April 5, 18 Israeli lawmakers...

Beirut, Lebanon - One hundred and sixty bombs in ten minutes. That is how Israel ushered in ‘Operation Eternal Darkness’ - the bloodiest day of the war in Lebanon - with devastating attacks across the...

Negli ultimi vent’anni, la rivoluzione digitale ha dato vita a un secondo livello di infrastrutture strategiche: invisibile, onnipresente e profondamente radicato nelle economie globali. Segue nostro Telegram . Il campo di battaglia invisibile Nelle guerre tradizionali, gli eserciti concentravano la...

By Ian PROUD Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The U.S.-Israel conflict is not a matter pertinent to NATO for the blindingly obvious reason that Washington is the aggressor and not the victim....

Worshippers were able to pray again at Jerusalem's holy sites Thursday after Israel lifted restrictions it imposed on large public gatherings throughout the war with Iran nearly six weeks ago. Jerusalem’s police said on Wednesday that they would lift...

Israeli settlers entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem shortly after worshippers were once again permitted to pray at Jerusalem’s holy sites on Thursday, following Israel’s decision to lift restrictions on large public gatherings...

Mediators are engaging in intensive diplomatic efforts to salvage a ceasefire between the US and Iran after Washington appeared to U-turn on a promise that Lebanon was included in the truce, as the country was hit by a...

On Wednesday, the Israeli army killed Palestinian journalist Mohammed Wishah , a correspondent for Al Jazeera Mubasher , using a missile launched from a drone that struck his car on Rashid Street near the Nabulsi intersection,...

Surrendering to sleep requires a profound level of trust, as we voluntarily lower our defences and retreat into vulnerability. It is an inherently intimate act, where the public persona falls away, leaving only the raw, unfiltered rhythms of our subconscious...

Regardless of the future of the current agreement, Iran has already won. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The announcement of a temporary ceasefire between Iran and the coalition formed by the United...

NAZARETH, (PIC) In a move widely described as one of the most dangerous legislative developments tied to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Israel’s Knesset has approved a law permitting the execution of Palestinian prisoners, a step that has triggered sharp Palestinian and international...

GAZA, (PIC) Palestinian farmer Ahmed Khudair is launching an agricultural initiative in the northern Gaza Strip, attempting to restore the pulse of the land and confront the escalating high prices, after the Israeli war of genocide destroyed 100 dunums of his...

GAZA, (PIC) The crime of assassinating journalist Mohammad Samir Washah, the correspondent for Al Jazeera Mubasher, sparked a wide wave of condemnations from press and media institutions and Palestinian factions, all of which confirmed that his targeting comes within the context...

Independentemente do futuro do acordo atual, o Irã venceu. Junte-se a nós no Telegram , Twitter e VK . Escreva para nós: info@strategic-culture.su O anúncio de um cessar-fogo temporário entre o Irã e a coalizão formada por Estados Unidos e...

In the sprawling tent camps of the Gaza Strip that house hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians, another threat has begun to emerge from the rubble and garbage: rats. Across the war-torn Gaza , families say rodents are...

NEW YORK / JERUSALEM - PNN After more than two years of war, displacement and deepening deprivation, young people in Gaza are facing alarming levels of psychological distress, while protection risks for adolescent girls are sharply increasing, with a notable...

Shaun Hughes (left), WFP Country Director for Palestine, walks amid massive destruction in Gaza. Credit: WFP/Maxime Le Lijour Excerpts from a statement by Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, to the Security Council, pursuant to resolution...

The two-week ceasefire between Tehran and Washington — at least for right now — is allowing a collective global exhale following an intense month of war. As of Wednesday, oil markets were rebounding , with prices dropping significantly from...

Amid its war on Iran — now frozen by a tenuous ceasefire — the Trump administration has been exploiting emergency waivers to fast-track controversial foreign arms sales to Israel and Gulf states, tossing Congressional oversight to the wayside. On...

GAZA, (PIC) Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem said on Wednesday that the Israeli occupation has committed a new crime against journalism by assassinating journalist Mohammed Washah, a correspondent for Al Jazeera Mubasher in Gaza. In a press statement, Qassem said the killing is...

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Israel remains prepared to confront Iran if necessary, despite a truce reached between the United States and Iran . "Let me be clear: We still have objectives to complete, and...

Behind The Headlines – The F-15E rescue Iran operation, sold by the Trump administration as a ‘biblical’ triumph, stands exposed as one of the most costly and contradictory failures in modern military history. Not only did it set back the...

The ceasefire’s durability will hinge on whether Trump can restrain Israel from undermining the diplomatic track. On this point, there should be no illusions Trita Parsi is the co-founder and Executive Vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft Cross-posted...