Kuwaiti actress Hayat Al-Fahad, widely known as the "Lady of the Gulf Screen", has died at the age of 78 following an illness, bringing to a close a career that helped shape Gulf drama for more than six decades. Her death...
An armed group in Libya helped the transfer of former Colombian military personnel to fight with the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group against the Sudanese military, according to a United Nations report released days after the third anniversary...
Lebanon's prime minister and French President Emmanuel Macron will discuss on Tuesday how to strengthen the country's hand in possible direct negotiations with Israel in the United States later this week, as Beirut turns to a trusted European...
Iraq faces mounting political pressure as Shiite parties in the Coordination Framework (CF) seek to select a new prime minister amid tensions between the US and Iran. On the evening of April 20, the CF delayed its decision to nominate...
The conversation around social media platforms and the companies that own them must shift toward accountability. For too long, tech companies have escaped accountability despite mounting evidence that online platforms are actively violating digital rights and contributing to harm, particularly...
Violent crime rates among Black Americans are heavily influenced by structural disadvantages, including concentrated poverty, high unemployment, and residential segregation. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su On April 19, Shamar Elkins fatally shot...
Paris is hosting an ambitious new exhibition that turns the spotlight on one of the Mediterranean's oldest and most culturally connected cities. Bringing together around 400 rare artefacts — including previously unseen archaeological finds — Byblos, cité millénaire du Liban traces...
Injured civilians, having escaped the raging inferno, gathered on a pavement west of Miyuki-bashi in Hiroshima, Japan, at about 11 a.m. on 6 August 1945. Credit: UN Photo/Yoshito Matsushige By Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK, Apr 21 2026 (IPS) It is hard...
Egypt has welcomed the ceasefire hammered out between Lebanon and Israel, expressing support for efforts made by Lebanese institutions to impose control over Lebanese territories. During a phone call with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on 18 April, Egyptian President...
North Korea’s ballistic missile. Credit: Wikipedia By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Apr 21 2026 (IPS) The ongoing military conflicts in the Middle East—involving the US, Israel, Palestine, Iran and Lebanon—have indirectly bolstered North Korea’s plans to expand its nuclear arsenal. North...
Enforcement agencies “failed in their duties” despite receiving complaints about the renovation project at Wang Fuk Court, a former member of the estate’s owners’ board has told a hearing into the deadly fire. Jason Kong, a former member of the...
La visita del ministro degli Esteri russo Sergej Lavrov in Cina e il suo incontro con Xi Jinping confermano l’approfondimento del partenariato strategico tra Mosca e Pechino, in un contesto internazionale segnato da guerra, pressioni occidentali e ridefinizione degli equilibri...
An Israeli-American soldier is facing a war crimes complaint over his suspected complicity in carrying out systematic demolitions of civilian infrastructure during Israel’s war on Gaza - the first such case to be filed against an American citizen...
In February of this year, Chinese companies set a record. They re-exported 749 thousand tonnes of liquefied natural gas. This corresponds to nearly one billion cubic meters of gas in regasified form and roughly a dozen large-capacity LNG carriers. This figure...
Diplomatic visits and movements across the Gulf last week reaffirmed the indirect role played by Gulf countries, particularly Qatar , Saudi Arabia and Oman, in coordination with Pakistani mediation to reach a framework agreement aimed at preventing...
European stocks fell on Monday as oil prices surged over fears hostilities could resume in the weeks-long Middle East war , after Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz following its brief reopening. Investors were on edge approaching the end of...
The Israeli military has continued to demolish homes in occupied southern Lebanon, as the two countries prepare for a second round of talks this week amid a 10-day ceasefire . From Sunday night into early Monday, Israeli forces blew up...
A week after the 8 April ceasefire took hold, Iran has entered a phase that is not quite peace and not quite continued war. Developments on the ground, official messaging, and regional dynamics are moving in parallel but rarely in...
Interpreting the Israeli-Turkish rivalry as a simple contingent dispute would be misleading. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The logic of prevention To understand why Turkey has gradually come to be viewed as...
Thousands of American and Philippine troops, joined for the first time by a significant contingent of Japanese forces, began annual military exercises Monday set against the backdrop of the Middle East war. US soldiers stand next to one of their...
When a truce came into effect at midnight on 17 April, Lebanese civilians from across the country breathed a sigh of relief. Everyone told The New Arab they were exhausted from displacement and war. For more...
Islam Times - Canada's close ties to the US were once a strength but have become a weakness, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on April 19, in a video message to his country in which he also praised the heroism...
Over 113,000 rugby fans turned out for the three-day Hong Kong Sevens, which ran from Friday to Sunday, with South Africa’s men’s team and New Zealand’s women’s team winning the championship titles. Hong Kong’s men’s rugby team play against Japan...
Sixty-five long years after the Kennedy White House launched a CIA-led paramilitary invasion at the Bahia de Cochinos, the specter of that failed attack haunts the current crisis in US-Cuba relations. Almost daily the Trump administration has escalated its threats...
Sixty-five long years after the Kennedy White House launched a CIA-led paramilitary invasion at the Bahia de Cochinos, the specter of that failed attack haunts the current crisis in US-Cuba relations. Almost daily the Trump administration has escalated its threats...
Well, that didn’t take too long. Friday’s false optimism about an imminent peace deal with Iran following Donald Trump’s claims that Iran had agreed to surrender to the US demands, fed wild swing to the positive side in the US...
The night before l voted against going to war in Iraq, my sister, Beverly, told me that a Knoxville television station had run a poll and found that in East Tennessee, 74 percent were in favor of going to war,...
Our unhinged megalomaniacal POTUS was at it again today, claiming to Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo that his first year was nothing short of spectacular: Trump: “I had the greatest year, the greatest opening year. I ended 8 wars. The greatest...
The American-Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and its allies have long been considered one of the strongest lobbies in Washington, exercising outsized influence, especially on U.S. policies toward Israel and the Middle East. Recently, its purported muscle has come under...
Federal prosecutor says woman is suspected of dealing weapons to Africa on behalf of Iranian government A California woman was arrested at Los Angeles international airport after allegedly trafficking weapons on behalf of the Iranian...
Com certeza Hobbes sabia muito bem que estava escolhendo seguir uma corrente ocultista e, no fundo, anti-cristã, em sua filosofia social. Junte-se a nós no Telegram , Twitter e VK . Escreva para nós: info@strategic-culture.su Não é só para compreender...
Si la oposición gana las elecciones, el acercamiento con Rusia se verá aún más perjudicado por el inevitable realineamiento con Estados Unidos. Únete a nosotros en Telegram , Twitter y VK . Escríbenos: info@strategic-culture.su Brasil y Rusia firmaron, entre febrero...
La posizione geografica dell’Ungheria e la sua dipendenza energetica ne fanno un attore determinante nel contesto europeo Segue nostro Telegram . Il crollo Elezioni 2026, la “era Orbán” è finita. La sconfitta di Viktor Orbán segna un passaggio di forte rilevanza...
GAZA, (PIC) The Hamas Movement has called for pressuring the Israeli occupation government to honor its obligations under the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement in order to pave the way for serious talks on issues related to the second...
Lord Robertson, Blair’s Defence Secretary, former NATO Secretary General, well paid lobbyist for arms manufacturers, tells us we are not ready for war. Peter FORD is deputy leader of the Workers Party of Britain and former ambassador to Bahrain and...
The war with Iran constrains America’s options in East Asia. By Anik JOSHI Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The American industrial base, like the budget, is finite, and arms sent and used in...
Iran’s defeat would represent a major reinforcement of imperialist strategic domination over the vital Eurasian landmass. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su It is not new: the United States began the war against...
GAZA, (PIC) The Israeli occupation army continued on Sunday to commit ceasefire violations in the Gaza Strip for the 192nd consecutive day, killing one civilian and injuring two others. According to media sources, a young man identified as Khalil Nasr was shot...
Only around 700 patients and wounded people have been able to leave Gaza for treatment abroad, the Palestine Red Crescent Society has warned, while more than 18,000 others remain on waiting lists for medical evacuation through the Rafah...
On 7 April, at the invitation of President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping, Zheng Liwen, the leader of Taiwan’s leading opposition party, the Kuomintang, paid a week-long visit to the mainland. She headed a delegation from her...
TUNIS, (PIC) The UN special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, has described the Israeli occupation army as “the most depraved,” commenting on a video showing soldiers assaulting a Palestinian child. On Sunday, Albanese wrote on her...
Israeli airstrikes killed and wounded dozens of civilians across southern Lebanon in the days before a temporary ceasefire took hold, as residents in multiple towns refused to flee despite mounting casualties and evacuation threats. Strikes happened across areas...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) The death of Sheikh Naji al-Qazzaz, at the age of 66, constituted a great loss for the religious scene in the city of Jerusalem, after a career that spanned for decades in the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, where...
RAMALLAH, (PIC) The Palestinian Commission of Detainees’ and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs has reported a sharp and unprecedented deterioration in the incarceration conditions of Palestinian prisoners inside Etzion jail. This came after the Commission’s lawyer recently visited the prison. She reportedly insisted on meeting...
Reprinted From World BEYOND War. According to The Hill, in an article typical of U.S. media, Trump’s war on Iran is totally legal for 60 days if Congress does nothing, after which it becomes illegal, unless Congress has explicitly OK’d...
Sayed Moshagheb emerged from 11 years of imprisonment to a spontaneous celebration organized by a number of his friends in front of his house in Bulaq Dakrour on Wednesday evening. Hours later, he and five of those friends were taken...
A humanoid robot competing against flesh-and-blood runners broke the world record at a Beijing half marathon on Sunday, showcasing the rapid technological advancement achieved by Chinese makers. A robot runs in the second Beijing E-Town Half Marathon and Humanoid Half...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) Hordes of extremist Jewish settlers escorted by police officers desecrated the Aqsa Mosque’s courtyards on Sunday morning, amid tight restrictions on the entry of Muslim worshipers to the holy site. According to local sources, at least 110 settlers entered...
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