Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed on Saturday to further restrict protests against the Israeli government following an attack in London this week that saw two Jewish men stabbed. The Labour leader has come under pressure from pro-Israel advocates...
The goal is to just keep adding more and more protest laws until nobody’s willing to attend a pro-Palestine demonstration without a lawyer present. By Caitlin JOHNSTONE Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su...
There is a certain kind of “moderate” Muslim scholar whom empire adores: calm in tone, allergic to resistance, fluent in scripture, and permanently available to explain to the oppressed why their rebellion is impractical, premature, emotional, immoral, or insufficiently spreadsheeted....
After OPEC and OPEC+, the UAE may leave the Arab League and even the GCC. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su So MbZ – the sole owner of the UAE – decided to...
EnComm Aviation says the firm’s action has cut off vital support for crisis-hit countries including South Sudan and the DRC Britain’s biggest weapons manufacturer, BAE Systems, is facing a £120m lawsuit after scrapping support for aircraft used to deliver aid...
The Pentagon's spending on its war with Iran could cover the UN's entire 2026 aid appeal and bring lifesaving support to more than 87 million people, its aid chief told AFP news agency Thursday. The US Department...
By wilfully ignoring blatant US-Israeli acts of aggression, the EU is facilitating a global regime of impunity that contravenes its founding principles Marco Carnelos is a former Italian diplomat. He has been assigned to Somalia, Australia and the United Nations. He...
The UK government announced an extra £25 million ($33 million) to fund security for Jewish communities on Thursday, a day after two London Jews were knifed in the latest attacks targeting the community. "People have a sense of deep...
A divided US Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed the Trump administration's move to strip deportation protections from hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Syrians living in the United States. Solicitor General John Sauer told the court the...
Efforts are ongoing to free 16 Syrian sailors who were taken captive during the hijacking of a cargo ship off the coast of Somalia on Sunday – an incident that highlights the fragility of the security situation...
On 25 March 2026 in Somalia, Nasra and Muslimo, both in Grade 8, attend class at Kabasa Primary School in Dollow. The school serves children from displaced and host communities. Through education, safe spaces and life-skills programmes, UNICEF supports girls...
Picture alliance/AA/Royal Court of Saudi Arabia. Source: International Politics & Society The war with Iran is exposing deep fractures beneath the surface of Gulf unity. Still, cooperation remains the only viable option. By Sebastian Sons BONN, Germany, Apr 29 2026...
A pirate attack off Somalia is the work of a new group of "opportunistic criminals", security officials said on Tuesday, complicating a threat that costs the shipping industry billions of dollars. Piracy was rampant off the coast of Somalia in the...
This morning, the United Arab Emirates announced that it was going to formally withdraw from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). The move comes as yet another signal of a deepening split between Saudi Arabia and the UAE on...
This morning, the United Arab Emirates announced that it was going to formally withdraw from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). The move comes as yet another signal of a deepening split between Saudi Arabia and the UAE on...
Pirates appear to be taking advantage of international naval strength being diverted to Middle East Three vessels have been hijacked off the coast of Somalia in the past week, raising fears of a resurgence in piracy around the Horn of Africa,...
Middle East and North Africa military expenditure reached $218 billion in 2025, marking a near-standstill with just 0.1% growth from the previous year – a dramatic slowdown after the region's unprecedented 15% spending surge in 2024, according to...
Middle East military expenditure reached $218 billion in 2025, marking a near-standstill with just 0.1% growth from the previous year – a dramatic slowdown after the region's unprecedented 15% spending surge in 2024, according to new data from...
Consider the change remarkable in its own fashion. The “President of PEACE” in his first term in office has distinctly become the President of WAR the second time around, whether in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean, in...
Israel has appointed its first ambassador to Somaliland, months after formally recognising the breakaway region in the Horn of Africa, the foreign ministry said Sunday. In December, Israel became the first country to recognise the independence of Somaliland since...
By Philip GIRALDI Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Using America’s sons and daughters to devastate the world Sometimes a seemingly insignificant story tells one more about what is going on than the...
An oil tanker has been hijacked off the coast of Somalia and taken into its territorial waters, the British maritime security agency UKMTO said on Saturday. The development added to risks for navigating in the Red Sea, which has...
Drought displaced nearly 62,000 people in just five Somali districts since the start of the year, the UN said Friday, estimating that the countrywide number could be in the hundreds of thousands. The United Nations' migration agency said...
Soomaaliya is one of few cookbooks to examine Somali food and how conflict has reshaped it across the diaspora On a video call from Brooklyn, between stops on her book tour, Ifrah F Ahmed is drinking ginger-root tea. The smell transports...
A look at the Ottoman Empire’s rare and dramatic victory over the British at the 1916 siege of Kut, and what it reveals about colonial ambitions and Muslim resistance. By Ibrahim Moiz for MuslimMatters A Rare Ottoman Victory The First World...
The US is considering lifting sanctions on the repressive East African state of Eritrea as it looks to deepen its influence along the Red Sea coast, according to The Wall Street Journal . Trump's Africa envoy...
Tensions in the standoff between the US and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz intensified Friday after US President Donald Trump said he ordered the US military to “shoot and kill” Iranian small boats in the strait, while...
Finally there’s an award that President Trump deserves to win By Doug BANDOW Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su With the Middle East in flames, President Donald Trump’s desperate lobbying campaign for the...
A boat capsized in waters between Algeria and Spain, leaving at least 17 Somali migrants dead, Somalia's ambassador to Algeria said Thursday. Ambassador Yusuf Ahmed Hassan told Somali state media that he was contacted by distressed parents searching for...
Without understanding the astonishing network of power exercised by the United Arab Emirates you would have no idea why the UAE was hit particularly hard by Iran in recent weeks. Nor would you know what fuels chaos from Libya to...
Colombian mercenaries backed by the United Arab Emirates assisted Sudan’s RSF paramilitary group in seizing El Fasher in 2025, contributing to war crimes committed during the 18-month takeover, a new report has found. An investigation...
Israel did not recognize Somaliland out of love for the Somalilanders. It did so out of cold calculation, strategic necessity, and an urgent need for survival after its historic defeat at the hands of Iran. It is more of a...
With just a few weeks left before President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing to meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, it seems that the U.S. war in the Middle East will, in all likelihood, remain unfinished business, if not...
This statement was originally published on cipesa.org on 20 April 2026. The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) welcomes the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) adoption of the Resolution on Elections...
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...
China recently pledged to expand military support to Somalia in its fight against al-Shabaab militants. Beijing has promised equipment, training and closer security cooperation with Mogadishu. This marks a shift from China’s traditionally cautious and small presence in the country....
If one looks at the facts, one cannot help but suspect that the war in Iran will not only become the greatest military fiasco in the short history of the US, but will also knock the US off its throne...
From Washington’s perspective, the alliance between Tehran and Beijing is a strategic nightmare. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The Strategic Landscape of the Conflict The ongoing U.S. war against Iran goes far...
This month marks the third anniversary of the war in Sudan. Estimates of the death toll range from 150,000 to 400,000 or more; 2025 was, according to the United Nations’ internal estimates, a particularly deadly year for civilians. The humanitarian...
IMF economists warned Thursday that the war in Iran could have "very, certainly severe" consequences far outside the region - especially for energy-importing countries. Countries in East Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa are among the countries most affected now - and who...
Internal immigration records from northern Malawi reveal how a little-scrutinised border crossing is being used to move migrants from East and Central Africa toward routes leading to South Africa. The documents describe a transport chain operating through the Chitipa District,...
While presenting itself as a victim on the international stage, the United Arab Emirates silently entered the war against Iran on the side of Washington and Tel Aviv. From sharing data from AI-powered radar systems, to bombing Iranian civilian targets,...
Marco Rubio speaks openly of revitalising colonialism, as allied states acknowledge the demise of the rules-based world order Marco Carnelos is a former Italian diplomat. He has been assigned to Somalia, Australia and the United Nations. He served in the foreign...
This statement was originally published on cpj.org on 16 April 2026. The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Ethiopian authorities to do everything in their power to locate and free Addis Standard managing editor Million Beyene who was taken...
Israel appointed its first ambassador to Somaliland on Wednesday, months after controversially recognising the breakaway region of Somalia as an independent state. Michael Lotem, Israel's former ambassador to Kenya, will take up the post as a non-resident envoy, Israel's...
The United States has denied visas to Palestinian representatives seeking to attend the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, several sources told The New Arab . The meetings began on Tuesday and will run...
The UK Parliament has approved a controversial bill granting police unprecedented powers to restrict, prevent, and impose strict conditions on protests . The move has triggered sustained opposition from campaigners who say the measures threaten the right to demonstrate,...
Uganda’s military chief has drawn ire from Turkey over statements he made demanding a Turkish bride and threatening to sever diplomatic ties with Ankara. General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has been in the headlines for several statements in recent weeks, including on sending...
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