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A Tunisian journalist who criticised court decisions against his media colleagues and the judges involved has been arrested by authorities for causing "harm to others" and their reputations, his lawyer told AFP on Monday. Since...

MENA

The gnarled, monumental olive trees leading to Nabil Nahas's studio in the mountains north of Beirut, portrayed by the renowned Lebanese-American artist in semi-abstract paintings, are silent witnesses to more than a thousand years of history. ‘They date from the...

States are subject to what are known as peremptory norms of international law; these are fundamental rules accepted by the international community to which states subscribe by ratifying treaties. Breaches of these obligations may be sanctioned by national or international...

The primary mandate of central banks is to prevent price inflation, but interest rates are a blunt tool to achieve this. Alec Haglund joined Positive Money in 2024 as a Senior Researcher. Alec holds a degree from University College London in...

Finance, Financial Institutions, Neo-Liberalism in the EU

Iraq's newly elected president nominated businessman Ali al-Zaidi as the country's prime minister -designate on Monday, after he was endorsed by the country's main Shia alliance. "President Nizar Amede has tasked Ali al-Zaidi, the candidate of the largest parliamentary...

MENA

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) Israeli authorities have issued exclusion orders against Sheikh Raed Salah, head of the Islamic Movement in the 1948-occupied territories, and Sheikh Kamal Khatib, head of the Freedoms Committee. The orders bar both men from entering Aqsa Mosque for a...

News, Aqsa Mosque, Israeli violations

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) Mahmoud Mardawi, a senior Hamas official, said that the escalating Israeli actions in Occupied Jerusalem, including home demolitions, raids, and abuses against Palestinians, reflect an “eliminationist” approach aimed at displacing residents and imposing a new demographic reality. In a...

News, Aqsa Mosque, Israeli violations

In Ukraine, spring brings hope for new crops after the long cold winter and every year since the Russian invasion in 2022 it has brought new questions about which side might seize the initiative as confrontation on the battlefield is...

Opinion, Block 2, EU-Ukraine

In a move that potentially has severe economic and security ramifications for Iraq’s overall stability, the United States has blocked the shipment of dollars to Iraq and frozen funding for Iraqi security programs. The move followed months of US...

Analysis

Hezbollah-launched suicide drones, have proven to be an "obstacle" for Israeli forces stationed in southern Lebanon. The Israelis are still launching attacks there in violation of the ceasefire agreed upon earlier this month . A drone attack on Sunday killed soldier...

MENA

Mortar and rocket attacks launched by Pakistan against Afghanistan killed four people on Monday and injured 70 more, the Taliban government said, as fighting between the countries erupted again and threatened to derail fragile peace talks. Pakistan's government dismissed...

World

The United Arab Emirates ’ public rupture with Gulf allies over their response to Iran’s attacks has been accompanied by a sharp downturn in its relations with Pakistan, as Abu Dhabi reassesses its regional strategy and expectations of partners in...

MENA

NATO is considering ending its recent practice of holding annual summits, six sources told Reuters , a move that could avoid a potentially tense encounter with U.S. President Donald Trump in his final year in office. Trump's administration...

World

GAZA, (PIC) The deputy minister of economy in Gaza, Hasan Abu Rayala, has affirmed that the Israeli genocidal war on the Strip “has not ended, but has merely shifted in its tools and methods,” describing the blockade as “one of the...

News, Gaza economy, Gaza siege

On April 26, many outlets traditionally write a lot about who and what caused the Chernobyl disaster, some others decide to refresh reader's knowledge of nuclear physics and publish photos and footage of the disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power...

History, traditions

Hearing this week on bill to repeal Illinois’ discriminatory BDS bill Statement from State Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid on the drive to repeal the discriminatory anti-BDS Bill in Pringfield: The Illinois Human Rights Advocacy Protection Act, HB 2723, is officially in...

American Arabs, Christian & Muslim, Civil Rights

Bahrain's interior ministry said on Monday that the Gulf kingdom revoked the citizenship of 69 individuals for their support of Iran after weeks of Iranian attacks on Gulf states beginning in late February. The ministry in a statement listed...

MENA

WEST BANK, (PIC) At all hours, day, night, and dawn, Israeli military raids across the West Bank have become a routine, organized pattern. Armored vehicles lead the incursions, followed by house searches, arrests, and the destruction of civilian infrastructure, all framed...

Zionist Terrorism, IOF raids, West Bank

British lawmakers will vote on whether embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer should face a parliamentary probe over the Peter Mandelson scandal , the House of Commons speaker announced on Monday. Members of Parliament will debate Tuesday on whether to refer...

World

Earlier in April, Israel’s security cabinet approved the establishment of 34 new settlements in the occupied West Bank. It was the largest single announcement on record, bringing the total number of Israeli settlements okayed by the current...

In-depth

The CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman , is on a messianic mission to bring about the Singularity, the moment at which artificial intelligence begins to self-improve. If AI is smart enough to build the next...

Business & Economy, Column, Opinion

For as long as I can remember , the White House Correspondents Dinner was where the Washington press corps and Washington officials basked in each other’s celebrity. Saturday night’s ended abruptly with gunshots, Secret Service officers screaming at attendees to “get...

Column, Courts & Law, Media

- - - - Photo by Edwin Hooper on Unsplash So, did you hear about the most recent attempted assassination of President Trump? The fact that we have to be specific as to which attempted assassination is...

In the wake of the temporary US/Iran ceasefire, hawkish commentary in leading American newspapers advanced the premise that the US can dictate terms to Iran in negotiations, with a faith in the power of Washington’s military might that was...

Column, Media, Middle East

GAZA, (PIC) The health and food crisis in Gaza is deepening, with medical and official warnings of severe repercussions that could endanger thousands of lives, especially among children. Meanwhile, families in shelters and displacement camps are facing harsh living conditions, marked by...

News, Gaza Strip, Health crisis

Congo on Monday announced the creation of a paramilitary guard to secure its vast mining operations, backed by U.S. and Emirati investments, as Washington tries to lock in access to critical minerals amid a fragile peace process in the troubled...

World

Israel reportedly deployed an Iron Dome air defence battery, and several dozen troops to operate it, to the United Arab Emirates early in the war with Iran , marking the first known operational use of the system...

MENA

Russian backing for the ruling junta has not stopped rebel fighters striking significant blows in recent days - Mali in turmoil after insurgents seize towns and kill defence minister - When Assimi Goïta, the leader of Mali’s military junta, sat down...

Mali, Russia, Africa

The conflict in the Middle East has struck another critical global industry, disrupting supplies of essential raw materials used in the production of printed circuit boards (PCBs). These components are fundamental to nearly all modern electronic devices, from smartphones to...

World

A Sudanese army strike on a displaced persons camp in the western Darfur region killed six civilians and wounded dozens more on Monday, a rights group said. Near-daily drone strikes by both the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces...

MENA

Israeli forces carried out a series of large-scale raids and arrests across the occupied West Bank overnight on Sunday and throughout Monday, amid continued Israeli violence in the Palestinian territory. Israeli military troops raided the Qalandia refugee camp...

MENA

Arnaud MIRANDA, Gilles GRESSANI Únete a nosotros en Telegram , Twitter y VK . Escríbenos: info@strategic-culture.su El gigante tecnológico fundado por Peter Thiel y dirigido por Alex Karp acaba de publicar 22 tesis virales sobre el futuro de Estados Unidos y...

Español, Artificial Intelligence, Big Tech

Frontispiece of Tom Paine’s Common Sense By Peter Costantini SEATTLE. USA, Apr 27 2026 (IPS) This is the third part of a three-part commentary. Read Part 1: No Kings? Meet King Don and King John – Part 1 of 3...

Democracy, Headlines, Human Rights
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