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This new crisis comes at a pivotal moment, as the European Union faces increasingly strong internal challenges to its climate policies. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The offensive launched on February 28,...

Editor's Choice, Crisis, Energy

By Daniel DEYL Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su In the EU’s initial response to the US-Israeli strikes, Kaja Kallas read the agreed wording calling of “maximum restraint, protection of civilians, full respect...

Editor's Choice, European Union, Iran

BEIRUT, (PIC) Lebanese media reported that four people, including three journalists, were killed on Saturday afternoon when an Israeli airstrike targeted a car near the town of Jezzine in southern Lebanon. The slain journalists were identified as Al-Manar correspondent Ali Shuaib, Al-Mayadeen...

News, Israeli aggression, Lebanon

Iranian attacks on Gulf states continued on Saturday, causing injuries and infrastructure damage across multiple countries as the US-Israeli war on Iran continues to escalate in the region. Authorities in Oman, the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain and Saudi...

MENA

GAZA, (PIC) Three Palestinian citizens were martyred and others were injured in Israeli attacks in separate areas of the Gaza Strip on Saturday. Palestinian media reported in the morning that Israeli forces opened fire on residents in eastern Gaza City, killing two...

News, Gaza Strip, Israeli ceasefire violations

The U.S. considers Greenland part of its backyard, Joaquin Flores writes. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The late Ali Hosseini Khamenei’s parting war strategy of driving up global oil prices through pressure...

Americas, Europe, World

SANA’A, (PIC) Yemeni armed forces affiliated with the Ansarullah group announced that they had carried out their first direct military operation targeting “sensitive Israeli military sites” in southern 1948 occupied Palestine, using a salvo of ballistic missiles. In a statement issued on...

News, Ansarullah, regional war

Israeli forces opened fire on a group of Palestinians in Gaza City overnight on Friday and Saturday, killing two people and wounding several others. Medical sources said the two brothers, Fahmi Omar Qaddoum and Saed Omar Qaddoum, were fatally shot...

MENA

BEIRUT, (PIC) The Israeli-American war on Iran entered its twenty-ninth day on Saturday with rapid escalation across multiple fronts, as missile exchanges intensified and regional involvement deepened, while the humanitarian toll in Lebanon continued to rise sharply. Air raid sirens sounded in...

News, Iran, Lebanon

Israel targeted healthcare workers and journalists in strikes on southern Lebanon on Friday and Saturday, killing at least six paramedics and two media workers. Lebanese state media said five paramedics were killed when Israeli warplanes struck an...

MENA

President Donald Trump on Friday reiterated his disappointment with NATO allies over their refusal to send military to help secure the Strait of Hormuz and said Washington may not help them in future if asked to...

World

US President Donald Trump said Friday "Cuba is next" in his latest threat against the Caribbean island, as he dismissed concerns that recent American military actions would cost him political support. Cuba's communist government has...

MENA

For five years, West London was my home, and Notting Hill, in particular, became my go-to area for discovering quirky, interesting spots with stories of their own. I drifted between places like Notting Hill Arts Club , a creative hub...

Lifestyle

Ahmed Umar is a Sudanese multidisciplinary artist whose practice is rooted in the spiritual and ethical sensibilities of his Sufi upbringing. Engaging with traditions of ritual, embodiment, and devotion, Ahmed draws on these frameworks to reflect on queerness beyond identity...

Culture

Ukraine and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to cooperate on defence amid Iran's drone strikes across the region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday. Zelensky's unannounced visit to the UAE comes a day after he announced...

MENA

Foreign ministers from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt will meet in Islamabad for talks on the US-Israeli war on Iran, the Pakistan government said on Saturday. Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar wrote on X that he...

MENA

Iran launched strikes across the Gulf and Israel early Saturday in retaliation to US-Israeli strikes that targeted key economic industries in the country, including a major steel plant that has now ceased production. Iran launched attacks on...

MENA

NABLUS, (PIC) The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) detonated a house belonging to the family of martyr Mahmoud al‑Aqqad in Nablus, north of the West Bank, on Saturday morning. After midnight, Israeli forces stormed the city of Nablus and encircled the al-Aqqad family’s...

News, Demolition policy, Israeli violations

BETHLEHEM, (PIC) A Palestinian child was martyred on Friday evening after succumbing to wounds sustained from Israeli gunfire in the Deheisha refugee camp, south of Bethlehem. According to the Palestinian health ministry, 15-year-old Adham Dahman died from critical wounds he suffered after...

News, Israeli crimes, Palestinian martyrs

The Trump administration is reportedly considering sending 10,000 additional US troops to the Middle East amid mounting fears of an invasion of Iran, which is mobilizing its forces ahead of a possible ground assault. The Wall Street Journal reported that the new US troop deployment “would...

United States, Benjamin Netanyahu, Block 3

The escalating confrontation in the Gulf is entering uncertain territory, with risks extending well beyond the region. For India, the stakes are unusually high—economically, strategically and politically—sparking calls for India to step in as a mediator. Given its deep economic...

Opinion, Hormuz Blockade, India

SANA’A, (PIC) Massive Yemeni crowds rallied on Friday afternoon in the governorates of Sana’a and al-Hudaydah to mark the National Day of Resilience, under the slogan “Steadfast with Palestine, Lebanon, and Iran… Ready for All Options.” In Sana’a, the participants, who carried...

News, Popular events, Pro-Palestine rallies

Since the United States and Israel launched their war against Iran in late February, Iran has retaliated by targeting commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, effectively shutting down the narrow channel of water. It’s caused a global fuel crisis,...

Middle East, Block 2, Donald Trump

In an unprecedented move underscoring the global reach of Middle East tensions, the Philippines has formally declared a national energy emergency. This marks the first and most direct emergency declaration by any nation in response to the geopolitical ripples caused...

Southeast Asia, Block 3, Ferdinand Marcos Jr

Pet lovers eagerly gathered around a container to snap photos of meerkats at a Beijing animal fair, each selling for $320, while nearby a raccoon nervously paced in a cage only slightly bigger than itself. People visit a pet fair...

Animals, China, Community & Education

War crimes and crimes against humanity might have been committed when brutal violence tore through Syria's southern Suweida province last year, killing more than 1,700, UN investigators said Friday. The United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Syria (COI)'s warning...

MENA

China used fake LinkedIn profiles in an attempt to harvest sensitive data from NATO and European Union institutions by soliciting information from staff, a European security source said Friday. Professional networking app LinkedIn. Photo: Unsplash. The operation, allegedly orchestrated by...

China, Defence & Foreign Policy, Politics & Protest

Morocco grabbed a late equaliser to draw 1-1 with Ecuador on Friday in their first match under coach Mohamed Ouahbi as Africa’s World Cup -bound teams delivered mixed results in warm-up matches. Ouahbi took over from Walid Regragui this month...

Sports

Update 3/28. 10 a.m. ET: Yemeni Houthis say they targeted Israel today in their first airstrikes since the war began on Feb. 28. Israel says it identified a missile coming from Yemen and it was intercepted, according to the...

Saudi-arabia, Yemen, Hezbollah

US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff said Friday he believes Iran will hold talks with Washington "this week" as the US-Israeli war against Tehran entered its second month. The war began on February 28 when the United...

MENA

Israel's military renewed its attacks on Beirut's southern suburbs Friday, saying it was targeting Hezbollah infrastructure, as the Iran-backed group said the foes had clashed directly in the country's south. Nearly a month into the Middle East war, the...

MENA

An Iranian missile attack Friday wounded at least 10 US service members and damaged several planes at a military base in Saudi Arabia , according to two US officials familiar with the situation. Two of the troops were seriously wounded,...

MENA

An Iranian-linked hacker group claimed on Friday to have hacked the email account of US FBI Director Kash Patel and published personal photos and other material online. The Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed that "malicious actors" had targeted Patel's...

World

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has launched an interagency task force to help secure the passage of fertilizers through the Strait of Hormuz, his spokesperson announced on Friday. "As the conflict in the Middle East unfolds and threatens to intensify, disruptions...

Environment

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday he saw European readiness to help form a coalition against Iranian control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz after US-Israeli attacks unleashed a regional war. Rubio joined top diplomats from the...

World

Hamas is weighing a new proposal for disarming its fighters in Gaza, a major concession that would clear the way for US President Donald Trump’s plan for rebuilding the war-ravaged territory. How Hamas responds, expected in the coming days...

MENA
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