Prominent Egyptian activist and writer Ahmed Douma has entered a new cycle of remand detention, with a court rejecting an appeal against its extension Thursday. He was rearrested on April 6 on false news charges for writing an article about...
The joint Egyptian-Pakistani military drills currently underway in the south Asian country are not unprecedented. But the two-week exercises bringing together special combat forces come as Pakistan, Egypt, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia edge towards a growing security alliance...
A commission investigating reported violence across 14 regions in Tanzania has recommended a national reconciliation process, deeper criminal investigations and an accelerated push to deliver a new Constitution by 2028. The commission was established following deadly unrest that erupted after...
Beekeepers harvest honey from an ABL hive in the Tana Delta, Kenya. Credit: Chemtai Kirui/IPS By Chemtai Kirui GOLBANTI, Kenya, Apr 23 2026 (IPS) Lydia Hagodana stands next to a bee yard (apiary) in Golbanti, Tana Delta, where she lives. The...
Reza Pahlavi , the son of Iran's ousted shah, argued Thursday that any negotiations with the clerical leadership in Tehran amount to "appeasement" and voiced hope that renewed street protests will topple it. Pahlavi, 65, was speaking on a...
Sweden's government said Thursday that the country might need to ration fuel in the coming months as the Middle East war has a "significant impact" on the country's economy. "We're not planning right now for any rationing. But we...
The Edmonton Police Service is trialing new bodycam facial recognition technology to identify what they have deemed “high-risk offenders.” Speaking to the CBC , senior research associate Kate Robertson says , “As someone who has been studying algorithmic policing...
It is likely that a long-overdue decision has been made in the Kremlin to stop oil supplies to the refinery in Schwedt, which Germany seized from Rosneft. Russia Stops Pumping Kazakh Oil to Germany The decision to nationalize the Russian stake...
- - - - Photo by Quilia on Unsplash I’m a big advocate for teaching financial literacy in schools. In theory, parents should be the ones teaching this, but considering just how few people have ever learned...
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has pledged swift government action on recommendations made by a commission of inquiry into the election violence that erupted on October 25 2025, saying the findings will guide national reconciliation, accountability and constitutional reforms. Responding...
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News , a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here . Nearly half of the nation’s children live in places with dangerous...
A Tanzanian commission investigating the October 2025 violence has released a report detailing the scale of human and economic losses, concluding that the events were organised, coordinated and financed riots aimed at disrupting the general election. The commission was established...
In an interview with Pravda.Ru, military expert, political scientist, professor, and director of the Center for Military-Political Studies Alexey Podberezkin explains what lies behind the seizure of an Iranian vessel and the escalation of the conflict. He analyzes US objectives,...
When Democrats gathered in Philadelphia in 2016, Michelle Obama famously declared, “When they go low, we go high.” That became the supposed moral choice facing Democrats: Either maintain the integrity and dignity of our governing institutions or stoop...
NABLUS, (PIC) A Palestinian teenager was martyred on Thursday after being shot by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) during a raid in Nablus City. According to eyewitnesses, as IOF vehicles withdrawing from the western side of Nablus, specifically in the Beit Wazan...
Israel's Ministry of Defence announced on Thursday it had placed multi-year purchase orders for aerial munitions with arms manufacturer Elbit Systems , worth around $200 million. The ministry said in a statement that deal will prepare the country for what...
President of Russia Vladimir Putin, during a meeting with government members, spoke about the development of Russia’s Arctic regions, emphasizing the strategic importance of the region. Strategic Importance of the Arctic “I have repeatedly noted the special, strategic importance of this...
Opponents of the US-Israeli war on Iran plan to stage a protest outside a major British Royal Air Force base, calling for the closure of US bases on British soil and to "condemn Britain's participation in the war". The...
BEIRUT, (PIC) A Palestinian activist in her eighties, Maha Abu Khalil, was assassinated in an Israeli airstrike on the southern Lebanese city of Tyre just minutes before a ceasefire took effect, bringing an end to nearly two years of escalation. Abu Khalil,...
Israel 's top court on Thursday examined petitions seeking to force the government to establish a state commission of inquiry into the failures that led to Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack. The government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has...
Israel 's top court on Thursday examined petitions seeking to force the government to establish a state commission of inquiry into the failures that led to Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack. The government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has...
Iran on Thursday hanged a man convicted of membership in a banned opposition group , the judiciary said, with an NGO describing him as the latest "political prisoner" to be executed in an unprecedented trend. Sultan Ali Shirzadi Fakhr was...
The United Nations said Thursday it was "working on" maintaining a presence in Lebanon once the mandate for its UNIFIL peacekeeping force expires at the end of the year. "In terms of the post-UNIFIL, we're currently in the process...
Lebanon's leaders accused Israel on Thursday of committing a war crime, after a prominent Lebanese journalist was killed in a targeted strike in the country's south. Rescuers and the reporter's employer on Wednesday confirmed the death of Amal...
Raising questions about colonialism makes many people groan. They make out that Western nations, including France and Britain, gave up their empires long ago, and that we should all move on. To understand how wrong they are, you only have to...
The government will be implementing sweeping cuts to spending on petroleum subsidies and prioritizing export spending in the upcoming fiscal year’s budget, according to draft data submitted by the Finance Ministry to the House of Representatives on Wednesday. The data,...
One of the main goals of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s trip to China is to strengthen economic relations with the world’s second-largest economy and Spain’s main trading partner outside the European Union, amid the trade wars that China and...
GAZA, (PIC) The Hamas Movement has strongly denounced the horrific massacre perpetrated last night by the Israeli occupation army in northern Gaza, in which civilians, including children, were directly targeted. In a statement on Thursday, Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem said that the...
The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) has expanded significantly in Italy, with its fleet now surpassing last year’s size, marking a major expansion of its efforts to deliver aid to Gaza. In a statement sent to The New Arab...
Dozens of Lebanese journalists and civilians gathered on Thursday morning for the funeral of veteran reporter Amal Khalil, after she was killed by Israeli forces in south Lebanon a day earlier. Crowds also gathered in Beirut to...
US-Kuwaiti journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin has been acquitted in Kuwait after 51 days in detention, with rights groups welcoming the decision and saying he is expected to be released imminently. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) confirmed on Thursday that...
Conditions of Palestinians in Iraq have continued to deteriorate, according to community members who report a steady decline in economic circumstances amid ongoing pressure that they say is aimed at encouraging gradual departure from the country, either directly...
By Harrison BERGER Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Tucker Carlson and Glenn Greenwald worry Congress will reauthorize a controversial intelligence tool. For nearly two decades, Congress has obediently renewed one of the federal...
On 12 April, Viktor Orban's sixteen-year grip on power ended in a landslide electoral defeat that carries consequences far beyond Budapest. While Orban’s defeat was framed primarily as a domestic mandate against corruption and authoritarianism, it also reflects the...
Stephen Russell: Senior Technical Fellow, TechInsights Every April, Earth Day prompts a flurry of corporate sustainability pledges and green-tinted press releases. But for the semiconductor industry in 2026, the conversation has moved well past pledges. Carbon accountability is now a...
Since early 2025, clashes have intensified in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), displacing hundreds of thousands of people across the region. Tens of thousands have fled to Burundi, one of the world’s poorest countries,...
Pakistan’s instability is no longer a localized security concern-it is emerging as a structural constraint on US strategy in Asia. For Washington, three priorities are converging: reducing dependence on China in critical minerals, expanding access to Central Asia, and managing...
BEIRUT, (PIC) Reports from Israeli media and field testimonies have revealed widespread looting by Israeli occupation forces during operations in southern Lebanon, as outrage grows over the assassination of a Lebanese journalist in the same region. According to accounts published by the...
If psychiatry is a Western construct, how does a psychiatrist practise outside the West? For Palestinian psychiatrist Dr Samah Jabr , the question is not theoretical. Her work unfolds under the shadow of geopolitical violence, where Israeli occupation, siege,...
By ASHES OF POMPEII Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Do assumptions of western Europe as “untouchable” still hold? “This line of argument that we shouldn’t be afraid of Russia… Maybe someone also...
The Trump Doctrine in the Americas has prioritized addressing China’s expanding regional influence. Over the last decade, Chinese investment in South America has increased dramatically . China is the leading economic partner of many of its countries and has...
A proposed Saudi-Turkey railway would connect Makkah and Medina to Istanbul via Jordan and Syria, with feasibility studies expected to conclude by the end of the year. Saudi Transport Minister Saleh al-Jasser said on Wednesday that technical work on...
GAZA, (PIC) Health officials are warning of serious risks to patients in Gaza following the repeated closure of the Rafah crossing, which has halted medical evacuations and left thousands without access to urgent treatment abroad. Raed al-Nims, spokesperson for the Palestine Red...
A survivor of the deadly Tai Po fire has urged the government to make better arrangements for residents to retrieve personal belongings and allow a longer time to visit their flats. Jason Kong, a resident at the fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court...
Palestinian villages depopulated since 1948 inside Israel held a series of events on Wednesday, 22 April, marking attachment to the right of return, the land, and the transmission of collective memory between generations to commemorate the Palestinian Nakba . Israeli-imposed...
Israeli attacks killed five people in Lebanon despite a 10-day ceasefire, with one of those killed identified as veteran journalist Amal Khalil, in yet another attack on civilians and media workers. Lebanon's National News Agency said...
A prominent British human rights and LGBT+ campaigner was granted unconditional bail on Wednesday after being arrested for carrying a placard reading "Globalise the intifada" during a pro-Palestine protest in January. At Westminster Magistrates' Court , the judge...
Israel's government is pressing ahead with plans to expand settlements in the occupied West Bank , in a further attempt to entrench occupation and eliminate prospects for a future Palestinian state. After re-establishing the settlements of Homesh and Sanur,...
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