On March 14, Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House and foundational Republican thought-leader of American neoliberalism, suggested bombing parts "friendly territory" presumably UAE and Oman with nukes to unclog the Strait of Hormuz. He did this by uncritically sharing...
Iranian Shoreline in the Strait of Hormuz As of March 20, 2026, the United States has ordered two Marine Expeditionary Units (MEUs) to the Arabian Sea/Middle East region amid the ongoing US-Israel war with Iran (Operation Epic Fury, started February...
I have sympathy for people who rely on fuel for their living. Truckers, cabbies and drivers have all had their costs increased because of the hateful and unnecessary war in Iran. Hong Kong lawmakers have asked the government to...
Employees of a US computer company raked in billions of dollars diverting Nvidia artificial intelligence chips to China in violation of export controls, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday. Nvidia headquarters in Santa Clara, California. Photo: Nvidia. Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw,...
I’ve been writing some pessimistic things about AI recently, so I thought I should try to balance those out with some optimistic takes. One way I think AI could really help our society is by injecting reasonableness and moderation into our public discourse....
The World Baseball Classic is over, and in baseball, as in everything else, the United States remains the world leader in having a bad time. The international tournament provided a fertile field for winking nationalisms, and we sunk to the...
The Philippines said Friday that a Chinese navy ship directed its fire control radar towards one of its vessels in the disputed South China Sea this month, slamming the “provocative” move. Sabina Shoal. Photo: Googlemaps. The specialised radar provides precise...
The Trump White House plagiarized its justification for attacking Iran from the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, the main DC outfit promoting war with Tehran. The think tank was originally founded to “enhance Israel’s image,” and partners closely with...
Eid Mubarak from the MuslimMatters team to you and your family! TabbalAllah minnaa wa minkum saalih al-a’mal – may Allah accept our righteous deeds from Ramadan! Whether you celebrated on Thursday, Friday, or Saturday, may Allah bless all your families and bring...
Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigils had “always promoted love and responsibility” rather than “hatred and despair,” a democracy activist has told her national security trial . Chow Hang-tung, former leader of the group that organised Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen vigils,...
The WSWS continues to receive statements of support from workers across Canada for Will Lehman’s campaign for the presidency of the UAW in the United States. Lehman is running as a socialist on a program to abolish the union bureaucracy...
Kuwaiti and UAE authorities stated that they discovered and arrested terror cells linked to Hezbollah operating in their countries. The Lebanese group denied the allegations, insisting that it does not have operatives in the Gulf states. The post Kuwait and...
The US and Israel continue to launch daily airstrikes against Iran. As a new Supreme Leader was elected, the country's leadership continues to be targeted and killed. And as Israeli and US planes drop bomb, Iran is flinging missiles across...
May peace be fully realized soon for the peninsula and the rest of Novorossiya. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su This week saw the 12th anniversary of Crimea’s historic reunification with Russia. Understanding...
In July 2024, then president Joko Widodo said Indonesia must “become a global player in the EV supply chain”. He was speaking at the inauguration of a Hyundai EV and battery factory in Karawang, West Java, where government...
Iran is willing to risk it all in a war on energy assets, knowing it does not have to answer for the health of the global economy, experts say Sean Mathews is a journalist for Middle East Eye writing about business,...
At a time when the traditional transatlantic relationship is more strained than ever—largely due to the almost compulsive stance of the current occupant of the White House and his circle—it is imperative for Europe to establish or strengthen strategic alliances...
Hard-right UK politician Nigel Farage has said he would ban mass Muslim prayer at historic public sites if he became prime minister, prompting criticism that he is singling out Muslims despite a long tradition of public...
Amnesty International has condemned FIFA after it refused to take against Israel's football association over the involvement of teams based in illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. In a decision announced Thursday, the global football body...
The morning of the first day of Eid al-Fitr in the devastated Gaza Strip does not resemble the holidays of old. In place of the houses, parks and bustling streets stand rows of tightly-packed tents in displacement...
Iraq has recorded noticeable activity in the light weapons market in recent days, particularly in Baghdad and several other areas, driven by growing demand from citizens purchasing personal firearms to keep at home. The activity is believed to be...
A Sudanese family in rural Wasat AL Gadaref, Gedaref State, near Khartoum, Sudan. Credit: UNICEF/Osman Saif By Oritro Karim UNITED NATIONS, Mar 20 2026 (IPS) The past two weeks have marked a significantly violent escalation in the Sudanese Civil War, with...
The United States currently finds itself in a state of strategic paralysis, caught between an administrative push for military confrontation and a wall of resistance that spans from its own halls of power to the capitals of its oldest allies....
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei on Friday said Iran was defeating the enemies of the Islamic republic and had struck a "dizzying blow" in the war against the US and Israel , in a defiant written...
Israel said it carried out airstrikes on Syrian army positions overnight on Thursday, claiming the attacks were in response to violence against Druze civilians in southern Syria, amid intensifying clashes in Suweida province. "Overnight,...
Unclaimed but likely American airstrikes have continued against Iran-backed Iraqi militias, with one strike reportedly killing a senior Kataib Hezbollah commander. The US and Kataib Hezbollah have subsequently agreed to a temporary, conditional pause in attacks on the US Embassy...
They had come to to do their hair for the Eid holiday. Twelve young women filled the hair salon on Wednesday night, after Iftar, a small prefabricated metal structure on the edge of Beit Awa, a village in the Hebron...
They had come to to do their hair for the Eid holiday. Twelve young women filled the hair salon on Wednesday night, after Iftar, a small prefabricated metal structure on the edge of Beit Awa, a village in the Hebron...
Germany’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian activism is driving a broader erosion of civil liberties and democratic standards. According to Timo Al-Farooq, measures targeting Palestine solidarity are expanding into wider repression of dissent across society. Read Article HERE Screen Grab from film...
This article was originally published by ProPublica. Last summer, a group of officials from the Department of Energy gathered at the Idaho National Laboratory, a sprawling 890-square-mile complex in the eastern desert of Idaho where the US government built its...
When Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi planned her visit to the Oval Office, she was hoping to showcase something familiar: Japan’s renewed commitment to defense spending, alliance coordination, and economic investment in the United States. Instead, on Thursday, she had...
NATO has withdrawn all of its troops from an advisory mission in Iraq , the military alliance said on Friday, as the repercussions of the US-Israeli war on Iran spread across the Middle East. "I would like to...
Global oil prices will leap past their 2008 record highs in the coming weeks if the US-Israel war on Iran continues and the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, according to energy analysts. The regional conflict has thrown...
A quick glance at the balance sheet of winners and losers of Trump and Netanyahu’s unilateral war on Iran places Europe on the top of the ‘losers’ list. Europe was not consulted about a war that would cost the continent...
In both Singapore and Malaysia, Eid is called Hari Raya , or the Day of Celebration – it’s either Hari Raya Puasa (Eidul Fitr) or Hari Raya Haji (Eidul Adha). I have fond Raya memories from my childhood in...
NABLUS, (PIC) A horde of extremist Jewish settlers broke into and ransacked al‑Lubban Girls’ High School in the village of al‑Lubban al‑Sharqiya, south of Nablus, on the first day of the Eid al‑Fitr holiday. Local sources reported that settlers removed the Palestinian...
The morning of the first day of Eid al-Fitr in the devastated Gaza Strip does not resemble the holidays of old. In place of the houses, parks and bustling streets stand rows of tightly-packed tents in displacement...
Every time tensions flare in the Strait of Hormuz, the effects ripple across the global economy. Roughly 20 million barrels of oil per day, about one-fifth of global consumption, pass through this narrow corridor between the Persian Gulf and the...
Removing sanctions on stranded Iranian oil would get supplies to Asia within three or four days, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Friday. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday the US may soon remove sanctions...
WEST BANK, (PIC) Extremist Jewish settlers launched attacks, under military protection, against Palestinians and their property in different West Bank areas over the past 24 hours. According to Palestinian media sources, a group of settlers stormed the hamlet of Khirbet al‑Kharaba in...
Every morning across the nation, in red states and blue states, in urban and rural communities, we watch children walk through the doors of our neighborhood public schools, backpacks slung over one shoulder, lunch bags in hand. These are...
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Friday on a visit to Israel that Iran must make major concessions as part of any long-term political solution following the US-Israeli war on Iran . "Whatever the outcome of the ongoing military...
Middle East expert and political analyst Said Gafurov reflects on the future of US elections after Donald Trump, the struggle between party elites, and the risk of a transformation of the country's political system. Who Will Come After Trump "It is...
The following story is co-published with Nolan Higdon’s Substack . “Tel Aviv, stripped of illusion, as you have never witnessed it,” read the caption above a viral March 2026 video showing missiles hammering the Israeli city...
Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug susceptibility test. Credit: CDC By Alemnew Dagnew WASHINGTON DC, Mar 20 2026 (IPS) In many high-income countries, even a small number of tuberculosis (TB) diagnoses can generate headlines and prompt a rapid public health response. Recent situations in...
- - - - Photo by Charles DeLoye on Unsplash For a lot of my life, I wasn’t down on college. I went, though I never graduated. I wanted my oldest to go, too. However, between those...
ZURICH — Walk into the Palace of Nations in Geneva these days and one of the first things you’ll notice is a sign informing visitors that the power will be shut off between 5 p.m. and 9 a.m....
A neighbourhood committee in a Christian area of Damascus has condemned a decision by Damascus Governorate authorities to limit the sale of alcohol in the city to three predominantly Christian areas. The Bab Touma Neighbourhood Committee said that a...
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