Tunisian authorities have temporarily banned the local branch of prominent international NGO Avocats Sans Frontieres , the branch said on Tuesday, days after another leading group was targeted by a similar measure. The rights group told AFP...
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GAZA, (PIC) When recently released prisoner Ahmad Qaddas first saw Dr. Hossam Abu Safiya inside prison, he did not recognize him immediately. The exhausted body and faint voice bore little resemblance to the man whose presence once commanded attention, who appeared...
GAZA, (PIC) The Hamas Movement on Tuesday called on mediators guaranteeing the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip to take urgent action to stop Israeli violations and attacks in the territory. In a press statement, the Movement said the ongoing “barbaric Zionist...
Laura Ruggeri Segue nostro Telegram . Il movimento “No Kings” si è affacciato sulla scena politica lo scorso giugno organizzando manifestazioni di protesta in occasione del compleanno di Donald Trump e della parata militare per il 250° anniversario dell’esercito. Da...
GAZA, (PIC) A child was killed and several Palestinians were injured, some critically, on Tuesday evening in an Israeli strike targeting the al-Nasr neighborhood west of Gaza City. Local sources reported that the body of a child and several injured people were...
By pulling out of OPEC, the UAE is doubling down on its confrontation with Saudi Arabia, and locking-in Israel as its security guarantor. David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye. He is a commentator and speaker on...
If Melenchon could get into the second round of the presidential election and face-off against Le Pen, he can win. Read the article HERE . Dans le cadre de l’élection présidentielle des 10 & 24 avril 2022 : Réunion...
The left shoots itself in the foot when it refuses to engage with those taking action over the rising cost of living, just because some of the protestors do not share the left’s worldview. Kerron Ó Luain’s most recent book,...
Mohammad Eslami, Dr. Zeynab Malakouti – The Persian Gulf is blowing up. These 3 obstacles explain why.
Full ArticleThe US is not going to win the Iran war, that much is clear. Their best hope now is to find an agreement with Iran which is not a complete humiliation for the Trump administration. Mohammad Eslami is a PhD Candidate...
The EU and Armenia laid the groundwork for closer ties at a summit in Yerevan Tuesday, marking another step in the former Soviet nation's cautious pivot away from Russia and towards Brussels. European Commission head Ursula von...
Up Close, but Strictly Professional
Full ArticleDespite its provocative title, Nicole Bazuin’s documentary “Modern Whore” feels like an introductory seminar on the politics and practice of sex work. Starring Andrea Werhun — author of the photo memoir of the same name and a longtime collaborator of...
Polar explorer vessel stuck off coast of Cape Verde usually carries passengers to remote and nature-rich areas - What is hantavirus, the infection thought to have killed three on cruise ship? - With a fortified hull that can break through ice,...
Next week, when President Donald Trump arrives in Beijing to meet President Xi Jinping, the choreography will be in quintessential familiar style. Yet their carefully crafted calisthenics, their ritual reaffirmations and the language of leadership will not hide the truth...
While assuring reporters that the ceasefire agreement reached last month between the Trump administration and Iran is holding, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday said the American forces are acting “aggressively” in the Strait of Hormuz, where he said US Central Command has “established a...
The mother of a French sports journalist jailed in Algeria on terror charges he denies Tuesday said he had dropped his appeal to the country's top court, hoping for a presidential pardon. Christophe Gleizes , 37,...
In 1962, engineers at the Gorky Automobile Plant (known for Russian initials as GAZ) decided that roads were yesterday's solution. They built a machine that ignored friction and gravel surfaces. It did not roll — it hovered. The GAZ-16 was...
Two senior figures from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) urged Turkish authorities to remove what they described as "obstacles" to progress in peace talks with Ankara , one year after the group announced its dissolution. The pair,...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) Hordes of extremist Jewish settlers escorted by police officers desecrated the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem on Tuesday morning and later in the afternoon, amid tight restrictions on the entry of Muslim worshipers to the holy site. According to...
May 4 marked 100 years since the beginning of the 1926 British General Strike. The strike, defeated after nine days, was a pivotal experience for the working class in Britain and internationally. The WSWS is re-publishing a lecture, “Stalin, Trotsky...
A recent announcement from Synopsys signals a meaningful escalation in the race to build next-generation AI hardware. The expanded collaboration between Synopsys and TSMC brings together silicon-proven IP, AI-driven design tools, and cutting-edge manufacturing processes in a tightly integrated effort...
UN Security Council members will begin talks on Tuesday on a US- and Bahrain-backed draft resolution that could lead to sanctions against Iran, and potentially authorise force, if Tehran fails to halt attacks and threats to commercial shipping...
Israel is preparing for a possible return to war with Iran within days, as municipalities across the country begin opening public shelters amid fears of a ceasefire collapse. Israeli military officials believe it is only a matter of time,...
UK-based Google AI workers are unionising in a bid to end the use of their technology by the US and Israeli militaries. Scores of employees at Google DeepMind sent a letter to management on Tuesday requesting that the Communication...
Like oil in the twentieth century, lithium is the “white gold” of the twenty-first. Demand for this key element is driving economic growth based on the “renewable” energy provided by lithium-ion batteries. Such batteries are necessary for storing energy from...
In mid-March, veteran Israeli negotiator Gershon Baskin abruptly sounded an alarm . "If the Americans do not restrain Israel, Israel will reoccupy the Gaza Strip all the way to the sea." On the surface, the timing of the warning seemed...
GAZA, (PIC) Dozens of wounded Palestinians and their families held a sit-in on Tuesday at Palestine Square in eastern Gaza City under the slogan “It is My Right to Receive Treatment.” They called for permission to travel abroad for medical care amid...
A street scene in Herat, where calls to reopen schools and universities for girls have exposed activists and educators to Taliban detention. Credit: Learning Together. By External Source HERAT, Afghanistan, May 5 2026 (IPS) Qadoos Khatibi, an Afghan university lecturer, and...
Four British pro-Palestinian activists were on Tuesday convicted of criminal damage relating to a 2024 raid on a factory operated by Israeli defence firm Elbit , with one of the defendants found guilty of hitting a police officer with...
Two months after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28, a tense standoff prevails. There is no active warfare, but no signs of a diplomatic breakthrough either. The war is a culmination of a 47-year trajectory which set the U.S. and Iran...
Moscow has reset the rules of the game unilaterally. The Kremlin's ultimatum, voiced on the evening of May 4, is not just a diplomatic note but the dying gasp of the old system of deterrence. In response to Russia's proposal...
Syria 's Central Bank on Monday announced that local banks and electronic payment firms can now work with global payment networks, in a shift to modernise the country's financial infrastructure. Central Bank Governor Abdulkader Husrieh said the move will facilitate money...
This story was originally published by ProPublica . To the narcotics agents investigating drug smuggling in Puerto Rico prisons, it seemed at first like a typical scheme: associates of an inmate gang sneaking drugs into the prison, gang...
News out of the Pentagon is that the great retreat from Germany is beginning. Five thousand U.S. troops are being withdrawn at the request of a petulant president who can’t stand criticism of his disastrous war of choice with Iran. (Then again,...
To commemorate Nakba Day 2026, the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign is honoured to host Lubnah Shomali from BADIL for a meeting to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the beginning of the Palestinian Nakba (‘Catastrophe’ in Arabic) – and to discuss how...
- - - - Photo by Avi Agarwal on Unsplash Political violence is more than a little unsettling. While there’s a time and a place for just that, no rational person can look at the world around...
Since 2018 , when it bought the chemical manufacturer Monsanto, the German conglomerate Bayer has set aside billions to settle legal claims that the active ingredient in the company’s weed killer Roundup has caused cancer and other health issues among...
FIFA has invited the Iranian football federation (FFIRI) to its headquarters for talks over the country's participation at this year's World Cup , a source told AFP on Tuesday. Iran's presence at the tournament, held in...
Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto has projected that bilateral trade between Kenya and Tanzania will exceed $1 billion (about R17bn) in 2026, signaling strengthening economic ties and rising cross-border investment between East Africa’s two largest economies. Speaking before Tanzania’s...
By Fabrizio POGGI Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su May 2nd. On the anniversary of the Nazi massacre at the House of Trade Unions in Odessa, May 2, 2014, one must acknowledge that...
The Democratic Left Federation and the Unified Socialist Party are moving toward finalising details of an electoral alliance ahead of Morocco's parliamentary elections scheduled for 23 September. The step marks a notable shift after five years of estrangement between...
Nikol Pashinyan, the Prime Minister of Armenia, had the illusion that it was possible to exist simultaneously within several incompatible systems without paying a price for it, but after Volodymyr Zelensky's statements, he will rid himself of that illusion. Pashinyan Allowed Zelensky to...
JENIN, (PIC) An extremist Jewish settler stormed the courtyard of a Palestinian school in the town of Silat al-Dhahr, south of Jenin in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday morning, driving his vehicle inside and chasing students while brandishing his weapon. Eyewitnesses...
Stuck in a deadlock with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, US President Donald Trump is attempting to undermine Iran's main leverage - its blockade over the waterway - with the launch of " Project Freedom ". While the...
As a child born and raised in the Middle East, I had little awareness of politics. When I arrived in the UK to pursue my education, my knowledge was so limited that when asked whether I was left or right-leaning,...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) The Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Sebastia, Atallah Hanna, has warned of escalating Israeli attacks targeting Christians in Jerusalem, describing them as “systematic and racist” and part of efforts to alter the city’s identity. In remarks published by Al-Jazeera on...
Israeli strikes killed at least two Palestinians and wounded several others in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, health officials said. Medics said a Palestinian was killed and two others were wounded by an Israeli airstrike near the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood...
BEIRUT, (PIC) Two Lebanese men riding a motorcycle in southern Lebanon were martyred in an Israeli strike on Tuesday. An Israeli army spokesperson claimed the two men were Hezbollah members and were killed by a drone after they approached Israeli troops operating...
Dems push Trump to acknowledge Israeli nukes
Full ArticleMore than two dozen House Democrats demanded that the Trump administration acknowledge Israel’s possession of nuclear weapons in a letter revealed by the Washington Post Tuesday. The missive represents a rare public comment from U.S. leaders about Israel’s nuclear arsenal, which...
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