There will be an unprecedented eight Arab nations at the 2026 World Cup, which takes place in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. The tournament has been expanded, from the 32 that competed at the 2022 tournament to 48...
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While promising more strikes against Iran on Thursday, President Donald Trump suggested that the US would soon be “taking” Kharg Island in a bid to seize “total control” of the country’s oil and gas market. That’s an operation that would likely require ground troops....
Israel’s escalating military campaign in Gaza and the occupied West Bank is "claiming an intolerable price" in Palestinian children's lives, UNICEF has warned, as killings, injuries and detentions surge to unprecedented levels. In its latest statement...
The explosive growth of artificial intelligence is transforming the semiconductor industry, and nowhere is this more evident than in the memory sector. AI training and inference workloads are fundamentally memory-intensive, driving unprecedented demand for advanced DRAM architectures, High Bandwidth Memory...
Drone strikes on the strategic Sudanese city of El-Obeid killed 23 people, a rights group and witnesses said on Thursday, in one of the deadliest aerial attacks the city has seen since the war began . Drone warfare...
DHS Docs: Govt Bracing for Nationwide Anti-AI Riots, Preparing to Crack Down on Dissent
Full ArticleNew documents from government agencies such as the FBI and Department of Homeland Security show that Washington is preparing for widespread anti-A.I. riots, as the technology destroys communities and industries across the country. Ironically, the Trump administration is already using...
The prospects of forming a Joint Palestinian Arab electoral list within Israel's 1948 boundaries have significantly diminished ahead of forthcoming Israeli Knesset elections, after hopes rose in recent weeks amid popular support from Palestinian citizens of...
The Federal Reserve is under new leadership. Kevin Warsh, Donald Trump’s appointee to succeed Jerome Powell as chair, was confirmed by the Senate on May 13. He will preside over his first meeting of the Fed’s interest-rate-setting Federal Open Market...
Lebanon cannot realistically stop the import of fibre-optic cables used by Iran-backed Hezbollah to manufacture drones because the component has widespread civilian uses, a Lebanese government source told The New Arab on Thursday. The Lebanese Ministry of...
A jury at Birmingham crown court is deliberating whether four pro-Palestine activists committed criminal damage at an arms factory in Wolverhampton. Defendants Iain Evans, Hisham Alkhamesi, Frank Sherman, and Hana Yun-Stevens believed the factory, used by arms firm Moog, supplied weaponry...
Somali referee Omar Artan, who was denied entry to the United States for the World Cup, was on Thursday named to officiate UEFA's Super Cup, European football's governing body announced. UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin poured praise on the Somali...
Dozens of federal immigration agents have been arrested—and in some cases, convicted—of crimes related to sexual and gender-based violence, according to a group of anti-fascist researchers. The Pacific Antifascist Collective (PAC) tracks federal immigration agents they claim are “credibly...
The release of the 2026 Social Security Trustees Report got the usual suspects (aka “very serious people”) genuflecting about the large projected shortfall. As of 2034, the program is projected to be unable to pay full benefits. This would...
- - - - Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash I haven’t talked much about the hinky stuff that transpired with the LA mayoral primary. It’s stupid to have a jungle primary in the first place, but...
Why Have Democrats Gone Quiet on Climate Change?
Full ArticleThis story was originally published by Grist . Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here . As the midterm elections approach , something strange has happened: Democratic politicians who once talked about climate change as the defining crisis...
This Is How ICE Comes to Europe
Full ArticleLast June, train stations across France were transformed into impromptu immigration checkpoints. Citing a “surge” in illegal immigration, France’s then-interior minister, Bruno Retailleau, dispatched 4,000 police and immigration agents to more than 800 stations across the country. They boarded more...
She was born in England, raised in England, and supports England. But when you ask her where her heart is, she doesn't hesitate. Egypt. Always Egypt. She was one of dozens of Arab fans I spoke to in Dubai while...
The situation surrounding the staging of the World Cup in the United States has exposed what critics describe as the true mechanisms behind FIFA's decision-making process, where the slogan "sport outside politics” appears to be applied selectively. FIFA Standards Do Not...
Welcome. Here are the latest updates from today: - US President Donald Trump has threatened to hit Iran "very hard" on Thursday night, pledging to take over Kharg Island and seize other key oil infrastructure points and renewing fears of a...
WEST BANK, (PIC) The Hamas Movement has applauded the detonation of an explosive device at Israeli forces in al-Jaberiyat neighborhood of Jenin City, calling it a “reflection of continuous Palestinian resistance in the occupied West Bank. In a statement on Thursday, Hamas...
Israel is planning to establish a permanent military base in the West Bank city of Jenin , marking a significant escalation in its presence within the occupied territory. This would be the first time since the 1993 Oslo Accords...
Embedded systems programs rarely fail because of a lack of execution capability. They fail because critical engineering documentation drifts out of alignment over time and distance. Simply put, the team is correctly following the wrong instructions. This includes requirements, architecture,...
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The number of oil shipments sailing through Egypt's Suez Canal has risen sharply since the onset of the US-Israel war on Iran on 28 February, as disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz push energy companies to...
Team Qatar Enjoy Successful Opening Day at the 24 Hours of Le Mans Encouraging start as Team Qatar by Iron Lynx set the fourth quickest time in yesterday’s first free practice session and progress into Hyperpole LMGT3 qualifying later today...
Afghan media workers face growing restrictions under Taliban rule, with women journalists pushed further from reporting, broadcasting and public visibility. Credit: Learning Together. By External Source KABUL, Jun 11 2026 (IPS) Afghanistan ranks 175th in the Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom...
Baghdad, Iraq - For forty years, Iraq's footballers watched the world's biggest tournament from the sidelines. Nine editions of the World Cup came and went. Generations of talented players, including what many consider the finest generation in the...
A considerable number of political scientists, when assessing the current state of international affairs, come to the conclusion that the most striking manifestation of the new global balance of power is the decline of Western civilization, the rapid rise of...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) Hordes of extremist Jewish settlers escorted by police officers desecrated the Aqsa Mosque’s courtyards on Thursday morning and later in the afternoon, amid tight restrictions on the entry of Muslim worshipers to the holy site. According to local sources,...
US-Iran tensions surge as Tehran claims Strait of Hormuz closure after renewed American strikes
Full ArticleTEHRAN, (PIC) US Central Command (CENTCOM) said early Thursday that American forces had completed a new series of operations inside Iranian territory, while Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it targeted two vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and 18 sites it described...
RAMALLAH, (PIC) The Hamas Movement has called on the Palestinian Authority (PA) to end its “revolving door” policy of political arrests in the West Bank, after field and rights data documented more than 25 arrest cases since the start of the...
Top UK lawyers, along with hundreds of health workers, are calling for Woolwich Crown Court not to sentence four Palestine Action activists as terrorists ahead of their sentencing on Friday. Over 50 lawyers and legal professionals, including Michael...
€8.5 Million EU4Commerce Initiative Launched to Support Upgrading the Commercial Crossings for Palestine
Full ArticleRAMALLAH / PNN/ The Palestinian Ministry of National Economy, the European Union (EU), and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) officially launched EU4Commerce, an €8.5 million strategic project designed to modernize trade infrastructure and improve the movement of...
US President Donald Trump vowed fresh strikes on Iran on Thursday and promised to take the country's key oil infrastructure. "The United States will be hitting Iran... VERY HARD TONIGHT," Trump wrote on his Truth Social network. "At...
The recent sanctions on extremist Jewish Israeli settlers and the networks enabling them in the occupied West Bank that were imposed this week by the UK, France, Canada, Australia, and Norway are long overdue. In reality, Israel’s brutal...
The Rise of the “Conflict-Permanence” Industry
Full ArticleThe international community’s approach to conflict resolution has undergone a profound and dangerous structural shift, moving away from the pursuit of political settlements toward the permanent administration of crisis. This transition is vividly apparent in Rafah, where the newly established...
As semiconductor designs continue to grow in complexity, FPGA prototyping has become an essential component of modern pre-silicon validation strategies. While FPGA capacity and gate-count equivalence often dominate discussions around prototyping platforms, the true value of an FPGA prototype lies...
Hong Kong officials denounce ‘groundless accusations’ against nat. security subsidiary legislation
Full ArticleTwo Hong Kong officials have condemned “groundless accusations” against a recent update to the city’s homegrown national security law, which empowers the chief executive to certify any criminal case as a national security offence. Secretary for Security Chris Tang speaks...
The 2026 World Cup kicks off Thursday, with co-hosts Mexico taking on South Africa at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, launching a sprawling 48-team tournament that will last nearly six weeks. The extravaganza hosted by the United States,...
Papua New Guinea Bets on Indigenous Communities to Protect 700,000 Hectares of Highlands
Full ArticleKaveh Zahed, Assistant Director-General and Director of FAO’s Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment (left), speaks during a press briefing on agri-food system solutions at the GEF Assembly in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, where he emphasised that agriculture can play a...
Hong Kong Customs has arrested six men and seized suspected counterfeit football products worth HK$156 million ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 , including “highly authentic-looking” player-edition jerseys. Hong Kong customs display suspected counterfeit football jerseys seized ahead...
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa received an invitation to travel to the United States later this month, where he met his counterpart, Donald Trump, last November, a diplomatic source told AFP on Thursday. "President Sharaa received an invitation to...
In early June, Albania and Israel signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on agriculture, food security, and innovation, the latest step in what analysts describe as an increasingly strategic partnership between the two countries. The agreement, which aims to...
Funding settlements: An Israeli decision that deepens the path of annexation in the West Bank
Full ArticleWEST BANK, (PIC) The Israeli government is heading toward taking one of the largest steps of settlement encroachment in the occupied West Bank in decades, with the anticipated approval of a plan to fund the establishment of 61 new settlements, with...
GAZA, (PIC) One Palestinian civilian was martyred and others were injured in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, amid ceasefire violations persisting for the 245th consecutive day. According to local sources, Sami Abu Dalal was killed and another citizen was...
Recent tensions between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu have fueled speculation about a growing divide in U.S.-Israel relations. However, a closer examination suggests that these disagreements are shaped more by domestic political calculations, electoral considerations, and regional dynamics than by...
The United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) announced coordinated sanctions against enablers of settler violence in the West Bank on June 9, according to a press release . Among the six entities sanctioned by Whitehall are two...
Who is the aggressor?
Full ArticleBy Joe LAURIA Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su That is the most important question today that we strive everyday to answer. If you understand who the aggressor is, you are on your...
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