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Key findings - Fifteen international doctors told de Volkskrant that during their work in hospitals in Gaza, they saw children aged 15 years and younger with gunshot wounds to the head or chest. According to the most conservative count,...
The Gulf has been a key target for Iranian missiles and drones. Iran has struck infrastructure, oil and gas installations, civilian areas, and US military bases. These attacks have struck at the heart of the Gulf's image as a safe and...
One of Gaza’s most renowned doctors, Hussam Aby Safiya, is set to appear in court on Wednesday, after being held by Israel for over 17 months without charge or trial, as his son warns he could...
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on 31 May 2026. Burkinabè security forces arrested Imam Dr Mohamed Ishaq Kindo, one of the country’s most influential Sunni scholars and vice-president of the Sunni Movement of Burkina Faso, on May...
Alastair Crooke – Iran Takes Its Chances With War
Full ArticleThis phase of the Iranian conflict likely will only end when the West falls off the approaching economic cliff Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat, founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts Forum Cross-posted from the Stategic Culture...
Jonathan Cook – Like Midas, our rulers want to monetise everything they touch – and kill it
Full ArticleWar and profit are intimately tied together. The billionaires cannot secure their profits without war, or the threat of it – whether against workers at home or against other nations abroad Jonathan Cook is the author of three books on...
Chris Hedges – The Fight to Save America
Full ArticleThe street battles against the abuses by ICE are the front lines of our struggle to prevent the consolidation of the police state. Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years for The...
The problem with any scheme of normative thinking is that it is essentially proof against the disruptive effects of all learning and all experience. Cross-posted from Aurelien’s substack “Trying to understand the world” Photo: The Chancellery of the Prime...
Rights groups argue that recent European sanctions on extremist Jewish Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank fall short of real accountability and fail to put an end to attacks on Palestinians. The foreign ministers of Britain,...
Will Peru join Latin America's pro-Palestine bloc?
Full ArticlePeru’s two presidential contenders are offering starkly different visions of the country’s foreign policy on Palestine and Israel – and the result of their razor‑thin race could shift the regional balance in Latin America’s diplomacy over Gaza. Roberto Sánchez, a leftist...
The UK government is under mounting pressure to ban an event that has advertised the sale of illegally occupied Palestinian land in the West Bank. The private, invitation-only Great Israeli Real Estate Event is scheduled to be held in London on...
Years ago, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev described Baku’s relationship with Israel as an iceberg, with 90% hidden below the surface. Last week, CNN attempted to pull the hidden portion into full view. Notably, the report relied on...
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday of the risk of return to "full war" in the Middle East after Iran and the United States traded strikes . His intervention came after Iran and the United States once...
Volodymyr Zelensky is withholding details of recent discussions with Washington regarding air defense supplies because of potential media fallout and possible political conditions attached to future assistance, according to Semyon Boykov, editor responsible for international and domestic politics at Izvestia. Speaking...
In her Sawiris award-winning novel, Mariam, It's Arwa , Areej Gamal explores the interweaving of past and present in the lives of two young Egyptian women. Mariam and Arwa are each burdened by grief and loneliness, yet a chance encounter...
A lesson in how class warfare works
Full Article- - - - Photo by William Gibson on Unsplash For the left, it’s important that you do more than view billionaires with skepticism. You have to actually hate them. You have to blame them for every...
Causing decades more of Earth-warming carbon emissions, last year, the 65 largest banks heavily expanded their fossil fuel financing, committing $906 billion to industry companies — $65 billion more than in 2024, according to a new report. Released this...
Northern Ireland was hit by a wave of violence targeting migrants and people from ethnic minority backgrounds on Tuesday night, following a knife attack in Belfast believed to have been carried out by a Sudanese man. On Wednesday...
The Senate Must Reject Todd Blanche
Full ArticleLet me get right to the point. The Senate should not confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general. Blanche, who used to be President Donald Trump ’s private lawyer, has treated the Justice Department as Trump’s private law firm. He...
A newly released video has shown the moment when an Israeli soldier opened fire on the Abu Haikal family south of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank , last Friday - killing seven-month-old baby Sam Fahd Abu...
Major change is coming to Egypt’s bread subsidy program as it is set to be merged with the cash transfer ration card system, a government official informed suppliers in a Monday meeting, according to a source in the Chambers of...
As Photonic Integrated Circuits (PIC) continue to gain momentum across datacom, telecom, AI infrastructure, sensing, and quantum computing applications, the need for advanced manufacturing analytics has become increasingly critical. To address the challenges associated with scaling PIC production while maintaining…...
The European Union has moved against a project linked to Jared Kushner, son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump, in Albania, threatening Tirana while fueling political disputes in the United States and provoking criticism in Washington. Albania Will Not Join EU if...
Welcome. Here are the latest updates from today: - Qatari negotiators are in the Iranian capital in an attempt to bridge the remaining gaps between Washington and Tehran to reach a deal that would bring an end to the regional war...
GAZA, (PIC) A Palestinian citizen was pronounced dead after succumbing to injuries sustained recently and another one was wounded by Israeli gunfire in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday. According to local sources, Abdullah Abu Mustafa died, succumbing to wounds sustained three days...
No one anticipated the success of Syrian Canadian author Zoulfa Katouh's debut book, As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow, not even her. While that book centred on hope amid a brutal clampdown of a revolution that rocked Syria...
Europe deliberately exaggerates the Russian threat to justify military expansion, strengthen new defence alliances, and maintain political unity amid domestic crises. When one is losing a battle, whether on the literal battlefield or in the public eye, it is natural...
WEST BANK, (PIC) What is happening in the West Bank refugee camps? This is the question that has been repeated as the Israeli occupation forces’ operations in the camps have continued for several months. The answer is not reduced to tracking...
Trump Strikes Out Again
Full ArticleWhat will it take to make him go away? On Friday, Donald Trump was at it again. He posted on Truth Social a photoshopped picture of his face next to those of the four earlier presidents...
One hundred days have passed since Israel launched its invasion of Lebanon on 2 March 2026, and the toll of those killed and wounded continues to rise daily, surpassing 14,000, despite the "ceasefire" announced on the night of...
Israel will benefit enormously and Americans will bear the burden There is near certainty that Section 224 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2027 will pass through the House of Representatives to become law this coming...
The UN rights chief said Wednesday he would send a mission to Lebanon to collect evidence on rights abuses since 2 March, when the latest war began between Hezbollah and Israel . "Accountability cannot be overstated. Prompt and...
RAMALLAH, (PIC) Hamas official Mahmoud Mardawi praised residents of Deir Abu Mashal, northwest of Ramallah, for confronting an attempt by Israeli settlers to establish a new settlement outpost on the village’s land, which sparked clashes with Israeli occupation forces (IOF) and...
KHAN YUNIS, (PIC) Amid the widespread destruction of Gaza’s education sector, local initiatives are trying to fill the gap left by the war by offering alternative learning opportunities for displaced children. Among these efforts is the “Read” initiative in Khan Yunis, southern...
As the US shuts its doors to most refugees, there’s little hope of a new system to help those forced from home by climate impacts - Trump targets migrants from countries hit most by climate shocks - Millions of people around...
Among several topics dominating news streams these days, giant datacenters are a leading theme. They point to an AI-centric future while raising real concerns about sustainability and scalability. Certainly land, power and water demand are very present concerns for most...
A Guardian analysis reveals how most of 39 countries facing US entry restrictions are most vulnerable environmentally - ‘Every day it’s more barriers’: how the US is shutting out climate refugees - Donald Trump ’s immigration crackdown is largely targeting people...
By Hélène de LAUNZUN Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Franco-German combat aircraft programme collapses after years of disputes, showcasing the difficulty with military cooperation within the EU. Rumours had been circulating...
GAZA, (PIC) The death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, which started on October 7, 2023, has surged to 72,991 martyrs, according to the health ministry on Wednesday morning. The ministry added that the total number of the...
People across the Black diaspora are increasingly turning to weight-loss drugs. How might this reshape our health, wellbeing and body image? - Don’t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up here - These days, I barely make it...
By Kit KLARENBERG Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Leaked documents reviewed by The Grayzone expose how the Soros-run Open Society Foundations plotted to “prevent the continuation” of Indonesia’s elected government by bankrolling opposition...
Palestine Food Expo Returns to Bethlehem, Bringing Together More Than 60 Companies to Boost Economic Growth
Full ArticleBETHLEHEM, West Bank /PNN / Monjed Jadou Preparations are underway for the upcoming Palestine Food Expo, one of the largest food industry exhibitions in Palestine, as organizers met with Bethlehem Governor Mohammad Taha Abu Alia to discuss final arrangements ahead of...
‘Fuelled by greed’: Hong Kong charges 7 people, 2 firms over deadly Wang Fuk Court fire
Full ArticleSeven people and two firms that oversaw renovation works at Wang Fuk Court, the site of the city’s deadliest fire in decades , have been charged with manslaughter and a slew of other offences. Wang Fuk Court on May...
For the first time, the fate of the Afghan Fatemiyoun Brigade, which took part in defending the totalitarian Assad regime in Syria , is much clearer. The New Arab spoke with members of this militia to find out...
Thai woman is in custody in connection with investigation after man was reportedly found dead at a hotel in Yangon A US diplomat has been found dead in Myanmar ’s largest city, and members of the diplomatic community in Yangon...
Artificial intelligence leaders like Anthropic and OpenAI are racing toward blockbuster IPOs that could value them at over US$1 trillion, driven by the rapid progress of their systems. Against this backdrop, some are arguing that the world should at least...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) The Hamas Movement has warned against the Israeli occupation’s ongoing violations at the Aqsa Mosque, specifically condemning recent actions targeting four historic sites within its courtyards. In a statement on Wednesday, Hamas said that these measures, which recently affected...
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