Videos released by the Syrian Justice Ministry purportedly showing former officers and doctors confessing to removing organs from detainees have sparked outrage in Syria, with a leading rights group saying the allegations are consistent with patterns of abuse documented under...
The family of slain Lebanese environmental activist Mona Khalil has appealed for her life's work protecting endangered sea turtles to survive her, warning that the sanctuary she spent decades building on south Lebanon's coast could disappear following her...
Iraqi authorities predict oil production will return to peacetime levels "within one to two months", state media reported, after the Middle East war caused exports to plummet. The war and Iran's ensuing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz...
The bodies of at least 15 migrants including a girl have washed ashore along Libya’s eastern Mediterranean coast over the past week after their boat was believed to have capsized, security, navy and medical sources told Reuters on...
TEHRAN, (PIC) The Iranian central military command announced on Saturday its decision to reclose the Strait of Hormuz over Israel’s ongoing attacks on southern Lebanon, describing them as “violations of the agreement with the US administration.” “We announce that the Strait of...
The breakaway state of Somaliland said it is open to the possibility of Israel establishing a military base on its territory, days after its President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi arrived in Israel. The visit has been described as the first...
Israel intensified its strikes on southern Lebanon late Thursday night and into Friday morning, days after an interim United States-Iran agreement was signed stipulating that all fighting on all fronts, including Lebanon, should end immediately. The fighting in the south...
A Moroccan court has sentenced six minors to six months in prison for their involvement in the youth-led Gen Z 212 protest movement , according to their lawyers. The ruling was handed down on Friday by a court...
In 2026, the summer solstice will occur on June 21 at 11:24 a.m. Moscow time. At that moment, the Sun, moving along the ecliptic, will reach its highest point in the Northern Hemisphere. Daylight will last 17 hours and 33...
Palestinian women prisoners have faced rising ill-treatment and abuse since October 2023, according to the Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) , following reports that female detainees in Israel's Damon Prison have been subjected to dozens of prison...
New data from Gaza has revealed that Israel’s war on the enclave has caused a sharp decline in birth rates and a rise in abortions , with experts decrying this as "reproductive genocide". Gaza’s Ministry of...
Lebanon's health ministry has announced that 83 people were killed in Israeli attacks on the country on Friday , with 141 others wounded. The deadliest attack was in Nabatieh in south Lebanon, where 17 people were killed. Other fatalities were...
Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of events in the Middle East. Here are the key developments on Saturday afternoon: • Iran has again closed the Strait of Hormuz after Israel refused to comply with the ceasefire in Lebanon imposed...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) More than 1,494 settlers reportedly desecrated the courtyards of the Aqsa Mosque compound in Occupied Jerusalem last week during a series of intensive, police-guarded tours organized by extremist Jewish groups, according to local sources. Settler break-ins at the Aqsa...
Iran said it was once again closing the vital Strait of Hormuz shipping lane on Saturday over Israel's attacks in Lebanon , calling them a violation of its deal with the United States to end...
Iraqi officials and members of Iran-aligned Iraqi militias have denied allegations that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) established secret cells in Iraq to carry out drone attacks on neighbouring Arab states hosting US forces...
RAMALLAH, (PIC) More than 91,000 Palestinian students began their 2026 high school examinations on Saturday across the occupied West Bank, Jerusalem, Gaza and abroad, while 65 detained students were denied the right to participate from Israeli prisons. A total of 91,138 students...
Israel’s goals of territorial expansion conflict with the goals of the U.S. president. By Harrison BERGER Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su After President Donald Trump signed a preliminary Iran peace deal on...
The world requires stronger norms and laws to re-establish an inclusive global order based on international law, multilateralism, and the ability of states to play on an equal footing to secure peace, stability, and a fighting chance against transnational threats....
A rise in Israeli electronic waste that is being sorted and burned in the occupied West Bank, near Palestinian towns, has been decried as "environmental colonialism" while fuelling concerns over risks to the health of Palestinians civilians, as...
Subscribe to our Lens on Sudan newsletter here . In South Darfur, a tribal war fought with the weapons and for the influence the Rapid Support Forces sponsored and sustained threatened the paramilitary group itself. Fighting between the Salamat and...
GAZA, (PIC) The Hamas Movement has deplored the shocking scenes that have shown the difficult humanitarian conditions facing several exiled Palestinian ex-detainees in some countries, saying their living conditions reveal the magnitude of the suffering they endure after being released from...
WEST BANK, (PIC) Israeli occupation forces (IOF) carried out raids across several areas of the West Bank overnight and early Saturday, storming homes and arresting a number of Palestinians. In Deir Abu Mashal, northwest of Ramallah, Israeli forces arrested Fouad Khaled Abu...
The message from the member states represents a political setback for Volodymyr Zelensky, who has spent months pressing for an accelerated accession process. By Javier VILLAMOR Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su During...
AL-KHALIL, (PIC) Hamas official Mahmoud Mardawi praised residents of Turmus Ayya village in Ramallah and Sa’ir village in al-Khalil for confronting Israeli settler attacks, as well as residents in Khirbet Khallet al-Hummus hamlet, south of al-Khalil, for holding Friday prayer on...
The launch of a new Jewish-Arab political party ahead of Israel's next election has sparked debate over whether it could broaden opposition to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or further fragment an already divided political scene among...
In 2019, Washington threatened aid cuts to pressure Security Council members against Venezuela – but secret ballots foiled the plot. Open votes? Then the empire gets its way. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us:...
Sun’s out, and while some people are ready for (halal) pool parties, some of us just want to pick up a good book or ten. And with Muharram having just begun, it’s important for us not to get caught up...
GAZA, (PIC) The death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, which started on October 7, 2023, has surged to 73,023 martyrs, according to the health ministry on Saturday morning. The ministry added that the total number of the...
The UN rights chief said on Saturday he deeply regretted the European Union's new migration rules , which allow much broader detention powers and the creation of deportation centres outside the bloc. The rules, approved on Wednesday , enable...
Israeli strikes killed at least five people in Gaza on Saturday, including four members of the same family, according to local health officials. Israel has violated the October ceasefire on a near-daily basis with constant attacks as...
Israeli strikes killed at least five people in Gaza on Saturday, including four members of the same family, according to local health officials. Israel has violated the October ceasefire on a near-daily basis with constant attacks as...
RAMALLAH, (PIC) On Friday evening, Al Jazeera broadcasted a documentary film revealing the types of systematic sexual violence committed by the Israeli occupation army against Palestinian prisoners and detainees in prisons and detention centers, and presenting live testimonies of these victims. The...
Wisconsin-based Palestinian activist Salah Sarsour has been released from ICE custody following months of advocacy by community members and politicians and has vowed to advocate for justice. The US resident of over 30 years was detained by Immigration...
The Dormition Cathedral false flag once again highlights the critical importance of propaganda in modern political warfare. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The false flag burning of the Dormition Cathedral within the...
Ten-man Paraguay scored the fastest goal of the World Cup so far to beat Turkey 1-0 in a dramatic Group D match on Friday, breathing life into their campaign and condemning their opponents to an early...
Ismael Saibari helped Morocco to a 1-0 win over Scotland on Friday, taking them closer to booking a place in the knockout rounds of the World Cup . Saibari scored in Morocco's opening 1-1 draw with Brazil last...
BEIRUT, (PIC) At least five people were martyred in an Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon on Saturday morning, despite a renewed ceasefire announced the previous day between Hezbollah and Israel. Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported that those five victims were killed...
This statement was originally published on mediarightsagenda.org on 17 June 2026. Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today secured another legal victory against the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) in the Commission’s efforts to set aside a Federal High Court’s judgment perpetually...
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on 29 May 2026. Senegalese journalist and author René Capain Bassène was released from prison in Dakar on May 27, 2026, after President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye granted him a presidential pardon...
This statement was originally published on cipesa.org on 11 June 2026. Child online safety has returned to the forefront of digital governance discussions across Africa and globally. New regulatory initiatives from the United Nations, the African Union, and industry...
AL-KHALIL, (PIC) After 25 years he spent in Israeli occupation prisons, the freed prisoner Abdul Karim al-Rimawi breathed the air of freedom, to begin the journey of return that his family had waited for so long, and to complete a family...
The US’s once-unwavering support for Israel is rapidly eroding due to shifting public opinion driven by open information and Netanyahu’s own actions, leading to a rethinking of US-Israel relations. From Political Taboo to Open Rejection Not long ago, questioning Washington’s...
Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of events in the Middle East. Here are the key developments this morning: • Iran-US talks: Iranian and American officials are reportedly heading to Switzerland for the first round of negotiations since signing...
Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of events in the Middle East. Here are the key developments this morning: • Iranian and American officials are reportedly heading to Switzerland for the first round of negotiations since signing an MOU to...
Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of events in the Middle East. Here are the key developments this morning: • Iranian and American officials are reportedly heading to Switzerland for the first round of negotiations since signing an MOU to...
Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of events in the Middle East. Here are the key developments this morning: • Iranian and American officials are reportedly heading to Switzerland for the first round of negotiations since signing an MOU to...
GENEVA, (PIC) The ceasefire declared in Gaza more than eight months ago is a “deadly illusion,” the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said, noting that 265 children have been killed there since the fighting was supposed to have stopped. “For many, many...
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