The Sira preserves moments that reveal the depth of the Prophet’s ﷺ humanity and the strength of his trust in Allah . Among the most poignant of these is the period known as ʿĀm al-Ḥuzn — the...
French President Emmanuel Macron reiterated on Saturday that he was focused on efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz , a day after the head of TotalEnergies warned of global energy shortages if the Iran war continues for months. Macron,...
The Tunisian League for Human Rights (LTDH) , the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize winner along with three other groups, has had its operations suspended for a month, its president said Saturday. The LTDH said in a statement overnight it had been...
By Clifford A.KIRACOFE Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The United States must drop its cynical power politics, militarism, and imperialism. President Donald Trump, in his first and second administrations, broke with American tradition...
GAZA, (PIC) A Palestinian civilian was martyred by Israeli gunfire, while two others succumbed to injuries sustained in previous attacks in the Gaza Strip on Saturday. According to Palestinian media sources, a young man identified as Bahjat Abul-Eish was killed after being...
Soomaaliya is one of few cookbooks to examine Somali food and how conflict has reshaped it across the diaspora On a video call from Brooklyn, between stops on her book tour, Ifrah F Ahmed is drinking ginger-root tea. The smell transports...
By Ken KLIPPENSTEIN Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Trump’s war on Pope Leo includes cloak and dagger When Trump declared Pope Leo “terrible for foreign policy,” the U.S. intelligence community took the...
The communicative dimension has become an integral part of conflict, no less significant than military operations or economic dynamics. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Context In the contemporary landscape of international relations,...
The conflict between member states and the EC may push the whole union to the breaking point. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su So the war-mad EU has finally approved the €90 billion...
SICILY, (PIC) Ships from the “Global (Resilience) Flotilla 2” have docked at the port of Syracuse on the Italian island of Sicily, as part of the “Spring 2026 mission” aimed at breaking the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip and delivering...
Israeli strikes killed at least 10 people across southern Lebanon since the ceasefire was extended on Friday, according to Lebanese health ministry figures, as displaced civilians began a cautious return to devastated areas. Six people were killed on...
U.S.-Kuwaiti journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin , who was detained in Kuwait over online posts related to the Iran war, has been released and departed the Gulf nation. A U.S. State Department official said on Friday that Shihab-Eldin, 41, had left Kuwait. Last...
Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and parts of the Gaza Strip voted in municipal elections on Saturday. The elections are taking place under conditions of war, political division, and widespread public disillusionment. Polling stations opened at...
KUALA LUMPUR, (PIC) A top delegation from the Hamas Movement has concluded an official visit to Malaysia, where it held meetings with government officials and national figures. According to a statement released by Hamas on Saturday, the delegation included members of its...
Iran has said that there won't be direct talks with the US in Pakistan this weekend, despite the arrival of Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Islamabad on Friday and a US delegation headed by Steve Witkoff and Jared...
LONDON, (PIC) Leading international academics, clinicians, and policy experts convened in London for the two-day conference “Advancing Health Care Education and Delivery in Palestine”, to address the escalating challenges facing healthcare education and medical practice in Gaza, and to call for...
WEST BANK, (PIC) Violence by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank has intensified, with a Palestinian man abducted near Qalqilya and another attack targeting homes in a village south of Nablus, according to local sources. On Saturday morning, armed settlers abducted...
GAZA, (PIC) The Global Sumud Flotilla 2 launched on Friday from multiple locations across the Mediterranean, marking a large-scale international effort to challenge the Israeli blockade on Gaza. The initiative, organized under the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, includes more than 70 boats and...
GENEVA, (PIC) The UN has warned of the growing dangers posed by unexploded ordnance in the Gaza Strip to the lives of civilians, especially children, stressing that it hampers long‑term reconstruction efforts. Gaza, which has suffered widespread destruction due to the war,...
Israeli forces killed at least 13 Palestinians on Friday in a series of airstrikes targeting the north and south of the Gaza Strip in the latest deadly violation of the ceasefire that was reached last October. Israel's attacks...
Iraq's main Shiite alliance failed on Friday to agree on a new candidate for prime minister after US pressure stymied the chances of frontrunner Nouri al-Maliki . Leaders of the Coordination Framework -- a ruling coalition of Shiite...
Iran on Saturday executed a man for carrying out a "mission" on behalf of Israel's spy agency during mass protests in January , the judiciary reported. It is the latest in a string of executions since war broke out with...
GAZA, (PIC) The death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, which started on October 7, 2023, has surged to 72,585 martyrs, according to the health ministry on Saturday morning. The ministry added that the total number of the...
Palestinians in the West Bank and a central area of Gaza cast their ballots in municipal elections Saturday in the first vote since the Gaza war , marked by a narrow political field and widespread disillusionment. Nearly 1.5...
US sanctions tied to Rwanda’s military have prompted a BAL team withdrawal, renewing scrutiny of the NBA’s long-standing partnership As the NBA enters its postseason crescendo, its carefully cultivated image as one of the most progressive leagues in sports is once...
A previously unknown species of bacteria found in patients with noma could be key to creating treatments for the neglected tropical disease The “astonishing” discovery of a new bacteria could open the door to better ways to prevent, detect and treat...
US author Peter Beinart has been awarded the 2026 PEN America Literary Award for nonfiction for his latest book, Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning. In a statement, the judges said the book "offers...
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Friday to discuss proposals for restarting peace talks with the United States, amid conflicting signals on whether he would meet with US negotiators there. Pakistani sources said Araghchi...
GAZA, (PIC) The Hamas Movement has condemned the new massacres that were committed on Friday by the Israeli occupation army in the Gaza Strip, blaming ceasefire mediators and sponsors for failing to rein in Israel’s crimes. “The escalation of bombardment and killings...
Two giant pandas from China are headed to Atlanta on a new 10-year conservation deal. Pandas Ping Ping, a male, and Fu Shuang, a female, will live at Zoo Atlanta, China Wildlife Conservation Association said in a statement Friday. Female panda...
Southeast Asia is watching the US-Israel conflict with Iran — and quietly drawing conclusions. Most countries have adopted a policy of non-interference, but behind the cautious and neutral stances, they are accelerating efforts to reduce their defense dependence on Washington....
GAZA, (PIC) At least 13 citizens were martyred and others were wounded on Friday as a result of Israeli attacks in various areas in the northern and southern Gaza Strip, amid ongoing ceasefire violations persisting for the 197th consecutive day. According to...
Islam Times - Senior US envoys are set to travel to Pakistan this weekend for discussions with Iran, according to statements from the White House, in what appears to be a continuation of Washington’s pressure-driven approach toward Tehran. The move...
The United States is increasingly organizing its artificial intelligence strategy around a concept it cannot clearly define, cannot reliably measure and may never achieve in the singular, decisive form imagined. That concept is Artificial General Intelligence, or AGI. In Washington...
The most striking moment in recent talks between United Arab Emirates officials and U.S. Treasury officials in Washington wasn’t the Emiratis’ suggestion of a currency swap line, but the warning they attached to it. If the UAE runs out of...
This statement was originally published on cipesa.org on 22 April 2026. By CIVICUS CIVICUS discusses the spread of AI-powered surveillance in Africa with Wairagala Wakabi, executive director of the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern...
This statement was originally published on hrw.org on 23 April 2026. Bill mimics widely condemned Russia-style foreign agents law A bill before Uganda’s parliament that proposes sweeping controls over “foreign funding” and political activity threatens fundamental rights and could...
This statement was originally published on hrw.org on 24 April 2026. End attacks; respect freedom of expression over presidential term extension Zimbabwean authorities have harassed, abducted, and arbitrarily detained student leaders protesting a proposed constitutional amendment to extend presidential...
Russia, based on a recent briefing by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, is taking Europe at its word and is preparing for the possibility of a full-scale war. In an annual “reality check” with Russian NGO leaders in Moscow (April 24,...
- - - - The global economy doesn’t always shift in obvious ways. One minute it’s business as usual, the next, the rules start to feel different. Lately, those changes have been creeping in across everything—from how prices are set...
EU leaders vowed Friday to build closer ties with Syria after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad, following talks with the country's leader in Cyprus. Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa was in Nicosia, along with the leaders of Egypt...
By Laurence Benhamou Chinese carmakers have quickly built up their presence in the lucrative European auto market, buoyed by technological advances their competitors are trying to copy, and analysts say their next step is to begin producing locally. Geely showroom...
The Hong Kong government’s attitude to the rule of law is interestingly ambiguous. It wishes to claim credit for being a law-abiding government, but it does not want to sacrifice for this purpose the achievement of other desires. A restaurant....
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Azerbaijan on Friday for talks on "energy and security," a senior Ukrainian official told AFP . "We landed in Azerbaijan," the official said, adding that the visit was aimed at "security and...
Hong Kong is famous for its tiny, cramped living spaces. Many flats lack balconies, making drying laundry a major challenge. Clothes and bedding hang on outdoor laundry racks installed at a public estate in Ngau Tau Kok on March 25,...
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that a US blockade on Iran is going global, adding Tehran had a chance to make a "good deal" with Washington. "Our blockade is growing and going global," Hegseth told reporters. "No...
Rebuilding trust between Abu Dhabi and Tehran will take "ages and ages", UAE presidential advisor Anwar Gargash said Friday, after Iran targeted the United Arab Emirates during the Middle East conflict. "You can't be attacked with 2,800 missiles and...
A look at the Ottoman Empire’s rare and dramatic victory over the British at the 1916 siege of Kut, and what it reveals about colonial ambitions and Muslim resistance. By Ibrahim Moiz for MuslimMatters A Rare Ottoman Victory The First World...
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