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On 2 March 2026, a suspected Iranian-made drone was shot down over the British military base of Akrotiri in Cyprus. The incident pushed the island’s long-overlooked bases into the international spotlight, as security alerts and fears of...

On 27 October, Omer, a Community Development Committee member, supports health workers at the UNICEF-supported mobile clinic in Al Jadab village in Atbara, River Nile State. Through this initiative, UNICEF is restoring lifesaving healthcare services, such as nutrition, immunization, antenatal...

Iranian authorities Thursday executed a teenager convicted over January protests after a fast-track trial rights groups labelled as "grossly unfair", as the Islamic republic ramps up executions during the war with the US and Israel . Amir Hossein Hatami, 18,...

It was the beginning of spring in Karachi, and frigid mornings were giving way to balmy afternoons. But Bilal Colony was already far warmer than the rest of the city, and uncomfortably so. This is a CATCH story This story is part...

The short answer is ‘no’ Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat, founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts Forum Cross-posted from the Strategic Culture online journal The short answer is ‘no’. Trump was confabulating when he said that he was...

Although written about the USA, the same applies to Europe In addition to reducing our security and jeopardizing the well-being of people around the world, his belligerence will cost us a huge amount of money. But at least he and his...

The war on Iran emphasises the need for something better than populism as a response to the failure of the old order Peter Ramsay is Professor of Law at the London School of Economics. He is also one of the founding...

By CIVICUS Apr 2 2026 (IPS) CIVICUS discusses Italy’s restrictive immigration policies with Eleonora Celoria, a researcher at FIERI (Forum Internazionale ed Europeo di Ricerche sull’Immigrazione), a research centre on migration, and a member of the Association for Legal Studies on...

Lebanese artist and filmmaker Ali Cherri is filing a civil complaint at a French war crimes unit alongside the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) over an Israeli strike on a building in central Beirut dating back to...

Emergency medical needs in Iran are rising exponentially, and stocks of trauma kits and other gear could run low if the war persists, the head of the International Federation of Red Cross and ​Red Crescent ​Societies delegation there...

Subscribe to our Lens on Sudan newsletter here . The repercussions of the war launched by the United States and Israel on Iran, and Tehran’s retaliatory strikes across the Gulf, are being felt along the RSF’s supply lines. Shipments sent...

The US and Israel widened their attacks against Iran's civilian infrastructure on Thursday after President Donald Trump threatened to unleash widespread destruction across the country. Warplanes destroyed one of the country's oldest medical research institutes in Tehran while...

Yahya Shamali's mother stands at the entrance of a worn-out tent in a displacement camp in Al-Saraya, central Gaza City. She scans the road anxiously, terrified her 16-year-old son might slip away again. For Yahya, who is on the autism...

The Israeli Knesset passed a bill on March 30 to institute the death penalty only for Palestinians. The new law mandates military courts to sentence Palestinians in the West Bank and other Israeli-occupied territories to execution by hanging if...

Lebanese artist Mounira Al Solh channels decades of her country's pain into her work, responding to a history of war and displacement that continues to shape lives across West Asia. Amid the US-Israel war on Iran, which...

President Trump has systematically broken virtually every promise made on the campaign trail to court health-focused voters. His most recent walk-backs on pesticide reform are a cruel insult to the idea of “making America healthy again.” Among other...

If I asked you to name the most unpopular Supreme Court justice, you might choose the venal Clarence Thomas or the perpetually enraged Samuel Alito. In either event, you’d be wrong. The least popular member of the high tribunal is...

New York City police arrested a member of a Jewish Defense League group known as JDL 613 , for plotting to assassinate a Palestinian-American leader. The suspect is Alexander Heifler, whose Linkedin account lists his employment as...

The US Embassy in Baghdad advised US nationals on Thursday to "leave Iraq immediately", stating that Iranian-backed Iraqi militias may be planning attacks in central Baghdad "within the next 24 to 48 hours". The warning comes as the fallout...

A man and three minors have been put in pre-trial detention as part of investigations into a foiled March bomb attack on the Bank of America's Paris office, authorities said - a plot that officials say may be...

Brazil is now on the route of bioterrorism and biological warfare, and the lack of specific preparation for this may exact a high price. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Approximately two years...

Only by taking such religious movements into account can we see the thread that connects a forgotten 17 th -century philosopher to the warmonger pastors of the 21 st century. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK...

By Jude RUSSO Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The current war is already collapsing into a “mowing the grass” strategy. Let’s all give a hand for Marco Rubio, secretary of state, favored champion...

The short answer is ‘no’, Alastair Crooke writes. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The short answer is ‘no’. Trump was confabulating when he said that he was already in negotiations with ‘important’...

By Eric MARGOLIS Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Speaking as a former harbor master, operator of cargo ships, and a military specialist on the Mideast, the current war in Iran is a...

The Israeli army is preparing to intensify its air campaign in southern Lebanon as ground troops face mounting losses during its ongoing invasion of southern Lebanon. Israeli media reports on Thursday noted a potential shift in strategy that would...

Brian Wallace (center), Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the United Nations and Carolyn Schwalger (right), Permanent Representative of New Zealand to the United Nations, both Co-chairs of the UN80 Initiative, brief reporters on the work of the UN80 Initiative informal...

Several protests erupted across the Middle East this week, denouncing what has been lambasted as Israel's "racist" death penalty law targeting Palestinians. Thousands of Syrians took to the streets across several provinces to express their rejection of the law,...

An 21-month-old boy's mental state has 'greatly deteriorated' after he was released from Israeli detention with signs of torture , the toddler's mother has told The New Arab . A medical report found that Israeli soldiers extinguished cigarettes on...