Veteran Iranian politician Ali Larijani was one of the most powerful figures in the Islamic Republic, an architect of its security policy, and a close adviser to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei until the supreme leader's death in an...
There is a certain historical irony unfolding in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz. For decades, the United States has been the principal architect of maritime security in this narrow artery through which a fifth of the world’s oil...
Settlers tied up and beat Palestinians and activists in the herding community of Humsa while sexually assaulting one man, amid a wave of attacks in the area. The post ‘I thought we were going to be raped’: A night of...
Initial findings by an internal U.N. inquiry suggest Israeli tank fire hit a U.N. position in southern Lebanon on March 6, wounding Ghanaian peacekeepers, according to a Western military source, underscoring the growing risks as Israeli...
President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said France would "never" help secure the Strait of Hormuz "in the current context" of hostilities, rebuffing his US counterpart Donald Trump 's call for help. Speaking at a defence council meeting, Macron...
BEIRUT, (PIC) Amid escalating tensions along the northern front, Israeli military movements in southern Lebanon intersect with complex political and security calculations, reflecting efforts to pressure Lebanon internally and reshape the rules of engagement with Hezbollah. At the same time, Israeli...
The Citizen Lab submitted an input on digital transnational repression to the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights’ (OHCHR) report on ‘Protecting Human Rights Defenders in the Digital Age’. The submission describes methods of digital transnational repression and...
Why did Israel target Ali Larijani, and what are the implications if it is confirmed that he was killed? I see three potential motivations behind the assassination attempt: One: Israel is trying to literally kill off Trump's off-ramps. Larijani was...
Iraq was in contact with Iran to try to arrange passage for some of its oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz , the country's oil minister told local media. A founding member of the OPEC cartel, crude oil...
Three Lebanese soldiers were killed in Israeli strikes on Tuesday, the Lebanese army said, as Israel carried out new raids and again ordered residents of vast parts of southern Lebanon to evacuate. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle...
WEST BANK, (PIC) The United Nations has called on Israeli authorities to immediately halt settlement expansion in the West Bank, warning of serious concerns over potential “ethnic cleansing” following the displacement of more than 36,000 Palestinians within a single year. In a...
So, baby, can’t you see I’ve got to break free I’ve got to break free I want to break free, yeah – Queen The world cannot possibly absorb more exports from China, screamed the pundits. After the US and Israel...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) Israeli forces suppressed worshipers in Occupied Jerusalem on Tuesday evening and prevented them from performing the Isha and Tarawih prayers in several neighborhoods, amid assaults and crackdowns, as the closure of Aqsa Mosque continues for the 18th consecutive...
The UN on Tuesday urged Israel to immediately halt its dramatic settlement expansion in the West Bank , raising "ethnic cleansing" concerns with over 36,000 Palestinians displaced in a single year. A fresh report from the United Nations...
”When Small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set.’ – Lin Yutang Mathew D. Rose is an Investigative Journalist specialised in Organised Political Crime in Germany and an editor of BRAVE NEW EUROPE...
Islam Times - The third week of the American-Israeli war against Iran has gone beyond mere military aspects, entering a new phase in which attacks on the economic and energy infrastructures are on the rise. Having in mind that the...
Islam Times - The Ramadan War should be seen as a decisive development when looked at from various dimensions. It is a war that was waged against Iran by the Israeli regime and the US only eight months after the...
Iran is selecting ships from friendly countries to pass through the Strait of Hormuz , a crucial trade waterway cut off by the Middle East war, data trackers indicated Tuesday. Tehran's forces have closed off the waterway, through which a...
Iranian protesters demonstrate in the centre of Manchester. Backed by Israel, Reza Pahlavi, the son of the king overthrown in Iran in 1979, has become the most visible face of the fragmented Iranian opposition. Credit: Karlos Zurutuza/IPS By Karlos Zurutuza MANCHESTER,...
The trial of Ben Jamal and Chris Nineham, two prominent UK pro-Palestine activists and organisers, officially concluded on Tuesday, with a verdict set to be announced on 1 April. Jamal, director of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC),...
Cuba scrambled Tuesday to restore power after a nationwide blackout that hit the communist-run island just as US President Donald Trump proclaimed he will "take" it over. The government did not specify what caused the latest of Cuba's frequent power outages...
Family of then PM, Patrice Lumumba, welcome decision to charge Étienne Davignon as ‘beginning of a reckoning’ A former Belgian diplomat, 93, should stand trial over alleged complicity in the 1961 murder of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of...
With oil selling for around $100 a barrel and the price in the United States of gasoline at the pump having increased 20% in two weeks, Americans have been thrust back into a 1970s-style mix of oil and insecurity in...
By External Source Mar 17 2026 (IPS) --- About Kofi Time – The Podcast Join a journey of discovery as Ahmad Fawzi interviews some of Kofi Annan’s closest advisors and colleagues, including Dr Peter Piot, Christiane Amanpour, Mark Malloch-Brown, Michael Møller,...
Bitong Energy brings together the UK’s Octopus Energy and China’s PCG Power to support the “ green transformation ” of China’s power market. Dialogue Earth talked to experts in both countries to find out how this cooperation could advance China’s low-carbon...
Israeli airstrikes on residential buildings, displaced people and healthcare workers in Lebanon raise concerns under international law and may amount to war crimes, the United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday. The Israeli military has been carrying out airstrikes...
Yanis Varoufakis says that even if the war in Iran ends soon — which it likely will not — the economic consequences will be devastating and prolonged Alongside the death and destruction occurring all throughout the Middle East as the...
Speculation surrounding the alleged disappearance of Benjamin Netanyahu has gone beyond mere rumor, becoming part of a broader information confrontation between Israel and Iran. The absence of clear, verifiable public appearances by the Israeli prime minister has created a vacuum...
An Israeli police officer has been accused of seizing an ancient stone from a West Bank village, the latest act by 'amateur archaeologists ' using the military to nab artefacts from Palestinian areas or prove 'Jewish links' to Arab...
A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted a former Syrian regime official, who headed the Damascus Central Prison under the regime of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, of torture, the U.S. Justice Department said on Monday. Samir Ousman Alsheikh, 73, was...
Many medical devices need to be sterile to be used safely. But sterilizing a pacemaker, catheter or other device with steam or heat could damage its structural integrity. So medical device manufacturers turn to the chemical compound ethylene oxide,...
Iran wants FIFA to move its World Cup matches this summer from the United States to Mexico. That's according to the X account of Iran's embassy in Mexico , which posted a statement late Monday night attributed to...
GAZA, (PIC) The death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, which started on October 7, 2023, has surged to 72,249 martyrs, according to the health ministry on Tuesday morning. The ministry added that the total number of the...
Joe Kent’s resignation is not an anomaly but an alarm: elite dissent is surfacing early because this war is built on deception. Joe Kent’s resignation is shocking, but not for the obvious reason. It is not shocking simply because it...
NABLUS, (PIC) Extremist settler groups stormed Joseph’s Tomb east of Nablus City and performed Talmudic rituals under heavy protection from Israeli forces, who arrived in the area with several military vehicles at dawn Tuesday. According to local sources, a horde of settlers...
How do I know when my hardware design is correct and meets all of the specifications? For many years the answer was simple, simulate as much as you can in the time allowed in the schedule and then hope for...
The director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joseph Kent, announced his sudden resignation on 17 March, citing his concerns about President Donald Trump’s strikes in Iran. President Trump, After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director...
Syrian authorities have banned alcohol from restaurants and bars in Damascus, one of the clearest moves yet by the Islamist-led government towards enforcing conservative ways since Ahmed al-Sharaa toppled Bashar al-Assad 15 months ago. The decree, issued by the...
Surprised by the intensity of Hezbollah’s retaliatory attacks against it, Israel appears to be pivoting to sow internal chaos within Lebanon’s borders in a bid to trigger a catastrophic civil war. An attempted coup against the Lebanese military’s leadership may...
The US Empire is no different than any other empire Matthew Hoh is the Associate Director of the Eisenhower Media Network. A former Marine and State Department official who resigned in protest over the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan...
While it may have been able to take out Ayatollah Khamenei, the U.S.’ plans for regime change in Iran are not going as smoothly as they expected. With the Strait of Hormuz closed, the global economy is facing meltdown, and...
The United States has encouraged Syria to consider sending forces into eastern Lebanon to help disarm Hezbollah , but Damascus is reluctant to embark on such a mission for fear of being sucked into the war in the Middle...
Iraq 's National Oil Company (INOC) has been unable to deliver oil to Lebanon due to the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz and Iraq's cessation of extraction from most of the Basra fields, high-ranking government sources...
GAZA, (PIC) Three Palestinian civilians were martyred and 14 others were wounded on Tuesday after an Israeli warplane struck a vehicle in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Yunis, amid ongoing ceasefire violations. Local sources said the airstrike targeted a car in the...
Along with refusing to help the United States escort oil tankers and other shipping through the Straits of Hormuz, the Europeans have also turned down President Trump’s request for minesweepers. “We defend all these countries, and then I ask them:...
British astrophysicist Maggie Aderin-Pocock has outlined a possible timeline for the discovery of extraterrestrial life, stating that scientists could obtain the first confirmed evidence by 2075. However, she emphasized that such findings will most likely involve primitive life forms. Do Intelligent...
A Palestinian woman was released on bond from a US immigration detention centre in Texas after a judge's order, the last pro-Palestinian activist held under the Trump administration's crackdown on protests against Israel's war in Gaza . Leqaa Kordia,...
St. Petersburg in the late 1990s: a difficult time, risky business, and the desire to feel safe behind the wheel was entirely natural. It was then, in 1998, that designer Dmitry Parfenov conceived of creating a personal vehicle that would...
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