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The Indian government is in talks with the UAE to sell some of its flagship defence systems, including the supersonic cruise missile BrahMos, four Indian sources said, as the Gulf nation steps up arms procurement following the US-Israeli...

MENA

Bahraini poet and writer Ali Abdullah Khalifa has died at the age of 82, ending a literary and cultural career that spanned more than six decades and helped shape modern Bahraini poetry while preserving Gulf folk heritage. Khalifa died...

MENA

A prominent former Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel , Yitzhak Yosef, has sparked controversy after claiming that US President Donald Trump's criticism of Israel and support for a deal with Iran amounted to "divine punishment" for attempts...

MENA

What appeared to be a trivial dispute over a photograph has, in reality, unveiled profound fault lines within the transatlantic alliance. The Trump–Meloni controversy underscores the growing divergence between the United States and Europe, reaffirming the enduring principle that in...

Europe, Politics, USA

Wars often end on the battlefield. Lasting peace, however, is built through trade, investment and shared economic interests. That may prove to be the enduring significance of the memorandum of understanding signed by the United States and Iran after more than...

Opinion

Jerusalem's Latin Patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa pledged Monday not to abandon Gaza's Palestinian Christian community as he visited the territory with his Greek Orthodox counterpart. Pizzaballa and Patriarch Theophilos III arrived for a pastoral visit to support both Gaza's...

MENA

Actor and Nobu Hospitality co-founder Robert De Niro has unveiled the first Nobu Residences project in Egypt as part of the luxury brand's expansion into one of its fastest-growing markets. The residences will form part of the wider Nobu...

MENA

China’s pursuit of a sea-skimming hypersonic missile could redefine naval warfare in the Pacific — but only if it can overcome the immense technical and operational barriers standing in its way. This month, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported...

Military, Block 2, China Hypersonic Missiles

WEST BANK, (PIC) Different areas of the occupied West Bank witnessed a widespread wave of settler attacks targeting Palestinian citizens, cars, and property over the past 24 hours. In the Ramallah and al-Bireh governorate, a horde of settlers set fire to a...

News, Jewish terrorism, Settler crimes

Credit: Coalition of Governments on Global Public Investment By Ben Phillips BANGKOK, Thailand, Jun 22 2026 (IPS) The fallout from the sudden collapse of the old system of financing international cooperation has been disastrous, unleashing a wave of harm and leaving...

Democracy, Economy & Trade, Featured

At least 54 people were injured, and 18 others remain missing after an explosion at Qatar's Ras Laffan Industrial City, home to the world's largest liquefied natural gas hub. Qatar's Ministry of Interior said the explosion occurred on...

MENA

Former Syrian detainees from Quneitra have described being interrogated by Israeli forces about Iran, Hezbollah and local social networks after being abducted from southern Syria, as families of dozens of missing civilians continue to demand information...

MENA

The mainstream media has no problem guesstimating the deaths (500,000) from the Assad dictatorship’s civil war in Syria, nor the estimated deaths in the wars in Ukraine, Sudan or Iran. Somehow, media editors do not let their investigative reporters assess the extent of...

Opinion, Doctors Without Borders, Gaza Death Toll

GAZA, (PIC) Marriage in the Gaza Strip has no longer become just a personal decision or a natural milestone in the youth’s lives, but it has transformed into a complex economic and social equation controlled by the repercussions of the ongoing...

Reports, Gaza Strip, Israeli genocide

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, head of the Higher Islamic Council in Occupied Jerusalem, has called on Palestinian citizens to frequent the Aqsa Mosque and intensify their presence in its courtyards and premises. In a statement on Monday, Sheikh Sabri stressed...

News, Aqsa Mosque, Occupied Jerusalem

The state visit to Japan by the President of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., which took place from 26 to 29 May 2026, turned out to be a highly noteworthy event, both for the rapidly developing bilateral relations between Japan...

Japan, Philippines, Politics

Iran left a message in their SoFi Stadium locker room on Sunday, thanking Los Angeles for its hospitality during the 2026 World Cup and saying they are leaving with dignity after a 0-0 draw with Belgium kept...

Sports

WEST BANK, (PIC) Two Palestinian young men were shot dead by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Monday near the illegal settlement of Karmei Tzur in northern al-Khalil. The slain young men were identified as Issa Awad, 19, and Rida Awad,...

News, IOF raids, Israeli crimes

Embattled British Prime Minister Keir Starmer could set out plans to step down as soon as Monday, UK media have reported, the same day his likely successor, Andy Burnham , is expected to be sworn in as a member...

World

Welcome! Here are the key updates of the day: - Mediators Pakistan and Qatar say "encouraging progress” on the first day of high-level talks in Switzerland between the US and Iran. Apparently, "a roadmap for a final deal to be...

MENA

US President Donald Trump’s threats to destroy Iran and send US forces to occupy the country on Sunday appear to have derailed peace negotiations in Switzerland, with the Iranian delegation reportedly walking out and demanding an apology. Following Iran’s announcement that...

Middle East, Block 2, Fox News

It is open. Nope, it is closed. Wait… It is open. What? Closed again? If you are following the media reports on the Strait of Hormuz you are probably dizzy from hearing about the changing status of the Strait of...

Larry C. Johnson

The Strait of Hormuz isn’t China’s only chokepoint. The Strait of Malacca may be more strategically vital — and on June 12, Beijing arrested an American scholar to protect its access to it. Min Zin, a scholar of China-Myanmar relations...

Southeast Asia, Arakan Army, Belt and Road Initiative

It was a sweet summer evening in Paris. The event was even sweeter. The annual La Liste Pastry Special Awards summer party was held in the gardens of the historic Les Invalides. The party was definitely the place to be...

Arts & Life

Secretary-General Kofi Annan speaks at a ceremony to unveil the official portrait of his predecessor, Boutros Boutros-Ghali. Credit: UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Jun 22 2026 (IPS) When Egypt’s onetime Foreign Minister Boutros Boutros-Ghali was running for the...

Democracy, Featured, Global

The Trump administration has spent the last several days blasting away at bipartisan critics in Congress and from the usually friendly rightwing media sphere after the president signed a deal last week with Iran to stop the fighting and move...

Enewsletter, Israel, Iran

The debates in the Senate and House Armed Services Committees this month over this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the Pentagon’s annual authorization bill, were anything but business as usual. Perhaps the biggest shift in tone and substance was...

Military-spending, Pentagon, Ndaa

As Congress debates the 2027 defense budget, members must confront an essential reality: their children and grandchildren will be left footing the bill. Many of the dollars that will be appropriated for military purposes in 2027 will be borrowed and...

Pentagon, F-35, Golden-dome

There is a particular irony — the kind that history savors — in the fact that the United States set out in February 2026 to destroy Iran as a regional power and instead ended up cementing its dominance. This is...

Opinion, Block 1, Donald Trump

By: Tsering Namgyal Khortsa - - - - Prof. Robert Thurman, an American Buddhist scholar and activist who passed away recently, epitomized the optimum synthesis of Buddhist scholarship with activism for the Tibetan cause. His Holiness the Dalai Lama, in...

Mark Goranson is the Chief Executive Officer EMASS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nanoveu, for which they serve as the semiconductor technology division. With more than 45 years in the global semiconductor industry, he has held senior leadership roles at...

CEO Interviews, ECS-DoT, EMASS

Expelled Fatah leader Mohammed Dahlan has re-emerged in discussions over Gaza’s post-war governance, raising questions about what role he could play in the devastated enclave's 'day after', even as the Gaza peace plan has stalled and Israel continues...

Analysis

L’Iran ha mantenuto il controllo dello Stretto di Ormuz, mentre gli Stati Uniti hanno subito una sconfitta, nonostante le dichiarazioni del presidente Trump, che cerca di presentarla come una sua vittoria. Segue nostro Telegram . Chiunque sarebbe scettico riguardo alla...

Italiano, Iran, Israel

James Regan is a seasoned technology executive and physicist with over 30 years in optical communications. As Co-Founder and CEO of Oriole , he is pioneering the next radical breakthrough in advanced optical networking systems for AI. James...

CEO Interviews, hyperscalers, James Regan

AL-KHALIL, (PIC) Two Palestinians were injured by Israeli gunfire on Sunday evening during an Israeli military raid on Al-Arroub refugee camp, north of Al-Khalil in the southern occupied West Bank. Local sources reported that Israeli forces stormed the camp and deployed throughout...

News, al-Khalil, Israeli violations
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