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At the remarkable age of 100, Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi passed away on Sunday, 8 March. Gone but never forgotten, we pay tribute to “the historian of the Palestinian cause,” whose groundbreaking research chronicled the Nakba and...

Society

This statement was originally published on ipi.media on 6 March 2026. One journalist killed, another abducted and reportedly tortured The IPI global network strongly condemns the killing this week of Somali journalist Abshir Khalif Shidane – the latest incident...

The US-Israel-Iran war has led to extraordinary volatility in global energy markets this week, and there is little reason to think that it will abate any time soon. Benchmark Brent crude, which traded below $60 per barrel early this year,...

Oil, Strait-of-hormuz, Iran-war

This statement was originally published on cpj.org on 6 March 2026. The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes Friday’s decision by Kenya’s Court of Appeal to strike down sections of the 2018 cybercrime law as a major victory for freedom...

Palestinian group Hamas condemned Israel’s continued closure of the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex for the 11th consecutive day on Tuesday, warning that the move threatens freedom of worship during the holy month of Ramadan. In a statement, the group...

MENA

As the US-Israeli war with Iran continues into its second week , Iran and the island kingdom of Bahrain in the Gulf have both said that their water desalination plants have been hit. Analysts warn that if strikes against such...

Analysis

Syria's Ministry of Defence announced on Tuesday that prominent Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) official Sipan Hamo would assume the role of deputy minister for the country's eastern region. A source in the ministry confirmed Hamo's appointment to Syria TV,...

MENA

This statement was originally published on cipesa.org on 5 March 2026. The inaugural Africa Editors Congress 2026, held on February 23-24, 2026, assembled over 150 of Africa’s senior editors, newsroom leaders, and media executives from across the continent. The...

World War III will not start with an exchange of nuclear weapons. It won’t ignite from the jostling of great empires. Nor will it result from a single madman (or two) bent on taking over the world. It won’t be any...

War & Peace, international law, Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced on Tuesday that controversial legislation exempting ultra-Orthodox men from military service will be shelved for now, citing the soaring costs of Israel’s war with Iran. According to...

MENA

By CIVICUS Mar 11 2026 (IPS) CIVICUS discusses the situation in Venezuela following US intervention and the ousting of President Nicolás Maduro with Verónica Zubillaga, a Venezuelan sociologist who specialises in urban violence, state repression and community responses to armed violence....

Active Citizens, Civil Society, Crime & Justice

Chinese military analysts are carefully examining the tactics and weapons used in the war in the Middle East, drawing lessons that could prove useful in a potential conflict over Taiwan. An article published by Guancha.cn, part of the TV BRICS media...

World

A Syrian-Swedish dual national died after being detained and tortured for several months by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the northeastern city of Qamishli , according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR). Alaa Adnan al-Amin...

MENA

The International Energy Agency said Wednesday that its member countries would unlock 400 million barrels of oil from their reserves to ease the impact of the war in the Middle East, the largest such release ever. "The oil market...

MENA

Iran's national football team will not participate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup due to the ongoing military conflict involving the United States and Israel. Ahmad Donyamali, Iran's Minister of Sports, stated that there are currently "no conditions” allowing the...

Sport

An Irish-language singer from punk-rap group Kneecap will not face a terrorism charge after UK prosecutors lost a High Court challenge Wednesday against a judge's decision to dismiss the case. Liam O'Hanna was charged in May last...

World

US President Donald Trump's swiftly launched war on Iran alongside Israel has raised serious questions about the legality of his actions—both domestically and internationally. Days into the war, political leaders, regional experts, NGOs and members of the public...

World

Kristi Noem defamed murdered Veterans Affairs intensive care nurse Alex Pretti by calling him a domestic terrorist. But she didn’t act on her own. According to Axios reporting , Noem took direction from Stephen Miller, who first called...

Activism, Column, Courts & Law

- - - - Photo by 若铭 李 on Unsplash I’m mostly a live-and-let-live kind of guy. So long as you’re not hurting anyone, I’m unlikely to spare much thought as to what you do with your...

The southern Lebanese city of Tyre on Wednesday bid farewell to Lebanese Red Cross paramedic Youssef Assaf, who died of wounds sustained while carrying out a rescue mission after an Israeli strike on the town of...

MENA

If the United States and Israel succeed in destroying Iran, Turkey may be next. This is no longer a speculative provocation whispered on the margins of Washington’s think‑tank ecosystem. It is increasingly an articulated narrative, voiced by senior Israeli political...

Perspectives

Several nations are ramping up efforts to provide much-needed aid for Lebanon , as the country experiences relentless Israeli bombardment across the country, causing mass casualties and displacement. The European Union said on Tuesday it has delivered 45 metric tonnes...

MENA

How do you get a shortage while not growing??? Intel Announced earnings in January. Then David Zinsner presented updates on business this week. David is open when talking and always shares 2-3 things he probably should not share. Often he shares...

MKW Ventures Consulting, Semiconductor Services, amd

Baku is damaging its ties with Turkey by speaking of retaliation against Iran. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The recent statement by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian asserting that Iran does not intend...

Americas, Middle East, Russia & CIS

How long will it take before they rise up against this true military occupation? Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su “Our success will continue to hinge on America’s military power and the credibility...

Americas, Middle East, World

America and Israel are the biggest losers in the Iran war. But not Trump. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Join up the dots and you come to the same conclusion. America and...

Americas, Middle East, Security

Saudi Arabia will buy Ukrainian weapons systems capable of shooting down Iranian drones, as the kingdom tries to defend itself from daily air attacks , according to Ukrainian media. Iranian drone attacks have left states in the Gulf...

MENA

Saudi Arabia will purchase Ukrainian weapons systems capable of shooting down Iranian drones, as the kingdom tries to ward off daily air attacks from Tehran, according to Ukrainian media. Iranian drone attacks have left Gulf states appealing...

MENA

Iran’s Kharg Island , through which the vast majority of the country's oil exports pass, has been thrust into the spotlight amid growing speculation that it could be the next target of the US and Israel assault. The devastating...

Energy

WEST BANK, (PIC) Senior Hamas official Mahmoud Mardawi has warned that the Israeli occupation’s establishment of a new settler outpost on Mount Ebal, overlooking Nablus City, is part of a broader settlement plan aimed at swallowing more West Bank land to...

News, Hamas Movement, Settlement expansion

By Adam DICK Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Wars of choice, a plethora of changing tariffs and sanctions on countries across the world, and a historically high number of executive orders characterize the...

Editor's Choice, Congress, Donald Trump

NABLUS, (PIC) Israeli settlers seized a Palestinian house under construction in the town of Huwara, south of Nablus in the West Bank, on Wednesday, while another group established a new settlement outpost on Mount Ebal north of the city, reflecting the...

News, Settlement expansion, Settler outposts

Spain permanently withdrew its ambassador to Israel on Tuesday as a diplomatic standoff worsened between the two countries over Spain's opposition to the US-Israeli attacks on Iran. Ana Maria Salomon was officially relieved of her duties on Tuesday at...

World

Several of Isfahan 's iconic landmarks have been damaged in waves of US and Israeli strikes on Iran, according to Iranian officials. Rouhollah Seyyed Al-Asgari, deputy for cultural heritage of Isfahan, said that the Chehel Sotoun Palace, the...

MENA

"We had barely begun to come to terms with the deadly January protests, and now this new bloodshed unfolds," begins Avishan Chanani, an Iranian humanitarian consultant based in Lisbon. Born in Iran, she left during the Iran-Iraq war in...

Society

The U.S.-Israel war on Iran has, unsurprisingly, destabilized global energy markets. Oil prices shot up by around 30% to $119 per barrel earlier this week, marking a four-year high that is starkly felt by Washington’s alliance network in Europe and...

Iran-war, Oil, Sanctions

TULKAREM, (PIC) Dozens of Palestinian women staged a sit-in on Tuesday outside the office of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Tulkarem in the northern West Bank, expressing solidarity with Palestinian prisoners, particularly women held in Israeli prisons. The protest...

News, international women's day, Tulkarem

Iranian protesters will be treated as enemies if they support Tehran's foes, the country's top police officer warned, as the Middle East war sparked fears that mass anti-government rallies could reignite. "If anyone comes forward in line with the wishes...

MENA
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