Leaders of the G7 global powers , including US President Donald Trump, on Tuesday reaffirmed their "unwavering support for Ukraine" in a statement on the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion . It marks the first joint declaration by G7...
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Inside the dusty shell of one of the oldest libraries in the Palestinian territories, a group of Gazan volunteers work diligently to salvage what remains of their ancient cultural heritage. The Great Omari Mosque library sustained terrible damage during Israel's...
On Thursday , President Trump hosted the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace, a body created by Trump to oversee the security and redevelopment of Gaza. His son-in-law Jared Kushner, who is on the founding Executive...
At 9:30 pm on 14 November 2025, a plane from Kenya touched down at OR Tambo International Airport. Onboard were 153 Palestinians — children, infants, adults and elderly survivors of the recent Gaza genocide — seeking refuge in...
Egypt on Tuesday urged the international community to better support Lebanon's armed forces to ensure that all weapons in the country come under the exclusive authority of the state. Speaking at a preparatory meeting in Cairo ahead of...
Siemens has strengthened its position in EDA and manufacturing by acquiring ASTER Technologies , a specialist in test and reliability solutions for printed circuit boards. The acquisition represents a strategic step in Siemens’ broader vision to deliver a fully...
Declassified wins battle over access to Parliament
Full ArticleDeclassified has won a seven-month battle to report from Parliament, after officials were accused of a “partisan attempt to suppress investigative journalism”. Westminster authorities initially rejected our application for a press pass in June, claiming there wasn’t enough space. But we...
The Jordanian government is looking at the possibility of extending weekends to three days, particularly in the public sector, as part of broader efforts to improve productivity, reduce traffic congestion , and cut transportation costs. Under the proposals...
An attack by Sudan 's Rapid Support Forces on the Darfur stronghold of their former militia chief left dozens of casualties and hundreds displaced, local sources and the United Nations said Tuesday. Two eyewitnesses told AFP that 28...
Did Gaza cost Kamala Harris the 2024 election?
Full ArticleAn unreleased internal autopsy of the Democratic Party's failed 2024 presidential campaign by then-Vice President Kamala Harris could shed light on a Gaza policy that likely had an important impact on the election. Those on the left are generally...
The UK government said Tuesday it supported the release of documents on ex-prince Andrew 's past role as a trade envoy, hours after a veteran politician was quizzed by police in the widening Jeffrey Epstein scandal . US authorities...
Turkey has reached preliminary agreements with six international lenders to secure $6.75 billion for a new railway line across the Bosphorus in what would be Turkey's largest foreign-financed railway project, Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said on Tuesday. Once completed, the...
Lebanon's public sector employees began a two-day general strike on Tuesday, rejecting a government-approved salary increase they say fails to meet their demands, as the country's economic crisis continues. The Association of Public Administration Employees announced a strike...
Kuwait is amending loopholes in its conscription law to ensure that all eligible men aged 18 and over serve in the military, joining several Gulf states that have introduced mandatory national service for male citizens...
More than a dozen international humanitarian organisations have petitioned Israel's Supreme Court to block an imminent order that would force 37 NGOs to cease operations in Gaza, the West Bank and east Jerusalem, warning of...
Recente assassinato de mercenário brasileiro mostrou ao mundo a dura realidade sobre as práticas do regime de Kiev. Junte-se a nós no Telegram , Twitter e VK . Escreva para nós: info@strategic-culture.su O episódio envolvendo a morte de Bruno Gabriel...
Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar's visit to Islamabad on 2 February, where he was received with formal military honours by Pakistan's army chief , came just weeks after the two sides finalised a defence agreement valued...
NetApp recently hosted a webinar on Agentic AI as the future for EDA and implications for infrastructure. Good list of panelists including Mahesh Turaga (VP Cadence Cloud) with an intro preso on infrastructure and agentic AI at Cadence, then our...
War with Iran on hold… But for how long?
Full ArticleBy Larry C. JOHNSON Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Trying to figure out what Trump and Netanyahu are going to do vis-a-vis Iran is like trying to read tea leaves in...
Marco Rubio’s Cecil Rhodes moment
Full ArticleBy Joe LAURIA Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The U.S. secretary of state is reviving the language and intent of 19th century colonialism to deter what he sees as “the forces of...
The Islamic State intensified attacks against Syrian government forces in February. The uptick followed a voice recording released by the group’s spokesman, Abu Hudhayfah al Ansari, that announced “a new phase of operations” in Syria. The post Islamic State ramps...
Universities, miracles and relativism
Full ArticleA discipline – a much despised discipline, and whose content varies depending on the institution – says that miracles and demonic actions can be real, writes Bruna Frascolla. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us:...
‘Extraordinary’ golden lamb’s head pillaged in 1874 from what is now Ghana remains hidden in officers’ mess The Royal Artillery is facing criticism after it emerged they are refusing public access to an “extraordinary object” looted by the British army in...
Is there figure skating without Russians?
Full ArticleIt would seem not, at least judging by the dominant presence of Russian contenders on three sides in the international figure skating competition at the Milan Winter Olympics. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us:...
Kallas è diventata un esempio di retorica ideologica: svolge il ruolo di “guardiana” della russofobia europea e non sembra preoccuparsi di essere considerata “sciocca” per le sue dichiarazioni pubbliche irrazionali. Segue nostro Telegram . Negli ultimi giorni, i video della...
RAMALLAH, (PIC) Israeli occupation forces (IOF) demolished three homes and an agricultural facility in the town of Beit Liqya, west of Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank, on Tuesday amid an increase in demolition operations. Eyewitnesses reported that IOF soldiers stormed...
International probe concludes IOF fired nearly 1,000 rounds in Rafah execution of Gaza aid workers
Full ArticleGAZA, (PIC) An independent international investigation has found that Israeli occupation forces (IOF) fired nearly 1,000 bullets at Palestinian emergency and relief teams in Rafah in southern Gaza in March 2025, documenting what researchers describe as the field execution of humanitarian...
As Myanmar’s civil war enters its fifth year and repression deepens in Bangladesh’s southeastern hills, instability is steadily concentrating along India’s northeastern frontier. Airstrikes, village burnings, and mass displacement now define everyday life across much of Myanmar’s Chin State. In...
Jamal Zahalka, head of the High Follow-Up Committee for Arab Citizens of Israel, said in an interview with Al Araby al Jadeed , the Arabic-language sister publication of The New Arab , that Palestinians in Israel...
The sun might be shining in Manchester today, a rare enough occurrence, but a part of this city is in the thick of a storm in UK politics as a pivotal by-election looms. One of the people...
The future By the time we get to the speech of Cypriot-Israeli real estate businessman and billionaire Yakir Gabay at the Board of Peace’s first meeting on February 19, we already have a comprehensive image of the future of Gaza....
Lebanon's foreign minister said Tuesday his country feared its infrastructure could be hit by Israeli strikes if the situation with Iran escalates. The comments from Youssef Raggi came amid a massive US military buildup in...
Maqbula Ahmed sits on a plastic stool in Khan Younis , scrolling through photos and video clips of her two eldest sons on her phone. She does this most days, shifting between the floor and a broken chair, tears streaming...
Loneliness on Planet Earth
Full ArticleChronic loneliness and social isolation have been consistently linked to detrimental effects on physical and mental health and increased risk of early death. Credit: Shutterstock By Joseph Chamie PORTLAND, USA, Feb 24 2026 (IPS) Loneliness is a significant health concern on...
BEIRUT, (PIC) The Israeli occupation army detonated two houses in border towns in Nabatieh Governorate, southern Lebanon, on Tuesday in ongoing violations of the ceasefire that has been in place since late 2024. According to the Lebanese National News Agency, an Israeli...
Iran's Revolutionary Guards are carrying out drills on the country's southern shores of the Gulf, state media said Tuesday, amid a huge buildup of US military forces in the region. "Combined 1404 (2026) exercise of the IRGC Ground...
Perceived wisdom has it that the longer a war goes on, the less enthusiastic a public becomes for continuing the conflict. After all, it is ordinary citizens who tend to bear the economic and human costs. And yet, as the...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) The International Al-Quds Foundation and the Association of Palestinian Scholars have warned of what they describe as a renewed Israeli escalation at the Aqsa Mosque aimed at imposing new realities on the site, particularly in its eastern section,...
US President Donald Trump is set to address Congress on Tuesday in his annual State of the Union speech, in what is expected to be a closely watched appearance ahead of the midterm elections, against the...
A massive, well-fortified training facility in Ethiopia near Sudan's border has been revealed to host fighters from Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The camp in the remote Benishangul-Gumuz region, capable of housing up to 10,000 fighters, represents the first...
Officials from US President Donald Trump's ' Board of Peace ', tasked with overseeing post-war Gaza , are considering establishing a cryptocurrency for the enclave in an alleged attempt to jumpstart its recovery after being devastated by...
America’s failed democracy has brought it to the brink of war with Iran, yet it will be Russia, China and Iran who reap the rewards. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The news...
Hamas on Tuesday called for sanctions against Israel, welcoming a joint condemnation by nearly 20 countries of new Israeli measures aimed at tightening control over the occupied West Bank. Israel has approved a series of initiatives...
Prominent Tunisian lawyer Ahmed Souab was released from prison on Monday after serving a 10-month jail term handed down by an anti-terror court. Souab, 69, was detained in April last year after condemning a mass trial of public...
In mid-January, Friedrich Merz referred to Russia as what it has always been — a European country and Germany’s largest neighbor. The implication was unmistakable: permanent confrontation with a continental power was not a strategy, but a structural risk. The...
The Transactional Value of Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’
Full Article- - - - Ever since US President Donald Trump formally established his Board of Peace on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in January, it has endured concerns over a variety of issues, not least its potential to...
NABLUS, (PIC) The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) carried out a large‑scale raid in the eastern area of Nablus City late Monday night to secure the access of extremist Jewish settlers to Joseph’s Tomb under the pretext of performing Talmudic rituals. Video footage...
Students have a right to protest but must "understand the red lines", Iran 's government spokeswoman said Tuesday, in the first official reaction to renewed anti-government rallies on campuses. University students kicked off a new semester with gatherings...
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