Israeli authorities have released a player on the Palestinian national women's football team following six days in detention after she was summoned by Israel's Jerusalem police, her mother told the press on Monday. Wissam Halawani said Israeli police released...
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China’s deployment of the HQ-16F missile opposite Taiwan reflects Beijing’s growing concern that future wars may be fought not just across the Strait, but deep inside the mainland itself. This month, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that China...
When Indonesia’s rupiah breached the new psychological threshold of 18,155 per US dollar today (June , the currency’s lowest ever level, social stability alarm bells rang louder than at any time since the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis. Attempts to...
SANA’A, (PIC) Yemen’s Ansarullah group has announced a complete ban on Israeli maritime navigation in the Red Sea, declaring that Israel-linked vessels are considered legitimate military targets effective immediately. Ansarullah also said on Monday that it had launched a barrage of missiles...
For the third consecutive day, Palestinian factions and mediators from Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey have met in Cairo to address growing disagreements over Gaza's future , especially regarding resistance groups' weapons and governance during the post-war period. Participants...
The Israeli military bombed Iran on Monday shortly after US President Donald Trump urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to respond to an Iranian missile barrage, which came in retaliation for Israel’s earlier bombing of Beirut. “I am going to call Bibi right now...
Syria has nominated veteran diplomat and former opposition figure Yahya Diab as its new ambassador to Egypt, in a move that could mark a significant step towards normalising relations between Damascus and Cairo after months of diplomatic uncertainty...
Israel has carried out nearly 3,500 air strikes on Lebanon and hundreds of controlled explosions since the U.S. announced a ceasefire for the country on April 16, Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Monday. The US-brokered ceasefire came into...
GAZA, (PIC) Two Palestinian civilians were martyred and others were wounded on Monday morning when an Israeli airstrike targeted tents sheltering displaced families in the Mawasi area of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporter said...
Donald Trump’s attempt to tie an Iran peace settlement to a mandatory expansion of the Abraham Accords reveals a fundamental misunderstanding of how dramatically the Middle East has changed since the Gaza war and why old diplomatic formulas no longer...
Egypt , under coach Hossam Hassan, 59, is preparing to compete in the 2026 FIFA World Cup finals, which begin on 11 June. In a new appearance, the Pharaohs hope to progress beyond the group stage for...
Absence of Israeli, Syrian ambassadorial appointments sign of close coordination between president, foreign minister
Full ArticleTwo notable absences marked the annual diplomatic postings that were announced via presidential decree on Thursday: neither Syria, nor Israel will see a new ambassador. While the absences were not totally unexpected — Egypt has pursued a cautious engagement with...
Trump tells Iran, Israel to stop 'shooting'
Full ArticleUS President Donald Trump on Monday told Iran and Israel to stop fighting after the two foes attacked each other's territory for the first time since a shaky ceasefire put five weeks of war on hold. After an Israeli...
UK Green Party leader Zack Polanski has defended his support for imprisoned Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti after being targeted by pro-Israel activists over a T-shirt bearing the slogan "Free Marwan", telling The New Arab...
Weebit Nano has achieved a critical milestone in the commercialization of Resistive Random Access Memory (ReRAM) technology with the successful tape-out of two customer products integrating its embedded non-volatile memory IP. One of the products has already returned first silicon...
JENIN, (PIC) The Israeli occupation army started carrying out large-scale demolitions in the village of Barta’a, southwest of Jenin in the northern West Bank, on Monday, targeting several homes under the pretext of unlicensed construction. Local sources reported that Israeli bulldozers began...
With 10 teams from the Middle East and North Africa taking part in this year's FIFA World Cup , fans are highly anticipating watching seasoned players and newcomers from the region display their talent at the world's biggest...
Epidemiologists will be busy this summer sifting through sewage and social media to keep soccer fans and the public safe from severe illness during the 2026 World Cup , one of the largest and most globally diverse mass gatherings...
Denmark's Eriksen in 'good spirits' after collapse
Full ArticleChristian Eriksen is in "good spirits", said the Danish team football doctor, despite being hospitalised after collapsing during Denmark's friendly against Ukraine, five years after suffering a cardiac arrest during the European Championship. The 34-year-old former Manchester United midfielder,...
GAZA, (PIC) The Gaza Center for Human Rights condemned Israel’s decision to close Gaza’s crossings, including Kerem Shalom and Rafah, amid the military escalation between Israel and Iran, calling it another act of collective punishment against more than two million Palestinians. In...
TEHRAN, (PIC) The Middle East witnessed a sharp military escalation in the early hours of Monday morning as Iran and Israel traded strikes. Iranian missile attacks targeted areas inside Israel, drawing swift retaliatory Israeli airstrikes against sites within Iranian territory. The Israeli...
L’India, la guerra in Medio Oriente e un grande problema da risolvere prima di Delhi 2026
Full ArticleLe crisi mediorientali del 2026 segnano un momento di discontinuità strutturale nella politica estera indiana. Segue nostro Telegram . Attore strategico nella regione In vista della sessione plenaria dei BRCS+ a Delhi, occorre inquadrare più nel dettaglio il ruolo dell’India,...
Former Straits Times editor-in-chief Warren Fernandez writes with characteristic elegance in his latest RSIS piece, “With or Without You: The U2 Doctrine Comes to Shangri-La”, carried in The Straits Times on June 3, 2026. The piece gives cause for three...
Abu Safiya’s lawyer: The captive doctor faces harsh conditions and solitary confinement
Full ArticleRAMALLAH, (PIC) Nasser Odeh, the lawyer for the captive Palestinian doctor Hossam Abu Safiya, revealed the deterioration of his client’s conditions inside Israeli occupation prisons, confirming that he faces harsh detention conditions in light of his continued isolation and deprivation of...
Marine biologist Issah Seidu has found a way for Ghana’s fishing communities to earn a living – and help protect the ancient and critically endangered fish species Guitarfish are an odd-looking and ancient species, with the tail of a shark and...
African migrants say legal status offers little protection as rallies against illegal immigration gain momentum African migrants in South Africa say they are living in fear after a series of marches calling for illegal immigrants to leave reignited long-held xenophobic sentiment...
GAZA / PNN/ Four Palestinians, including a woman, were killed and several others wounded, some critically, in an Israeli drone strike northwest of Gaza City on Sunday evening. Medical sources at Al-Shifa Hospital reported that an Israeli drone fired a missile at...
EIB, European Commission Launch €400 Million Facility to Support Palestinian Small Businesses
Full ArticleBRUSSELS /PNN / The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Commission have begun implementing a €400 million financing facility for Palestine, first announced in October 2025, through the signing of sub-loan agreements with several Palestinian banks aimed at supporting micro,...
GAZA: ‘If Civilians Can Get This Close to Establishing a Humanitarian Corridor, Then Governments Can Do It’
Full ArticleBy CIVICUS Jun 8 2026 (IPS) CIVICUS discusses the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla on its mission to bring humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza with Musa Roshdy, a humanitarian activist who took part in the flotilla. Musa Roshdy On 15...
On 18–19 May 2026, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid the first official visit to Norway by an Indian prime minister in 43 years — one of the most substantive stops of his broader May 2026 European tour. The trip...
Bethlehem / PNN / Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday that Israeli forces are approaching control of approximately 70% of the Gaza Strip, as military operations continue and areas occupied by the Israeli army inside the enclave expand. Speaking at...
Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez will meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday after arriving in Istanbul on a surprise visit, officials said. Rodriguez, who has led Venezuela since US forces captured former socialist president...
Downfall of a Superstar
Full ArticlePicture alliance/Anadolu/Selcuk Acar. Annalena Baerbock, President of the UN General Assembly and former German Foreign Minister. Germany’s humiliating defeat in the race for a UN Security Council seat reveals the price of a foreign policy increasingly seen as hypocritical...
WEST BANK, (PIC) The Israeli occupation forces (IOF launched a wide campaign of raids and arrests across the West Bank last night and at dawn Monday. In Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, Israeli forces stormed the village of Beitin and kidnaped a young...
Billions Lost as Secret Financial Networks Fuel Forest Destruction in Brazil and Cameroon
Full ArticleReport say illegal logging, hidden ownership structures, and weak transparency laws are depriving governments of badly needed climate and biodiversity financing. Credit: Financial Transparency Coalition By Umar Manzoor Shah SRINAGAR, India, Jun 8 2026 (IPS) A new report has found that...
Israel hits Iran petrochemical plant in new strikes
Full ArticleIsrael said on Monday it hit a petrochemical plant in Iran's southwest, along with strikes elsewhere on military targets, after US President Donald Trump reportedly told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to refrain from further attacks. In the first hit...
As regular readers of this blog know, I’m pretty ambivalent about trade barriers as an economic policy. On one hand, I think targeted tariffs and other trade barriers can be used to protect strategic industries from surges in underpriced import competition, especially by geopolitical...
Hello, For those just joining us, here are the key updates: - A new round of violence erupted after Israel launched attacks on the southern suburbs of Beirut on Sunday, killing at least two people and wounding 20 others - -...
Israel Crosses Iran’s Redline in a Mission to Prevent Trump From Signing a Peace Deal with Iran
Full ArticleNine days after Iran warned the West, Israel in particular, that any further attacks on Beirut would result in Iran retaliating against Israel, Israel hit the Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh. The attack on Sunday afternoon sent plumes of smoke rising...
Coup maker Senior General Min Aung Hlaing’s allies want the world to believe that Myanmar’s military is “on the upswing” and “mounting a comeback” in a war that foreign media increasingly describe as “forgotten.” Recent US media coverage leans into...
Israeli military aircraft launched an aggression on western and central Iran early Monday, with explosions reported in Tehran, Tabriz, Isfahan, and Karaj. The IRGC subsequently responded with strikes on Israeli military bases. Read Article HERE The post Al Mayadeen:...
This week, while families gathered outside examination halls across China, some in red qipao for luck, 12.9 million students sat for the gaokao, the world’s largest annual standardized test. On the other side of the Pacific, American higher education is...
As social attitudes shift and concern for animal rights grows, the dog meat tradition in many parts of Nigeria is increasingly being questioned Every weekend in Lagos, 36-year-old Izien Aigbodion walks down his street with his three dogs – a poodle...
Amid global turmoil, Türkiye remains resilient. No economy is isolated from the effects of today’s geopolitical landscape, with rising energy prices and supply chain disruptions being felt worldwide. Yet the broader picture in Türkiye is one of continued momentum, with...
Indonesia’s financial markets were jolted Monday (June as the rupiah hit a new record low of over 18,155 to the US dollar and the main stock index fell 4%. Investors are rapidly dumping their rupiah-denominated assets, with foreigners...
Lawmakers pump brakes on military AI — sort of
Full ArticleAI domination on battlefields from Ukraine to the Middle East is fueling fears that waning human oversight is ushering in a more perilous future of warfare. As the Pentagon races to adopt AI in kind, Democratic senators are trying to put...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced late last month that he had ordered the Israeli military to seize 70% of the Gaza Strip. Under President Donald Trump’s 20-point ceasefire plan, Israeli forces were required to withdraw to a zone encompassing...
Norway captain Martin Odegaard equalised 15 minutes from time to force a 1-1 draw with Morocco in their World Cup warm-up international on Sunday. Morocco had been ahead from the seventh minute when Brahim Diaz thundered home a shot...
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