Total Fertility Rate (TFR) is the average number of children that would be born to a woman over her lifetime. Source: World Population Prospects 2022 report from the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs...
Peter O’Toole, Burt Lancaster and Denholm Elliott are all present and correct for watchable return to colonial clash in South Africa This 1979 film is effectively the stolid prequel to the massively successful Zulu from 15 years earlier ,...
The image above tells you why Donald Trump is in political trouble over his decision to launch a war on Iran. Previous presidents have understood that you must rally public support before sending US troops and planes overseas to attack...
Countries across the continent have spent more than $2bn on Chinese tracking technology that is not ‘necessary or proportionate’, new report finds The rapid expansion of AI-powered mass-surveillance systems across Africa is violating citizens’ right to privacy and having a chilling...
The US President’s annual State of the Union address to Congress became a milestone in the further polarization of domestic political life. The US Supreme Court’s recent ruling on the illegality of imposing certain tariffs was perceived by most of...
Iran set ablaze two tankers in Iraqi waters as it stepped up attacks on oil and transport facilities across the Middle East, warning the world should be ready for oil at $200 a barrel in defiance of President Donald Trump's...
My Lord, I cannot account for the praises that are due to You; You are as You praise Yourself. Sublime is the Countenance of Your Face; Exalted is Your position. You do as You will by Your Power and Ability, and...
Lebanon said an Israeli strike on a Beirut seafront killed at least seven people early on Thursday, making it the third attack on the capital since fighting resumed between Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel. The Israeli military said separately it had carried...
As fighting spreads across the Gulf, the war is often portrayed as a unified campaign against Iran. It is not. The reality, as is often the case in the Middle East, is more complicated. The United States and Israel both...
Donald Trump is trying to make it easier for American businesses to access critical minerals and other resources across the Global South, particularly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Venezuela. But widespread armed group violence on the...
The Bunker appears originally at the Project on Government Oversight and is republished here with permission. Ten lessons of the Iran war (so far) The U.S. military is always busy studying the last war so it can be sure...
Recent data released by the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) suggests that a strong majority of Iranian Americans support diplomacy to resolve tensions between the U.S. and Iran — a finding at odds with the dominant conversation online suggesting that...
Shortly after U.S. and Israeli bombs and missiles began falling in Tehran, Iranian missiles flew in all directions at U.S. bases in Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and others. The people living in these countries were justifiably terrified, which...
An airstrike killed at least two fighters in northern Iraq on Thursday, several sources told AFP . Iraq, long a proxy battleground between the United States and Iran , has been dragged into the Middle East war that began...
Iran’s strategic outlook is undeniably linked to its physical topography. The Iranian Plateau is a vast geographical region characterized by its mountainous terrain, with the Zagros and Elburz mountain ranges. Shielded from the north and west are zones of large...
From fuel caps to four-day work weeks, the Middle East conflict has left the world’s top crude oil importing region desperate to shore up supplies Donald Trump has scrambled in recent days to reassure the world that the economic impact of...
HEBRON / NABLUS / PNN / Israeli settlers carried out new attacks across several areas of the occupied West Bank, local sources said, amid continued criticism from the international community over settler violence. Palestinian residents say such attacks often occur under...
China’s energy security may be put to its first true test in 2026 with the seizure of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in January and joint US-Israeli military action against Iran beginning in late February. These events have disrupted two sources...
This series is a collaboration between Dr. Ali and MuslimMatters , bringing Quranic wisdom to the questions Muslim families are navigating. Raising Children Who Feel the Ummah There is a specific kind of Muslim parent anxiety that doesn’t get talked...
By: Shobha Shukla - - - - The Indian government is faced with the monumental task of ensuring functional, gender-segregated toilets in all schools and distributing free, biodegradable sanitary pads via vending machines for millions of girls in the wake...
Drones were shot down on Wednesday over the north Iraq Kurdish city of Erbil, as an explosion was reported near the US Consulate and the Erbil International Airport area. "Two drones were downed over Erbil," with debris falling near a...
Drones were shot down on Wednesday over the north Iraq Kurdish city of Erbil, as an explosion was reported near the US Consulate and the Erbil International Airport area. "Two drones were downed over Erbil," with debris falling near a...
Prime Minister Keir Starmer was warned of risks in making Peter Mandelson Britain's ambassador to Washington, documents released on Wednesday showed, reviving questions about his judgment in appointing a man close to Jeffrey Epstein. The publication of the first tranche of...
Zakah is often described as a financial obligation. Yet in reality, it is one of Islam’s most profound acts of spiritual discipline, shaping how believers understand wealth, responsibility, and trust in Allah . Allah says in the Qur’an: “...
Dozens of civilians have been killed in drone strikes across southern Sudan over the past two days, medical sources told AFP , as some of the heaviest fighting of the nearly three-year war grips the region. Sudan has...
Israel’s war on Iran reveals a deeper crisis: the collapse of a psychological doctrine built on fear and invincibility. Origins of Israel’s Psychological Warfare Wars are rarely fought only on battlefields. They are also fought in the minds of societies,...
In coverage of the war against Iran, a familiar choreography is playing out again, one that the media have carefully refined to exploit the perceived credibility of diaspora groups in order to push war and empire. This phenomenon of selectively...
Donald Trump did not merely let slip a reckless aside when he said he wanted to “finish this one first” – meaning Iran – before turning to Cuba. He revealed a governing mindset. Countries become items in a queue. War...
The Trump administration has enlisted the support of Kurdish activists in Syria, Iraq, and Iran to join the U.S.-led war to unseat Iran’s clerical regime. CNN reports that the Central Intelligence Agency is already arming Iranian Kurds. CNN and other...
The renewed Lebanon war shows no sign of abating. Lebanon has yet to match its stern pronouncements on Hezbollah with equally tough enforcement, with the Lebanese military openly defying Beirut’s orders to disarm the group. Hezbollah has expressed its commitment...
After 12 days of war—and the death of Iran’s supreme leader—the Islamic Republic is under unprecedented pressure. Bill Roggio and Janatan Sayeh assess this initial phase of the war, the gap between Washington and Jerusalem’s goals, and the decisive question...
US group Citi, consultancies Deloitte and PwC and other firms in Dubai have closed offices or asked employees to evacuate Wednesday after Iran threatened US and Israel-linked economic assets in the Middle East. The evacuations at the heart of the Middle...
- US, Canada and Mexico hosting 48-team tournament - - Iran minister says ‘under no circumstances can we participate’ - - Iranian team scheduled to play all three group games in US - Read Article HERE The post Reuters: Iran cannot...
The Russia-Iran strategic partnership – even if does not include a military treaty – works in several interlocked levels. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su This is part 2 of a two-part analysis....
Il blocco di Hormuz potrebbe mettere in ginocchio l’Occidente. Ma non metterà in ginocchio la Cina. Segue nostro Telegram . Andiamo al sodo: il BRICS è in uno stato di profonda crisi. È stato compromesso, almeno temporaneamente, dall’India, che ospiterà...
Switzerland said Wednesday it was temporarily closing its embassy in Tehran due to the Middle East war but maintaining an "open line" of communication between the United States and Iran. For decades, neutral Switzerland has played a key role in maintaining...
A report in the Washington Post the day after the Iran war began suggested that Saudi Arabia and Israel had both lobbied Donald Trump to attack Iran. The Saudis swiftly denied that they had pushed for war. In the days...
Pope Leo on Wednesday lamented the death of numerous civilians in the Iran war and also expressed closeness to people in Lebanon, saying the country, targeted by Israeli strikes, was going through a "great trial." Leo, who has appealed several times...
When US and Israeli forces launched airstrikes on Iran, the shock waves were felt far beyond the region. As the conflict escalates, understanding who benefits from this crisis might be as important as counting its costs. Peace benefits ordinary citizens,...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) Dozens of Palestinian youths performed the Isha and Taraweeh prayers at the closest point possible to the Aqsa Mosque as Israeli forces continue to block worshippers and those observing religious retreat from entering the holy site. Jerusalem-based sources reported...
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday again signalled there could be a swift ending to the war on Iran, saying there is little left in the country for American forces to attack. There is "practically nothing left to target" and the...
BEIRUT, (PIC) Hebrew media reported on Wednesday evening that Lebanon’s Hezbollah fired a massive rocket barrage exceeding 100 rockets toward the Upper Galilee, Western Galilee, and wide areas across northern Israel within just a few minutes. Israeli reports described the attack as...
This is the type of war that the fascists Trump and Netanyahu and their allies revel in. Craig Murray is a British former diplomat, political activist, human rights campaigner, blogger, and whistleblower Cross-posted from Craig Murray’s Blog The United...
GAZA, (PIC) The Hamas Movement on Wednesday welcomed the Spanish government’s decision to recall its ambassador from Israel and reduce its diplomatic representation. In a statement, the Movement said the step continues the honorable positions taken by the Spanish government and people...
Most of us grow up understanding Ramadan as the month you stop eating and drinking from Fajr to Maghrib. And that’s true. But if we’re truly honest with ourselves, that framing barely scratches the surface of what fasting is actually...
Strike in Shukeiri killed schoolgirls, teachers and healthcare workers in latest incident in three-year war At least 17 people, most of them schoolgirls, were killed on Wednesday when an explosive-laden drone blamed on Sudan’ s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces struck...
The debacle that Trump and Netanyahu have gotten their nations into Cross-posted from Aurelien’s substack “Trying to understand the world” Photo: Screen Grab After last week’s excursion into culture and politics (and extra marks to those who spotted...
The U.S.-Israeli war primordially is being waged to create Israeli hegemony across West Asia Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat, founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts Forum Cross-posted from the Strategic Culture online journal The U.S.-Israeli war primordially is...
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