Decorating their soldiers with colourful garlands, hundreds of Afghans rallied in border provinces to decry Pakistan killing civilians and to show support for their troops battling at the frontier. A week of border fighting between the two...
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The Westminster magistrates' court has given the British Crown prosecution seven days to consider whether to drop its case against two leaders of the Palestine Coalition. The trial involves Ben Jamal , director of the Campaign for Solidarity...
By Wyatt REED and Max BLUMENTHAL Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Emails show sex trafficking billionaire Jeffrey Epstein worked Israeli connections to help his lawyer’s daughter join an elite IDF unit. The woman, who...
Multiple rounds of explosions echoed over the Qatari capital Doha on Thursday, just hours after officials said they were evacuating residents living near the US embassy. AFP journalists on the ground in Doha described Thursday's blasts as some of...
GAZA, (PIC) Israel continues to systematically destroy and obstruct the education system in the Gaza Strip, 28 months after the start of its military assault, according to a statement by Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor. The organization said Israeli policies, including the ongoing...
Cuba in Crisis: The Role of Civil Society
Full ArticleCuba is currently facing intensifying economic hardships and political strain. Debates over the beleaguered nation’s future have grown within the global left and inside U.S. policy circles. Trump has signaled a return to hardline sanctions and “ maximum pressure ,”...
The Israeli military on Wednesday ordered hundreds of thousands of people living in southern Lebanon to flee north as their warplanes intensified airstrikes across the country. "Urgent warning to the people of south Lebanon: You must immediately...
The "vast majority" of players who were stranded in Dubai following last week's men's tennis tournament in the emirate have been able to leave the UAE, the ATP announced Wednesday. Several high-profile players, including champion Daniil Medvedev, were unable...
WEST BANK, (PIC) The Palestine Information Center (Mu’ata) reported in its monthly bulletin that Israeli occupation forces and settlers committed 6,248 violations in the West Bank and Jerusalem during February 2026. These ranged from direct assaults to repressive measures affecting nearly...
Subscribe to our Lens on Sudan newsletter here . The Rapid Support Forces launched drone campaigns in Kordofan and Blue Nile State this week, marked by successive, intensive rounds of strikes that largely targeted homes and public facilities, stopping short...
Regional war intensifies as US-Israeli strikes hit Iran and fighting escalates in Lebanon
Full ArticleBEIRUT, (PIC) The military confrontation involving Iran, the US, and Israel entered its sixth day Thursday, with escalating air and missile attacks across multiple fronts, while hostilities also intensified in Lebanon between Israeli forces and Hezbollah. Explosions were reported in the Iranian...
By M arjorie COHN Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su A “Uniting for Peace” resolution in the UN General Assembly can counter the Security Council’s failure to act. Truthout is a vital news...
GAZA, (PIC) Whenever the circles of fire expand in the region, the Palestinian scene becomes more complicated, and Gaza once again finds itself at the heart of a regional equation that goes beyond its narrow geographical borders. The ongoing war with Iran...
Britain said on Thursday that its first repatriation flight from Oman had been rescheduled due to operational issues, including delays in boarding passengers. The government had chartered a flight from Muscat to London, due to leave on Wednesday evening, for...
China Plays a Canny Game Over Iran
Full Article- - - - Xi in a waiting game China’s muted response to the Israel/US war on Iran, which began on February 28, is both an illustration of Tehran’s lack of friends and of the sure-footed self-interest guiding Chinese diplomacy....
CNN has reported that the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is working to arm Kurdish forces to spark an uprising in Iran, which would allegedly be facilitated by neighboring Iraqi Kurdistan. According to one anonymous CNN source, “the idea would...
Which countries could get involved in the Iran war?
Full ArticleCanada is the latest country to mull taking a military role in the war in the Middle East as US and Israeli strikes on Iran continue, despite Tehran warning European leaders against joining the conflict which has destabilised the...
Azerbaijan accused Iran on Thursday of firing two drones at its territory, injuring two people, and said it had summoned the Iranian ambassador to issue a strong protest. The attacks around midday involved at least two drones that crossed from...
The myth of military ‘decapitation’
Full ArticleA comparative analysis between Iran–Israel and Russia–Ukraine Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The recent escalation in the Middle East has brought back to the center of strategic debate a recurring concept in...
Restored documentary records a historic independence day show in Accra, with electrifying performances from Tina Turner, Wilson Pickett and more This exuberant, distinctively high-minded documentary, now restored, comes from the Oscar-winning though now somewhat overlooked film-maker Denis Sanders , made...
Since the news that a girls’ elementary school in Minab had been hit on 28 February during ongoing US-Israel military attacks on Iran, the incident has received little sustained attention in Western media. This is despite local sources...
Last night was extraordinary for Khaled Odeh, a 47-year-old father from Huwara, as sirens sounded and he watched missiles launched by Iran toward Israel streak across the sky. In that moment, the occupied West Bank ,...
Dee believed that Queen Elizabeth should lead a British Empire, and that such an empire should be based on naval supremacy accompanied by extensive mercantile activity. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su On...
Hezbollah at the heart of the confrontation, a strategic shift reshaping the balance of deterrence in the region
Full ArticleBEIRUT, (PIC) Amid the rapidly escalating tensions between the United States and Israel on one side and Iran on the other, a significant development has emerged, represented by the actual involvement of Hezbollah in the confrontation, which Lebanese strategic expert Mustafa...
La reazione inaspettata dell’Iran ha paralizzato americani e israeliani nel primo giorno di guerra
Full ArticleLa Repubblica Islamica dimostra di aver imparato dagli errori commessi in passato nel processo decisionale. Segue nostro Telegram . La recente escalation militare in Medio Oriente ha rivelato un errore di valutazione strategico da parte di Washington e Tel Aviv....
Border crossings between Syria and Lebanon are witnessing a surge of returning Syrians following Israeli bombardment. Mazen Alloush, director of relations at the Syrian General Authority for Border Crossings and Customs, told The New Arab, on Tuesday,...
A rare wartime submarine kill in the Indian Ocean this month — when a US nuclear attack submarine sank an Iranian frigate off Sri Lanka — highlights the growing strategic importance of the region’s sea lanes and the vulnerabilities of...
Fresh blasts were reported in Iran's capital on Thursday as Tehran said it had targeted Kurdish groups in Iraq and warned "separatist groups" against action in the widening war. On Thursday, Tehran said it had hit Iraq-based Kurdish groups "opposed to...
If Iran survives and stays steadfast, Trump’s resource war on China and BRICS collapses
Full ArticleThe U.S.-Israeli war primordially is being waged to create Israeli hegemony across West Asia. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The U.S.-Israeli war primordially is being waged to create Israeli hegemony across West...
Inside Abu Jabara Shopping Center in western Gaza City , the shelves no longer appear to be mere displays for goods, but mirrors reflecting a collective anxiety that grows with every breaking news alert about the war by...
Caribbean Civil Society Gathered in Jamaica to Strengthen Resilience Amid Global Shifts
Full ArticleA panel discussion kicks off the inaugural Caribbean Civil Society Organisations (CSO) conference in Kingston, Jamaica. Credit: Alison Kentish/IPS By Alison Kentish KINGSTON, Jamaica, Mar 5 2026 (IPS) Civil society groups from across the Caribbean met in Jamaica in February 2026...
China has responded to the joint US-Israeli attacks on Iran with strong diplomatic condemnation. In an article published on March 1, China’s state-run Xinhua news agency called the attacks a “flagrant violation” of the purposes and principles of the UN...
Ramadan behind bars: Testimonies expose systematic starvation, torture in Israeli prisons
Full ArticleRAMALLAH, (PIC) In the pitch-black cells where Palestinian prisoners are held, the crescent of Ramadan is not a marker of hope; it is another grim reminder of a daily sentence of hunger and degradation. The released testimonies of former detainees, even...
Iraq 's prime minister, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, said on Wednesday the country would not be drawn into the war involving the United States, Israel and Iran , as authorities strengthened security measures following protests and militia activity. Overnight,...
Once again Larry C. Johnson getting us up to speed concerning the Zionist Nazi and US unprovoked attack on Iran Larry C. Johnson is a former CIA officer and intelligence analyst, and former planner and advisor at the US State Department’s...
By Wednesday morning, five days into the US-Israeli strikes , Iran had stopped feeling like a country at war and started feeling like a country coming apart. The bombardment that began over Tehran on Saturday has spread, city by city,...
Wherever you travel in the world today, you will find Africans. Not as visitors. As contributors. In hospitals in London and Manchester. In technology labs in California. In lecture halls in Toronto and Boston. In global financial institutions in Dubai...
WEST BANK, (PIC) The Israeli occupation forces carried out a series of large-scale raids and incursions across multiple areas of the West Bank late last night and early Thursday morning. The operations involved home searches, arrests, assaults on residents, and the conversion...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) The Israeli authorities have continued to shut down the Aqsa Mosque compound for the sixth consecutive day, citing a state of emergency and the ongoing regional conflict. Palestinians in Jerusalem and observers have described the move as part...
It’s too soon to tell, as the fight with Iran started less than a week ago. But at least in the near-term, China will likely hold its fire on Taiwan. However, if the Iran conflict continues for an extended period,...
International Women’s Day 2026 No Country in the World has Reached Full Legal Equality for Women and Girls
Full ArticleCredit: UN Women/Marcela Erosa From protection against gender-based violence to equal pay, women and girls remain unequal under the law, as impunity for violations of their rights persists worldwide, said UN Women. By UN Women NEW YORK, Mar 5 2026 (IPS)...
The Limits of US and Israeli Air Power
Full ArticleThe West, including Israel, refuses to learn from history with regards to the use of air power to achieve regime change. The decision of Israel and the United States to attack Iran on February 28 and force a change of...
There’s a tempting logic to the analogy. The Trump administration orchestrated the dramatic removal of Nicolas Maduro in January — a swift, tactically audacious operation that produced an oil deal, a compliant interim government and a triumphant press conference at...
While most European leaders have responded to the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran with condemnations of the Iranian regime and tepid calls for "de-escalation" designed not to offend Washington, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has unequivocally condemned the war on Iran...
France and Germany launch Europe's nuclear Plan B
Full ArticleSince early last year, France has been exploring with Germany and other partners the question of expanding or extending France’s nuclear deterrent to protect NATO partners in Europe. This idea, in more modest versions advanced by France since the 1990s, always...
When Nato helped overthrow Gaddafi in 2011, there were hopes of a new beginning. More than a decade later, a former CIA asset runs the country – and Libya has become yet another lesson in the unintended consequences of foreign...
Iraq's participation in the inter-confederation playoffs in Mexico that will decide two berths at this year's World Cup is in doubt because of the travel chaos triggered by the conflict in neighbouring Iran . The Iraqis are scheduled...
TOKYO – The panic sweeping through South Korea’s trading floors this week amid fast-developing fallout from war in the Middle East might not be as isolated as many investors hope. On Tuesday and Wednesday, the hottest stock markets among the...
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