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Iran said it struck targets linked to US forces on Saturday in response to US airstrikes on its southern coast , as each side continued to accuse the other of violating last week's agreement meant to end the four-month-old...

MENA

As Algeria prepares to hold parliamentary elections on July 2, there is virtually no chance that these elections will bring a positive political shift. Indeed, they occur as the regime has solidified its authoritarian grip, enacting laws that...

Perspectives

Con la Russia e la Cina che osservano e l’Asse della Resistenza in gioco, la firma tesa di Pezeshkian sembra suggerire: «Speriamo di aver fatto la cosa giusta». Segue nostro Telegram . Ombre fra Washington e Teheran C’è qualcosa di...

Italiano, Diplomacy, Iran

ALBAWABA - Hopes raised by the latest understanding between the U.S. and Iran seem to have dissipated as the two warring nations conduct strikers on each other again - just a week after signing the Memorandum of ‘Understanding’The attacks started...

NEWS, MENA Featured, The Muslim World, The Iranian File, Main Headlines

Iran said it struck targets linked to US forces in response to US airstrikes on its southern coast , without identifying the targets or saying where they were located. The Iranian foreign ministry said the US attacks violated the memorandum...

MENA

Iran said it struck targets linked to US forces in response to US airstrikes on its southern coast , while Bahrain condemns an Iranian drone attack on its territory. The Iranian foreign ministry said the US attacks violated the memorandum...

MENA

Cattle Empire LLC, Satanta, Kansas, USA. Credit: Guilhem Alandry / HealthforAnimals By Armin Wiesler BRUSSELS, Belgium, Jun 27 2026 (IPS) Animal disease is no longer a distant concern for farmers and veterinarians alone. It is increasingly visible in household budgets: global...

Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Food and Agriculture

As luxury yachts crowd the Aegean coast, Türkiye’s most talked-about food destination isn’t where you’d expect. How did Urla — once just a quiet, overlooked stopover on the road to Çeşme — secretly transform into a playground of vineyards and...

Arts & Life

Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s first four-day official visit to China yielded a predictable flurry of agreements spanning trade and green technology. But its true significance lies in the elevation of a single, long-stalled infrastructure initiative: the Teesta River Comprehensive...

South Asia, Belt and Road Initiative, Block 2

TEHRAN, (PIC) The US army said its forces carried out strikes last night on Iran, claiming they were in response to an Iranian drone attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement, the US central command...

News, Iran, US aggression

GAZA, (PIC) The Israeli occupation army continues to escalate its military operations in the Gaza Strip for the 261st consecutive day, targeting various areas with artillery shelling and heavy gunfire. The Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporter said on Saturday morning that Israeli...

News, Gaza Strip, Israeli ceasefire violations

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on 15 June 2026. Two Malian journalists, Chahana Takiou, Editor-in-Chief of the bi-weekly newspaper 22 September , and Abdramane Keïta, Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper Le Témoin , have been remanded in custody...

A little over a week since the US and Iran signed the MoU, some ships that had been trapped in the Persian rushed to travel through the corridor, with many trying to use an alternative route on the southern...

Larry C. Johnson

ISTANBUL, (PIC) Member of Hamas’s political bureau Basem Naim has said that the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have demonstrated today that their national allegiance and political awareness are too profound to be manipulated by unruly elements serving suspicious agendas. “All respect...

News, Gaza Strip, Hamas Movement

In a laboratory in Broomfield, Colorado, 98 atoms are suspended in mid-air, held in place by electric fields and cooled to temperatures close to absolute zero. Each atom is far smaller than anything the naked eye could ever see, yet...

Technology, Block 2, Helios Quantum Computer

“Making peace with Iran may be just as painful as winning the war,” a recent CNN report noted. As negotiations roll on during a shaky ceasefire, what a deal between the US and Iran might look like and whether it...

Middle East, Ancient Persia, Ancient Rome

The US Navy’s greatest vulnerability in a war with China may not be losing ships — but getting them back into the fight. RAND released a recent report warning that the US Navy faces severe risks to its maritime dominance...

Military, Block 1, China Shipbuilding Capacity

US forces struck Iranian missile and drone storage sites and coastal radar positions on Friday after Washington accused Tehran of attacking a cargo ship, jolting a fragile ceasefire as diplomats struggled to contain the Middle East war. US Central...

World

The US military has conducted strikes on Iranian targets after President Donald Trump accused Iran of a “foolish violation” of its truce following an attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Read Article HERE Photo: Wikimedia Commons The...

Geopolitics, BBC, Link

There are many who think Trump’s about face on Iran, virtually embracing the radical Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (now the IRGC is linked up to CENTCOM in Doha, Qatar) is a sellout of US and allied forces, not to mention the...

Opinion, Donald Trump, Iran war 2026

A Paris court has referred a key constitutional question over France's controversial " terrorism apology " law to the Constitutional Council in the case of left-wing political figure Anasse Kazib , a move supporters hailed as a...

World

One of the world's best-known children's educators delivered an emotional plea for governments to act to protect Palestinian children on Friday, apologising directly to a young girl from the occupied West Bank, saying world leaders had failed an...

World

Chanting rhythmically in the summer sun, the men marched through the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh as part of their annual tradition to mark Ashura, the holiest day in the Shia Muslim calendar . This year, they walked through...

MENA

BEIRUT, (PIC) Lebanon and Israel signed a US-brokered framework agreement on Friday following a new round of direct negotiations held in Washington. The agreement was signed by Lebanese Ambassador to the United States Nada Hamadeh Mouawad and Israeli Ambassador to Washington Yechiel...

News, Israeli aggression, Israeli violations

TEL AVIV (PNN / Israel’s i24 News channel reported that the Israeli military is preparing a large-scale operation targeting refugee camps across the occupied West Bank, in a move that could significantly expand ongoing military activity in the territory. The report said...

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The expanded men’s World Cup in 2026 has given fans the chance to cheer on the exploits of first-time qualifiers, some of which many people might previously have struggled to locate on the map. Standout moments have already included Curaçao’s...

Opinion, Central Asia, Ferghana Valley

Hezbollah has rejected the newly signed Lebanon-Israel framework agreement, warning that any attempt by Lebanese authorities to implement it would trigger a "civil war" backed by the United States, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli troops...

MENA

A whopping 78% of Americans want to end the war with Iran. The few holdouts itching for more war seem to be concentrated in our nation's capital, where Democrats, Republicans, and the op-ed class are clamoring for continued violence. These...

Iran-war, Chuck-schumer, Saudi-arabia

Kazakhstan is suffering multi-billion-dollar economic losses as a result of Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, yet Astana continues to pursue friendly relations with Kyiv. Ukraine's Strike on Orenburg Gas Processing Plant Hit Kazakhstan's Energy Sector Drone attacks carried out...

Incidents

Ukrainian drone strikes are devastating Russian communities. The city of Sevastopol, the largest in Russian-occupied Crimea, is the latest community to be hit, losing power as Ukrainian drones strike energy facilities in the region. Given the immense importance attached to...

Ukraine War, Block 4, Drone geeks

Oligarchs are now our greatest threat and they are out of control. The only hope for the good society is to build a world beyond their reach. Robin McAlpine is Head of Strategic Development at the Common Weal think-tank in Scotland....

Economics, Finance, Financial Institutions

Traffic levels in the Strait of Hormuz fell back from Wednesday's high, but vessels continued to use a non-Iranian-approved passage despite a ship being struck by a projectile, tracking platforms showed Friday. At least 42 commodity vessels, including tankers...

MENA

Egypt is mulling whether to approve a takeover bid for Pharos Energy, a move which would for the first time see an Israeli company take a direct interest in Egyptian energy assets. Israeli oil firm Ratio Petroleum this week agreed...

Energy

WEST BANK, (PIC) The Palestine Information Center “Mu’ta” has documented a sharp increase in Israeli military and settler violations across the occupied West Bank, recording 1,298 incidents between June 19 and June 25, 2026. According to the center’s weekly report, the violations...

News, Israeli violations, Occupied Jerusalem

Israeli prosecutors filed rare charges against six settlers, including for "acts of terrorism", after an attack on a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank that included the torching of a mosque, police said Friday. Authorities rarely punish...

MENA

Two Moroccan public figures have been sentenced to at least a decade in prison over a major drug trafficking scheme linked to a convicted Malian kingpin. The case implicates more than 20 people accused of playing a role in...

MENA

The leader of Yemen's Houthi movement has threatened to target any Israeli presence in Somaliland , accusing Israel of seeking to establish control over strategic waterways linking the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden. Abdul...

MENA
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