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Ex-U.S. President Jimmy Carter dies at 100
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who received the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution to peace in…
Putin’s regime may be closer to a Soviet collapse than we think
Russia’s resurrected military industrial complex is cannibalising the rest of its economy Ukraine is slowly losing the three-year…
Tajikistan Passes Bill to Ban Hijab Despite 98% Muslim Population
Tajikistan officially banned the hijab, imposing hefty fines in its latest move to curb Islamic influence. Beni Mellal…
Zelensky makes unscheduled visit to Saudi Arabia, seeks support
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s itinerary for his unscheduled visit to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, remains undisclosed. In an unannounced…
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Resigns
Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh resigned on February 26 in anticipation of postwar governance challenges. “I…
Hamas No. 3 Killed in Beirut Blast
Latest Developments The third-most senior Hamas figure, Saleh al-Arouri, was killed on January 2 in a Beirut blast that Lebanese…
Telesur’s Pro-Iran Propaganda
Much like its ideological counterparts at HispanTV (Iranian-owned) and Actualidad RT (Russian-owned), Telesur wraps its incitement into a sophisticated and slick twenty-four-hour…
China Coordinates Middle East Strategy as Xi Jinping Visits APEC and is to Meet Biden
The Middle East & Ukraine on trial as a Putin-emboldened Xi Jinping is set to meet the US…
A Middle East Nuclear Free Zone Remains Grounded
UNITED NATIONS | 12 November 2023 (IDN) — A longstanding proposal for a nuclear-weapons-free zone (NWFZs) in the…
How the War on Gaza Has Stalled the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC)
On September 9, 2023, during the G20 meeting in New Delhi, the governments of seven countries and the…