Asharq Al-Awsat: Questions Regarding the Cultural Themes of War

By Hazem Saghieh. Last Sunday (7/4) the Israeli newspaper “Haaretz” published an investigative report by Judy Maltz, the newspaper’s Jewish World correspondent, entitled “Six Months On: How October 7 and the Gaza War Transformed Jews Across the Globe.” It traces how these two major events have reflected on the lives of Jewish individuals: 7 in

Russia Today: George Galloway is not a threat to democracy – only to the elite hypocrites running the UK

By Graham Hryce. The returning politician’s recent electoral win on the back of the Gaza-Israel debate is rightfully alarming for both Labour and Tories Last week’s exchange of insults between newly elected MP George Galloway and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak highlighted the festering political divisions that have recently emerged in Western democracies over the ongoing

History.com: This Day In History ( January 26-1788): British settlement begins in Australia

By History.com Editors. On January 26, 1788, Captain Arthur Phillip guides a fleet of 11 British ships carrying convicts to the colony of New South Wales, effectively founding Australia. After overcoming a period of hardship, the fledgling colony began to celebrate the anniversary of this date with great fanfare and it eventually became commemorated as

Tribune Online: Hamas-Israel Conflict and the Implications on polarity World order

By Emmanuel Akinwale. On 7th October 2023, the global political sphere underwent turmoil as Hamas and Israel ferociously combat each other almost the exact 50th anniversary of the attack that started the Yom Kippur War, Hamas launched an audacious assault into south Israel. The Israeli political establishment, military leadership and intelligence services having been consumed

Rai al-Youm: What next for Gaza?

By Abdel Bari Atwan. The US and Israel US are trying to force population transfer on their Arab clients Two key issues have been preoccupying the US and its Western allies as their diplomats, think-tanks, and state agencies try to devise and promote practicable proposals and roadmaps for the Gaza Strip’s future. First, how to

Rai al-Youm: Macron’s tilt to the Arab World

By Abdel Bari Atwan. France risks losing its big-power status in the emerging new world order For decades, France had a foreign policy focus on Africa, especially the Sahel and Maghreb regions. But Emmanuel Macron began to shift that focus onto the Arab world. There’s barely a conference, funeral, or summit he hasn’t attended —

History.com: This Day In History (December 01-1959): Antarctica made a military-free continent

By History.com Editors. Twelve nations, including the United States and the Soviet Union, sign the Antarctica Treaty, which bans military activity and weapons testing on that continent. It was the first arms control agreement signed in the Cold War period. Since the 1800s a number of nations, including Great Britain, Australia, Chile and Norway, laid

Dissident Voice: End of the Deal: By Revoking Stance on Jerusalem, Australia Isolates Israel, Not Palestinians

By Ramzy Baroud. US President Donald Trump’s so-called ‘Deal of the Century’ was meant to represent a finality of sorts, an event reminiscent of Francis Fukuyama’s premature declaration of the ‘End of History’ and the uncontested supremacy of western capitalism. In effect, it was a declaration that ‘we’ – the US, Israel and a few

History.com: This Day In History (October 07-2001): U.S.-led attack on Afghanistan begins

By History.com Editors. On October 7, 2001, a U.S.-led coalition begins attacks on Taliban-controlled Afghanistan with an intense bombing campaign by American and British forces. Logistical support was provided by other nations including France, Germany, Australia and Canada and, later, troops were provided by the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance rebels. The invasion of Afghanistan was the

Al-Monitor: How Russia demanding gas payment in rubles will affect the Middle East

By Adam Lucente. Germany is considering buying gas from Qatar amid the war in Ukraine and the United States has been pushing the Gulf state to send more gas to Europe. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced today that Russia will accept gas payments in rubles and not euros or dollars. Putin said the stipulation applies