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US-assisted Israeli attack on Yemen hits Sanaa Airport during UN visit
Al Mayaden: Israel launches a large-scale attack on Yemen, targeting civilian facilities including Sanaa International Airport and Hodeideh Port with US-UK assistance. The Israeli occupation launched a large-scale attack on Yemen while the leader of the Ansar Allah movement, Sayyed Abdul Malik al-Houthi, was delivering his speech. A source told Al Mayadeen on Thursday that the Israeli aggression on Sanaa and Hodeidah targeted civilian facilities and was carried out with the US and UK's coordination and support. Read More
Day 447 of Israeli genocide in Gaza: 45,399 martyrs, 107,940 injuries
Al Mayaden: The Israeli occupation's genocidal onslaught in the Gaza Strip continues for the 447th day, resulting in massive losses across the entire territory, between killed, severely injured, and missing Palestinians, the overwhelming majority of whom are women and children. Over the past 24 hours, the Israeli occupation forces committed three massacres, murdering 38 Palestinians and injuring 137 others, raising the death toll to 45,399 martyrs with 107,940 injured, according to the daily report issued by the Ministry of Health Gaza. Read More
Ansarullah pledges to continue anti-Israeli operations regardless of all pressures
Press TV: The leader of the Yemeni Ansarullah resistance movement has pledged that the country’s armed forces will continue their military operations against Israeli assets, irrespective of all pressure campaigns that the Tel Aviv regime and its allies could apply against the Arab nation. Read More
Hamas urges action against Israeli settler incursions into al-Aqsa Mosque
Press TV: Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has called for action against the increasing raids by Israeli settlers on the revered al-Aqsa Mosque and throughout the West Bank. Read More
Hamas urges Muslims to protect Al-Aqsa Mosque,
Palestine Information Center: The Hamas Movement has condemned the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by the extremist Itamar Ben-Gvir on the first day of the Jewish “Festival of Lights”, calling it a dangerous violation. It urged the Arab and Islamic nations to assume their responsibility to protect the Al-Aqsa and other holy sites. Read More
Hamas mourns Al-Quds journalists, calls their assassination a war crime
Palestine Information Center: The Hamas Movement said the Israeli occupation’s assassination of five journalists in the Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza Strip constitutes a horrific war crime and a deliberate targeting of Palestinian journalistic work, with the aim of terrorizing journalists and deterring them from exposing the Israeli crimes of genocide and ethnic cleansing against the Palestinian people. Read More
Israeli genocidal war on Gaza enters day 445
Palestine Information Center: In the midst of catastrophic humanitarian suffering for more than two million Palestinians — half of them children, the Israeli occupation army continued, for the 445th consecutive day, to pound and target different areas and massacre more civilians in the Gaza Strip, especially in the northern areas. Reporters for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) said on Tuesday that the Israeli occupation army carried out attacks on several homes, civilian targets and shelter centers in different areas of Gaza during the past 24 hours, killing and injuring dozens of citizens. Read More
Israeli Army besiege Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza on 445th day of war
Al Mayadeen: The Israeli occupation forces surrounded the Indonesian Hospital, north of the Gaza Strip, at dawn on Tuesday, and opened fire in its direction in a continued attack on healthcare facilities as they face extremely harsh conditions, particularly in the northern areas of the Strip. As the genocide in Gaza continued for the 445th day, several Israeli army vehicles advanced to the vicinity of the hospital, coinciding with a series of raids launched by warplanes in the area. Read More
Israel directs diplomats to seek designation of Ansar Allah: Reuters
Al Mayadeen: The Israeli FM says the US, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, the UAE, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Israel regard the Yemeni Ansar Allah movement as "terrorist". Israel has directed its embassies in Europe to work toward having the Yemeni Ansar Allah movement classified as a terrorist organization, Reuters reported on Tuesday. Since the start of the Israeli war on Gaza, the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) have consistently launched drones and missiles at "Israel" in support of the Palestinian people and their Resistance. They have vowed to persist with such operations against Israeli targets until the Israeli aggression on Gaza stops and the siege imposed on the Palestinian strip is lifted. Read More
Agreement reached to dissolve factions, merge them under Syrian MoD
Al Mayadeen: A meeting between the leaders of the military factions in Syria with the leader of the new Syrian administration, Ahmad al-Sharaa, resulted in an agreement to dissolve all the factions and merge them under the umbrella of the Ministry of Defense, the official Syrian news agency SANA reported, citing the military operations room and sources affiliated with the Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group. Read More
‘Axis of Resistance’ operations against Israeli occupation
Press TV: Amid the West-backed Israeli genocidal war on Gaza, which has killed more than 45,300 Palestinians so far, resistance groups in Palestine and across the region continue their operations against the Tel Aviv regime and its Western backers. Read More
Day 444 in Gaza: 45,317 killed, 107,713 injured by Israel
Al Mayadeen: The Israeli occupation's genocidal onslaught in the Gaza Strip continues for the 444th day, resulting in massive losses across the entire territory, between killed, severely injured, and missing Palestinians, the overwhelming majority of whom are women and children. Over the past 24 hours, the Israeli occupation forces committed five massacres, murdering 58 Palestinians and injuring 86 others, raising the death toll to 45,317 martyrs with 107,713 injured, according to the daily report issued by the Health Ministry in Gaza. Read More
Qassam Brigades claims killing 3 Israeli troops in northern Gaza
Press TV: The Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas resistance movement, says it has killed three Israeli soldiers during an operation in the northern Gaza Strip. Read More
Oxfam: 12 trucks delivered aid in northern Gaza during the last 2.5 months
Palestine Information Center: Only 12 UN trucks have distributed food and water in northern Gaza since October (2024), Oxfam reported Sunday, accusing Israel of systematic delays and obstruction of aid amid the worsening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. The aid group highlighted an incident where shelters were shelled soon after delivering aid to them. Read More
Syria’s new HTS government is a vehicle for imperialism’s struggle to control the Middle East
WSWS: The US, European and regional powers have all welcomed the fall of the Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad at the hands of the al-Qaeda-linked group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)—the Organization for the Liberation of the Levant. They all believe they can utilise HTS as their subcontractor to further their geostrategic interests in the war-ravaged country, despite the Islamist terrorist organization al-Qaeda supposedly being Washington’s number one enemy for decades. Read More
Trump threatens to seize Panama Canal
WSWS: President-elect Donald Trump told a conference of fascist supporters in Arizona that the United States would demand the return of the Panama Canal to US control if the Panamanian government failed to follow his dictates about the fees imposed for transit and the stepped-up Chinese economic activity around the critical maritime facility. Read More
Iran resolved to complete North-South Transport Corridor: President Pezeshkian
Press TV: President Masoud Pezeshkian says Iran is determined to implement an agreement with Russia to complete the North-South Transport Corridor. Pezeshkian made the remarks in a meeting with a Russian delegation, headed by Russian Deputy Prime Minister for Transport Vitaly Gennadyevich Savelyev, in Tehran on Monday. Read More
Inside Russia and Iran’s New Transport Corridor
INSTC: In a strategic move poised to reshape global trade dynamics, Russia and Iran are collaborating on a new trade route that aims to establish a direct transportation link between the two nations. This ambitious infrastructure project, which forms a crucial part of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), is designed to enhance connectivity across Eurasia, reduce shipping times, and offer an alternative to traditional trade routes like the Suez Canal. As geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainties continue to influence international trade, this new corridor is set to play a pivotal role in creating new economic opportunities and shifting the balance of global logistics. The project, which involves substantial investments in ports, railways, and other transport infrastructure, is expected to provide mutual benefits to both countries. For Russia, the route opens up access to new markets in the Middle East and South Asia, while Iran gains a stronger foothold in the Eurasian trade network. Read More
Climate Change Taking the World’s Four Legacy Empires Down
Alfred W. McCoy: Since the Cold War ended in 1990, four legacy empires — those of China, France, Russia, and the United States — have exercised an undue influence over almost every aspect of international affairs. From the soft power of fashion, food, and sports to the hard power of arms, trade, and technology, those four powers have, each in its own way, helped to set the global agenda for the past 35 years. By dominating vast foreign territories, both militarily and economically, they have also enjoyed extraordinary wealth and a standard of living that’s been the envy of the rest of the world. If they now give way in a collective version of collapse, instead of one succeeding another, we may come to know a new world order whose shape is as yet unimaginable. Read More
Occupation of Syria’s highest peak Mount Hermon part of ‘Greater Israel’ project
Press TV: After days of aggression and land theft, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described his December 17 visit to Mount Hermon in Syria as an “assessment” of the Israeli military’s activities on the Arab country's highest mountain range. Read More
Israeli Army establishing posts on top of Mount Hermon
Al Mayadeen: The Israeli occupation forces are combing the entirety of Mount Hermon's peak, and are establishing a new post overlooking Damascus' southwestern countryside, local sources told Al Mayadeen on Monday. According to exclusive sources, the Israeli army seized military equipment in the area, as well as the wreckage of an Israeli helicopter downed during the 1973 war. Read More
Ansarullah says ‘Israeli terrorists’ incapable of confronting Yemen, warns of secret weapons
Press TV: Yemen’s Ansarullah resistance movement has called the Israeli regime “powerless” in its efforts to face up to Yemen’s anti-Israeli strikes in the occupied Palestinian territories and elsewhere. “Our operations seek to stop the genocide in Gaza. The Zionist regime is incapable of confronting us alone, and is, therefore, seeking help from those who support it,” Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a member of the group’s Political Bureau said. Read More
Yemeni Army shoots down F-18 jet; forces USS Harry Truman to withdraw
Al Mayadeen: The Yemeni Armed Forces have announced a significant victory in repelling an American-British attack against the country, which was reportedly orchestrated to support the oppression of the Palestinian people and in retaliation for the ongoing support front that the Yemeni people have launched after October 7. According to a statement from the Yemeni military, an operation was carried out with eight cruise missiles and 17 drones. Read More
Iran major power, Israel' may back down from war: Israeli media
Al Mayadeen: Israeli Maariv's North and Military Affairs correspondent, Avi Ashkenazi, acknowledged on Saturday that "Iran remains a major power, with hundreds of thousands of missiles, an economy many times larger than Israel's, and vast resources including minerals, natural gas, and oil." Ashkenazi questioned whether "Israel is capable of engaging in a war of attrition with Iran," emphasizing that the issue is more complex. Read More
Day 443 in Gaza: 45,259 killed, 107,627 injured by Israel
Al Mayadeen: The Israeli occupation continues its genocidal war on Gaza for the 443rd day, committing multiple massacres and murdering dozens of Palestinians, the overwhelming majority of whom are women and children. Over the past 24 hours, the Israeli occupation forces committed four massacres, killing 32 Palestinians and injuring 54 others. Read More
Israel's Gaza attacks fueling Islamophobia across Europe
Al Mayadeen: A new report released on Saturday highlights a concerning rise in Islamophobia across Europe, linked to Israel's ongoing aggression against the Gaza Strip. The European Islamophobia Report 2023 analyzes anti-Muslim sentiment in 28 European nations, revealing that the escalation of violence in Gaza has significantly fueled Islamophobia. Read More
US fighter jet allegedly downed in 'friendly fire' over Red Sea
Al Mayadeen: A US Navy F/A-18 fighter jet was shot down by friendly fire over the Red Sea, the US Central Command reported on Sunday. Details of the incident indicate that the aircraft took off from the USS Harry S. Truman, operating in the Red Sea, and was "mistakenly fired at" by the USS Gettysburg, a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser, which was deployed into the Middle East one week ago. Read More
Israel not to release Barghouti, truce talks 'slow': Israeli media
Al Mayadeen: Israeli media has reiterated the occupation's rejection of the release of Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti, noting that progress remains slow and complicated as mediated negotiations for a ceasefire continue. Read More
Ayatollah Khamenei: Iran neither has nor needs proxy forces
Press TV: Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has dismissed claims that Iran has been cut off from its “proxy forces” in the region, asserting that the Islamic Republic neither has nor needs such forces to achieve its objectives. Read More
Keeping the August 5 Revolution Alive: Lessons from the Jewish Holocaust
By Dr. Habib Siddiqui: Revolutions are pivotal moments in history that can redefine the trajectory of nations and the lives of their citizens. The Second Liberation of August 5, 2024, which led to the fall of Sheikh Hasina's tyrannical regime in Bangladesh, is one such transformative event that will be etched in the collective memory of the nation. Read More
Israel failed to intercept Yemeni ballistic missiles
Al Mayadeen: The Yemeni Armed Forces announced the successful launch of a hypersonic ballistic missile, Palestine 2, targeting an Israeli military site in occupied Yaffa in support of the Palestinian cause, in response to ongoing massacres in Gaza, and in support of the Resistance. Brigadier General Yahya Saree, spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces, confirmed Saturday that the operation achieved its objectives and reiterated Yemen's commitment to continued military action. The Israeli military said its “attempted interceptions did not succeed.” Read More
Israel targets Gaza refugee camps and kills more than 100 in 2 days
WSWS: The murderous Israeli onslaught on Gaza continued Friday, as dozens of Palestinians were killed by airstrikes that targeted homes in refugee camps over a 24-hour period. The Washington Post reported that Palestinian health officials said 77 people were killed in missile strikes in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza and the Jabalya refugee camp in the north. Other media have reported more than 100 were killed in two days. Read More
Day 442 of Israeli genocide in Gaza: 45,227 killed, 107,573 injured
Al Mayadeen: The Israeli occupation forces have killed 45,227 Palestinians, while another 107,573 have been injured since October 7, 2023, the Ministry of Health in Gaza reported on the 442nd day of the ongoing Israeli genocide. The Israeli occupation committed three massacres across the Gaza Strip in the previous 24 hours, killing 21 Palestinians and injuring 61 others. Read More
US scraps $10mln on Sharaa's head amid promises to protect US assets
Al Mayadeen: The reward for the arrest of the leader of the new Syrian administration, Ahmad al-Sharaa, has been scrapped by the United States, following talks between a senior official and al-Sharaa, on Friday. Barbara Leaf, the top US diplomat for the Middle East, met al-Sharaa on Friday and spoke to the press following the talks, which she described as "good" and "very productive". Read More
US, Israel after partitioning Muslim states to advance Tel Aviv’s regional domination
Press TV: Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warns about a long-term underway plot by the United States and the Israeli regime aimed at disintegration of regional Muslim countries as a means of enabling Tel Aviv to dominate the entire region. Read More
Yemenis organize massive marches, reaffirm support for Palestine
Al Mayadeen: Yemenis filled streets across the country in massive demonstrations to reaffirm their support for Palestinians and the operations of the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) on Friday. Million-man marches were organized in Sanaa and other provinces, where Yemenis expressed their readiness to confront any possible aggression on their country by the United States or Israel. Read More
35,000 Palestinians attend Friday prayer at the Aqsa Mosque
Palestine Information Center: Tens of thousands of Palestinian worshipers performed Friday prayer at the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem, despite Israeli restrictions. The Islamic Endowment Authority affirmed that around 35,000 Muslims performed the Friday prayer at the holy shrine. Read More
Day 441 of Israeli genocide in Gaza: 45,206 killed, 107,512 injured
Al Mayadeen: The Israeli occupation forces have killed 45,206 Palestinians, while another 107,512 have been injured since October 7, 2023, the Ministry of Health in Gaza reported on the 441st day of the ongoing Israeli genocide. Read More
Israeli settlers burn mosque north of Salfit in West Bank
Al Mayadeen: At dawn Friday, Israeli settlers set fire to a mosque in the village of Marda, located north of Salfit in the West Bank. Local sources told the Palestinian WAFA news agency that the settlers raided the eastern part of the village, set fire to the Birr al-Walidain mosque, and vandalized its walls with racist slogans. Read More
Senior US delegation in Syria for talks with HTS terrorists
Press TV: A senior delegation of US diplomats has arrived in Syria to speak directly to the representatives of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) which is designated a terrorist group by Washington. Read More
Israeli army preparing for a long stay in Syria: Israeli media
Al Mayadeen: Israeli media reported on Friday that the Israeli military is preparing for an extended presence in Syria. According to Walla, "Despite pressure from European parties on Israel, political leaders have instructed the Israeli army to brace for a prolonged stay in Syrian territory." Read More
New land grabs in Syria part of ‘Greater Israel’ scheme, says Ansarullah chief
Press TV: “The Israeli enemy pursues a plan called the David’s Corridor, which seeks to grab more lands and extend toward the US-occupied and Kurdish-held areas on the banks of the Euphrates River,” Abul-Malik al-Houthi said in a televised speech Thursday. Read More
Iran-Egypt ties poised for revival as first Iranian president visits Cairo in 11 years
Press TV: Masoud Pezeshkian embarked on a visit to Cairo on Thursday, marking the first visit by an Iranian president to the Arab country since 2013—a significant event against the backdrop of heightened regional tensions. Read More
‘Axis of Resistance’ operations against Israeli occupation
Gaza death toll tops 45,100 as Israel's genocidal war continues unabated
Anadolu Agency: At least 32 more Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, bringing the overall death toll since last year to 45,129, the Health Ministry in the enclave said on Thursday. A ministry statement added that some 107,338 others were also injured in the ongoing assault. “Israeli forces killed 32 people and injured 94 others in four massacres of families in the last 24 hours,” the ministry said. “Many people are still trapped under the rubble and on the roads as rescuers are unable to reach them,” it added. Read More
Yemen Air Force hit Tel Aviv in parallel with Israeli aggression on Yemen
Al Mayadeen: The missile unit of the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) carried out a top-tier military operation, attacking two Israeli sensitive and strategic military targets in the occupied Yafa (Tel Aviv) region using two Palestine-2 hypersonic ballistic missiles. Read More
9 killed in Yemen as Israel, Houthis engage in tit-for-tat attacks
Daily Sabah: At least nine people were killed in Yemen Thursday when Israel struck its ports and energy infrastructure after intercepting a missile fired from the country. The Houthi media said the strikes hit power stations, oil facilities and a port in Hodaidah, killing nine and injuring others. Read More
President Pezeshkian urges Muslim unity to counter Israeli aggressions
Press TV: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has highlighted the necessity of unity among Islamic nations, urging collective action to counter the aggressions of the Israeli regime. Read More
Pakistan slams US decision to expand missile program sanctions
Daily Sabah: Pakistan has condemned a U.S. decision to impose more sanctions on state-owned and private companies over Islamabad's long-range ballistic program. The government said Thursday that the decision was "biased" and had "dangerous implications" for regional stability. Read More
Day 439 in Gaza: 45,097 killed, 107,244 injured by Israel
Al Mayadeen: The Israeli occupation forces have killed 45,097 Palestinians, while another 107,244 have been injured since October 7, 2023, the Ministry of Health in Gaza reported on the 439th day of the ongoing Israeli genocide. The Israeli occupation committed three massacres across the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, killing 38 Palestinians and injuring 203 others. Read More
Palestinian official reveals Gaza ceasefire outline
Al Mayadeen: The potential ceasefire involves two phases consisting of several clauses, ending with a declaration of an official ceasefire in Gaza. Meetings in Doha, Qatar, including the United States, "Israel", and Egyptian and Qatari mediators, focus on resolving the deadlock impeding negotiations for a possible ceasefire in Gaza, a Palestinian senior official informed Al Mayadeen on Wednesday. According to the official, significant progress has been witnessed in the negotiations. He added that the Israeli occupation had concentrated its demands on the return of 34 captives still in Gaza while expressing its willingness to withdraw from densely populated areas across the strip. Read More
Israel occupied 440 sq km of Syrian territory to date
Al Mayadeen: Israel has occupied approximately 440 square kilometers of Syrian territory to date, Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported on Wednesday. The most significant aggression is the Israeli occupation of the Yarmouk Basin and the al-Wehda Dam, located between Syrian and Lebanese territories, our correspondent highlighted. Read More
Washington was ‘aware’ of Israel’s nuclear weapons production since 1960s
Al Mayadeen: Declassified documents cited by the US National Security Archive reveal that the United States has been aware since the 1960s of "Israel's" ability to produce weapons-grade plutonium at its Dimona nuclear research center. The US National Security Archive, established in 1985 by journalists and academics, has released a new collection of documents shedding light on Israel's nuclear program. Read More
Israel owns 90 nuclear warheads: ICAN
Al Mayadeen: The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) revealed that Israel possesses 90 nuclear warheads and was boosting its nuclear spending. In a report examining expenditures on nuclear development, ICAN found that the Israeli occupation has increased its nuclear spending by 2.4%, the equivalent of 1.1 billion dollars per year. Read More
HTS’ inability to govern Syria, foreign meddling signal bleak future
By Alireza Hashemi: Syria’s future looks increasingly bleak, with a high risk of Balkanization or long-term instability as major powers continue to vie for influence and the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militant group is proving incapable of governing effectively, according to a geopolitical analyst. Read More
Ukraine claims responsibility for assassination of Russian general
Al Mayadeen: Ukrainian authorities have claimed responsibility for the assassination of Russian Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, stating that it was carried out as a "special operation" by the SBU. "The liquidation of Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, chief of the Russian Armed Forces’ radiation, chemical, and biological defense troops, is a special operation by the SBU," a source within Ukraine's SBU security service told AFP on Tuesday. Read More
Israeli genocidal war on Gaza enters day 438
PIC: In the midst of catastrophic humanitarian suffering for more than two million Palestinians — half of them children, the Israeli occupation army continued, for the 438th consecutive day, to pound and target different areas and massacre more civilians in the Gaza Strip, especially in the northern areas. Reporters for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) said on Tuesday that the Israeli occupation army carried out attacks on several homes, civilian targets and shelter centers in different areas of Gaza during the past 24 hours, killing and injuring dozens of citizens. Read More
Israel admits 2 soldiers killed, 2 injured in Rafah, southern Gaza
Al Mayadeen: Two Israeli occupation soldiers, including a company commander, were killed in southern Gaza, the Israeli military admitted on Tuesday. Read More
Israel has killed roughly 13,000 students in Gaza, West Bank since October 2023
Press TV: Nearly 13,000 students have been killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank since the regime launched its brutal campaign of death and destruction on the Palestinian territory more than 14 months ago. Read More
World power shifting from West to East
Press TV: Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi said that the world is moving towards “multilateralism and multipolarity”, saying “the Asian power or Eurasian power”, composed of China, India, Russia and Iran, is “emerging” in the form of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the BRICS in order to “confront the unilateralism of the United States and the US-led NATO military alliance, reducing the power of American dollar in global trade. Read More
Day 437 of genocide in Gaza: 45,028 martyrs, 106,962 wounded
Al Mayadeen: At least 350 Palestinians have been killed over the past week in the Israeli bombardment of homes, shelters, and residential areas across the Gaza Strip, Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Gaza reported. In the latest toll issued by the Ministry of Health in Gaza on day 437 of the ongoing genocide, the number of martyrs has reached 45,028, with 106,962 wounded since October 7, 2023. Read More
'Hiroshima in Tartus': Israeli strikes shake Tartus, martyrs reported
Al Mayadeen: Israeli strikes in Tartus countryside caused massive explosions, Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported early Monday, as the Israeli regime continues to target and destroy Syria's military capabilities. Several civilians were killed and injured in what has been described as the heaviest and most violent attacks on Syria since the onset of Israeli aggression. The intense bombardment on the city was so powerful that it caused an earthquake-like tremor, which residents could physically feel, according to Al Mayadeen's correspondent. Read More
The autonomous administration's manifesto for a 'New Syria'
Al Mayadeen: A special press conference held on Monday saw the democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) announce an initiative to kickstart building a "New Syria". AANES, the de facto autonomous region in northeastern Syria, outlines notions and measures that should be pursued for the building of a "New Syria". Read More
US-sponsored war of regime change devastates Syria
WSWS: Thirteen years after the Obama administration, along with its regional allies, began its relentless campaign to topple the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad using Islamist proxy forces, the al-Qaeda-linked Hayat al-Sham (HTS) has taken Damascus. Syria now faces a reactionary, imperialist-led carve up as the US, Turkey and Israel each pursue their own interests in the country. Read More
Hamas warns of the collapse of the international system
Al Mayadeen: The Hamas Movement warned on Sunday that the international system would collapse if it failed to stop Israel’s ongoing crimes in the Gaza Strip. Hamas stated that the international community’s response to the Israeli crimes embodies an unprecedented image of impotence and imbalance in the international system, warning of its collapse, along with all the values and foundations on which it was founded. Read More
Israel informs Trump it could attack Iran
RT.COM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed US President-elect Donald Trump in a phone call on Saturday night of his determination to act against Hezbollah and Iran. The two leaders also discussed the situation in Syria, as well as efforts to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza. Read More
Islamic leaders discuss action for Al-Aqsa, Gaza in Istanbul event
Daily Sabah: The Islamic world witnessed a significant event on Dec.14, as the "Preachers of the Nation: Trustees of Al-Aqsa" conference opened in Istanbul. Organized by the Trustees of the Al-Aqsa Foundation, in collaboration with several scholarly institutions, the event brought together over 600 scholars and preachers from 40 countries. The gathering aimed to mobilize the Muslim community through pulpits and public platforms, rallying support in response to the suffering of Gaza's people and the calls from the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Read More
“Massacre of Journalists”: Four Palestinian Journalists Killed in Israeli Attacks in Gaza in Just Five Days
Quds News Network: Four Palestinian journalists were killed in separate Israeli attacks within five days amid the ongoing assault in Gaza, with media freedom organizations accusing Israel of committing “war crimes” against journalists there. Israeli airstrikes killed Al-Shanti, her husband and three children on December 11. The attack targeted an apartment in Al-Malash Tower in Sheikh Radwan, northwest Gaza City. Hours earlier, Al-Shanti wrote on Facebook: “It is unbelievable that we are still alive? May God have mercy on the martyrs.” Eman Al-Shanti, 38, was a broadcaster at Voice of Al-Aqsa Radio. She was known for her program Asl Al-Qissa (The Root of the Story), which aired on social media platforms. Read More
US-UK conduct joint airstrikes on Yemen
Press TV: The spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry has condemned in the strongest terms a new act of aggression by the United States and Britain against several areas in northwestern Yemen. American and British warplanes early on Monday conducted a joint airstrike on targets in Yemen’s province of Hajjah, amid the Arab country’s ongoing maritime operations against vessels linked to Israel and its allies in the Red Sea. Read More
Day 436 of Israeli genocide in Gaza: 44,976 killed, 106,759 wounded
Al Mayadeen: In the latest toll issued by the Ministry of Health in Gaza on day 436 of the ongoing genocide, the number of martyrs has reached 44,976, with 106,759 wounded since October 7, 2023. The Israeli occupation committed five massacres across the Gaza Strip in 24 hours, killing 46 Palestinians and injuring 135 others, according to the Ministry. Read More
Israel kills dozens of Palestinians in raids on homes, schools across Gaza
Press TV: The Israeli military has killed dozens of Palestinians, mostly in the northern Gaza Strip, in airstrikes on homes and schools sheltering displaced people. Read More
Martyrdom of journalist Muhammad Qrainawi and his family in Israeli shelling in central Gaza
Palestine Information Center: Journalist Muhammad Jabr Qrainawi, an editor at the SANAD News Agency, was martyred on Saturday evening in an Israeli airstrike that targeted his home in the Al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.SANAD reported that Qrainawi was martyred along with his wife, Maram, and their three children, Jabr, Sidra, and Ayat, in the Israeli strike that hit their home near the “Block 6” roundabout in Al-Bureij. Read More
On its Anniversary: Hamas reaffirms commitment to end aggression, fulfill Palestinians aspirations
Palestine Information Center: On the 37th anniversary of its inception, the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, pledged to “remain faithful to the blood of the martyrs and the sacrifices and resilience of our people, and to continue all efforts until the end of aggression and the fulfillment of our people’s aspirations for freedom and self-determination.”In a statement issued on Saturday to mark its 37th anniversary, Hamas affirmed its commitment to continuing resistance and defending the rights of the Palestinian people, emphasizing its loyalty to the blood of the martyrs and the sacrifices of the Palestinian people in the face of Israeli aggression. Read More
The road for Palestine liberation can only go through Palestine itself
By Ramzy Baroud: A new kind of unity around Palestine is finally finding its way to the Palestine solidarity movement worldwide. The reason is obvious: Gaza. The world’s first live-streamed genocide is taking place in the Gaza Strip. The growing compassion and solidarity with the Palestinian victims have helped to re-center priorities from the typical political and ideological conflicts back to where they should have always been: the plight of the Palestinian people. Read More
Israel to deploy automatic weapons in occupied West Bank to protect settlements
Press TV: Israel is set to deploy remotely operated automatic machine guns to the West Bank in an attempt to prevent potential attacks on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied territory. Read More
Is Israel ready to hit Iran's nuclear sites?
DW: Israel's new defense minister said on Monday that Iran was "more exposed than ever to strikes on its nuclear facilities." "We have the opportunity to achieve our most important goal — to thwart and eliminate the existential threat to the State of Israel," Defense Minister Israel Katz wrote on X. Read More
Israel presents Hamas new ceasefire and hostage release deal
Jerusalem Post: Israel has given to Hamas, through Egyptian mediators, an updated version of a ceasefire deal proposal that involves the release of the remaining 100 hostages, two Israeli officials said. Attempting to leverage regional and international shifts—including the elimination of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in mid-October, the ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah in Lebanon, and President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration in late January—the updated version of the proposal mirrors previous similar efforts while emphasizing the implementation of the first phase of the deal from August. Read More
Syrian Arab Army announces Hama withdrawal as armed groups storm city
Al Mayadeen: The Syrian Arab Army has redeployed its forces in Hama following intense battles with terrorist groups that launched a series of large-scale attacks on the city, the General Command of the Army and Armed Forces said on Thursday. According to the statement, the army engaged in fierce confrontations over recent days to repel the relentless assaults carried out by terrorist organizations. These groups attacked from multiple axes, utilizing overwhelming numbers, various military equipment, and suicide units. Read More
150,000 Syrians flee Aleppo in less than one week
Al Mayadeen: According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Representative in Syria, Gonzalo Vargas Llosa, the number of Syrians forced to evacuate due to violence in Aleppo and elsewhere is fast increasing, having surpassed 150,000 in less than a week. Read More
Gaza death toll nears 44,600 as Israel kills 48 more Palestinians
Yeni Safak: Israeli attacks killed 48 more Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, pushing up the overall death toll since last year to 44,580, the Health Ministry in the enclave said on Thursday. A ministry statement added that some 105,739 others have been injured in the ongoing assault. Read More
Amnesty International says Israeli acts in Gaza amount to genocide
Al Mayadeen: A report by Amnesty International says that Israel's war on the Gaza Strip constitutes the war crime of genocide under international law, in a first declaration of its kind since the onset of the onslaught 14 months ago. The 32-page report published on Thursday examines events in Gaza from October 2023 to July 2024, accusing Israel of committing acts of genocide during the ongoing conflict. Amnesty found that the occupation "brazenly, continuously and with total impunity… unleashed hell" on Gaza, stating that "Israel’s" actions, including killings, inflicting harm, and creating life-threatening conditions, reflect an intent to destroy Palestinians in Gaza. Read More
Ceasefire violations by Israeli regime in Lebanon with deadly strikes
Press TV: After the strategic patience of five days, Hezbollah on Monday targeted an Israeli military site at Ruwaysat al-Alam in response to "repeated ceasefire breaches" by the occupation forces. Read More
Russia, North Korea strategic partnership officially in effect
The comprehensive strategic partnership agreement between Russia and North Korea officially took effect on December 4 following the exchange of documents between both nations' deputy foreign ministers in Moscow, the Russian Foreign Ministery announced in a statement issued on Thursday. Read More
Arakan Army poses new threat to Rohingya Muslims
Anadolu Agency: Rohingya Muslims, who have long been persecuted by Myanmar's military, are now threatened by the Arakan Army, the co-founder of the Free Rohingya Coalition said. Nay San Lwin urged the international community to establish a safe zone to protect the vulnerable population from escalating violence, describing it as the only viable solution given the current conditions in the region. Read More
Rohingya Refugee Crisis Explained
For Bibi, the Road to Tehran Goes Through Damascus
By Mike Whitney: In order to truly dominate the region, Israel must topple the government in Damascus and install a puppet regime similar to Jordan and Egypt. Now that Washington has been persuaded to ‘unconditionally’ support Israel’s interests (over its own), there is no better time to affect the changes that are most likely to achieve Tel Aviv’s overarching plan. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is thus prepared to launch a ground war from the South to create a two-front war that will split Syrian forces in half greatly improving his prospects for success. Read More
The Syrian Civil War: New Phases, Old Lies
By Dr. Binoy Kampmark: A new bloody phase has opened up in Syria, as if it was ever possible to contemplate another one in that tormented land. Silly terms such as “moderate” are being paired with “rebels”, a coupling that can also draw scorn. What counts as news reporting on the subject in the Western press stable adopts a threadbare approach. We read or hear almost nothing about the dominant backers in this latest round of bloodletting. Read More
Day 425 of Israeli genocide in Gaza: 44,532 killed, 105,538 injured
Al Jazeera: At least 44,532 people have been killed and 105,538 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7, 2023, the enclave’s Health Ministry said Wednesday. Of those, 30 Palestinians were killed and 84 wounded in the latest 24-hour reporting period, the ministry added. Read More
Beit Lahya Is Being Wiped Out
Quds News Network: Israeli forces have escalated their assault on Beit Lahya in northern Gaza, targeting the city’s 60,000 residents in a campaign that threatens to wipe out the population.The bombardment has targeted residential areas, schools, and hospitals, turning what was once a haven for displaced families into a warzone. Read More
Over 60,000 Palestinians in northern Gaza 'on verge of death' as Israeli siege rages on
Press TV: Gaza's civil defense agency has described as “catastrophic” the situation in the besieged northern Gaza Strip, saying at least 60,000 Palestinians living in the area are at risk of death. Read More
Israeli forces raid Turkish hospital in occupied West Bank
TRT World: The Israeli army has attacked a Turkish hospital in Tubas city of the occupied West Bank, detaining hospital staff, terrorising patients, and damaging parts of the facility. Eyewitnesses report live bullets and sound bombs being used in hospital corridors, creating panic among patients and staff. Read More
Iran ready to consider troop deployment to Syria upon official request
Press TV: Iran is prepared to consider deploying troops to Syria, where the government is combating a resurgence of terrorism, should Damascus make an official request, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said. Read More
India alarmed at Nepal PM’s visit to China
By Abdus Sattar Ghazali: Nepalese Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli is in China on a four-day visit. Oli’s visit to China was his first to a foreign country since his July swearing-in, a break from the customary destination of New Delhi, with which Kathmandu has centuries-old ties.Indian media has been closely following Oli's China visit. Calling Oli "a pro-China leader," the Hindustan Times noted that Oli broke with "the usual practice of Nepali prime ministers making India their first destination in the neighborhood after assuming charge, amid media reports that he did not get an invitation from New Delhi." Read More
Resistance to the International Criminal Court By the World’s Most Powerful Nations
Countercurrent: Although 124 nations have ratified the Rome Statute, Russia, China, the United States, India, Israel, and North Korea are not among them. Indeed, the world’s major military powers, accustomed to the privileged role in world affairs that their armed might usually affords them, have often been at odds with the ICC, for it has the potential to investigate, prosecute, and convict their own government officials. Read More
Dead but not counted: Hidden victims of Pakistan’s latest political clash
Al Jazeera spoke to family members of PTI supporters whose deaths last week were denied by the government. Read More
The significance of Trump’s war to maintain dollar supremacy
WSWS: The threat by incoming US president Donald Trump to impose a 100 percent tariff on the BRICS group of countries, if there are attempts to set up an alternative to the US dollar as the global currency, is a significant expression of the crisis of US imperialism which is setting it on the road to a third world war. Read More
South Korean president attempts to impose martial law
WSWS: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol yesterday launched what was tantamount to a military coup. On national television at about 10.25 p.m., he announced a martial law decree, banning strikes, protests and all political activity and imposing blanket censorship. After facing immediate protests and opposition in the National Assembly, Yoon announced around 4:30 a.m. today that he would lift martial law and that troops dispatched to enforce the decree had been withdrawn. Read More
Yemeni, Iraqi Resistance attack three Israeli targets with drones
Al Mayadeen: The Yemeni Armed Forces, in coordination with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, have carried out three military operations against the Israeli occupation entity within the past 48 hours, YAF spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced on Tuesday. Read More
Canada designates Ansar Allah as terrorist over anti-Israel operations
Al Mayadeen:Canada has designated the Ansar Allah movement, known as Yemen's popular resistance, as a "terrorist entity", citing its operations against Israel and other activities. Read More
Day 424 of Israeli genocide in Gaza: 44,502 killed, 105,454 injured
Al Mayadeen:The number of Palestinians killed since the start of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip has risen to 44,502, in addition to 105,454 injuries since October 7, 2023, the Gaza Health Ministry announced on Sunday. In its daily report on the 424th day of the genocide, the Ministry noted that Israeli occupation forces committed two massacres against civilians in the Gaza Strip in 24 hours, killing 36 people and injuring 96 others who were transported to hospitals. Read More
Israeli drone strike on Syria's Damascus airport road kills one
Al Mayadeen: person was killed as a result of an Israeli drone attack targeting a vehicle on the Damascus International Airport road near the Aqrabah Bridge, Al Mayadeen’s correspondent reported Tuesday, adding that the assault caused material damage at the site. Read More
Israel-engineered terrorism in Aleppo shows Syria's key role in Axis of Resistance
Press TV: A ceasefire in Lebanon coincided with the intensification of violent aggression in western Aleppo, where the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is currently engaged in confrontations against Israel-backed Takfiri terrorists incorrectly described in mainstream media as Syrian rebels. These terrorist groups, operating in Syria under the umbrella of Hayat Tahrir Al Sham, are supported by the Israeli regime and Western powers and represent a broader geopolitical dynamic at play. Read More
Turkish defense industry seals new export record even before year-end
Daily Sabah: Türkiye’s defense and aerospace industry has achieved nearly $5.8 billion (TL 201.55 billion) worth of exports this year as of November, the new highest annual sales ever, having a month left to further build on the peak. Read More
206 priceless archaeological, heritage sites destroyed by Israel in Gaza
Anadolu Agency: The Israeli army has destroyed and vandalized 206 priceless archaeological and heritage sites amid its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian official said on Tuesday. Read More
India's Religious Minorities Face Existential Crisis
Pieter Friedrich’s speech given at the UN 17th session forum on minority issues exposing Indian government’s designs against minorities. Read More
Resistance factions arrive to Hama to back Syrian Army
Al Mayadeen: A source from the Axis of Resistance's factions told Al Mayadeen that reinforcements from the Syrian Army's allies in the Axis of Resistance have reached the frontlines north and east of Hama, extending to the southern frontlines of Aleppo Governorate. Read More
Hamas confirms 33 Israeli captives killed in Israeli bombing of Gaza
Al Mayadeen: Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas announced that 33 Israeli captives held by the Palestinian resistance have been killed, with some reportedly disappearing. Hamas attributed the deaths to the actions of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and what it described as his "fascist army." Read More
Pro-Palestinian journalist found dead on rooftop in Marseille
Al Mayadeen: French journalist and renowned Middle East expert Marine Vlahovic was found dead at her home in Marseille on Monday, November 27. Authorities in Marseille have launched an investigation to determine the cause of Vlahovic's death. Read More
Day 423 of Israeli war on Gaza: 44,466 dead, 105,358 injured
Al Mayadeen: The Israeli occupation forces continue their genocidal campaign against the Gaza Strip, with ongoing bombardments, massacring displaced civilians, and the systematic destruction of homes, particularly in the northern regions. Read More
Hundreds of Takfiri terrorists killed in Syrian army’s attacks near Aleppo, Hama
Press TV: Hundreds of the Takfiri terrorists have been killed in Syria as the army is pressing ahead with its anti-terror operation. Reporting on Monday, Syria’s state television said around 320 more terrorists had been killed in the countryside of the cities of Aleppo, Idlib, and Hama. The death toll took to some 1,300 the number of the Takfiris, who have been killed as a result of joint cooperation between Syrian and Russian forces, since last week, when the terrorists began trying to stage resurgence in the Arab country’s northern areas. Read More
Israel continues to insolently violate Lebanon ceasefire
Al Mayadeen: Israeli occupation forces continue to violate the ceasefire agreement with Lebanon, shelling and opening fire on southern Lebanese towns and villages. Read More
France warns Israeli violations could jeopardize Lebanon ceasefire
l Mayadeen: France voiced concern on Sunday over the potential collapse of the ceasefire agreement signed last week between "Israel" and Lebanon, the Israeli Ynet news website reported, describing the deal as "fragile". Read More
Yemen strikes US destroyer, three army ships, in top-tier military operation
Al Mayadeen: In support of the Palestinian people and its Resistance, in response to the Israeli crimes in the gaza Strip, and in retaliation to the American-British aggression on Yemen, the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) announced on Sunday the targeting of one US destroyer and three US supply ships in the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden. Spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree confirmed in a statement that the Stena Impeccable, Maersk Saratoga, and Liberty Grace ships, belonging to the US Army, as well as an American destroyer, were targeted in a top-tier military operation carried out by the YAF's missile and drone forces. Read More
Understanding US and Israel as the same entity in West Asia
By Robert Inlakesh : The US and Zionist entity’s approach is clear “total victory”, as repeatedly outlined by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Hamas-led Al-Aqsa Flood operation shattered the image of US-Israeli dominance in West Asia, and in order to revive their perceived supremacy, they are fixated on an accelerated regional campaign of terror. This agenda would not be possible without the United States and could not be hatched by the Israelis alone. Whether it be in Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq, Yemen, or Iran, the Americans are the backbone of the plot. Understanding this must be the foundation of reading both Israeli and US actions. Read More
Yemen hits vital Israeli target in Yafa with hypersonic missile
Al Mayadeen: The missile force of the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) carried out an operation targeting a vital site in the occupied Yafa region using a hypersonic missile of the Palestine 2 type, YAF spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced on Sunday. The missile successfully struck its target, Saree confirmed, stressing that the operation was "in solidarity with the oppressed Palestinian people and their resistance fighters and in response to the crimes committed by the Israeli enemy against our brethren in the Gaza Strip." Read More
Day 422 of Israeli genocide in Gaza: 44,429 killed, 105,250 injured
Al Mayadeen: The number of Palestinians killed since the start of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip has risen to 44,429, martyrs, with 105,250 injured since October 7, 2023, the Gaza Health Ministry announced on Sunday. In its daily report on the 422nd day of the genocide, the Ministry noted that Israeli occupation forces committed six massacres against civilians in the Gaza Strip in 24 hours, killing 47 people and injuring 188 others who were transported to hospitals. Read More
Syrian Army fortifies Hama positions, liberates captured areas
Al Mayadeen: Syrian Army units operating in the northern countryside of Hama strengthened their defensive lines last night with various firepower assets, a Syrian military source confirmed to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on Sunday. "Our forces operating in the northern countryside of Hama repelled terrorist organizations, preventing them from achieving any breakthroughs," the source said, adding that the Syrian Amry successfully liberated several areas after expelling terrorists, most notably Qal’at al-Madiq and the village of Ma’ardas in Hama. Read More
What is Tahrir al-Sham, Israel-backed terror group that attacked Aleppo?
Press TV: Shortly after the announcement of a ceasefire in Lebanon, the Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham terrorist group, backed by the Israeli regime, launched a fresh aggression on the Syrian city of Aleppo. Thousands of members of the Takfiri terrorist group, popularly known as Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra), launched the offensive against Aleppo in northwestern Syria on Wednesday. Using rocket launchers and mortars, they made daring advances in the Qabtan al-Jabal, Bala, and Sheikh Aqil areas of western Aleppo before the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) confronted them. Read More
Thousands honor Martyr Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah at assassination site
Press TV: Thousands of Lebanese people have gathered at the site of an Israeli strike that assassinated Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah to pay tribute to the late leader of the Hezbollah resistance movement. The memorial ceremony, titled Light from Light, took place on Saturday night around the edges of the crater left behind by Israel's terrorist attack in Beirut’s southern suburbs of Dahiyeh. Read More
Vietnam, Algeria, Palestine: Passing on the torch of the anti-colonial struggle
Mondoweiss: No discussion of decolonization can be complete without understanding the importance of Vietnam and Algeria, and how their liberation struggles inspire oppressed people all over the world, including the Palestinians. Read More
November 2024
Syrian Army issues statement, details situation in Aleppo, Idlib
Al Mayadeen: The General Command of the Syrian Army issued a statement detailing the ongoing situation in Aleppo and Idlib amid intense terrorist attacks on both fronts. The statement highlighted the fierce confrontations between Syrian forces and militant groups affiliated with Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (previously al-Nusra Front), supported by mercenaries, heavy artillery, and drones. Read More
Syrian forces target Takfiri terrorists amid fierce battle for Aleppo
Press TV: Local media said on Saturday that the Syrian military, backed by Russian air power, launched retaliatory strikes against terrorist positions on the outskirts of Aleppo and the eastern countryside of Idlib. Lebanon’s al-Mayadeen television network cited Syrian sources as saying that there was a “cautious calm” in the axes of Aleppo after Takfiri terrorists entered the western neighborhoods of the city, with the Syrian warplanes continuing to target them. Read More
Iranians bid farewell to senior IRGC advisor martyred in Syria terrorist attack
Press TV: Iranians have taken part in a mass funeral procession for a senior military advisor of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), who was martyred in Syria’s northwestern province of Aleppo after foreign-backed Takfiri terrorists unleashed a major assault on government-held positions. Read More
Day 421 of Israeli genocide in Gaza: 44,382 killed, 105,142 injured
Al Mayadeen: The number of Palestinians killed since the start of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip has risen to 44,382, martyrs, with 105,142 injured since October 7, 2023, the Gaza Health Ministry announced on Saturday. Read More
Jolani’s terrorists in Syria scramble to avenge defeat of Golani terrorists in Lebanon
Press TV: For more than a decade, Syria has faced the most savage forms of mercenary terrorism backed by a coalition of Western and Arab countries. Read More
Gaza Health Official: Israel Uses Unknown Weapons That Vaporize Victims
Quds News Network: Dr. Munir Al-Bursh, Director General of the Ministry of Health, stated that Israel is using weapons in northern Gaza that they have never seen before. He described these weapons as causing people to vaporize. In an interview with Al Jazeera on Friday, Al-Bursh said Israel has been targeting residential blocks, wiping out entire families. “We don’t hear about these massacres for days because no one can contact us,” he added. Read More
Children’s Suffering in Gaza Memorialized on Black Friday
Countercurrent: As Black Friday descended on San Francisco today and Christmas shoppers invaded downtown stores for the beginning of the holiday shopping season, a group of human rights and anti-war activists from RACCOON (Radical Anti-Capitalist Collective of Outrageous Noise) and CODEPINK demonstrated to mourn the continuing deaths and suffering of the children of Gaza in Israel’s war. On this International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, similar demonstrations took place in other cities around the globe. Read More
Over dozen killed in clashes amid violence targeting Pakistan's Shias
Press TV: At least 13 people have been killed in clashes in northwest Pakistan where a fresh bout of Takfiri violence has targeted Shia Muslims. Read More
Hezbollah's Sheikh Qassem declares victory, says exceeds that of 2006
Al Mayadeen: Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem addressed on Friday the Lebanese people with profound gratitude and reflection on their endurance during the recent war with the Israeli occupation entity, which he had previously dubbed Operation People of Might. Read More
The strategic and tactical gains of Operation People of Might
Al Mayadeen This article examines the economic and political repercussions for "Israel", the mounting legal challenges faced by its leadership, and the broader regional and international implications of this historic confrontation, following a 13-month battle with Hezbollah. Read More
Bangladesh: Longings for Kipling’s “White Man’s Burden” and Sheikh Mujib’s “Jieye (Long Live) Pakistan”
By Dr Q M Jalal Khan: From 2009 to 5 August 2024, RAW-police-RAB-protected Hasina and her mafia gopal/gopali gangs and goons descended on the nation only to turn it into a police and prison state and divide and weaken it to both the vicarious and sadistic pleasure of India. They became an indescribably vicious, vengeful, vindictive, corrupt and cruel group of gangsters, culprits, looters, smugglers and vote riggers of vermin class, taking the country far behind and far backward, in cahoots and cohorts with the help of their ‘blood’ and ‘husband-wife’ relation India, their main backer and backbone, a communally-driven fanatical and fundamentalist Hindu country. Read More
Hezbollah not defeated, not close to being defeated: Israeli media
Al Mayadeen: Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth has described the recent ceasefire agreement with Lebanon as a "broad implementation of Resolution 1701 under US leadership," while acknowledging the challenges faced by the Israeli occupation during the war. In a report, the newspaper stated that critics of the agreement within Israel overlook fundamental realities, particularly that "Hezbollah was not defeated, nor was it close to being defeated." While the group sustained significant blows, it "continued fighting" throughout the conflict, the report noted. Read More
Israel violates Lebanon truce, mounts deadly attacks on Gaza
Press TV: The Israeli military has conducted fresh attacks on Lebanon in violation of a ceasefire agreement with the Hezbollah resistance movement and ramped up its deadly airstrikes on the Gaza Strip. In a statement posted Thursday on X, the Lebanese army said Israeli occupation forces several times violated the truce deal just after it went into effect, and the following day. Read More
Houthi: Through Hezbollah, God has granted another great victory over Israeli enemy
Press TV: The leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah resistance movement has hailed the victory of Lebanon’s Hezbollah in resisting the Israeli aggression against the Arab nation, stating that God had granted yet another historic triumph over the Zionist regime.“Lebanon’s victory at this critical and sensitive stage in confronting the Israeli enemy was a gift from God, and came following an unprecedented level of [Israeli] aggression against the nation and Hezbollah,” Abdul-Malik al-Houthi said Thursday. Read More
Turkish president urges Muslim nations' joint action to halt ongoing Israeli onslaught on Palestine
Yeni Safak: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday emphasized the importance of unity and joint action for Islamic countries in response to Israel's ongoing onslaught in Gaza. President Erdogan said the latest developments in the Gaza Strip and occupied Palestinian territories since Oct. 7, 2023, have once again demonstrated the critical importance of Islamic nations' unity and solidarity. Read More
The Collapse of Hasbara
Yeni Safak: The ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza are not just about the tragic loss of Palestinian lives. Israel’s reputational loss in this period is, relatively speaking, far greater. The “positive” image that Zionists painstakingly built over nearly a century has crumbled within months. Hasbara has effectively collapsed, and global resentment toward Zionism and Israel has reached unprecedented levels. Identifying as Israeli or Zionist is no longer a source of pride and, in many parts of the world, now carries significant risk. Read More
International Criminal Court issues warrant for Gen. Min Aung Hliang over crimes committed against Rohingya community
Daily Sabah: The Bangladesh government described the recent arrest warrant for Myanmar’s army chief Min Aung Hlaing as a "significant" step toward securing justice for the atrocities committed against persecuted minorities in the Southeast Asian nation. Khalilur Rahman, the high representative of Rohingya affairs of the Bangladesh interim government, told Anadolu that this arrest warrant “is a step towards ensuring justice and accountability.” Read More
Russian defense minister visits North Korea as ties expand
Press TV: Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov has arrived in North Korea for talks with the country’s high-ranking officials as Moscow and Pyongyang expand their military ties. The Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday that Belousov was in Pyongyang as part of an unannounced visit to meet and negotiate with North Korean “military and military-political officials.” Read More
Israel intensifies aggression, commits massacre in central Gaza
Al Mayadeen: The Israeli occupation forces committed a massacre in central Gaza, bombing civilian areas in the Nuseirat refugee camp.Nine Palestinians were killed and several others wounded on Thursday in heavy Israeli airstrikes targeting the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. Read More
Iran could militarize nuclear program amid pressures: Araghchi
Al Mayadeen: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi cautioned on Thursday that ongoing Western threats to reimpose United Nations sanctions could push Iran's nuclear file toward militarization. Read More
Al Mayadeen documents the return to South Lebanon’s border villages
Al Mayadeen: After the ceasefire took effect, Al Mayadeen headed to the frontline villages of South Lebanon, documenting the impact of months of fierce confrontations. Al Mayadeen documented the situation in the frontline border villages in South Lebanon, the withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces beyond the Lebanese-Palestinain border, and the return of citizens and families to their villages and homes following months of displacement. Read More
No ceasefire deal could have included 'buffer zone' in Lebanon: US Envoy
Al Mayadeen: US Envoy Amos Hochstein underlines that no deal with Lebanon could have seen the Israeli occupation getting its hands on a buffer zone in the country's south. Read More
Ceasefire Agreed After More Than 100 Killed In Pakistani Sectarian Violence
Radio Free Europe: A new truce agreement has been reached between feuding Sunni and Shi'ite communities in Pakistan's northwestern region of Kurram, where more than 100 people were killed and dozens more injured in a new bout of sectarian violence, local officials said. Authorities said late on November 27 that government troops will be deployed in key locations in Kurram, a remote tribal district in the volatile Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, to ensure the cease-fire. Read More
Kurram death toll rises to 107 despite ceasefire
The News: Tribal clashes in District Kurram stretched into the eighth day on Thursday, pushing the death toll to 107, despite reports of a ceasefire agreement reached a day earlier. Read More
At least 20 'martyred' in PTI protest, says Salman Akram Raja
The News: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary-General Salman Akram Raja has said that at least 20 people were "martyred" during the party's 'do-or-die' demonstration held in Islamabad yesterday. Raja also said that hospitals in Islamabad are being instructed to destroy relevant records of bodies and injured. Read More
Ceasefire with Hezbollah ends Israel’s illusion of reshaping West Asia by force: Hamas
Press TV: The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says the ceasefire Israel eventually clinched with Hezbollah has shattered Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s “illusion” of reshaping West Asia by force. On Tuesday, Netanyahu finally accepted the deal, which is expected to end the regime’s months-long deadly escalation against Lebanon. Read More
How Hezbollah's 'Khaybar operations' forced Israeli regime to seek ceasefire
Press TV: In a statement on Tuesday, shortly after the ceasefire agreement was announced, Hezbollah's operations room revealed the private residence of Israeli Air Force Commander Major General Tomer Bar in Tel Aviv was targeted on November 18, 2024. Read More
Resistance prevails: Hezbollah’s operations force Netanyahu to surrender in defeat
Press TV: The Israeli premier, quite reluctantly, appeared on air late on Tuesday to announce a ceasefire in Lebanon after his forces failed to occupy even a single village in the Arab country despite unbridled aggression for months. Read More
Day 418 of Israeli genocide in Gaza: 44,282 killed, 104,880 injured
Al Mayadeen: Israel continues its war of genocide against the Gaza Strip, now ongoing for the 418th day, with the Gaza Health Ministry announcing that in 24 hours, the Israeli military committed three massacres, killing 33 and injuring 134 others, with many victims still trapped under rubble or out of reach due to Israeli bombardment. Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli occupation has killed 44,282 Palestinians and injured 104,880 others, the ministry confirmed Monday in its daily report. Read More
What’s next for Imran Khan’s PTI after Islamabad protest setback?
Al Jazeera: When a convoy of thousands of supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party arrived in Islamabad on Monday night to rally behind their imprisoned leader, former Prime Minister Imran Khan, they were urged by Khan’s wife, Bushra Bibi, to stay until his release was secured. However, within 24 hours, a late night raid by security forces on Tuesday dispersed the crowd, reportedly resulting in casualties among both PTI protesters and law enforcement personnel. Read More
