Israeli massacre of Gazans in 2014 revisited
Abdus Sattar Ghazali: ‘Gaza ceasefire hopes switch to Qatar as Arabs divided over Israeli offensive’. This headline in The Guardian on July 20, 2014 best reflected the collusion of major Arab states in the Israeli massacre of Palestinians in Gaza. According to AFP, as of July 20, the Palestinian death toll soared to 438 with around 100 Palestinians killed in one day on Sunday, July 20. Hamas last week rejected an Egyptian proposed ceasefire, which envisaged the end of Hamas rule in Gaza. Hamas described it as “not in the best interests of the Palestinian people”. Not surprisingly, Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) accepted this proposal. Read More
The War on Gaza: A New Global Order in the Making?
By Amir Nour: Since the invasions of Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003, a new “Sykes-Picot” seems to be taking shape in the region. But while the secret Franco-British agreements of 1916 aimed to “facilitate the creation of a State or a Confederation of Arab States”, the current process aims to dismantle existing States. The October 2022 Biden-Harris Administration’s National Security Strategy document states that We will effectively compete with the People’s Republic of China, which is the only competitor with both the intent and, increasingly, the capability to reshape the international order, while constraining a dangerous Russia.” Read More
December 2024
By day 434 of Israeli genocide in Gaza: 44,875 killed, 106,454 wounded
Al Mayadeen: In the latest toll issued by the Ministry of Health in Gaza on day 434 of the ongoing genocide, the number of martyrs has reached 44,875, with 106,454 wounded since October 7, 2023. The Israeli occupation committed three massacres across the Gaza Strip in 24 hours, killing 40 Palestinians and injuring 98 others, according to the Ministry. Read More
Israel occupies more Syrian land with U.S. approval
Mondoweiss: Israeli forces moved further into the Syrian Golan, forcing entire towns to evacuate. While Netanyahu celebrated what he says will be an "eternal" Israeli presence in Syria, U.S. officials insist Israel’s occupation of Syrian lands is "temporary." Read More
Syria Left Alone by an Abandoning World. The End Game Is Greater Israel?
By Peter Koenig: The overthrow of Bashar al-Assad was long in the making and has nothing to do with a civil war. There has never been a fight of the Syrian people against Assad. But President al-Assad fought against foreign-infiltrated and paid mercenaries, terrorists, including US-created Al Qaeda and IS / ISIS. The traditional allies like Russia, Iran, and Iraq, suddenly disappeared. Russia made a semblance of fighting alongside the already badly damaged Syrian Air Force – to no avail. Then the Russians left, or rather, became busy evacuating their air bases in Syria. In time, before they would fall into the eager hands of Israel and its allied terrorist bands. The connection between the Zionist-Israeli war against Palestine, then Lebanon and now Syria, next possibly Iran and Saudi Arabia and the Ukraine war becomes ever clearer. Jordan is already in Israel’s back-pocket. Without a fight. It is all about the Big War for Greater Israel. “Greater Israel” is the hidden agenda in the Great Reset and especially the UN Agenda 2030. Read More
Redrawing the map: Israel seeks to remake the Middle East to its own design
Al Jazeera: Following its new attacks on Syria, Israel’s leaders and much of its media tout the creation of a new Middle East. In the process, according to observers, Israel has normalised for itself the idea of attacking a neighboring state. Read More
Pakistani government intensifies repression after murderous assault on Islamabad protest
WSWS: After perpetrating a massacre of unarmed anti-government protestors on November 26 in Pakistan’s capital, the big-business Muslim League (PML-N) led minority government and the country’s US-backed military are continuing their brutal crackdown against supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf or Movement for Justice (PTI). Thousands of Khan supporters who were either arrested while traveling to Islamabad to join the march or during the massacre remain behind bars. They are threatened with severe criminal charges, including under Pakistan’s draconian anti-terrorism laws. Read More
Human Rights Violations in Balochistan: A Bitter Reality
Pressenza: Balochistan has endured decades of systemic human rights abuses. Despite its abundant natural resources, the region remains impoverished, and its people continue to suffer. At the core of the Balochistan issue are the stifling of political opposition, ethnic exclusion, and an ongoing cycle of violence that breeds fear and instability. Grave human rights abuses in Balochistan include forced disappearances, extrajudicial executions, curbs on freedom of speech, and economic oppression through the denial of essential livelihoods. Read More
By day 433 of Israeli genocide in Gaza: 44,835 killed, 106,356 wounded
Al Mayadeen: In the latest toll issued by the Ministry of Health in Gaza on day 433 of the ongoing genocide, the number of martyrs has reached 44,835, with 106,356 wounded since October 7, 2023. The Israeli occupation commits three massacres across the Gaza Strip in 24 hours, killing 30 Palestinians and injuring 99 others. Read More
Hamas welcomes UNGA's adoption of Gaza ceasefire resolution
Al Mayadeen: Hamas welcomed Thursday the United Nations General Assembly's adoption of a resolution supported by 158 countries calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and enabling civilians in the territory to immediately access essential services and humanitarian aid while rejecting any attempts to starve the Palestinian population. Hamas affirms that it had engaged with all decisions or initiatives aimed at achieving a ceasefire throughout the stages of this aggression. Read More
96% of Gaza children feel death is imminent, study reveals
Al Mayadeen: A recent study examining children enduring the war in Gaza has revealed that 96% feel their death is imminent, while nearly half express a desire to die due to the trauma they have endured, The Guardian reported. More than 60% of the children surveyed reported experiencing traumatic events during the war, with many exposed to multiple traumatic incidents. Read More
Israel’s exploitation of discord within Muslims root cause of regional events: Iran president
Press TV: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says the events that have recently unfolded in the region reveal that the Israeli regime is exploiting discord within Muslim countries to press ahead with its acts of aggression. Read More
US mulling delisting head of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham militant group
Press TV: Once again, the United States is giving its support to far-right militants in order to topple an independent government, this time, in Syria. After waging 13 years of brutal war against the Syrian people, Washington has indicated its approval of the invasion of Syria by the al-Qaeda-linked group, Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham and its notorious leader, Abu Mohammad al-Julani. Read More
‘Greater Israel’: With Assad out of picture, Israel moves to grab more Syrian land
Press TV: With the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government, the Israeli regime has intensified its aggression on Syria, initiating an unlawful land appropriation beyond the occupied Golan Heights in what is seen as a component of the so-called “Greater Israel” project. Read More
Israel and US want to divide Middle East to expand control: Al-Houthi
Al Mayadeen: "The Israeli enemy views developments in Syria as a real chance to impose new realities, not only within Syria but also throughout the region," he said, adding that the Zionist project seeks to destabilize the Middle East by fragmenting nations into smaller, more vulnerable entities. The first phase, according to Sayyed al-Houthi, involves normalizing relations with the Israeli occupation and eliminating obstacles to resolving the Palestinian issue in the Israeli regime’s favor. The second phase seeks to divide major nations into smaller states, thereby increasing Israeli influence. He warned that such a plan would expand the occupation's territorial control to include regions of the Levant, Egypt, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia, reducing Arab nations into fragmented entities. Read More
Day 432 of genocide in Gaza: 44,805 martyrs, 106,257 wounded
Palestine Chronicle: According to the Palestinian Health Ministry (Gaza), 44,805 Palestinians have been killed, and 106,257 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7, 2023. Read More
Assad’s fall won’t significantly impact the Resistance Axis: Ex-CIA
Al Mayadeen: Former CIA official Paul Pillar argues that the fall of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad won’t be a major setback for the Resistance Axis, emphasizing the challenges of a new regime under HTS and the broader implications for the Middle East. Read More
US, Israel orchestrated Syria crisis, Resistance steadfast: Khamenei
Al Mayadeen: The Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, Sayyed Ali Khamenei, stated on Wednesday that the events in Syria were orchestrated in American and Israeli command centers. Read More
Iran’s indigenously-developed Simorgh light transport aircraft undergoes test flight
Press TV: The turboprop military transport aircraft Simorgh, named after a benevolent bird in Persian mythology and literature, took the test on Wednesday during the 12th edition of the Iran International Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Iran Airshow 2024, held on Kish Island on the northeast of the Persian Gulf. Read More
The Politics of Nobel Peace Prize: When war-mongers are felicitated in the name of 'peace'
Press TV: Over the years, the Nobel Prize, particularly the Nobel Peace Prize, has been highly politicized. It is awarded based not on merit but rather on strong political connections, according to experts, which is primarily while war-mongers are felicitated in the name of peace. Read More
‘Axis of Resistance’ operations against Israeli occupation
Press TV: Amid Israel's genocidal war on Gaza, which has killed nearly 44,800 Palestinians so far, resistance groups in Palestine and across the region continue their operations against the Tel Aviv regime and its Western backers. The major operations carried out by the Palestinian and regional resistance groups on Tuesday, December 10, are as follows. Read More
Israeli tanks reach outskirts of Damascus amid intense strikes on Syria
Press TV: The Israeli military has occupied several villages south of Damascus, with its tanks now being stationed around 20 kilometers from the outskirts of the Syrian capital, a new report says.Lebanon's al-Mayadeen television network reported on Tuesday that the Israeli tanks have moved past the southwestern Syrian city of Quneitra and reached 3 kilometers away from the town of Qatana, near Damascus. Read More
When Terrorists are not Terrorists: US, UK mull removing HTS militants in Syria from terror list
Press TV: The United States and Britain are mulling removing the terrorist designation of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) after the former offshoot of al-Qaeda overthrew the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. “US officials are in contact with all the groups involved in fighting in Syria, including the main group that ousted Assad, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which was once affiliated with al-Qaeda and remains on a US terrorist list,” The Washington Post reported on Sunday. Read More
West-engineered fall of Syrian govt. won’t alter equations of resistance axis
Press TV: Israel’s rapid advancement into Syria, beyond the occupied Golan Heights after the fall of the government in Damascus, underscores its long-standing ambition to materialize the idea of ‘Greater Israel’ by occupying more Syrian territory. The countries that backed these terrorists and armed opposition forces to overthrow the Assad government should now ponder how they will resist Tel Aviv’s expansionist agenda when the regime forces knock on their borders. Read More
Israeli forces seize towns in Syria’s Quneitra, moving towards Dara’a
Press TV: Israeli forces have captured two towns in the southwestern Syrian province of Quneitra near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and are moving towards the neighboring Dara’a province, after militant groups took control of the Arab country. Read More
Syria's Assad in Moscow, given asylum by Russia: Reports
Press TV: “President al-Assad of Syria has arrived in Moscow. Russia has granted them (him and his family) asylum on humanitarian grounds,” the Interfax news agency quoted an unnamed source as saying. Read More
Genocide rewarded
Tim Anderson: The US backed al Qaeda takeover of Syria follows Israeli retreat from Lebanon Within hours of the Israeli-Lebanese cease fire - essentially an Israeli retreat after making no progress against Hezbollah in the ground war in south Lebanon, indicted war criminal Netanyahu turned his attention to Syria, warning Syrian President Bashar al Assad that he was "playing with fire." Read More
Kremlin comments on fate of Russian military bases in Syria
RT.COM: The Kremlin has said it is too early to determine the future of Russia’s military bases in Khmeimim and Tartus, Syria. Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov stressed that discussions about the bases will depend on the new leaders of Syria. Read More
Why did Syria fall so fast and what happens next?
RT.COM: On the morning of December 8, the region was shaken by news that, until recently, seemed unimaginable: Damascus had fallen to the forces of opposition and terrorist groups. The Ba’ath Party’s rule under President Bashar Assad has been effectively destroyed. Assad’s disappearance and the silence from official sources only amplified the sense of irreversible change. On the morning of December 8, the region was shaken by news that, until recently, seemed unimaginable: Damascus had fallen to the forces of opposition and terrorist groups. The Ba’ath Party’s rule under President Bashar Assad has been effectively destroyed. Assad’s disappearance and the silence from official sources only amplified the sense of irreversible change. Read More
Day 430 of genocide in Gaza: 44,758 martyrs, 106,134 wounded
Al Mayadeen: According to the newest toll released by the Ministry of Health in Gaza, the number of deaths as a result of the Israeli genocide has reached 44,758 Palestinians, in addition to 106,134 injuries since October 7, 2023. The Israeli occupation committed three massacres across the Gaza Strip in the previous 24 hours, killing 50 Palestinians and injuring 84 others who arrived at hospitals. Read More
Israel kills nearly 10 Palestinians across Gaza, destroys more mosques
Press TV: In al-Jeneina, the forces destroyed the Istiqala Mosque, the 972nd mosque to be devastated by the regime since last October, when it brought the entire Gaza under the war. Read More
President Assad left Syria, gave orders for peaceful power transition: Russia
Press TV: The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Sunday that President Assad decided to step down after negotiations with “a number of participants in the armed conflict on the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic.” Russia says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has issued orders for a peaceful transition of power before he resigned and departed from the country. Read More
Iran: Only Syrian people must decide Syria’s fate without foreign meddling
Press TV: Iran says only the Syrian people can make decisions about the country’s fate without any “destructive” foreign meddling. The Iranian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Sunday following the fall of the Syrian government after militant groups led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) stormed and captured the capital Damascus. Read More
What Assad government’s dramatic fall means for Syria, region and resistance axis
Press TV: Assad’s ouster, however, does not signify a return to stability for Syria, nor does it guarantee the lifting or easing of sanctions. The new rulers are not a cohesive entity but rather a coalition of militant groups with varying ideologies, affiliations, and political objectives. Several regional countries, including Qatar, Turkey, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia, have directly or indirectly supported these militant groups that toppled Assad’s government for their own regional ambitions. Read More
Syrian opposition coalition works on power transfer to transitional govt
Al Mayadeen: The Syrian opposition coalition says it is working to complete the transfer of power in Syria to a "transitional governing body". Read More
America’s plan B for a 'new Middle East'
Batool Subeiti: America’s "Plan B" for the “New Middle East” emerges as a response to the failure of its initial strategy, which aimed to reshape the region through Israeli military dominance and the destabilization of key Resistance movements. Read More
37 years since First Palestinian Intafada, resistance against occupation takes new shape
By Ivan Kesic: Today, December 8, marks the 37th anniversary of the First Intifada, the great Palestinian uprising that redefined resistance against the Israeli occupation and apartheid. Intifada is an Arabic word for an uprising or rebellion, literally meaning "tremor" or "shuddering" as a noun. It is derived from the Arabic term nafada, meaning "shaking off" or "getting rid of." The term entered the revolutionary and political vocabulary in 1987 when Palestinians rose en masse against the Zionist occupation after four Palestinian laborers were mowed to death by an Israeli military vehicle in the northern Gaza Strip. Read More
Day 429 of genocide in Gaza: 44,708 martyrs, 106,050 wounded
Al Mayadeen: In the latest toll issued by the Ministry of Health in Gaza on day 429 of the ongoing genocide, the number of martyrs has reached 44,708, with 106,050 wounded since October 7, 2023. The Israeli occupation committed four massacres across the Gaza Strip in 24 hours, killing 44 Palestinians and injuring 74 others, according to the Ministry. Read More
Israeli army bombarded Kamal Adwan Hospital over 100 times
Syria Army redeploys in Daraa, Sweida, regaining control in Homs, Hama
Al Mayadeen: The Syrian Army confirmed on Saturday that its forces operating in the southern governorates of Daraa and Sweida have carried out a redeployment and repositioning, establishing a strong and cohesive security perimeter in that direction. Read More
Larijani meets Assad, conveys Iran's support for Syria against militants
Press TV: Ali Larijani, an advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, has met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus to convey the Islamic Republic’s support for the Syrian government amid an offensive by militant forces. Read More
What Is Happening in Syria?
by Gilbert Achcar: In just a few days, after having remained relatively static for a few years, Syria has turned anew into a theatre of war of movement, in what looks like a resumption of the last major displacement of the battlefronts that took place in 2016, when the Assad regime regained control of Aleppo with Iranian and Russian support and Turkish complicity. Here we are now, facing a surprise attack accompanied by a sudden expansion of the forces of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (Organization for the Liberation of al-Sham, i.e. Syria, commonly referred to by its Arabic acronym HTS), the Salafi jihadist group that has controlled the Idlib region in northwestern Syria since 2017. Read More
Iran warns threat of armed groups ‘not limited’ to Syria, says neighbors at risk
Press TV: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the threat of armed groups active in Syria will not be limited to the country and will spread to Iraq, Jordan, and Turkey. Araghchi was speaking in a joint press conference with his Iraqi and Syrian counterparts Fuad Hussein and Bassam Sabbagh in Baghdad on Friday. Read More
Iran to likely increase advisors, deploy forces in Syria
Press TV: Tehran has taken all necessary steps to increase the number of its military advisors and deploy forces in Syria, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Friday. "It is likely that Tehran will need to send military equipment, missiles and drones to Syria... Tehran has taken all necessary steps to increase the number of its military advisers in Syria and deploy forces," the official indicated on condition of anonymity. Read More
War on Humanity: Gaza Tells Horrors of Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide
Dr. Mahboob A. Khawaja: Is PM Netanyahu an egomaniac leader to Israelis? Most would question his delusional hold on power and demand his resignation but agree, he made Gaza inhabitable and delivered impunity from foreign dictates to the naked eyes of the conscientious world. Read More
Day 428: Gaza continues to bear the brunt of Israeli aggression
Al Mayadeen: The Israeli occupation committed four massacres across the Gaza Strip in 24 hours, killing 52 Palestinians and injuring 142 others. While some of the victims were transported to the few partially functioning hospitals in the Strip, most of them remain trapped beneath the rubble, with almost impossible means to get out, amid the continuous Israeli obstruction of rescue operations. This brings the death toll to 44,664 Palestinians, in addition to 105,976 injuries since October 7, 2023. Read More
Nearly 1mln children in Gaza facing winter without basic needs
Yemen fires missile on Israel
Anadolu Agency: The Israeli army claimed on Saturday that its air force had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen before it entered Israeli airspace. Read More
Israel destroys the last collapsing hospital to complete forced displacement crime
Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor: Israel is systematically closing hospitals in northern Gaza through direct military targeting, a suffocating siege, and the killing, injuring, and arresting of patients, wounded individuals, and medical personnel. This is part of an ongoing crime of forced displacement against all Palestinian residents of northern Gaza. Read More
Estimated 273,000 Gazans Killed In the First Year Of Gaza Genocide By Apartheid Israel
by Dr Gideon Polya: After a recent widely-reported debate the celebrated Oxford Union of famed Oxford University overwhelmingly voted 278 to 59 for the proposition that “This house believes Israel is an apartheid state responsible for genocide”. Genocide is defined by the UN Genocide Convention as acts committed with intent to destroy a national, ethnic, racial or religious group, and it is expertly estimated that 273,000 Gazans were killed in the first year of the present Gaza Massacre and Gaza Genocide. Read More
By day 427 of Israeli genocide in Gaza: 44,612 killed, 105,834 injured
Al Madayeen: The Israeli occupation committed three massacres across the Gaza Strip in 24 hours, killing 32 Palestinians and injuring 95 others. While some of the victims were transported to the few partially functioning hospitals in the Strip, most of them remain trapped beneath the rubble, with almost impossible means to get out, amid the continuous Israeli obstruction of rescue operations. This brings the death toll to 44,612 Palestinians, in addition to 105,834 injuries since October 7, 2023. Read More
Horrific scenes unfold at Kamal Adwan Hospital after Israeli invasion
Al Madayeen: Israeli units stormed Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, forcibly evacuating medical staff and patients and detaining a large number of individuals present at the hospital, Al Mayadeen’s correspondent reported. The abductees, including medical staff, were taken to an undisclosed destination. Since the early days of the genocide, Israel has consistently targeted medical facilities in Gaza, a pattern documented by various international human rights organizations. Read More
Gaza: Israeli army burns displaced people alive in Mawasi Khan Yunis displacement tents
Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor:The Israeli occupation army burned displaced people alive in Mawasi Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip after directly targeting their displacement tents, killing 22 Palestinians, half of whom were women and children. An additional 18 people suffered burn wounds during the attack. Read More
Which bloc to support in a likely World War III?
by İbrahim Karataş: A proxy world war is unfolding through crises, fueled by Western provocations, while global alignments remain shaped by historical grievances and mistrust. Read More
'Target is Damascus,' Erdogan hopes 'smooth march' on Syria's capital
Al Mayadeen: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed key regional issues on Friday, including the ongoing developments in Syria, expressing hope for "a smooth continuation of anti-regime forces’ advance toward Damascus." Read More
West backing terrorists in Syria – Russia
RT.COM: Russia has reports that the US and the UK might be implicated in supporting the al-Qaeda-affiliated militants currently on the offensive in Syria, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. Moscow is working with Ankara and Tehran to stabilize the situation, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. Read More
Pakistan’s Imran Khan warns of civil disobedience amid legal woes, protests
Al Jazeera: Less than two weeks after his “final call” protest in Islamabad was forcefully dispersed, former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has pledged to continue his fight, threatening to launch a nationwide civil disobedience movement. In a message posted on X, Khan, who has been imprisoned since August 2023 on numerous charges, announced the formation of a five-member negotiation team. The team aims to discuss two key demands with the government: the release of under-trial prisoners and the establishment of a judicial commission to investigate the events of May 9, 2023 and November 26, 2024 – two dates on which Khan’s supporters held major protests but faced a backlash from the government and security forces. Read More
Iran launches first space tug, sets new record for liftoff payloads
Press TV: In a milestone for Iran’s space sector, a space tug domestically designed and manufactured by Iranian experts and technicians has been launched into space aboard a homegrown satellite launch vehicle (SLV). Read More
