(2025-02-08). Kagame Did Not Invade DRC To Save Tutsis. orinocotribune.com Rwandan President Paul Kagame sends troops into the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to seize territory and resources, not to save Congolese Tutsis. Rwandan Genocide survivor and human rights activist Claude Gatebuke explains. | Ann Garrison: Claude, President Paul Kagame and his Tutsi elite have for the past 30 years claimed that they and their successive militias, most recently M23, are fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to protect the Banyamulenge, a Congolese Tutsi group in DRC's South Kivu Province, and the Congolese Tutsi in North Kivu Province. Is there any validity to this claim? | Cla…
(2025-02-08). ICC Condemns Trump Sanctions as UN Human Rights Office Demands Reversal. scheerpost.com
(2025-02-08). UN Needs Backup Plan to Keep Saving Lives. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Palestinians receive humanitarian aid from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Khan Younis, Gaza, February 5, 2025. | © 2025 Abed Rahim Khatib/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Photo…
(2025-02-08). Cambodia: British environmental journalist denied re-entry to the country. fidh.org The Cambodian government's decision to deny British journalist Gerald Flynn re-entry to Cambodia and ban him from the country is a blatant attack on journalism and serves as yet another example of the Cambodian authorities' intolerance of critical and investigative journalism. The Observatory for the protection of human rights defenders (International Federation for Human Rights-FIDH and World Organisation Against Torture-OMCT) along with 19 other organisations condemn this arbitrary (…) | – |
(2025-02-08). Three Years After US Withdrawal, Afghanistan Remains a Terrorist Safe Haven. themedialine.org 
(2025-02-08). Video: US Role in Regime Change — Syria, Iraq, Libya… Webinar. iacenter.org This was an in-person meeting in New York on Feb. 6th at 6 PM EST and livestreamed here. The US was deeply involved in the recent overthrow of the Syrian government and has been deeply involved in the internal affairs of countries around the world including "color revolutions" and regime change operation in every country that will not bow to its dictates. The people of the world are seeing this and fighting back. Join us! This was sponsored by Students for Justice in Palestine at the New School as well as the Bronx Antiwar Coalition, Workers World Party, Black Intifada, Young Democratic Socialists at the New Scho…
(2025-02-08). UN Censures London for Misuse of Terrorism Laws to Silence Pro-Palestine Voices. orinocotribune.com
(2025-02-08). Trump's Gaza displacement plan doomed to fail: Hezbollah. presstv.ir Hezbollah strongly condemns US President Donald Trump's call for forced displacement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.
(2025-02-08). Civil Rights Are Being Destroyed Throughout The West In Service Of Israel. caitlinjohnstone.com.au British journalist Richard Medhurst is once again being persecuted by federal law enforcement in yet another western nation for his reporting on the abuses of Israel and its western backers, this time in Austria.
(2025-02-08). Students, faculty attend meeting to oppose attacks on pro-Palestinian protesters and democratic rights at the University of Michigan. wsws.org Over 150 people attended a meeting held by the pro-Palestinian Tahrir Coalition on Tuesday to oppose the escalating attacks on students protesting the US/Israeli genocide in Gaza by the University of Michigan. Members of the International Youth and Students for Social Equality spoke at the meeting, fighting for an independent working class-based socialist response to fascism, war and genocide.
(2025-02-08). Israel forces Palestinian prisoners to watch Gaza carnage video. newarab.com 
Palestinian prisoners set to be released in the latest phase of a The Hebrew-language news website Walla reported on Friday that the three-minute video, produced by the Israeli army in collaboration with the Israeli Prison Service, will be shown on large screens moments before the prisoners are released. | Israeli authorities claim the video is intended t…
(2025-02-08). Chris Hedges Report: Arab Regimes And The Betrayal Of Palestine. popularresistance.org Farah El-Sharif, writer, academic and Visiting Scholar at Stanford, is uncompromisingly blunt in her assessment of the Middle East. The decades of repression faced by an entire people have produced a fragmented society—culturally and through colonially imposed borders. To help understand why the Muslim world is so broken, corrupt and full of contradictions, El Sherif joins host Chris Hedges on this episode of The Chris Hedges Report. | "The systemic repression that Muslim communities worldwide experience is inextricably linked to the interventionist, expansionist, supremacist American-Israeli Western projec…
(2025-02-08). Gaza ceasefire's fifth captive exchange to take place. newarab.com 
The exchange of Israeli captives is set to take place in Deir el-Balah, and will see the release of three Israelis – Eli Sharabi, Or Levy and Ohad Ben Amin. 183 Palestinians are also set to be released, of which 72 are from the occupied West Bank a…
(2025-02-08). Hamas and Israel launch fifth prisoner swap under Gaza ceasefire deal. aljazeera.com Exchange of three Israelis and 183 Palestinians comes as Trump casts uncertainty over second ceasefire phase.
(2025-02-08). Israeli occupation military says raided warehouse belonging to Hamas in Deir Ali area in southern Syria. english.almanar.com.lb
(2025-02-08). Israeli Occupation Forces Conduct Airstrikes in Bekaa, Burn Houses in South Lebanon. english.almanar.com.lb In a blatant violation of ceasefire agreement, the Israeli occupation aircraft carried out on Saturday an airstrike on the outskirts of the eastern Lebanese mountain range in the 'Al-Shaara' area within the villages of Baalbek district. Six people were martyred and two others were injured, in a new Israeli aggression on Lebanon, in an Israeli drone …
(2025-02-08). Hamas Releases Three More Israeli Captives Under Ceasefire Deal. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Hamas freed three Israeli captives on Saturday as part of a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement with Israel, handing them over to the Red Cross in central Gaza.
(2025-02-08). Israel Obstructing Aid Deliveries Into Gaza, Rights Group Warn. scheerpost.com
(2025-02-08). An October 7 inquiry is key for Israel's healing, experts say, but Netanyahu is in the way. haaretz.com State commissions of inquiry don't oust prime ministers, but are the only tool in Israel to investigate failures and also the only one the public still believes in. Why is Netanyahu so afraid of the process?
(2025-02-08). Netanyahu: Let Palestinians build their state in Saudi Arabia. newarab.com 
Israeli Speaking to Israeli media on Thursday, Netanyahu rejected the two-state solution, calling a Palestinian state a "security threat" to Israel. | Netanyahu, who faces arrest warrants over war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by Israel in Gaza, directly dismissed Palestinian claims to their homeland. | "The Saudis can create a Palestinian state in Saudi Arabia; they have a lot…
(2025-02-08). Hostages Eli Sharabi, Ohad Ben Ami and Or Levy arrive back in Israel. haaretz.com ISRAEL: U.S. Secretary of State Rubio set to visit Israel, Middle East next week ‚ñ GAZA: Netanyahu tells reporters 'If the Gazans want to leave, they should be allowed to leave' ‚ñ LEBANON: Hezbollah condemns U.S. deputy Middle East envoy's statement on U.S. position calling to exclude group from Lebanese gov't…
(2025-02-08). Hamas militants gather near stage in Gaza's Deir al-Balah ahead of release of Israeli hostages. haaretz.com ISRAEL: U.S. Secretary of State Rubio set to visit Israel, Middle East next week ‚ñ GAZA: Netanyahu tells reporters 'If the Gazans want to leave, they should be allowed to leave' ‚ñ ICC: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Trump sanctions on ICC are 'the wrong tool' ‚ñ LEBANON: Hezbollah condemns U.S. deputy Middle East envoy's statement on U.S. position calling to exclude group from Lebanese gov't…
(2025-02-08). State Dept. Plans New $7 Billion Arms Sale to Israel. news.antiwar.com The State Department has formally notified Congress of its plans for a massive arms sale to Israel worth over $7 billion, including thousands of missiles and bombs, the Associated Press reported on Friday. This follows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington DC this week and Donald Trump's announcement that the US will "own" Gaza …
(2025-02-08). The only way to stop the Netanyahu-Trump plan to eliminate Palestine is to begin rebuilding Gaza now. mondoweiss.net 
The U.S. and Israel are preventing Gaza reconstruction in order to prevent Palestinian return. The only way to stop this is to commence the full reconstruction of the Gaza Strip immediately, regardless of what Israel and the U.S. have to say.
(2025-02-08). Dems Support Israel — Israel Helped Trump Win — Democrats Thus Helped Trump Win by Supporting Israel. fightbackbetter.com Lately there is a deluge of innuendo from liberals and loser Democrat Harris supporters that since much of the movement…
(2025-02-08). New Israeli aggression meets resistance by Palestinians: The case of UNRWA. iacenter.org By Sue Harris February 6, 2025 As Israeli aggression on the occupied West Bank increases, the Palestinian resistance there grows. On Feb. 1, occupation forces destroyed 20 homes in a residential neighborhood in Jenin. At the same time, resistance brigades in the West Bank have been more and more effective in their attacks on invading Israeli forces, including settlers and soldiers — killing and wounding many. Meanwhile in Gaza, according to Resistance News Network: "More than 300,000 displaced Palestinians from the southern and central governorates returned to the Gaza and Northern governorates via Al-Rashi…
(2025-02-08). Israeli Forces Assault a Paramedic in Beita, Storm Balata Refugee Camp. imemc.org 
On Friday, Israeli forces assaulted a Palestinian paramedic in Beita town, south of Nablus, and invaded the Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus, in the northern occupied West Bank. Media sources said that occupation forces stormed the town of Beita, south of Nablus, assaulted a paramedic, damaged an ambulance, and rammed a civilian vehicle, on …
(2025-02-08). European Union trade with Israel's illegal settlements: Letter by 163 NGOs and trade unions to President von der Leyen. fidh.org
(2025-02-08). Tom Brady And Snoop Dogg's Super Bowl Ad Isn't What You Think. popularresistance.org Football star Tom Brady and rap legend Snoop Dogg will appear in a big-money Superbowl ad denouncing hatred. The ad is paid for by the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism, a group staffed by Israel lobbyists that attempts to equate opposition to Israel's destruction of Gaza with anti-Jewish racism. The group was founded by billionaire owner of the New England Patriots, Robert Kraft, who is one of the pro-Israel Lobby's most generous benefactors. Kraft has used his power to attempt to crush the nationwide Palestine solidarity movement on campus and the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement.
(2025-02-08). How the U.S./UK Empire Works — as in the Middle East. dissidentvoice.org 
It's shown with remarkable clarity, in the first 14 minutes of this video from Vanessa Beeley, on February 6. It is titled "Trump in Gaza, Jolani self-proclaimed president, south Lebanon and Russia to pay reparations, not Israel: My reports for UK Column yesterday". Whereas all of its first 14 minutes — the entirety of Beeley's …
(2025-02-08). Army was ordered to kill Israelis on 7 October, defense minister confirms. electronicintifada.net
(2025-02-08). The damage of Trump's Gaza plan has already been done. 972mag.com
(2025-02-08). Iran Condemns US' Sanctions on ICC. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Iranian Foreign Ministry's spokesperson condemned the sanctions the US has imposed on the International Criminal Court over investigations of the Israeli regime's crimes, denouncing the move as a clear abuse of power that will jeopardize world peace and security.
(2025-02-08). Ayatollah Khamenei Praises Hamas for Overcoming Israel, US. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei lauded the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas for defeating the Zionist regime and the US and preventing them from accomplishing their objectives.
(2025-02-08). US approves $7.4 billion sale of bombs, Hellfire missiles to Israel. presstv.ir The US State Department announces the approval of the sale of more than $7.4bn in weapons to Israel.
(2025-02-08). The Maronite community sheltering Lebanon's displaced in Cyprus. aljazeera.com After Israel launched its full-scale offensive in Lebanon in September, many fled to the Mediterranean island.
(2025-02-08). Israeli media: "Army" to withdraw from the Netzarim axis Sunday at 6:00 AM as per the agreement. english.almanar.com.lb
(2025-02-08). National News Agency: 6 martyred, 2 wounded in an Israeli drone raid on the outskirts of Janta, Lebanon's Bekaa region. english.almanar.com.lb
(2025-02-08). The National News Agency: Number of martyrs rises to five following Israeli airstrike on the Al-Sha'ra area, Lebanon's Bekaa region. english.almanar.com.lb
(2025-02-08). 'I feel good in Israel precisely because it's not my country'. haaretz.com The French comics artist Joann Sfar has created a graphic novel about the October 7 massacre and its impact on the Jewish community in France. He refrained from drawing the atrocities of that day, and explains why…
(2025-02-08). Prophet Ezekiel didn't live in biblical Tel Aviv, the city that never was, new research reveals. haaretz.com New research cracks the myth of biblical Tel Aviv: How a dark metaphor evolved into a persistent urban legend…
(2025-02-08). 183 Palestinians, 3 Israelis set for release in latest Gaza swap. newarab.com 
The exchange comes despite uproar in the region over a shock
(2025-02-08). From Lebanon, Ortagus thanks Israel for 'defeating Hezbollah'. newarab.com 
The US has warned that Ortagus' visit came amid ongoing political negotiations, with Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam working to form a government. | The US is reportedly pressuring him to exclude Hezbollah, reinforcing Washington's longstanding stance against the Iran-backed g…
(2025-02-08). US approves sale of $7.4 billion in bombs, missiles to Israel. newarab.com 
The State Department has signed off on the sale of $6.75 billion in bombs, guidance kits and fuses, in addition to $660 million in Hellfire missiles, according to the US Defense Security Cooper…
(2025-02-08). Hasbara's Foot Soldiers. dissidentvoice.org On 3 February there appeared in the local paper of record, the Sydney Morning Herald (Independent. Always), a number of letters regarding Israel and Gaza. The first opines: … the more often people hear lies and see troubling incidents like violence and vandalism associated with Jews, the more likely people are to blame Jews for …
(2025-02-08). Seizing Gaza: Can Trump Do What Israel Failed to Do? w/ Miko Peled, Son of Israeli General. soundcloud.com Trump's surreal claim that the United States will "own" Gaza, push out two million Palestinians, and develop expensive waterfront property for non-Palestinians has widely been condemned. But Miko Peled, son of an Israeli general, says this is no different than the Zionist aim for decades—and it will never happen. Brian Becker is joined by Miko …
(2025-02-08). Entrega Hamás a tres rehenes israelíes en quinto intercambio de la tregua. cubadebate.cu El movimiento de resistencia islámica palestino Hamás entregó este sábado a una delegación de la Cruz Roja a tres rehenes israelíes, como parte del quinto intercambio de la tregua que mantiene con el ocupante israelí en la Franja de Gaza.
(2025-02-08). East Palestine gets a pathetic $22M from Norfolk Southern After Town Was Poisoned. indiemediatoday.com
(2025-02-08). London designer quits Westfield mall over 'Palestine map ban'. newarab.com 
A In a video posted on her
(2025-02-08). A Progressive Radio Station Purges 2 Elected Board Members. dissidentvoice.org Two elected members were suspended from the KPFA Local Station Board (LSB) in a closed door session on November 16, 2024. It was a "show trial" that was not for show, not to be seen or even whispered about — a skeleton for the board's closet, and an insult to the "free speech radio" spirit …
(2025-02-08). International Community Expresses Outrage at Donald Trump's Latest Real Estate Plan. progressive.org President Donald Trump stated his intent to turn the Gaza Strip into what he called "The Riviera of the Middle East." Nations around the world harshly condemned Trump's total disregard for international law.
(2025-02-08). Guantánamo: Criminalization of immigration. fidh.org
(2025-02-08). From the AES to ALBA: Burkina Faso Activists Visit Caracas To Support President Maduro. orinocotribune.com 
By Thomas Sankara Centre for African Liberation and Unity — Feb 7, 2025 | In a piece written for Kawsachun News, the Thomas Sankara Centre for African Liberation and Unity shares the experience of Burkina Faso delegates in Caracas for the World Anti-Fascist International Festival which coincided with the inauguration of President Nicolás Maduro. | The towering peaks of Caracas' mountaintops captured the attention of the delegates from Burkina Faso even before their airplane hit the ground at the Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, Venezuela. Venezuela's imposing mountainous coastline is a sharp…
(2025-02-08). Trump Steals Putin's Friend's Airplane? Russia's South American Ally Calls Top US Diplomat 'Thief'. hindustantimes.com The US authorities have confiscated one of the Venezuelan government's planes days after Trump's special envoy Richard Grenell met President Nicolas Maduro. During a visit to the Dominican Republic on Thursday, Rubio inspected the seizure of a Dassault Falcon 200 jet and said that the plane violated US sanctions. Meanwhile, Venezuela's foreign ministry denounced US action and called Rubio a "mercenary of hate" and a "thief." Watch this video to know more.
(2025-02-08). Venezuela Condemns US Theft of Another Airplane in Collusion With Dominican Authorities. orinocotribune.com Venezuela condemned the United States government's blatant theft of an aircraft owned by the Venezuelan State, which was in the Dominican Republic. | Through a The statement underlined that Rubio's hatred "towards Venezuela now leads him to openly commit a crime, illegally confiscating a PDVSA [state-owned oil company Petróleos de Venezuela] airplane with the complicity of the vassal government of t…
(2025-02-08). Al-Qaeda in Yemen says senior official killed in blast. newarab.com 
A senior member of Al-Qaeda in Abu Yusuf al-Muhammadi al-Hadrami died when a motorcycle packed with explosives detonated near where he worked in Marib, east of the rebel-held capital Sanaa. | "By God, we will not let your blood (be spilled) in vain," said the AQAP statement, which was issued late Thursday. | Washington regards the group, known as Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Pe…
(2025-02-08). Activists in Mexico rally against incoming Trump's anti-immigration policies. presstv.ir Migrant rights groups in Mexico demonstrated against the proposed anti-immigration measures of US President-elect Donald Trump.
(2025-02-08). Chris Hedges: The Empire Self-Destructs. scheerpost.com
(2025-02-08). Iran Begins to Produce IrF6 at Nuclear Site. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The production line of iridium hexafluoride (IrF6) —a compound used in the separation of Ir191 isotopes and enrichment processes- came into operation at the Uranium Conversion Facility (UCF) of Isfahan in central Iran on Saturday.
(2025-02-08). Are Twelver Shia Disbelievers? A Second Response to Mufti Zameel. muslimskeptic.com The first response can be read here. Introduction On Nov 10th 2024, I engaged in a highly publicized Youtube debate over whether contemporary Twelver Shiis should be considered Muslims. At present, many people are interested in this debate topic given political developments in the Middle East. Here, Twelver Shii powers (e.g., Iran, Hezbollah, Houthis) have …
(2025-02-08). Sri Lanka : Fiscal and Redistributive Reform: The Burden of Interest Costs. cadtm.org
(2025-02-08). Iran, Holy See Discuss Promoting World Peace. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Senior diplomats from Iran and the Vatican stressed the need for collective efforts to promote peace and justice in the world.
(2025-02-08). Iran's Navy Chief in Pakistan for Maritime Drills. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani has traveled to Pakistan's Karachi to take part in the ninth edition of the multinational maritime exercises AMAN-25.
(2025-02-08). President: Iran Won't Cave In to Sanctions. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — President Masoud Pezeshkian emphasized that Iran will by no means succumb to the pressure of sanctions and is determined to conquer the summit of progress.
(2025-02-08). Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian meets a Hamas delegation, affirms Iran will continue to support axis of resistance, oppressed Gazans. english.almanar.com.lb
(2025-02-08). Maritza Arribas, nueva reina cubana de ajedrez Blitz. cubadebate.cu La santiaguera Maritza Arribas se coronó este viernes en el segmento de partidas Blitz, horas antes de su debut en el Campeonato Nacional Femenino de Ajedrez 2025, con sede en Santa Clara, enfrentando a la anfitriona Melisa Rodríguez. Las restantes posiciones del podio se las repartieron la pinareña Yerisbel Miranda y la matancera Ivette Catalá.
(2025-02-08). Perú celebra el regreso de 552 piezas patrimoniales. cubadebate.cu Perú ha recuperado 552 piezas de incalculable valor histórico y sociocultural, repatriadas desde Alemania, Argentina, Austria, Canadá y Estados Unidos. La entrega incluye una diversidad de objetos que abarcan desde documentos históricos hasta obras de arte colonial y artefactos prehispánicos, todos ellos testigos silenciosos de la rica evolución política, social y económica del país.
(2025-02-08). Cuba's Conference for Balance of the World highlighted in Guatemala. plenglish.com Guatemala, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) A column in the newspaper La Hora de Guatemala, published on Friday, provided details about the 6th International Conference for the Balance of the World, held January 28 to 31 in Cuba.
(2025-02-08). Festival in Cuba to celebrate pairing of classic cars and Tropicana. plenglish.com Havana, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) Classic cars are part of Cuba's heritage and tourist attraction, and together with the Tropicana Cabaret, they will join forces to celebrate the first Tropicana & Classic Car Pairing Festival, the director of the nightclub, Joaquín Yuenking, said.
(2025-02-08). Cuba acogerá la Cumbre Mundial de la Juventud de la UIT 2025. cubadebate.cu Cuba se prepara para ser el epicentro de la innovación y el diálogo global cuando reciba la Cumbre Mundial de la Juventud de la Unión Internacional de las Comunicaciones. El evento, programado para celebrarse entre el 11 y el 13 de marzo en Varadero, reunirá a jóvenes para debatir sobre los desafíos y oportunidades que presentan las tecnologías emergentes.
(2025-02-08). Nota informativa del Comité Provincial del Partido en Cienfuegos. cubadebate.cu El Pleno del Comité Provincial del Partido acordó separar del cargo y de las filas del Partido al compañero José López Zuñet, quien se desempeñaba como miembro de su Buró Ejecutivo, por problemas de actitud ante tareas que le fueron asignadas.
(2025-02-08). UNE prevé afectación de 1 365 MW en pico nocturno este sábado. cubadebate.cu Para el pico nocturno, se estima que la disponibilidad del SEN alcance los 2 005 MW, mientras que la demanda máxima podría llegar a 3 300 MW. Esto generaría un déficit de 1 295 MW, y de mantenerse las condiciones actuales, la afectación podría aumentar a 1 365 MW.
(2025-02-08). Andy Hechavarría brilla en Valencia. cubadebate.cu El triplista cubano Andy Hechavarría inauguró su participación en la actual temporada invernal con una destacada victoria en el Gran Premio de Atletismo Bajo Techo de Valencia 2025, celebrado en España.
(2025-02-08). Diez muertos por accidente aéreo en Alaska, Estados Unidos. cubadebate.cu Un avión Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX de la aerolínea regional Bering Air se estrelló contra el hielo marino de Norton Sound, en el oeste de Alaska, Estados Unidos, resultando en la muerte de las 10 personas a bordo, nueve pasajeros y el piloto, informó este viernes la Guardia Costera de ese país. Este incidente se convierte en el tercer accidente aéreo fatal en Estados Unidos en una semana.
(2025-02-08). Repudian desde Caimanera política hostil de los Estados Unidos contra Cuba. cubadebate.cu La denuncia de más de seis décadas de la aplicación del bloqueo económico, comercial y financiero contra Cuba, así como también de las agresiones de la actual administración de Estados Unidos, fue ratificada en una tribuna antiimperialista celebrada en el municipio de Caimanera, Primera Trinchera Antiimperialista.
(2025-02-07). Moving from a Doomsday Clock to a Peace Clock. counterpunch.org 
This year's Doomsday Clock Statement landed like a damp squib in a Trump-swamped corporate news cycle on January 28th. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists only moved the hands of the Clock forward by one second, from 90 seconds up to 89 seconds to midnight, which must have come as a relief to the few
(2025-02-07). Kamala's Loss Echoes Wendy Davis' Doomed Run for Texas Governor in 2014. Can Democrats Learn? counterpunch.org 
When Kamala Harris lost her bid for the White House to Donald Trump, she quickly turned to Hillary Clinton for consolation. At one level, it made sense. Clinton, of course, knows a thing or two about under-performing as a feminist standard-bearer in the face of a thinly-veiled patriarchal onslaught. But the similarities between the two
(2025-02-07). Breaking: Israel finally appears to lift ban on tortured Dr Hussam Abu Safiya meeting lawyers. skwawkbox.org 
Human rights group urgently trying to arrange access after more than 40 days denial but fate of Dr Ahmad al-Muhanna remains unknown after well over 300 days The Israeli occupation has finally lifted its ban on kidnapped Kamal Adwan hospital director Dr Hussam Abu Safiya meeting lawyers, after more than forty days' arbitrary detention and …
(2025-02-07). Northeast Syria: Camp Detainees Face Uncertain Future. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Kurdish-run al-Hol camp, which holds relatives of suspected Islamic State group fighters, in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh governorate, August 2, 2021. | © 2021 Delil Souleiman/Getty Images…
(2025-02-07). Cambodia: British environmental journalist denied re-entry to the country. fidh.org The Cambodian government's decision to deny British journalist Gerald Flynn re-entry to Cambodia and ban him from the country is a blatant attack on journalism and serves as yet another example of the Cambodian authorities' intolerance of critical and investigative journalism. The Observatory for the protection of human rights defenders (International Federation for Human Rights-FIDH and World Organisation Against Torture-OMCT) along with 19 other organisations condemn this arbitrary (…) | – |
(2025-02-07). Some US Adoptees Fear Stricter Immigration Policies, Mass Deportations. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Buttons is one of thousands of children adopted from abroad by American parents, many of them military service members, who were left without citizenship by loopholes in American law, Henderson, Nevada, June 24, 2024. | © 2024 David Goldman/AP Photo…
(2025-02-07). Protests held in Jordan, Iraq against Trump's Gaza 'ethnic cleansing' plan. presstv.ir Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Iraq and Jordan to denounce the US president's controversial plans for Gaza.
(2025-02-07). BDS Claims Victory in Closure of a Leading Exporter's Israeli Factory. progressive.org Yokohama's departure from Israel is a victory for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions, according to activists.
irishtimes.com (2025-02-07). Trump imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court, accusing it of targeting US and IsraelActions may include blocking property and assets and not allowing ICC officials, employees and relatives to enter the United States. | | The 125-member ICC is a permanent court that can prosecute individuals for war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and the crime of aggression against the territory of member states or by their nationals. The United States, China, Russia and Israel are not members.
(2025-02-07). New ICJ President Plagiarized in the Name of Christian Zionism. globalresearch.ca Julia Sebutinde is a dedicated Christian Zionist who stood alone in rejecting South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. Now the court's president, the Ugandan judge appears to have plagiarized sections of her dissenting opinion …
(2025-02-07). Trump's attack on the ICC is no worse than Biden's support for genocide and impunity. thecanary.co Republican Party president Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the arrest warrants it issued against his war criminal ally, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But it's essential to remember that this is simply an extension of Democratic Party president Joe Biden's own assault on international law. Because it's high …
(2025-02-07). Albanese calls for Starmer and others to be investigated for complicity with Israel's war crimes. thecanary.co UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese has called for accountability over the British government's participation in Israel's genocide in Gaza. But because of the impunity Western allies have given Israel, she said: This is a situation in which everyone loses. Because we are embracing or we have entered a lawless world. And especially for us in […] | By
(2025-02-07). The Right to Remain in the Face of Genocide. counterpunch.org 
Ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to the White House, US President Donald Trump said Palestinians have "no alternative" but to leave Gaza. When the two leaders met in the oval office, Trump declared that after Palestinians from the Gaza Strip are moved elsewhere, the US will "take over". The US president also expressed his desire to transform the Israeli-occupied territory into the "Riviera of the Middle East".
(2025-02-07). Netanyahu gifts Trump golden pager celebrating Lebanon attacks. aljazeera.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has given US President Donald Trump a golden pager.
(2025-02-07). Trump signs executive order sanctioning World Court, months after Netanyahu arrest warrant. haaretz.com The move comes after The Hague issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Israel's former defense chief Yoav Gallant, and was praised by Netanyahu as a 'bold' step that would 'defend America and Israel from the anti-American and antisemitic corrupt court'…
(2025-02-07). Australian university rank-and-file committee members oppose Zionist witch hunt against Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah. wsws.org Western Sydney University Rank-and-File Committee members denounce the victimisation of Abdel-Fattah, who has been falsely accused of antisemitism for opposing the Israeli genocide in Gaza.
(2025-02-07). British independent journalist Richard Medhurst raided and detained by Austrian authorities. wsws.org Medhurst is also one of a growing number of journalists who have been raided and detained by the British state over the past year, utilising draconian anti-terrorism legislation for exposing US, British and Israeli war crimes in Gaza and across the Middle East.
(2025-02-07). Trump sanctions ICC for Israel, US probes. presstv.ir Trump has signed an executive order slapping sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) for what he called baseless investigations targeting America and its close ally Israel over genocide in Gaza.
(2025-02-07). Gaza govt. says Israel hinders 'minimum amount' of aid as scale of suffering shocks UN. presstv.ir Gaza's Government Media Office has warned that Israel is "seriously" worsening the humanitarian situation in the strip by not allowing the delivery of the "minimum" amount of aid agreed upon in the ceasefire deal.
(2025-02-07). Israel strikes eastern, southern Lebanon despite ceasefire. presstv.ir Israeli warplanes have carried out a fresh series of airstrikes on several areas in southern and eastern Lebanon in a blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement with the Arab country.
(2025-02-07). Switzerland probes Israeli soldier accused of war crimes in Gaza. newarab.com 
(2025-02-07). Israel targets Hezbollah military sites in Lebanon, IDF confirms. haaretz.com ISRAEL: U.S. Secretary of State Rubio set to visit Israel, Middle East next week ‚ñ GAZA: Netanyahu endorses Trump's plan to displace Gaza's Palestinian population ‚ñ ICC: Trump sanctions ICC employees who work on cases related to the U.S. and its allies, including Israel ‚ñ LEBANON: IDF says it targeted Hezbollah military sites in Lebanon…
(2025-02-07). Trump's lifeline will keep Netanyahu afloat for now, but in doing so Netanyahu revealed his true nature. haaretz.com Israel must remember that, for Trump, we are just one of his numbers, not the entire show ‚ñ When the stardust settles, Netanyahu will still have to deal with a political landmine: the second stage of the cease-fire deal ‚ñ The threat against Hamas is a threat to the lives of the remaining living hostages…
(2025-02-07). Months after Netanyahu arrest warrant, Trump signs executive order sanctioning world court. haaretz.com Move comes months after The Hague issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Israel's former defense chief…
(2025-02-07). New Israeli aggression meets resistance by Palestinians: The case of UNRWA. workers.org 
As Israeli aggression on the occupied West Bank increases, the Palestinian resistance there grows. On Feb. 1, occupation forces destroyed 20 homes in a residential neighborhood in Jenin. At the same time, resistance brigades in the West Bank have been more and more effective in their attacks on invading Israeli . . . |
(2025-02-07). As Israel bans UNRWA, Palestinian refugees fear for the future. newarab.com 
(2025-02-07). Israeli Army Continues its Offensive in Jenin. imemc.org 
On Thursday, Israeli forces continued their aggression against the northern West Bank city of Jenin and the Jenin refugee camp for the 17th consecutive day; the ongoing assault has killed 25 citizens, displaced thousands, and destroyed many homes and infrastructure. According to the Jenin Camp Media Committee, at least 15,000 citizens have been displaced from …
(2025-02-07). Army Abducts Four Palestinians In Hebron, Bethlehem, And Nablus. imemc.org 
On Friday at dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted at least four Palestinians, including a father and his son, in Hebron, Bethlehem, and Nablus, in the occupied West Bank. In Beit Kahil town, north of Hebron in the occupied West Bank's southern part, the soldiers stormed and ransacked several homes and abducted Rafat Rasmi Al-Asafra. The soldiers …
(2025-02-07). Updated: Israeli Army Continues Offensive In Tubas. imemc.org 
Israeli soldiers continued their aggression on the town of Tammun and the Al-Far'a refugee camp south of Tubas, in the northeastern part of the occupied West Bank, for the sixth consecutive day. Update: An Israeli drone bombed an area in the town of Tammun, without resulting in any injuries.
(2025-02-07). Israeli Army Continues Offensive In Tulkarem For Twelfth Day. imemc.org 
The Israeli occupation forces continued their aggression on the city of Tulkarem for the twelfth consecutive day, amid military reinforcements and the seizure of homes, turning them into military barracks after forcing their residents to leave. Media sources reported that the occupation forces have pushed more military reinforcements, including infantry and armored units, toward the …
(2025-02-07). Israeli Explosive Remnant Kills A Palestinian Child In Rafah. imemc.org 
On Friday, a Palestinian child died due to an explosion of an object left behind by the Israeli army in the city of Rafah, in the Gaza Strip's southmost part. Medical sources said the child, Mohammad Yasser Al-Qadi, died as a result of the explosion of an object left behind by the occupation forces in …
(2025-02-07). Soldiers Assault And Abduct Two Palestinians In Hebron. imemc.org 
On Friday, Israeli soldiers assaulted and injured two Palestinians before abducting them in the Old City of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources reported that the soldiers assaulted Tareq Jaber, 55, and Rafat Mohammad Marar, injuring them before taking them away. |Updated:…
(2025-02-07). Israeli Forces Kill One in Gaza, Displaced People Suffer from the Elements. imemc.org 
In Gaza on Thursday, Israeli occupation forces' gunfire killed a Palestinian father, north of Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. A Wafa news correspondent reported that Palestinian citizen Salman Rushdi Salman Abu Ghoula was martyred after being shot by the occupation forces in the town of Al-Maghraqa, north of Al-Nuseirat camp. Medical sources …
(2025-02-07). Jerusalem Post Targets MintPress After Exposé on Israeli Spies in US Media. orinocotribune.com 
(2025-02-07). Trumps Says Israel Will Hand Gaza to US at the 'Conclusion of Fighting'. scheerpost.com
(2025-02-07). European Union trade with Israel's illegal settlements: Letter by 163 NGOs and trade unions to President von der Leyen. fidh.org
(2025-02-07). Israel Strikes Hezbollah Weapon Storage Sites in Southern, Eastern Lebanon. themedialine.org 
(2025-02-07). Imagining the Gaza Riviera and Other Follies. Philip Giraldi. globalresearch.ca The problem is that those folks who are looking nervously at what President Donald Trump is doing to reshape the Middle East to the benefit of Israel are not looking deeply enough into the US domestic policy changes that are …
(2025-02-07). Israel continues ravaging West Bank, displaces 26,000 Palestinians. presstv.ir The Israeli occupation army presses ahead with its merciless aggression on the occupied West Bank's Jenin, with the regime destroying infrastructure and forcing thousands of Palestinians out of the city and its refugee camp.
(2025-02-07). Over 12,000 bodies remain under Gaza rubble as Israel bans machinery to retrieve them. presstv.ir The head of Gaza's Government Media Office says more than 12,000 bodies are estimated to be trapped under the rubble in the strip, amid Israeli restrictions on the entry of needed heavy machinery.
(2025-02-07). Trump sanctions 'illegitimate' International Criminal Court. aljazeera.com The US president ordered asset freezes and travel bans against ICC officials, employees and their family members.
(2025-02-07). 'My mother-in-law called me a racial slur at first. But she had dinner with us every night for 26 years'. haaretz.com This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: An Israeli septuagenarian who takes all her grandchildren on trips every year or two, and a couple who bonded over their shared belief in Zionism…
(2025-02-07). How Iranian 'agents' are trolling Israel: $20 for graffiti, with a bonus for arson. haaretz.com After years of ignoring fake accounts pushing disinformation on social media, Israel learns a tough lesson: Yesterday's bots are today's agents…
(2025-02-07). The UK must push back against Trump's ICC plan. It's obliged to under the Rome Statute. thecanary.co Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC), placing financial and visa sanctions on individuals and their immediate family who assist ICC investigations against Israelis and Americans. The Executive Order comes after last week's efforts to pass a bill entitled the 'Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act' in Congress. The […] | By
(2025-02-07). We Stand With The People Of The Congo. popularresistance.org Rwanda is a proxy for Western interests in the mineral-rich Great Lakes region. Its military is armed by the United States, United Kingdom, France, the European Union, and supported by other proxies like Uganda. It is closely aligned to Israel and its intelligence and military are equipped with Israeli-made spyware and weapons. Paul Kagame, Rwanda's president, remains a key ally of the West even as his regime surveils, jails, tortures, disappears and assassinates critics; seizes sovereign territory; and violates the most fundamental norms of international law.
(2025-02-07). Influential Saudi Arabia Leader Tells Trump To Pound Sand On Relocation Of Palestinians. popularresistance.org In an opinion piece on February 3, 2025, influential Prince Turki Al Faisal, the former Saudi ambassador to Washington and London and director-general of Saudi Arabia's intelligence agency gives President Trump a history lesson about the Palestinian struggle and the probable Saudi official response to Trump's off-the-wall declaration that the U.S. will "own Gaza and turn it into a resort." | In a slap in the face of Israel and the United States, Prince Turki stated that if Palestinians in Gaza are moved, "they should be allowed to return to their homes and to their orange and olive groves in Haifa, Jaffa and othe…
(2025-02-07). Trump's Solution for Gaza: Make It an American Resort. "Trump Claims US Will Take Ownership of Palestine" globalresearch.ca The US supplied the ordnance with which Israel turned Gaza into a demolition site. | To clear out the ruins requires the Palestinians to go somewhere else. | With Gazans relocated, Gaza will be turned into a resort owned by the US….
(2025-02-07). Three Stories of Displacement From Israel's War on Gaza. unicornriot.ninja 
Gaza, Palestine — "We sleep and wake up in the street living in the same harsh conditions," said Doaa Abu Jama, a Gazan woman sleeping on the street with her family. In the midst of genocidal acts perpetrated by Israel against the entire population of the Gaza Strip after October 2023, three Palestinian women forcibly …
(2025-02-07). Ayatollah Khamenei Stresses Palestinian People's Ownership of Palestine. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei emphasized that the entire Palestine belongs to the Palestinian people, mocking the US president's plan to resettle Palestinians in Gaza elsewhere.
(2025-02-07). Breaking: Medhurst now raided and detained by Austrian police (video). skwawkbox.org UK appears to have incited Austrian authorities to target journalist already persecuted and charged under Starmer regime's war on pro-Palestine journalism British journalist Richard Medhurst has been raided and detained by Austrian police apparently acting on behalf of the UK state that has already targeted Medhurst and others as part of the Starmer regime's war …
(2025-02-07). Gaza belongs to the Palestinian people, China says. ecns.cn Any arrangement on the future of Gaza must respect the will of the Palestinian people, while post-war governance in the region must follow the principle of "the Palestinians governing Palestine".
(2025-02-07). The Palestine Exception to Free Speech is Un-American. counterpunch.org 
One of the small ironies of the Vietnam era was that people who saw themselves as fervent patriots often sported pins and bumper stickers repudiating the First Amendment. That's the constitutional amendment, as not everyone seems to know, that protects five key freedoms: speech, religion, the press, assembly, and petition. What did those pins and bumper stickers say? America: Love It or Leave It.
(2025-02-07). International community should join hands to help with reconstruction of Gaza: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn Gaza belongs to the Palestinian people. It is an inalienable part of the territory of Palestine, not a bargaining chip for political games, still less a prey of the strong， said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun at a press conference on Thursday.
(2025-02-07). Pro-Palestine British journalist detained in Austria. presstv.ir The journalist has strongly rejected the Austrian police accusations against him.
(2025-02-07). Tatreez as defiance in Hayy Jameel's Thread Memory exhibition. newarab.com 
After a year and a half of watching Palestine fall apart at the seams, Thread Memory, curated by
(2025-02-07). The US Shifts From Progressive to Authoritarian Neoliberalism. counterpunch.org 
(2025-02-07). U.S. States with Legislative Efforts to Ban mRNA Injections as of February 6, 2025. globalresearch.ca 
Legislative efforts to BAN the dangerous COVID-19 mRNA injections are now underway across multiple U.S. states, with bills being considered, drafted, and supported at various levels of government: | . | . | . | . | A critical mass will soon be reached, forcing …
(2025-02-07). American Security Contractors Walk A Thin Line In Gaza. progressivehub.net STAVROULA PABST | RESPONSIBLE STATECRAFT…
(2025-02-07). New DNC Chair Ken Martin Must Embrace Genuine Populism. progressivehub.net NORMAN SOLOMON | THE HILL…
(2025-02-07). GUANTÁNAMO: CRIMINALIZATION OF IMMIGRATION. fidh.org
(2025-02-07). ALBA-TCP Condemns Marco Rubio's Statements on Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (+Foreign Minister Gil). orinocotribune.com The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America — Peoples' Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) has issued a statement condemning recent statements by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who called Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela "enemies of humanity." | The Alliance "firmly rejects the hateful and interventionist statements of [US] Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who, in his attempt to justify his interventionist policy, has once again instigated attacks on Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua, free and sovereign countries that have overcome decades of aggression," reads the statement published this Thursday, February 6…
(2025-02-07). US To Seize 2nd Venezuelan Plane Held in Dominican Republic for Maintenance. orinocotribune.com The administration of US President Donald Trump is preparing to seize another plane owned by the Venezuelan government currently stationed in the Dominican Republic for maintenance during a visit by American Secretary of State Marco Rubio to the Caribbean nation. | Rubio was expected to make the announcement on Thursday during his visit to Santo Domingo, the final stop of his five nation tour of Central America, more than a year after Washington seized a Venezuelan Dassault Falcon 900EX worth $13 million. | The US said that the acquisition of the plane, which it claimed belonged to President Nicolas Maduro, was b…
(2025-02-07). Venezuela: President Maduro Appoints Julio León Heredia as Minister of Agriculture. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, appointed Julio León Heredia as the new minister for Agriculture and Lands, while highlighting that León Heredia did a great job as governor of the state of Yaracuy. | "From Yaracuy to the Major Leagues," remarked President Maduro after appointing León Heredia on Wednesday, February 5. "You have everything for this, to configure the concept of regenerative, agro-ecological and productive agriculture, to produce organic food for Venezuelans, the goal has to be zero imports." | The President commissioned León Heredia to recover the concept of the multipurpose, regenerativ…
(2025-02-07). The Trump Administration's Foreign Policy Menu on Venezuela. orinocotribune.com
(2025-02-07). Venezuela Asks For Washington's Cooperation in USAID Investigation. orinocotribune.com The attorney general of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, called for cooperation between the US and Venezuela in investigation of corruption by opposition politicians Juan Guaidó and Carlos Vecchio involving funds received through the US Agency for International Development (USAID) over the past decade. | At a press conference on Thursday, February 6, the Venezuelan attorney general called upon the US authorities "to provide us with all the information of this investigation that they are conducting on US soil, so that it can be assessed in a coordinated manner and we can act according to the terms established by the…
(2025-02-07). 'Brazen theft': Venezuela raps US seizure of plane after high-level talks. presstv.ir Venezuela has condemned the US seizure of one of its government planes as "brazen theft" which came just days after a high-level American delegation visited Caracas.
(2025-02-07). Electricity Crisis Sparks More Protests in Southern Yemen. themedialine.org 
(2025-02-07). UK aid cuts under Boris Johnson fuelled hunger in Yemen. newarab.com 
The UK government has admitted that drastic aid cuts under the former Conservative administration in 2021 contributed to the worsening famine in Yemen and disrupted key development projects across the International development minister Annaliese Dodds described the £4 billion funding reduction as "damaging" and a cause of "chaos", acknowledging that the consequences were still being felt today. | "This had a direct impact on that programme, and we're determined not to see a retu…
(2025-02-07). When Workers Resisted Labor Exploitation At Bronx 'Slave Markets'. popularresistance.org Following the Great Depression, Black working class women flocked to street corners in the Bronx, New York, forced to sell domestic labor for far below its value in order to make ends meet. "They come to the Bronx, not because of what it promises," reads the renowned exposé by two Black radical activists, investigative journalist Marvel Cooke and civil rights leader Ella Baker. These informal domestic workers flocked to the infamous "Bronx Slave Market," "largely in desperation," Cooke and Baker wrote in 1935. | Desperation did indeed characterize the circumstances at the so-called slave markets, in which impover…
(2025-02-07). Activists in Mexico rally against incoming Trump's anti-immigration policies. presstv.ir Migrant rights groups in Mexico demonstrated against the proposed anti-immigration measures of US President-elect Donald Trump.
(2025-02-07). United Nations Censures United Kingdom's Abuse Of Terrorism Act. popularresistance.org Four U.N. special rapporteurs have written jointly to the U.K. government demanding explanation of its inappropriate persecution of journalists and political activists under the Terrorism Act. | They state that those persecuted: | appear to have no credible connection to 'terrorist' or 'hostile' activity. | The cases taken up by the United Nations are those of Johanna Ross (Ganyukova), John Laughland, Kit Klarenberg, Craig Murray (yes, me), Richard Barnard and Richard Medhurst. Under this U.N. special procedure, the letter is sent to the government in question which has 60 days to respond. This letter was sent by…
(2025-02-07). As The Gaza Agenda Moves Forward, The Imperial Narrative Shifts With It. caitlinjohnstone.com.au Whoever controls the narrative controls the world. When the needs of the empire change, so do the narratives.
(2025-02-07). Kennedy on Empire's War Against Russia. marktanliano.net
(2025-02-07). Iran Condemns US' New Sanctions. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the new oil sanctions the US has imposed on Tehran.
(2025-02-07). Ayatollah Khamenei Rejects Negotiation with US. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei considered that negotiations with the US administration would not be a wise and honorable move, saying that won't help settle Iran's problems considering the past experiences.
(2025-02-07). Iran's Delegation Marches in 2025 Asian Winter Games. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim )- The parade of athletes at the opening ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, was held on Friday evening.
(2025-02-07). Ayatollah Khamenei Bans Negotiation with US. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei considered that negotiations with the US administration would not be a wise and honorable move, saying that won't help settle Iran's problems considering the past experiences.
(2025-02-07). Iran ranks fourth globally in Intangible Cultural Heritage. tvbrics.com 
Recent efforts led to the recognition of 26 new heritage files, securing Iran's current place…
(2025-02-07). Why Did Trump Threaten To Modify Or Rescind India's Sanctions Waiver For Iran's Chabahar Port? pressenza.com
(2025-02-07). US imposes sanctions on firms that help ship Iran oil to China. newarab.com 
The U.S. Department of Treasury on Thursday The department's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned more than dozen people and companies in China, India…
(2025-02-07). Iran's drone export 'impervious' to pressures; foreign demand growing fast: General. presstv.ir A senior Iranian commander says heavy pressures on the country will have no impact on the export of technology and drone capabilities.
(2025-02-07). Iran condemns 'illegitimate' US sanctions targeting oil exports. presstv.ir Iran strongly condemns new sanctions slapped by the administration of US President Donald Trump on the country's oil industry, saying they run contrary to international rules and standards.
(2025-02-07). Leader: Negotiations with US have no effect on solving problems. presstv.ir Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says experience has shown that negotiations with the US have no effect on solving Iran's problems.
(2025-02-07). Iran Navy in Pakistan for multinational drills as force takes presence to another level. presstv.ir The Iranian Navy is taking part in the ninth edition of the multinational naval exercise, dubbed AMAN-25, hosted by Pakistan in the port of Karachi.
(2025-02-07). How to Understand the Change of Government in Syria. dissidentvoice.org Houmam al-Sayed (Syria), Namle, 2012. One of the most stunning events of the past few months has been the fall of Damascus. This fall had initially been expected over a decade ago, when rebel armies funded by Qatar, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and the United States crowded around the edges of Syria and threatened then President …
(2025-02-07). Influential Saudi Arabia Leader Tells Trump To Pound Sand On Relocation Of Palestinians. popularresistance.org
(2025-02-07). Paraguay praises sports cooperation agreements with Cuba. plenglish.com Asuncion, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) Paraguayan Sports Minister Cesar Ramirez expressed satisfaction on Thursday during the signing of a memorandum of cooperation between the National Secretariat of Sports and Cuba's National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (INDER).
(2025-02-07). Transición socialista: øPor dónde vamos? cubadebate.cu Hay una discusión medio real, medio ahistórica, que se traduce en términos de " øpor dónde vamos?" en materia de sistema económico-político y que no ha dejado de estar presente a lo largo de la Revolución cubana. Una especie de preocupación "natural" que no ha perdido vigencia y que no ha dejado de chocar con la imagen del mundo cotidiana del contemporáneo toda vez que la teoría del dónde se ha distanciado de la práctica sobre el cómo.
(2025-02-07). "Empiecen por su país": Sheinbaum responde a Estados Unidos sobre el combate al fentanilo (+ Video). cubadebate.cu La presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, reafirmó la colaboración sin subordinación con Estados Unidos y dijo a las autoridades de aquella nación que comenzarán a actuar en su propio país para combatir el fentanilo. "Empiecen por su país. Nosotros claro que vamos a coordinarnos, pero nunca con subordinación ni injerencismo", aseveró.
(2025-02-07). Este viernes en la Mesa Redonda, Historia de vida: Waldo Leyva, salvado por la poesía. mesaredonda.cubadebate.cu Waldo Leyva Portal, Premio Nacional de Literatura, es el invitado de este viernes a la emisión Historia de Vida de la Mesa Redonda que se transmitirá a partir de las 7 pm, a través de Cubavisión, Cubavisión Internacional, Canal Caribe y Radio Habana Cuba y los canales en redes de Cubadebate, la Mesa Redonda y el sitio de la Presidencia.
(2025-02-07). BioCubaFarma anuncia reestructuración estratégica con nuevos nombramientos en el CIM y en AICA. cubadebate.cu BioCubaFarma informó este jueves sobre una reestructuración organizacional como parte de su proyección estratégica, destacando el nombramiento de Antonio Emilio Vallín García como nuevo director general del Centro de Inmunología Molecular (Cim). Maydolis àÅlvarez Tito, hasta ahora directora adjunta de Aica, asumirá la dirección general de esta entidad.
(2025-02-07). Esta tarde, Peña La Pupila Afilada en la Casa de la Amistad. cubadebate.cu La primera Peña La Pupila Afilada del 2025 tendrá lugar esta tarde en su sede habitual de la Casa de la Amistad, en Paseo entre 17 y 19, en el Vedado. Este empeño conjunto de los programas televisivos La Pupila Asombrada y Con Filo y el sitio digital Cubadebate, estará dedicado esta vez a la próxima Feria Internacional del Libro…
(2025-02-07). øPiedra, papel o tijera?: Dos respuestas al fenómeno de la dolarización parcial en Cuba. cubadebate.cu Cuando abría, sin previo aviso la nueva tienda en dólares ubicada en 3ra y 70, se convirtió en la noticia y la polémica del momento. Pocos días antes, en el plenario de la Asamblea Nacional, el primer ministro informaba sobre la decisión de gobierno de avanzar aun más en la dolarización parcial de la economía.
(2025-02-07). Cenesex acoge ciclo de conferencias sobre la resistencia palestina y el feminismo árabe. cubadebate.cu La doctora Rabab Abdulhadi, de la Universidad Estatal de San Francisco, impartió el jueves la conferencia "Cambiando las geografías del conocimiento y el poder: Feminismos árabes y estadounidenses", como parte de un ciclo de tres presentaciones en el Centro Nacional de Educación Sexual, en La Habana.
(2025-02-07). Mandatario cubano visita objetivos socioeconómicos en Ciego de àÅvila. cubadebate.cu Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba y presidente de la República, continuó hoy sus recorridos por los municipios del país en Bolivia, en la provincia de Ciego de àÅvila.
(2025-02-07). Próximo domingo en Cuadrando la Caja: øLa hora de las criptomonedas en Cuba? cubadebate.cu øSabes qué son las criptomonedas? øCómo y quiénes las utilizan en Cuba? øQué impacto tienen en la economía mundial? øEl uso de esta tecnología nos ayudará a "saltar" el bloqueo? Sobre estos y otros temas estaremos conversando con expertos en la materia el próximo domingo a las siete de la noche por el Canal Caribe.
(2025-02-07). Avistamiento histórico: El diablo negro emerge de las profundidades en Canarias (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Hasta la fecha, todos los registros de Melanocetus johnsonii correspondían a larvas, ejemplares muertos o grabaciones obtenidas mediante vehículos submarinos en zonas de hasta 2 000 metros de profundidad. øQué hacía, entonces, un depredador de las tinieblas emergiendo a la luz del sol?
The Iraqi government and the UN have agreed to repatriate all families linked to Ali Abbas, spokesperson for the migration ministry, announced the recent return of 81 more Iraqi families from al-Hol camp to al-Jada camp in southern Mosul, northern Iraq. | "Since 2021, more than 2,600 Iraqi families have been repatriated 
On Sunday evening, several illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers invaded Palestinian agricultural lands in Kisan village, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and pumped sewage water. Ahmad Ghazal, the secretary of the Fateh movement in Kisan, stated that the colonizers came from the nearby illegal Ibei HaNahal colony, which was built on stolen Palestinian …
Dozens of As part of the agreement between Hamas and Israel, 183 Palestinians were freed from Israeli jails on Saturday. | Dressed in stained grey prison uniforms, many appeared frail and exhausted as they arriv…
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz took to social media on Thursday to threaten a former Palestinian detainee with reincarceration after the man was released as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal. | Katz's post on X targeted "One mistake and you're going to meet old friends," Katz 
The Communist Party USA unequivocally condemns the illegal, inhumane, and monstrous proposal by President Trump to "clear out" the population of the Gaza Strip. | Trump's suggestion that the Palestinian population should be removed from Gaza and "absorbed" by Egypt and Jordan is a blatant call for population transfer. The United States, Israel, Jordan, and Egypt are all signatories to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), both of which categorically declare forced population transfers illegal. Additionally, the U.S., Jordan, and Egypt are signatories…
Earlier Monday, the Israeli army continued its military escalation and violations in various parts of the occupied West Bank, causing damage to homes and infrastructure, and abducting at least 25 Palestinians. In Ramallah, in the central West Bank, the army invaded Kafr Malek village, east of the city, stormed homes, and abducted Hayel Hamayel, Ghassan …
Earlier Monday, the Israeli army intensified the siege on Nablus, in the occupied West Bank's northern part, stormed and ransacked homes, and abducted at least two Palestinians. Media sources reported that the soldiers ransacked several homes in Nablus and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards. They added that the soldiers abducted Tamer Thaher …
The Israeli occupation army continues its aggression on the city of Jenin and its refugee camp for the fourteenth consecutive day, resulting in the killing of 25 Palestinians, dozens of injuries, scores of abductions, and the demolition of dozens of homes, amid large-scale displacement affecting 15,000 citizens. On Sunday, 73-year-old Walid Mohammad Ali Lahlouh was …
On Sunday morning, Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian man in the Jenin refugee camp, in Jenin in the occupied West Bank's northern part, bringing the number of slain Palestinians in Jenin in the last 13 days to 25. The army killed 38 Palestinians in the West Bank this year. In a statement, the …
On Sunday, Israeli soldiers killed 27-year-old Mohammad Amjad Haddoush and injured several others after the army invaded the Al-Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron in the occupied West Bank's southern part. Media sources stated that the soldiers invaded the refugee camp, storming and ransacking homes, and deploying snipers on the rooftops of several houses and …
Over the weekend, members of the Democratic National Committee elected a long-time party insider and supporter of Israel as their new chairman. | On the heels of He received 246.5 votes out of 428 cast on the first ballot, a decisive vote for the Democrats' new leadership, tasked with party infrastructure and fundraising. | Martin is a longstanding supporter of Israel. O…
FK Bodà∏/Glimt announces donation after thrashing Maccabi Tel Aviv at home Norwegian football club FK Bodo/Glimt has announced it is donating the ticket revenue from its home Europa League match against Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv to the Red Cross/Crescent in Gaza. The club said that it is giving the whole 735,000 NOK — around …
A former The Gaza Health Ministry revealed two Palestinians were killed south of Jenin, including Abdul Hadi Issam Alawneh. | Alawneh was released under the November 2023 
Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank destroyed a mosque in the The settlers poured a flammable substance inside the mosque in the Arab al-Mleihat community, northwest of "The mosque was completely burned down," M…
US President The report came after US envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, was reportedly working to finalise the exact wording of the agreement between the two countries. | Last week, Witkoff visited Riyadh on a trip tha…
As the siege on Jenin tightens, humanitarian aid has been blocked with thousands forced to flee their homes. Israeli forces hav…
By Did you believe it 30 years ago when they told you that the Oslo Accords would bring peace …
As social movements in the U.S. plan ahead for the Trump administration, we should look to the campus Palestine movement for lessons on how to organize under the repressive conditions we will all soon face.
A The Nanterre Court sentenced the two fans, aged 19 and 21,…
With Donald Trump as the new US president, pundits are speculating about how US policy towards Latin America might change. In this article, we look at some of the speculation, then address three specific instances of how the US's policy priorities may be viewed from a progressive, Latin American perspective. This leads us to a 
The historic Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, which reached a crescendo in 2020 with the George Floyd Uprisings, has been a generation-defining political moment for many working people in the United States. Indeed, the mass demonstrations of 2020 mobilized millions, making them the largest protest movement in our country's history. | Those who once considered themselves "apolitical" then saw the value of political life. Many who considered themselves "centrists" or even "conservative" no longer identified with those labels. Progressive and socialist organizations swelled with new membership and activity, inc…
On a freezing cold Wednesday afternoon in eastern Kentucky, Taysha DeVaughan joined a small gathering at the foot of a reclaimed strip mine to celebrate a homecoming. "It's a return of an ancestor," DeVaughan said. "It's a return of a relative." | That relative was the land they stood on, part of a tract slated for a federal penitentiary that many in the crowd consider another injustice in a region riddled with them. The mine shut down years ago, but the site, near the town of Roxana, still bears the scars of extraction. DeVaughan, an enrolled member of the Comanche Nation, joined some two dozen people on Janu…
Jordan has asked Hamas to transfer Hamas's branch in Qatar has been officially told Tamimi must be transferred outside Jordan otherwise Amman will be forced to hand her over to Washington, according to the same sources. | Al-Araby Al-Jadeed's report has sparked a debate in J…
Iraq's Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr was a leading Iraqi Shia cleric and political critic who opposed the secular Ba'athist government of the former Iraqi presid…
Nine countries have announced the formation of The Hague Group to coordinate legal, diplomatic and economic measures against Israel's violations of international law. | | The move comes as representatives from South Africa, Malaysia, Namibia, Colombia, Bolivia, Chile, Senegal, Honduras and Belize gathered in The Hague on Friday in a meeting hosted by Progressive International, a global political organization comprised of activists and organizations worldwide.
Why has any discussion about Israel, its violations of international law, and the international legal expectations for third party states to hold IDF soldiers accountable not been addressed? Why is criticism of Israel being conflated with racism, even though many Jewish people oppose Israel's war crimes, and what about Palestinians, what does this mean for a people experiencing genocide?
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Asia Pacific Report A defiant Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) national chair, John Minto, has appealed to Aotearoa New Zealand to stand with the "majority of humanity" in the world and condemn genocide in Gaza. Minto has called on Foreign Minister Winston Peters to "ignore the bullying" from pro-Israel Texas Senator Ted Cruz and have…
The offices of the Rutgers academic union were defaced with pro-Israel slogans just before a vote on divesting from the Gaza genocide. This blunt intimidation reflects the impunity afforded Zionists, and the urgent need to end Zionist hegemony.
The Israeli army assassinated two Palestinian young men and injured others, on Saturday, after targeting their vehicle in the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank.
A Palestinian citizen was killed on Sunday evening by Israeli occupation forces' gunfire in Al-Shawka town, east of Rafah city, in the southern Gaza Strip. Wafa news reported that Salah Musa Al-Sufi was killed by the occupation forces in the town of Al-Shawka. No further details were available, but Palestinians in Rafah report the ongoing …
On Sunday evening, a group of paramilitary illegal Israeli colonizers assaulted three Palestinians in Ein Al-Hilwa in the occupied West Bank's Northern Plains. Media sources said the colonizers invaded Ein Al-Hilwa village and attacked the a few homes. They added that the colonizers assaulted two siblings, Mohammad and Hilal Adel Daraghma, and Fathi Elian Daraghma, …
Israeli forces executed, on Saturday, two Palestinian young men in the eastern neighborhood of Jenin city, in the northern occupied West Bank. Media sources said that an Israeli drone fired a missile at a motorcycle travelling in the eastern neighborhood of Jenin, killing two Palestinians. The Shireen Observatory identified the slain young men as Tamam …
COMMENTARY: By Eman Mohammed On December 28, 21-year-old student journalist Shatha Al-Sabbagh was assassinated near her home in Jenin. Her family accused snipers from the Palestinian Authority (PA) deployed in the camp of shooting her in the head. Al-Sabbagh had been active on social media, documenting the suffering of Jenin residents during the raids by…
On Friday, nine nations announced that they have formed the Hague Group (HG) with the aim of holding Israel accountable for its crimes in Gaza and the occupied West Bank and to push for justice and liberation for the Palestinian people. The nine — South Africa, Malaysia, Namibia, Colombia, Bolivia, Chile, Senegal, Honduras and Belize …
Freed Palestinian detainee Zakaria Al-Zubaidi said it was time for Israel's occupation of the West Bank to end so Palestinians could have a state of their own, while declining to comment on his time in Israeli detention. | Al-Zubaidi, a commander of Fatah's The renowned resistance figh…
A 16-year-old Palestinian boy was among five killed on Saturday in The Israeli military began raiding the city in the northern West Bank on 21 January, just two days 
An Italian journalist was the first person to publicly proclaim that he has been targeted by Francesco Cancellato, who investigates fascism in 
GAZA, Palestine | Xinhua | Israel released 183 Palestinian prisoners on Saturday in the fourth prisoner-for-hostage swap under the ongoing truce deal with Hamas, according to Palestinian sources. Abdullah Zaghari, head of the Palestinian Prisoners Club, told Xinhua that Israeli authorities handed the released prisoners over to the International Committee of the Red Cross. Of the …
CAIRO | Xinhua | Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Palestinian Authority (PA), and the Arab League (AL) stressed in a joint statement on Saturday the rejection of any attempt to displace Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank. The statement was issued after a meeting in …
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Tonight at the Yara cinema, a tribute will be paid to the Cuban Tres (a countryside kind of guitar with three strings), with the presence of an exceptional player of the instrument: Pancho Amat, who was honoured at the 20th International Jazz Colloquium "Leonardo Acosta in Memoriam" on the occasion of his 75th birthday. | Manolito Simonet and his Trabuco, Celso and his Changàºí de Yateras, Yarima Blanco, Isaac Mena, Juan Antonio de la Cruz Antomarchi (Cotó), Kay Lions, Maikel Elizarde, Abel Acosta and Rodrigo Sosa, among others, will be performing. | Meanwhile, the Karl Marx Theatre will host the Cuba Vive…
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