Israel bombs Syria yet again, injuring two soldiers
This is the second such strike on Syria in the past week. Israeli airstrikes on the Aleppo airport in recent weeks have caused delays in relief delivery to earthquake-affected regions in Syria
Saudi Arabia joins Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Saudi Arabia’s decision to join SCO, a strategic initiative led by China and Russia, is being viewed as another instance of its gradual shift towards the East. The Gulf country is also attempting to join BRICS Plus
Afghan activist Matiullah Wesa’s arrest invokes widespread condemnation
Matiullah Wesa is a prominent education activist and has been running an educational organization for nearly 14 years
Myanmar’s military dissolves Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy, preventing it from participating in elections
Under the military junta’s newly enacted electoral laws, several opposition parties have been penalized and dissolved
Progressives outraged as Labour Party executive blocks Corbyn from re-election on party ticket
Since he became leader of the Labour Party in 2020, Keir Starmer has been sidelining leftist leaders like Jeremy Corbyn and their supporters within the party
The people of Palestine will pay the price for the delay of Netanyahu’s judicial reforms
Prime Minister Netanyahu avoided a split in his ultra right-wing ruling coalition after halting his government’s so-called judicial reforms by agreeing to create a militia that is expected to be used against Palestinians
Workers launch strike against privatization of Sri Lanka’s state-run petrol corporation
The government’s program to divest from state-run enterprises like the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) and Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) are parts of managing state expenditure as per the IMF’s conditions
UN report reveals complicity of EU in crimes committed by Libyan authorities
Ever since NATO’s invasion of the country in 2011, Libya has seen an almost complete deterioration of the rule of law, with armed groups in control of different parts of the country