Argentina releases last five crew members of Iran-linked Venezuelan plane

An Argentinian federal judge said there was no legal basis to prosecute the crew members, but that the investigation would remain open

Argentina releases 12 crew members of Iran-linked Venezuelan plane

Seven of the crew members are still barred from leaving the country, as US authorities claim some of the crew have links to the IRGC

Iran reprimands Argentina over restrictions on Iranian flight crew

Argentinian authorities seized the passports of the Iranian nationals a month ago, after the plane they were working on was forced to return to Buenos Aires

Argentina seizes Venezuelan cargo plane formerly owned by Iran: Report

Iran's Mahan Air says the seizure of an airplane they sold to Venezuela over a year ago points to 'political motivation'

BRICS set to surpass G7 in economic growth

The latest IMF figures reveal that BRICS nations will contribute 32.1 percent to global growth, compared to the G7's 29.9 percent.

Lula ends UAE visit calling for global effort to broker peace in Ukraine

The leftist president blasted the US and Europe for 'encouraging' the war and stressed the need for sovereign nations to abandon the US dollar for bilateral trade

The first China-UAE gas deal in yuan: A new blow to dollar dominance

Chinese allies control 40 percent of OPEC+ oil reserves, and the GCC controls another 40 percent. With this China-UAE gas trade settled in yuan, the petrodollar today is under serious threat.

BRICS nations working on ‘fundamentally new currency’: Russian official

The US dollar's hegemony in international markets continues to deteriorate partly due to the Global South's refusal to enforce western sanctions against Russia

Indonesia stripped of U-20 FIFA world cup hosting rights over Israel protest

After leaving the Asian Football Confederation in the 1970's for political and security reasons, Israel joined UEFA and now plays in Europe

In a US-China confrontation, West Asia will bow out

A significant increase in geopolitical and economic ties with China has offered West Asian states an alternative to the US, which has traditionally been the region's security guarantor.

Latin American nations condemn Israel’s illegal settlement expansion

The nations stated that the Tel Aviv's decisions are an 'open war against Palestinians'

Pentagon looking to deliver thousands of ‘Iranian weapons’ to Ukraine: Report

US officials see the move as a 'punishment' against Iran for their alleged drone deliveries to Russia

Global South: Gold-backed currencies to replace the US dollar

The adoption of commodity-backed currencies by the Global South could upend the US dollar’s dominance and level the playing field in international trade.

Why the CIA attempted a ‘Maidan uprising’ in Brazil

The failed coup in Brazil is the latest CIA stunt, just as the country is forging stronger ties with the east.

Predictions for 2023? Annus horribilis with some surprising upsides

The Cradle's writers offer up their predictions for 2023. The common theme is massive global shifts, some good, some bad.

Algeria looks forward to joining BRICS in 2023: President Tebboune

The North African gas giant is set to boost its GDP and human development metrics over the next year in order to join the bloc of emerging economies

Goodbye G20, hello BRICS+

The increasingly irrelevant G20 Summit concluded with sure signs that BRICS+ will be the way forward for Global South cooperation.

Everybody wants to hop on the BRICS Express

Eurasia is about to get a whole lot larger as countries line up to join the Chinese and Russian-led BRICS and SCO, to the detriment of the west

Asia’s future takes shape in Vladivostok, the Russian Pacific

Sixty-eight countries gathered on Russia's far eastern coast to listen to Moscow's economic and political vision for the Asia-Pacific

US wants to confiscate Venezuelan plane linked to Iran

Several of the Iranian crew members of the Venezuelan cargo plane have been released by Argentina

US organizes international symposium to counter Hezbollah

The US-led meeting featured delegates from Israel, Saudi Arabia, several Arab states, Latin American nations, and African nations

Biden removes Afghanistan from list of ‘major non-NATO allies’

This decision comes nearly one year after the US ended their occupation of Afghanistan due to the defeat of US-backed forces to Taliban insurgents

Iran applies to join BRICS group of emerging economies

Russia and China have increased efforts to expand the economic cooperation group to counter western sanctions

World Bank approves loan to support Lebanon’s wheat imports

The Islamic Republic of Iran has previously offered to provide the crisis-hit nation with wheat to avert a food crisis

Lebanon extends credit line for wheat at last minute to avert crisis

The release of funds comes days after the bread-making industry announced there was no wheat left in storage and their factories had stopped producing bread

Lebanon’s wheat reserves empty due to manufactured crisis

A multitude of avoidable circumstances have led to the lack of wheat supplies in Lebanon, forcing bakers to shut down operations

Lebanese mills running out of wheat as Lebanon, Syria head towards food crisis

The Russian-Ukrainian conflict is raising fears of major shortages in the global wheat supply

Ukraine war triggers food security crisis in Arab world and beyond

Russia and Ukraine supply most of West Asia and North Africa’s wheat, which is the integral ingredient in the region’s most critical food staple