Meta overturns decision to remove ‘Death to Khamenei’ posts

The Metaverse company explained that the phrase is not a literal threat to the Iranian supreme leader

UAE becomes Russian gold trade hub due to western sanctions

The wealthy Gulf state has become an important outlet for Russian trade and investment following the imposition of western sanctions due to Russia’s war with Ukraine

Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque ahead of ultranationalist ‘Flag March’

The occupied city of Jerusalem is in a state of elevated tension due to Israel’s militarized presence ahead of the flag march

De-dollarization kicks into high gear

The US dollar is essential to US global power projection. But in 2022, the dollar share of reserve currencies slid 10 times faster than the average in the past two decades.

US imposes sanctions on UAE, Turkish-based entities

The US Treasury also accused the 120 sanctioned entities of violating their export controls

Biden never followed through with threats to ‘reassess’ US-Saudi relationship: Politico

US arms sales to Saudi Arabia, not oil production, remains the basis of strong US-Saudi ties

Washington used 300 tons of depleted uranium in Iraq: Moscow

As the world observes the 20th anniversary of the Iraq war, western officials have tried to whitewash the devastating effects depleted uranium can have on the civilian population

Turkiye halts transit of western commodities to Russia

Prominent Turkish exporter disclosed that commodities from the EU, US, and UK were prohibited to be sent to Russia as of 1 March

Russia coordinating four-way meeting with Turkish, Syrian, Iranian officials

Syrian officials remain adamant about participating in the meeting without first receiving guarantees from Turkiye to end its occupation of northern Syria

Turkish border guards ‘torture’ two Syrians to death

According to the reports, the same guards beat up a group of youths, including a child

Sergey Glazyev: ‘The road to financial multipolarity will be long and rocky’

In an exclusive interview with The Cradle, Russia's top macroeconomics strategist criticizes Moscow's slow pace of financial reform and warns there will be no new global currency without Beijing.

US considers refusing Israeli minister visa after call to ‘wipe out’ Huwara

The Israel Policy Forum, a left-wing US Jewish group, also issued a statement opposing Smotrich’s upcoming visit

Iran discovers world’s second largest lithium reserve

Iran's lithium deposits are estimated at 8.5 million metric tons, which would make it the world's second largest lithium reserve after Chile

Israel frees settlers arrested for pogrom in Huwara

Despite growing international condemnation, officials in the far-right Israeli government have called on Palestinian villages to be 'burned' and 'erased'

Death toll of sunken Mediterranean migrant ship reaches 62

The migration crisis has intensified over the past decade, as many migrants flee not only poverty but also conflicts initiated by EU members Britain and France in cooperation with the United States

Iran’s pursuit of soft power in the Balkans

The Balkans presents a crucial junction for Tehran as an access point to Western Europe and an avenue for advancing its regional political and economic interests.

Germany may repurchase artillery systems from Qatar to send to Ukraine

The SPAAG systems were initially sold to Qatar in 2020 for ensured security at the 2022 World Cup tournament

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.

Saudi Arabia plans to enrich uranium for nuclear fuel

The kingdom recently discovered 'significant quantities' of valuable minerals in its land which it plans to use to further its renewable energy agenda

WhatsApp sues Israeli spyware company

US President Biden approved the federal court's investigation into the activities of Israel's NSO Group, a spyware company with ties to the Israeli ministry of defense

Oman inks LNG deal with Japan to export 2.35m tonnes annually

The contracts, effective as of 2025, will boost Japan's energy security

Iran, Syria, Yemen: Twitter’s collaboration with the US military in information warfare

The damning exposure of collusion between the Pentagon and Twitter raises further suspicions about Washington’s ongoing online operations in West Asia.

Japan extends crude storage deal with Aramco

The agreement leases 13 national crude oil stockpiling tanks to Aramco at the Okinawa CTS Corporation base

The Global South births a new game-changing payment system    

Challenging the western monetary system, the Eurasia Economic Union is leading the Global South toward a new common payment system to bypass the US Dollar.

Goodbye G20, hello BRICS+

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

Israel plays big at COP27, while greenwashing human rights abuses

Israel stands accused of planting trees over stolen Palestinian land to cover up ethnic cleansing

Bahrain, Israel sign agricultural cooperation agreement

Recent trade deals between Israel, the UAE and Bahrain are the result of the Abraham accords, which brought the gulf states closer to Israel in an effort to normalize ties

Terror on Crimea Bridge forces Russia to unleash Shock’n Awe

The western narrative of a 'losing Russia' has just been decimated by Moscow's blitzkrieg against Ukraine and its foreign-backed terror operations

Michael Hudson: A roadmap to escape the west’s stranglehold

The geoeconomic pathway away from the neoliberal order is fraught with peril, but the rewards in establishing an alternative system are as promising as they are urgent

Who profits from Pipeline Terror?

Secret talks between Russia and Germany to resolve their Nord Stream 1 and 2 issues had to be averted at any cost