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Yesterday 19:15
Transparency effort by Reps Massie, Khanna reveals flaws in US DOJ’s document process
Representatives Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie recently pressured the U.S. Department of Justice to unredact names in files related to Jeffrey Epstein, leading Khanna to read a list of six “wealthy, powerful men” on the House floor, The Guardian reported Saturday.
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Yesterday 19:13
Cultural icons and Hamas rally behind UN expert Francesca Albanese
TEHRAN – More than 100 cultural figures, including actors Mark Ruffalo and Javier Bardem and Nobel laureate Annie Ernaux, have signed an open letter defending United Nations Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese against an intensifying campaign for her resignation.
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Yesterday 17:37
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Enforced disappearances and escalation: Israel’s expanding security pressure in Lebanon
BEIRUT — Amid rising regional tensions, a troubling pattern has begun to take shape inside Lebanon: a series of abductions attributed to Israeli occupation forces, leaving Lebanese citizens in a state of uncertainty and fear.
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Yesterday 17:27
By Wesam Bahrani
Will Israel annex the West Bank?
TEHRAN – The Zionist regime does not appear to be moving toward a full and direct reoccupation of the West Bank, at least for now.
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Yesterday 17:24
By staff writer
Munich Security Conference exposes a fracturing U.S.–Europe alliance
TEHRAN – The 2026 Munich Security Conference unfolded as a public display of growing strategic and ideological divergence between the United States and Europe. While officials on both sides reaffirmed their commitment to NATO and the transatlantic partnership, the tone and substance of their remarks revealed a widening gap over leadership, values, and the future structure of Western power.
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Yesterday 17:17
By Sahar Dadjoo
Peace must be shaped by Palestinians, says rights activist
Rifat Odeh Kassis says the Trump-backed Gaza Board of Peace lacks UN legitimacy and meaningful Arab engagement
TEHRAN- In an interview with the Tehran Times, Palestinian Christian human rights activist Rifat Odeh Kassis offers a critical assessment of the Gaza “Board of Peace” amid growing international controversy over Gaza’s post-war governance and security arrangements.
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Yesterday 16:40
Lindsey Graham tells MBS to ‘knock it off’ over growing rift with UAE
Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham issued a blunt warning at the Munich Security Conference, telling Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to “knock it off” regarding his escalating feud with the UAE, Middle East Eye reported Saturday.
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Yesterday 16:38
US military’s use of Claude AI in Maduro raid sparks Pentagon tension
The U.S. military used Anthropic’s Claude AI during the active operation to capture Nicolás Maduro, a move that now threatens the company’s relationship with the Pentagon, Axios reported Friday.
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Yesterday 16:36
Bangladesh turns the page as Rahman urges national unity after landslide win
Bangladesh’s prime minister-in-waiting, Tarique Rahman, appealed for national unity and dedicated his landslide victory to those who “sacrificed for democracy” after the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won a thumping majority.
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2026-02-13 19:43
Munich Security Conference: Merz acknowledges rift in transatlantic relations
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called on Friday for the United States and Europe to “repair and revive trans-Atlantic trust together,” arguing that being part of NATO is also to America’s advantage, AP reported.
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2026-02-13 19:42
BNP sweeps to victory, Tarique Rahman poised to be next Bangladeshi PM
The center-right Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secured a landslide majority in parliament, 18 months after mass protests ousted the country's longest-serving prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, the BBC reported.
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2026-02-13 19:42
By Wesam Bahrani
The fate of the Palestinian technocratic committee
TEHRAN – Despite being announced several weeks ago, the Palestinian National Committee established to manage the Gaza Strip has yet to begin operating in the enclave.
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2026-02-13 19:40
By staff writer
The Epstein files: A glimpse into the rot beneath America’s ruling class
TEHRAN – The newest attention on the Epstein files has torn the mask off the American system once again, showing just how deep the decay runs inside the country’s political and social power structure.
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2026-02-13 19:40
UK’s terrorism designation of Palestine Action overturned by judges
The co-founder of Palestine Action, Huda Ammori, has won a historic legal challenge against the Home Secretary’s decision to ban the group under anti-terrorism laws, The Guardian reported Friday.
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2026-02-13 19:40
King Salman issues royal decrees for strategic cabinet shifts
TEHRAN — King Salman bin Abdulaziz issued a comprehensive series of royal decrees on Thursday, instituting a significant reshuffle across Saudi Arabia’s ministerial, judicial, and regional administrations.
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2026-02-13 19:39
Ansarullah leader warns of a decisive turning point in regional conflict
TEHRAN — Ansarullah leader Sayyid Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi declared on Friday that the regional conflict has reached a “decisive and fateful turning point,” warning that the West is attempting to impose a “formula of total submission” upon the Islamic world.
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2026-02-13 19:39
European powers face backlash over ‘misinformation’ campaign against Francesca Albanese
TEHRAN — The United Nations Human Rights Office issued a warning on Friday regarding the escalation of “personal attacks, threats, and misinformation” leveled against independent experts, specifically targeting Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese.
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2026-02-13 19:39
Former grand mufti condemns Israel’s planned limits on al-Aqsa worship during Ramadan
Israeli authorities plan to restrict Muslim access to al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan, a move former Jerusalem (al-Quds) Grand Mufti Sheikh Ekrima Sabri condemned as a disruption of worship, according to Anadolu’s Friday report.
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2026-02-13 19:38
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Yemen commemorates historic Feb. 11 victory against U.S. occupation
BEIRUT — Every year, Yemenis gather to commemorate February 11, marking one of the most significant turning points in the country’s modern history.
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2026-02-11 17:05
Russia vows to develop ties with Armenia and Azerbaijan after Vance visit
Russia intends to further develop its relations with both Armenia and Azerbaijan, the Kremlin said on Wednesday, after U.S. Vice President JD Vance visited the two South Caucasus nations, Reuters reported.
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2026/02/11
By Sondoss Al Asaad
From revolutionary echoes to regional equations: Lebanon, Iran, and the unfinished struggle
BEIRUT — From the earliest days of Imam Khomeini’s revolution, the Shiites of Lebanon were not distant observers but active moral participants in its unfolding narrative.
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2026/02/11
By staff writer
Condemnation without consequences: Western complicity in Israel’s expanding grip on the West Bank
TEHRAN – Israel’s latest measures in the West Bank mark another significant step in its long-term expansionist policy. By extending Israeli control into areas currently under Palestinian administration and making it easier for non-Arabs to buy land, Israel is clearly working to strengthen settlements and weaken any future Palestinian state.
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2026-02-11 17:01
Canada school shooting leaves 10 dead including suspect in Tumbler Ridge
Nine people were killed and dozens injured after an assailant opened fire at a school in western Canada, in one of the deadliest mass shootings in the country’s history. The suspect was later found dead from what appeared to be a self-inflicted injury, the Guardian reported.
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2026-02-11 17:01
POLITICO Poll: Majority of British voters think PM Starmer should step down
A majority of Brits think Prime Minister Keir Starmer should resign in the wake of new revelations about ex-ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson’s links to Jeffrey Epstein, according to new results from The POLITICO Poll.
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2026-02-11 17:01
Gaza faces catastrophic civilian loss as death toll mounts
TEHRAN – The human cost of Israel’s war on Gaza has reached staggering levels, with the death toll now reported at 72,045 and 171,686 injured, according to Gaza’s Ministry of Health. The figures only partially reflect the scale of devastation, as thousands of victims remain trapped under rubble or have died from starvation, disease, and lack of medical care due to Israel’s siege.
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2026-02-09 22:02
By Wesam Bahrani
Trump, Greenland, and the fracturing of globalization
TEHRAN – Donald Trump’s repeated talks about taking control of Greenland were widely mocked at first.
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2026-02-09 21:45
By Garsha Vazirian
‘Pizza,’ power, and the pedophile blueprint
How Epstein files validate Pizzagate horrors and expose the ritualistic rot of the Western elite
TEHRAN – The recent release of 3.5 million pages of the final Epstein tranche—bringing the total cache to nearly 7 million—is not merely the latest chapter in a sordid scandal. It is an autopsy of a dying empire, the terminal diagnosis of a Western elite class that has traded its soul for the dark currency of ritualistic abuse and geopolitical blackmail.
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2026-02-09 16:12
Israeli airstrike kills four-year-old boy and father in southern Lebanon
An Israeli airstrike targeted a vehicle in the town of Yanouh, located in the Tyre district of southern Lebanon, resulting in the death of three people, Al Mayadeen reported Monday.
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2026-02-09 16:09
Forensic crisis in Gaza leaves over 1,100 bodies unidentified
TEHRAN — More than 1,100 bodies recovered in Gaza since the war’s onset remain unidentified due to severe shortages of forensic equipment and Israeli restrictions on DNA testing, according to Gaza’s forensic evidence department.
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2026-02-09 16:05
Machado accuses Venezuelan government of abducting close ally after detention
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said that her close ally, Juan Pablo Guanipa, was “kidnapped” by armed, plainclothes men in Caracas just hours after his release from an eight-month political detention.