The cyberwar between Israel and Iran is heating up

by Dr Adnan Abu Amer

It is becoming clear that the cyberwar between Israel and Iran is heating up, although neither side has accepted responsibility for recent attacks. Things became even clearer when hundreds of thousands of Iranians found themselves unable to fill the fuel tanks in their vehicles due to a computer glitch in a major supply network. It was discovered later that it was the victim of a cyberattack.

The Balfour Declaration: 104 years since the start of the Palestinian tragedy

by Sayid Marcos Tenório

The date of 2 November marks an event directly linked to the root of the conflict in Palestine and the suffering, deterritorialisation and apartheid experienced by its people. On this date in 1917, British Foreign Secretary James Balfour wrote a letter, known as the Balfour Declaration, to the leader of the Zionist Federation of Great Britain Baron Lionel Walter Rothschild, and triggered the events that led to the Nakba with the foundation of the "State of Israel" in 1948.

From punishing the Taliban to punishing the Afghan people

by Ahmed Mowaffaq Zidan

Following the departure of American occupation forces from Afghanistan it seems that the international community, especially the US, is moving from trying to punish the Taliban to punishing the Afghan people. It was the Taliban fighters, of course, who basically defeated US troops in the longest war in American history.

Indian economy woes: The small guy' waits for winds of revival

by By Jayanta Roy Chowdhury

Kolkata, Nov 3 (PTI) A dog-weary Dulal Modak, 38, dropped two wicker baskets full of small crabs he has been ferrying since 6.30 am on the footpath in front of a tea shop off Rash Behari Avenue in the metropolis.

It has been a tough day. Buyers have been few and far between and the endless trudging through the city's streets under a tireless sun, has left his throat parched dry.

The Lebanese people are living in terror

by Dr Amira Abo el-Fetouh

I have become very cautious when writing or reading an article using the phrase "unprecedented" or "not the same as before" when referring to an important event as we, writers, become excited in the heat of the moment and raise our hopes, imagining an earthquake would hit and change all of the balances of power and change all of the situations that we have long hated and called for changing several times.

The Middle East is in desperate need of geopolitical recalibration, maybe it's underway

by Nasim Ahmed

One of the gains from the much talked about American "pivot" towards Asia is the genuine prospect for geopolitical recalibration. As implausible as this may sound, amongst the shifting sands of Middle Eastern politics, at least one part of the formula for engendering the much-needed regional adjustment is already underway, namely the contraction of the US presence in the region.

Afghanistan: Taliban face shift from war to policing streets

By Felipe Dana

Kabul, Oct 4 (AP) One fighter after another, the Taliban are trading in their characteristic long flowing garb for stiff military uniforms.

It is a symbol of the moment of transition they find themselves in: Once warriors embedded in Afghanistan's rugged mountains, now they are an urban police force.

But change is always an adjustment.

Behind AUKUS security pact: a new perspective on the US' rushed exit from Afghanistan

by Thembisa Fakude

The President of the United States (US) Joe Biden has suffered huge reputational damage following the secret pact signed between Australia, the UK and the US, which has become known by its acronym, AUKUS. While the world was still trying to make sense of the events in Afghanistan; the AUKUS Security Pact was presented to the public by the three Anglophones.

Smartphone snitches are welcome in Saudi's surveillance society

by Yvonne Ridley

Smartphone technology has revolutionised our lives in many ways that go well beyond telephone calls for the millions who use them. Many of us have become amateur photographers, capturing those special moments which can be uploaded onto social networks within seconds.

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