Editorial Is Bibi going to lose miserably? It is too early to predict, but something unusual is happening in Israel. Voters are turning out in numbers not seen for decades, making this
At the time of writing, tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have escalated dramatically, with Afghanistan reportedly firing at Pakistani jets over Kabul after explosions and gunfire shook the capital on March 1,
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Over the last thousands of years, historical events have repeatedly proven that wars have never solved any problem or settled any issue; they have only resulted in more wars, making the world
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Having just formed the Board of Peace, the United States and Israel have begun the board’s first war, this time on Iran. The US-Israel attack launched early on February 28, on sites
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The Crisis The recent escalation of hostilities between Iran, the United States, and Israel has precipitated a profound disruption across the global civil aviation landscape, demonstrating with sobering clarity the fragility of
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Three US F-15E fighter jets were shot down over Kuwait on December 1st by Kuwaiti air defense systems. While an accidental shootdown can happen at any time in a complex warfighting environment,
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Qatar halted production at its liquefied natural gas facilities on Monday after Iranian drone attacks targeted the sprawling Ras Laffan complex, which hosts the country’s massive gas trains responsible for supercooling natural
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Amazon’s newly launched cloud-computing facilities in the United Arab Emirates faced significant disruptions on Monday after unidentified objects hit one of its data centers, igniting a fire on Sunday. Authorities were forced
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Global energy markets jolted sharply upward following the weekend offensive by United States and Israel against Iran, with investors focusing on the vulnerability of the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow maritime corridor
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In July 1987, as South Asia watched a brutal ethnic conflict spiral in northern Sri Lanka, an agreement signed between Sri Lankan President J. R. Jayewardene and Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi
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In the charged political climate of Sri Lanka’s 1965 general election, few could have imagined that a spontaneous sound uttered in a courtroom would become part of the island’s political folklore. Yet
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A dramatic and deadly plot to challenge Cuba’s ruling authorities has thrust Maritza Lugo Fernández, a Florida-based mother of two and former political prisoner, into the global spotlight. According to reports cited
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Even before any retaliatory action by the Houthis over the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, major shipping companies are already altering their routes in response to the growing conflict in
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China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) is convening this week, bringing together roughly 3,000 representatives to approve the country’s five-year economic blueprint, which aims to transform China into a technological superpower capable of
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India’s lucrative basmati rice exports, valued at nearly $6 billion for FY25, are facing an unprecedented threat as escalating tensions in West Asia disrupt shipping and raise logistics costs. Exporters are meeting
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For decades, Palestinians have recounted the story of 1948—the Nakba, or “catastrophe”—when hundreds of thousands were expelled from their homes and villages during the creation of Israel. Now, thousands of newly discovered
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