Eurasia

Ramadan this year starts at sunset March 10. A Hadith declares that the month of Ramadan was when the three Abrahamic Religions received their Books of Revelation. This Hadith, cited by ibn Kathir in elucidating Qur’an 2:185; states that Ramadan is a very special month because this one month in …

Ramadan, which is practiced in the ninth month of the Islamic Calendar, is the most sacred month of the year to over 2 billion Muslims around the world. It’s believed that this is the month that Allah (God), revealed the Qur’an to the Prophet Muhammad through the angel Jibril (Gabriel), …

Gold price has been on a continuous rise recently, reaching a new record high in closing. In 2023, the international average gold price reached USD 1940.54 per ounce, breaking the historical record of USD 2135.4 per ounce set in December of the previous year. Since the beginning of this year, …

In a newly released video, Ibrahim al-Qosi, a veteran official within al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), announced the sudden death of AQAP’s emir, Khalid al-Batarfi. At the same time, al-Qosi announced that Sa’ad bin Atef al-Awlaki, a member of AQAP’s top shura council, was selected to succeed Batarfi as …

Comme il fallait s’y attendre, après moult avertissements des Russes contre la participation de plus en plus ouverte des pays de l’OTAN dans le conflit ukrainien, des armes hypersoniques venant d’on ne sait où ont fini par arriver entre les mains des Houthis. Les navires anglo-américains ne sont plus à …

In a conversation in 2020 with Princeton Professor Emeritus, Richard Falk, he told me that historically, colonised nations that have won the legitimacy war have always won their freedom. Palestine is unlikely to be the exception. The Gaza war, however, is confronting the world with an unprecedented challenge, specifically to …

The fact of the matter is that Egypt’s position towards this conflict was pivotal in determining its dynamics and the arguably genocidal consequences in the present. Its leadership’s hatred of Hamas is entirely responsible for why this country didn’t play a greater role in trying to alleviate the Palestinians’ suffering. …

What happens in the Middle East will not be contained there, so the European Union should prepare for this by reaffirming its values. The second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24 will be a reminder to Europeans that a safe and secure security paradigm for Europe is …

Emerging countries in the “global South” are resisting Western narratives on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, which isn’t such a bad thing. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva created controversy last Sunday, while attending the African Union summit, when he stated, “What’s happening in the Gaza Strip isn’t a war, it’s …

As Tehran moves toward consolidating its regional power, will it agree to ultimately disarm its Arab allies? Can it afford not to? Reports in recent weeks as the Gaza war continues indicate that Iran has asked its allies throughout the Middle East to pause their attacks against U.S. forces, fearing …