March, 2024

• 14 March

  Ramadan 2024 explained: Facts, traditions, celebrations

  

  Ramadan – the holiest month in the Islamic calendar – is expected to begin this year on Sunday 10 March, depending on the sighting of the moon. The Islamic calendar follows a lunar one and months begin when the first crescent of a new moon is sighted. Since the lunar …

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• 14 March

  Is Netanyahu prolonging the Gaza war to cling to power?

  

  Since Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s already rocky reputation was ruined following his defence failures on 7 October, he has been fighting to improve his legacy and ensure his political survival – trying at all costs to ward off an early election that would oust him from power. In recent …

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• 14 March

  ‘Waiting for the storm’: Israelis and Palestinians fear difficult week as Ramadan starts

  

  Israelis and Palestinians are bracing themselves for a tense and ­potentially violent week, with no sign of a ­ceasefire likely in Gaza and calls from Hamas for protest marches around the Islamic world to mark the start of Ramadan on Monday. Earlier this month, a halt to hostilities before the …

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• 14 March

  US targets al Shabaab fundraisers, money launderers with sanctions

  

  The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Monday imposed sanctions on what it said was an international fundraising and money-laundering network for the al Shabaab militant group operating in Somalia. The sanctions targeted 16 entities and individuals across the Horn of Africa region, the United Arab Emirates and Cyprus, the …

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• 14 March

  Palestinian Islamic Jihad calls for Ramadan to be ‘month of terror and panic’

  

  Palestinian Islamic Jihad is calling for the Islamic holy month of Ramadan to be filled with “terror and panic,” and for the first day of the month to be a “global day of support for Gaza,” according to a statement issued by Abu Hamza, the spokesperson for al-Quds Brigades, the …

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• 12 March

  The Remarkable Decline In The Global North’s Leadership – OpEd

  

  A group of young people in Paris are enjoying a drink in a café on an unseasonably warm evening. The conversation drifts into politics, but—as one young woman says—”Let’s not talk about France.” The others nod their assent. They focus on the U.S. presidential election, a slight bit of Gallic …

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• 12 March

  NATO Completes Modernization Of Major Airbase In Albania

  

  Albania officially re-opened Kuçova airbase on Monday (4 March 2024), after transforming the decades-old base into a modern hub for NATO future air operations. Located around 80 kilometres south of Tirana, Kuçova airbase will serve Albania and support Alliance logistics, air operations, training and exercises. NATO funded the base upgrade …

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• 12 March

  More Anti-Russian Hysteria From The New York Times – OpEd

  

  A little while back, I challenged a group of graduate students to find one article in the New York Times written in the last five years that had anything favorable to say about Russia. Their extensive research turned up one article published in 2021 that described the beneficial effects of …

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• 12 March

  The Russian-Chinese-Iranian Naval Drills Send An Important Message But Shouldn’t Be Exaggerated

  

  A lot of well-intentioned folks look to influential members of the Alt-Media Community for guidance in understanding the complex processes associated with the global systemic transition, but these leading figures tend to exaggerate developments for clout, to push an ideology, and/or to solicit donations. The latest Russian-Chinese-Iranian naval drills are …

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• 9 March

  Iran Update, March 7, 2024

  

  Western media reported on March 7 that the United States will establish a temporary port in the Gaza Strip to facilitate the flow of humanitarian aid.[i] US President Joe Biden is expected to announce the project during his State of the Union address on March 7. White House officials disclosed …

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