(2024-09-24). Iraqi resistance groups decide to 'directly confront' Israel in case of ground invasion of Lebanon. presstv.ir Major Iraqi resistance groups decide to join Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement to "directly confront" the Israeli regime in case of its ground invasion of Lebanon.
(2024-09-24). Netanyahu Plays Chicken. popularresistance.org Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is desperate to keep war simmering along and to draw the U.S. closer and closer to him. At the same time he cannot send ground forces into South Lebanon where they will take massive casualties. | Israel can assassinate, it can employ indiscriminate terrorism and it can bombard from the air, and it has done all these things against Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Iran. But Israel cannot destroy Hamas or Hezbollah, cannot get back its hostages from Gaza and cannot make Northern Israel safe for its colonialists. | Nothing Israel is doing in any way advances those declared objective…
(2024-09-24). Islamic Resistance in Iraq strikes Israeli target in occupied Golan Heights. presstv.ir Islamic Resistance in Iraq has launched a drone strike against an Israeli position in the occupied Golan Heights.
(2024-09-24). Iraqi Resistance Fighters Strike Israeli Position in Golan Heights in Retaliation for Gaza Strikes. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Fighters from Iraqi anti-terror groups launched a drone attack on a key position in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, in response to ongoing Israeli strikes on Gaza, according to a statement from the Islamic Resistance in Iraq.
(2024-09-24). Iraqi factions say ready to back Hezbollah in war with Israel. newarab.com 
Amid a series of
(2024-09-24). Iraq-Kuwait ties strengthen despite lingering major disputes. newarab.com 
(2024-09-24). Iraq's IHEC announces start of KRG's election campaigning. newarab.com 
The campaign period will last until midnight on 15 October, allowing political parties and candidates three weeks…
(2024-09-24). War Forever, Everywhere. counterpunch.org 
Count on one thing: armed conflict lasts for decades after battles end and its effects ripple thousands of miles beyond actual battlefields. This has been true of America's post-9/11 forever wars that, in some minimalist fashion, continue in all too many countries around the world. Yet those wars, which we ignited in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan in the wake of the
(2024-09-24). Radhika Desai: Peak Hindutva? newleftreview.org As Modi's BJP loses its overall majority, Radhika Desai examines the part played by India's capitalist conglomerates in his rise—and the contradictions on which their strategy has foundered. The economic crisis of the parched countryside as brake on Hindutva's forward march.
(2024-09-24). Remembering Hanif Kureshi: The Visionary Who Painted India's Streets. devdiscourse.com Cars slow down, pedestrians pause and swivel to admire the murals adorning schools, hospitals, and homes in Delhi's Lodhi Colony, now celebrated as the Lodhi Art District.
(2024-09-24). More Mayo neuroscience: Brain cells 'crosstalk' and cancer growth; Preoperative radiotherapy survival; Rare mutation causes memory loss. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A brain region abundant in cells originating from neural stem cells is highlighted in green. Glioblastoma cells are shown in red. The magenta color indicates non-cancerous cells undergoing deleterious changes in response to cancer cells, highlighting the harmful effect of cancer cells on surrounding healthy tissue. Already the most aggressive form of brain cancer, glioblastoma can become even more deadly when it arises near the brain's C-shaped, fluid-filled cavities called the lateral ventricles. What makes…
(2024-09-24). In case you missed it: This week's Top 5 stories on social media. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Check out a few of the most popular News Network stories on @mayoclinic social media this past week. Mayo Clinic Minute: What does a diagnosis of dense breasts mean? Studies have shown that dense breast tissue can make it more difficult to detect breast cancer early. Women with dense breast tissue are at a slightly increased risk of developing breast cancer compared to women without, and that's why early detection is so important. New hope…
(2024-09-24). The journey to self-consciousness. onlineopinion.com.au The discipline of evolutionary psychology has shown that evolution left us with neural mechanisms tailored to specific functions that work without us being aware of them.
Director Arash Rakhsha's documentary All The Mountains Give premiered last month at the The film follows two Kolbars — Kurdish porters who smuggle a variety of goods across the mountains between Iraq and Iran. | In this beautifully shot picture, Hamid and Yasser brave a snowy mountain pass and freezing rivers to bring tyres, cigarettes, cosmetics, and household goods across the border. Off the trail, they struggle to care for their…
Meanwhile, Iraqi football fans returned to Kuwait for a historic World Cup qualifier for the first time in 34 years, symbolising a step towards regional reconciliation. | And finally, in a heartfelt moment, 
In a landmark moment for Iran-Kurdish relations, P…
A lengthy VAR review confirmed the red card, a decision that sparked outrage among Iraqi fans on soci…
When asked why his latest map has erased the whole of the West Bank, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu retorted with the most detestable answer. "I didn't include the Dead Sea. It's not shown on the map. I didn't show the Jordan River. It's not on this map. I didn't show the Sea of Galilee," 
The Israeli version of the shooting, which the Biden administration swiftly adopted, was quickly shown by witnesses, cellphone videos and a detailed investigation by the Washington Post to be not only implausible but absolute bunk. The murder of Ay≈üenur Eygi took place at least 20 minutes after the last confrontation between Palestinian villagers and IDF troops. Ay≈üenur never threw any stones and was never within 200 yards of anyone who did. The rooftop sniper had a clear view of where Ay≈üenur was standing, talking to her friend Helen, and she couldn't be confused for a Palesti…
Invention is the mother of necessity, and Russia's response to largely Western-imposed economic and trade sanctions has shown the extent of that inventiveness. While enduring attritive punishment in its Ukraine campaign, the war remains sustainable for the Kremlin. The domestic economy has not collapsed, despite apocalyptic predictions to the contrary. In terms of exports, Russia is carving out new trade routes, a move that has been welcomed by notable powers in the Global South. 
Iranian Kurdish groups nervous as Pezeshkian visits Iraq for security talks | Tehran demands extradition of scores of separatists after Iraqi forces push them away from Iran's border | | Iraq's Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani (R) greets Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian ah…
The US embassy said Wednesday that a blast at The attack came just hours before Iran's new president, "T…
The The plan, which has been broadly agreed but requires a final go-ahead from both capitals and an announcement date, would see hundreds of troops leave by September 2025, with the remainder departing by the end of 2026, the sources said. | "We have an ag…
The "Islamic Resistance in "In continuation of our resistance against the occupation [Israel], in support of our people in Gaza, and in response to the massacres…
On Thursday dawn, Israeli soldiers shot two Palestinians, including a teenage boy, in Nablus and Jenin, in the northern West Bank. On Thursday dawn, the soldiers invaded Qaryout town, south of Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, leading to protests, and shot a 17-year-old boy with a live round before medics …
The parent company of US government-funded Arabic language broadcaster Al Hurra has cut 160 jobs and is merging its "Today is a sad day. We've said goodbye today to 160 of our colleagues. We've reduced our workforce by 21%," MBN Acting President and CEO Dr. Jeffrey Gedmin said in a note to staff on Monday. | "The moves we are making are obligatory. Congressionally mandated budget cuts have forced us to reduce compa…
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After nearly two decades of obstruction by the U.S. military, The New Yorker has obtained and published 10 photos of the aftermath of the 2005 Haditha massacre, when U.S. marines killed 24 Iraqi civilians in revenge for an IED bombing that killed a service member. The graphic images show dead Iraqi men, women and children, many of them shot in the head at close range. The victims ranged in age from 3 to 76. Release of the photos came only after producers of the investigative podcast In the Dark sued the Navy, the Marine Corps and U.S. Central Command to force them to turn over the photos and other records. “…
In the harsh sunlight, the asphalt of the avenue glistens as a discreet multi-story building stands tall in the Iraqi city of Erbil. Its facade is ambiguous, offering no clues as to whether it's a hotel, an office block, or an apartment building. | Its spacious interior provides a little more insight, but at the end of the stairway, an open door beckons. It appears to be an empty house, but on the living room floor lies a spread of mattresses, pillows, and blankets. | Before settling onto the floor, 24-year-old Alaa unzips a blue suitcase and pulls out a handful of documents and small photographs, remnants of…
This upcoming census is Iraq's first in 27 years and represents a significant u…
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By Abbas Djuma, Baghdad, Iraq The meeting of journalists with Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani in Baghdad is an extremely interesting and important event for the region and even the world. And here's why. Firstly, the meeting overlaps with the annual procession of Shia Muslims, the Arbaeen. This religious ritual marks the end of …
Impressions from Baghdad. By Abbas Djuma, Baghdad, Iraq The meeting of journalists with Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani in Baghdad is an extremely interesting and important event for the region and even the world. And here's why. Firstly, the meeting overlaps with the annual procession of Shia Muslims, the Arbaeen. This religious ritual marks …
Can the US central bank control inflation? Or does it want to inflate asset bubbles for the rich? Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson discuss Fed monetary policy and its implications for working people.