(2025-01-07). Western team pushes for Israeli researcher's release in Iraq. newarab.com 
A Western diplomatic team and local Iraqi parties are in "continuous contact" to secure the release of "Contacts are being conducted by a team from several countries, under the protection and coordination of an international coalition, in an informal manner, with Iraqi parties participating in the political process,…
(2025-01-07). Iraq approves Basra-Haditha pipeline amid regional tensions. newarab.com 
The The pipeline, estimated to cost 5.97 trillion Iraqi dinars…
(2025-01-07). Family urges Lebanon to free Egypt poet Abdulrahman al-Qaradawi. newarab.com 
(2025-01-06). Iran, Russia to sign comprehensive cooperation agreement in 'mid-January'. presstv.ir The Iranian and Russian presidents will sign a comprehensive agreement for long-term cooperation in Moscow in mid-January.
(2025-01-06). Frail Egos and Sandpit Colonialism: Australia, the United States and Invading Iraq. counterpunch.org 
Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard is in the news again. The release of Australian cabinet documents from 2004 — a supposed treat for historians of Australian history each new year — has been given a typically modest, calm and boringly anodyne treatment in media outlets. One topic featured should have caused continued sharp intakes of breath
(2025-01-06). Iraqi PM Al-Sudani dismisses regime change speculation. newarab.com 
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has dismissed speculation about regime change in His remarks, delivered on Saturday during a memorial event for the 2003 assassination of Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, underscored Iraq's sovereig…
(2025-01-06). Iraq marks Army Day amid calls for weapon oversight by military. newarab.com 
The event, under the theme, "A Hand…
(2025-01-06). Indonesia se adhiere a los BRICS como miembro de pleno derecho del grupo (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Indonesia se convirtió en un miembro de pleno derecho del grupo BRICS, comunicó el Gobierno brasileño, que ostenta la presidencia rotativa de la asociación a partir del 1 de enero de 2025. La candidatura de Indonesia fue respaldada por consenso de los líderes del grupo en la Cumbre de Johannesburgo en agosto de 2023.
(2025-01-06). Family urges Lebanon to free Egypt poet Abdulrahman al-Qaradawi. newarab.com
(2025-01-06). Why Be A Doormat? popularresistance.org US President-elect Donald Trump recently referred to Canada as the "51st State" and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as its "governor." While on one level, such ridiculous statements are part and parcel of Trump's political persona, they reveal something deeper about the role that Canada occupies in the American economy and political imagination. This is an issue that the Canadian Marxist historian Stanley B. Ryerson explored in a pamphlet entitled "Why Be a Doormat?" published by the Labor-Progressive Party in 1948. | "Canadians need complete and permanent union with the US… Since Canada has shown that she cannot…
(2025-01-06). Taiwan's former presidential candidate Ko Wen-je charged with bribery. wsws.org Ko is the second major politician to face anti-graft investigations and charges since President Lai Ching-te took power in May 2024. Both have shown an interest in competing for president in 2028, and they were and continue to be Lai's political opponents.