Palestinian baby shot dead by Israeli troops in occupied West Bank
Lorenzo Tondo
The Guardian / June 6, 2026
The seven-month-old, Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, was in his mother’s arms when soldiers fired on family in Hebron/Al-Khalil.
Jerusalem...
How the war in Iran is transforming the global economy
Isaac Chotiner
The New Yorker / June 6, 2026
The green-energy industry, and China, may be the biggest beneficiaries.
This week, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and...
The four ICC judges sanctioned by the US for Palestine and Afghanistan work
MEE staff
Middle East Eye / June 6, 2025
Top jurists from Benin, Peru, Slovenia and Uganda are the subject of the latest sanctions imposed by...
Blackouts, hyperinflation, dissent: Iran considers perilous prospect of peace
Patrick Wintour
The Guardian / June 6, 2026
Conditions that led to bloody prewar protests have been made worse, commentators say.
Iran is already preparing for the...
Kuwait and Bahrain targeted by Iran after exchange of fire with US
William Christou
The Guardian / June 6, 2026
Iran attacks American bases in Gulf states after Washington shoots down drones and strikes Iranian radar sites.
Beirut –...
Gaza: a meditation on spirit and survival
Reza Behnam
CounterPunch / June 5, 2026
The images that have emerged from Gaza reveal the anatomy of a desolate landscape that defies human comprehension. Nothing...
World nears oil operational floor, $200/b without Hormuz deal
Juan Cole
Informed Comment / June 5, 2026
Ann Arbor – The International Energy Agency has made its May report free to download, and the news...
How a shortage of gas, engine oil and spare parts is grinding Gaza to...
Seham Tantesh
The Guardian / June 5, 2026
With food and medicine already scarce, emergency services, bakeries and water supplies are increasingly being pushed to the...
What are the Lebanon-Israel ‘pilot zones’ in the US ceasefire plan ?
Sarah Khalil
The New Arab / June 5, 2026
London – At the heart of the latest Lebanon-Israel ceasefire proposal is a vague concept that could...
From exporting spyware to surveilling activists – how democracies became the new digital authoritarians
Ihsan Yilmaz & Nicholas Morieson
The Conversation / June 5, 2026
“Digital authoritarianism” refers to governments using technology for surveillance and censorship to repress dissent.
China remains...
