(2025-03-28). Hezbollah's New Front? Iran rebuilds militia networks in southern Syria. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – A senior Syrian military source revealed that Iran has begun a new phase of influence in Syria by reviving its militia networks in the southern region. The move follows the collapse of the Assad regime in December 2024 and aims to reestablish Iran's presence after more than a decade of involvement in the country.According to the source, Iran's efforts have recently focused on parts of Daraa province, particularly areas like Al-Lajat and Tafas. Financial support estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars was funneled to small local groups through individuals linked to Hezbollah. The goal, the sou…
(2025-03-28). Syria: ICRC president warns "path to peace fragile" and calls on global community to not abandon country at this historic crossroads. icrc.org
(2025-03-28). ICRC President: "We have a shared interest and responsibility to help Syria emerge from the ruinous abyss of war" icrc.org
(2025-03-28). Syria's Economic Transition: From Kleptocracy to Islamic Neoliberalism in a War-Torn Economy. internationalviewpoint.org
(2025-03-28). Lebanon Appoints New Central Bank Governor Tasked With Addressing Financial Crisis. themedialine.org 
(2025-03-28). Afghanistan: Addressing the water crisis for communities. icrc.org
(2025-03-28). Susan Watkins: Baselines. newleftreview.org Trump's second term has begun with a whirlwind of iconoclastic pronouncements and an opening to Moscow that has sent European rulers into ideological crisis. An American-policy aide-mémoire offers baseline metrics for the ruptures—and continuities—ahead.
(2025-03-28). Rohingya Refugees: The Forgotten Lot. ummid.com Three significant developments have occurred in a week which once again brought the much-talked-about Rohingya refugee crisis to the global media.
(2025-03-28). Assessing the new debt crisis in the South [Part 1]. cadtm.org
(2025-03-28). As healthcare crisis worsens, New Zealand government pushes for privatisation. wsws.org NZ's right-wing government is exploiting the crisis of unmet need, caused by decades of underfunding of public healthcare, to divert tens of millions of dollars to private hospitals.
(2025-03-28). IDF warns of crisis: Many reserve soldiers won't report due to recent decisions by Israel's government. haaretz.com Several senior reservists warned of a 50 percent fall in the rate of reporting for duty. One senior reservist said that brigade and battalion commanders are dealing with scores of cases in which reservists have announced they will not report for duty, in most cases due to the violation of the hostage deal…
(2025-03-28). OECD report points to mounting global debt crisis. wsws.org Across the 38-member organisation, interest payments on government debt are swallowing an ever-greater portion of government spending.
(2025-03-28). A capitalism in crisis, predatory and authoritarian. internationalviewpoint.org
(2025-03-28). Darkside, MIKE and Sharon Van Etten: New music amid intensifying crisis. wsws.org How are popular musicians responding—if they are—to deepening social turmoil?
(2025-03-28). The crisis in Turkey and the fight for revolutionary leadership. wsws.org As democracy in Turkey collapses under the pressure of the escalating imperialist war and growing social inequality, a revolutionary crisis with global dimensions is developing.
(2025-03-28). Antimicrobial resistance crisis a major threat to human health. wsws.org The emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains threatens to set back the world a hundred years to the age when even a minor infection could result in a life-threatening condition.
(2025-03-28). Concerns mounting over new energy crisis in EU as Russian gas transit via Ukraine ends. presstv.ir As the agreement allowing Russian gas transit through Ukraine to Europe expires on Tuesday, concerns are mounting over new energy crisis in EU.
WSWS (2025-03-28). The crisis in Turkey and the fight for the revolutionary leadership. wsws.org As democracy in Turkey collapses under the pressure of the escalating imperialist war and growing social inequality, a revolutionary crisis with global dimensions is developing.
Staff (2025-03-27). Syria's nightmare: the view from the country's communists. defenddemocracy.press By Ben Chacko Mar. 22, 2025 Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) swept to power in Syria surprisingly quickly following a civil war of well over a decade. Was this because the previous Assad government had lost all support? Were there other reasons?‚Ä® The regime's downfall has many internal and external causes. Its most important internal causes …
Aseel Saleh (2025-03-27). Israeli airstrikes kill seven civilians in Syria's Daraa, sparking regional condemnation. peoplesdispatch.org
Internationalist 360 ∞ (2025-03-27). The 'Hidden Hands' Guiding Lebanese—Syrian Strife. libya360.wordpress.com Tamjid Kobaissy Border violence and coastal massacres have reignited tensions between Lebanon and Syria, amid concerns that hidden actors are stoking Sunni—Shia sedition to benefit Israel. The collapse of the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad in December and the takeover by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), led by Ahmad al-Sharaa, marked a turning point for Lebanon's…
Jason Ditz (2025-03-27). Israeli Airstrikes Pound Northern Syrian Port City of Latakia. news.antiwar.com Israel continued their attacks on Syria overnight with airstrikes against the major northern port city of Latakia, launching at least six airstrikes against the city, with many focusing on the port itself and the 110th Naval Brigade's facility, which houses warboats. Syria doesn't have a substantial navy, just a small coastal defense force that mostly …
ecns.cn (2025-03-27). UN envoy: 'Revitalize multilateralism'. ecns.cn China's ambassador to the United Nations called on Wednesday for a revitalization of multilateralism and support of the UN Charter.
Javier Arana Villasusa (2025-03-27). Pakistan urges Muslim unity for Palestinians. plenglish.com Islamabad, Mar 27 (Prensa Latina) Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri Moghaddam urged the international community to unite against Israel's occupation and oppression in the Palestinian territories, media reports noted here today.
tvbrics (2025-03-27). Indian Ambassador to Russia Vinay Kumar —Åonfirms that Russian President is expected in New Delhi. tvbrics.com Earlier, Sergey Lavrov announced Vladimir Putin's upcoming visit to India…
Simon Nixon (2025-03-27). 'Rachel Reeves' Unimaginative Spring Statement Missed Its Moment'. bylinetimes.com "Never let a good crisis go to waste", is a political cliche because it captures an obvious truth. Moments of great upheaval create opportunities to do things that might have been politically impossible before. Rachel Reeves appeared to acknowledge that we are at such a moment now with her repeated observation in her Spring Statement that "the world has changed". | Yet this most unimaginative and orthodox of chancellors shows little sign of being prepared to seize the opportunities that the chaos unleashed by Donald Trump's return to the White House presents. Instead we have a government that seems content to…
Staff (2025-03-27). Punto Deportivo: Una mirada a las estadísticas colectivas de la Liga Élite del Béisbol Cubano (+Video). cubadebate.cu Casi al concluir tres primeras subseries de la Liga Élite del Béisbol Cubano, en su tercera edición, es tiempo de un análisis del comportamiento de los equipos, teniendo en cuenta las principales estadísticas desde el Punto Deportivo, en su versión audiovisual. Hasta el momento, Ciego está en la cima, con siete victorias y tres derrotas.
Dave DeCamp (2025-03-27). US Launches Airstrikes in Somalia, Says ISIS Operatives Killed. news.antiwar.com US Africa Command said on Wednesday that it launched multiple airstrikes in Somalia a day earlier that it said targeted ISIS. The US-backed Mogadishu-based government said the strikes were carried out in the Golis mountains in Puntland, a northern semi-autonomous region in Somalia that is not under the federal government's control. Local Puntland forces have …
Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2025-03-27). Palestinian org denounces tortures and health crisis at Israeli jails. plenglish.com Ramallah, Mar 27 (Prensa Latina) The Palestinian Prisoners Club (PPC) denounced on Thursday tortures committed against Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons and the serious health crisis in those penal institutions.
Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2025-03-27). La Crisis Mundial del Coronavirus. Golpe de Estado Global Contra la Humanidad. globalresearch.ca La Crisis del Coronavirus. Golpe de Estado Global contra la Humanidad: | Por Michel Chossudovsky | Michel Chossudovsky analiza en detalle cómo este proyecto insidioso "destruye la vida de las personas". Ofrece un análisis exhaustivo de todo lo necesario sobre la "pandemia", …
Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2025-03-27). The Worldwide Corona Crisis. Global Coup d'État Against Humanity. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca This e-Book is now available in four languages: English (read below), *** | The Worldwide Corona Crisis, Global Coup d'Eta…