(2024-09-30). Iranian spy tipped off Israel about Nasrallah location: report. newarab.com 
An Iranian spy allegedly tipped off Israel about the location of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah before the latter was targeted and killed in a massive airstrike on Friday, the French newspaper A Lebanese security source told the daily that Nasrallah was killed in his highly secure underground headquarters built beneath a residential block of six buildings in the heart of Bei…
(2024-09-30). Hassan Nasrallah killed in Israeli bombing: Hezbollah. ummid.com Hezbollah has confirmed its chief Hassan Nasrallah, has been killed in Israeli bombing carried out on its headquarters in Lebanese capital Beirut Friday September 27, 2024.
(2024-09-30). SA condemns 'targeted' assassinations, recent bombing of Lebanon. sanews.gov.za SA condemns 'targeted' assassinations, recent bombing of Lebanon | The South African government has expressed its "profound concern" regarding the recent escalation of extrajudicial killings in the Middle East, most notably the tragic assassination of Hassan Nasrallah and other leaders in Lebanon. | This follows a series of widespread and indiscriminate attacks on communication and other devices used by civilians, particularly in Lebanon. | According to reports, Hezbollah's leader Nasrallah was killed Friday in a strike on the group's underground headquarters, where 20 Hezbollah members were also present. | Hezb…
(2024-09-30). Using Research to Uncover Campus Complicity in Israeli Genocide in Palestine. indybay.org Across the US, students organizing against Israel's assault on Gaza have made essential use of power research, uncovering financial ties between the Pentagon and campus labs and mapping out connections between university trustees and the war machine.
(2024-09-30). US Bolsters Forces in Middle East, Issues Warning to Iran. scheerpost.com 
Pentagon Press Secretary U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder conducts a press briefing at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., March 8, 2024. (DoD photo by Joseph Clark) By Dave DeCamp / Antiwar.com The Pentagon on Sunday announced steps to bolster its forces in the Middle East amid Israel's non-stop bombardment of Lebanon. Pentagon spokesman Maj. Gen. Pat …
(2024-09-30). The Pentagon Goes to School. scheerpost.com 
(2024-09-30). Biden Pledges Support After Devastating Hurricane Helene. devdiscourse.com U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Monday that he has communicated with the governors of Georgia and North Carolina in the aftermath of the catastrophic Hurricane Helene, which has claimed more than 100 lives and left millions without power. The president stated he would visit North Carolina later this week, expecting to arrive by Wednesday or Thursday. Furthermore, Biden indicated that he might request a special session of Congress to approve a supplemental funding package for the disaster's victims.
(2024-09-30). Julian Assange's Interview with the Late Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah. scheerpost.com Editor's Note: In light of the recent assassination of Hezbollah secretary-general, Hassan Nasrallah, ScheerPost is republishing this 2012 interview with the Lebanese leader conducted by Julian Assange. By Julian Assange A freedom fighter to some, a terrorist to others, this was Hassan Nasrallah's his first interview in the West since 2006. From a secret location …
(2024-09-30). Assange to Testify at Council of Europe. transcend.org 24 Sep 2024 – The freed publisher will appear in person in Strasbourg on 1 Oct to address the Council of Europe, WikiLeaks said today.
(2024-09-30). Pezeshkian: Iran will give 'decisive' response to criminal Israel. presstv.ir The Iranian president says it is imperative for Tehran to give a decisive response to the criminal Israeli regime.
(2024-09-30). Thomas Merton on US Militarism. transcend.org 27 Sep 2024 – Our Government is facilitating mass slaughter. The two political parties running for President are complicit. The Catholic monk Thomas Merton's writings on US militarism were censored and often forbidden. He resorted to sending his work privately, much unknown until after his assassination.
(2024-09-30). Biden congratulates Sri Lanka's new president. wsws.org Far from simply balancing between the major powers, Dissanayake and the JVP/NPP have made abundantly clear that his government will continue the pro-US line of its predecessor.
(2024-09-30). Israel had real-time intelligence Nasrallah would be at meeting. newarab.com 
The strike, shortly after
(2024-09-30). Same Old Robert Gates: The Poster Child for US Militarization. counterpunch.org 
There has been a deplorable consistency in the remarks and efforts of Robert M. Gates over the past four decades. In the 1980s, Gates was a major player in the falsification of intelligence regarding the Soviet Union, designed to justify unneeded increases in the defense budget. In 1986, Gates had to withdraw his name from congressional confirmation for…
(2024-09-30). Hezbollah top official Nabil Qaouq killed in Israeli airstrike. newarab.com 
Israel said Sunday it killed another senior Hezbollah official in an airstrike a day earlier after dealing the Iran-backed group a seismic blow by assassinating its leader, Israel announced the killing of Hezbollah officially announced Qaouq's death in a statement later on Sunday. | Israeli strikes have in re…
(2024-09-30). World leaders react to Israel's killing of Hassan Nasrallah. newarab.com 
World leaders warned of potential repercussions on Saturday after Lebanese group Hezbollah confirmed that its longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah The killing of the Iran-backed group's chief has intensified fears of all-out war in the Middle East, with states across the region condemning it. | US President Joe Biden however claimed that it was "a measure of justice". |
(2024-09-30). Gaza: Israeli Attacks Devastate Lives of Children with Disabilities. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Muhammad Haitham Hammad, a 6-year-old boy with cerebral palsy, and his mother, Marwa Atef Khalil Hammad, 27, in a tent after they were displaced, following the Israeli military's order directing civilians to evacuate from the north of Gaza to the south, September 5, 2024. Muhammad experiences recurrent seizures and was not getting regular access to his medication. | © 2024 Ahmad AL lulu for Human Rights Watch | The Israeli government's attacks and unlawful blockade against Gaza have inflicted profound suffering on children with disabilities, and explosive weapons have left many ot…
(2024-09-30). Protesters demand end to Israeli arms shipments at Washington State weapons depot. peoplesworld.org 
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash.—An estimated 150 protesters gathered in a county park across the road from the Indian Island Naval Magazine on Sunday, Sept. 22, to demand a halt to the delivery of U.S. bombs and missiles used in Israel's war on Gaza that has killed an estimated 41,000 unarmed Palestinians including 16,000 children. The crowd …
(2024-09-30). Protesters demand end to Israeli arms shipments at Washington State weapons depot. peoplesworld.org PORT TOWNSEND, Wash.—An estimated 150 protesters gathered in a county park across the road from the Indian Island Naval Magazine Sunday, Sept. 22, to demand a halt to delivery of U.S. bombs and missiles used in Israel's war on Gaza that has killed an estimated 41,000 unarmed Palestinians including 16,000 children. The crowd was grieving …
(2024-09-30). Bootleg alcohol kills six in Iran: state media. newarab.com 
Six people have died of alcohol poisoning in northern Iran banned the production and consumption of alcoholic beverages after the Ever since, smuggled and unregulated alcohol has proliferated on the black market, with methanol often added to drinks as a cheaper alternative to ethanol. | Official…
(2024-09-30). Is Palestinian Flag Banned in India? ummid.com A senior police officer in Chhattisgarh has given a statement to the media that he has registered a case against the youth waving Palestinian flags and now the court has the right to decide this.
(2024-09-30). Veterans Group to DOJ: Impanel Grand Jury, Indict Blinken. commondreams.org A national veterans' organization today called for a grand jury to indict Department of State (DOS) Secretary Antony Blinken and the U.S. Ambassador to Israel for lying to Congress, violating the Export Control Act, the Genocide Prevention Act and the U.S. War Crimes Act. In a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice, Veterans For …
(2024-09-30). Biden and Harris celebrate Israeli strike killing Nasrallah and hundreds. indybay.org Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian accused the United States of supporting the killing that took out Nasrallah and dozens of others. "The world community will not forget that the order of the terrorist strike was issued from New York and the Americans cannot absolve themselves from complicity with the Zionists," Pezeshkian was quoted as saying in a statement read on Iranian state television.
(2024-09-30). Soldiers Abduct Five Palestinians In Nablus. imemc.org 
On Monday at dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted five Palestinians from their homes in Nablus, in the occupied West Bank's northern part. Local and media sources stated that Israeli military vehicles invaded the eastern and western areas of Nablus and the Old Askar refugee camp in the east, leading to protests. They added that the soldiers …
(2024-09-30). The Momentum for the Ceasefire in Ukraine Grows. transcend.org 24 Sep 2024 — Yesterday, French President Macron stated that Europe should improve the relations with Russia after the end of the Ukraine War. He has always been an opportunist when it comes to the relations with Russia.
(2024-09-30). Developing: Israel 'begins ground operation in Lebanon'. newarab.com 
Israel is "currently conducting" limited "This is what they have informed us that they are currently conducting, which are limited operations targeting Hezbollah infrastructure near the border," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told journalists. | Israel had warned Monday that it could send in troops to fight Hezbollah, with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant saying near the Lebanese border: "We will use al…
(2024-09-30). Lebanon army makes plea for 'unity' after Nasrallah's killing. newarab.com 
Lebanon's army on Sunday warned Lebanese against actions that would disturb public order in the crisis-hit country after The army in a statement said it "calls on citizens to preserve national unity and not to be drawn into actions that may affect civil peace at this dangerous and delicate stage", following the massive Friday strike that killed Nasrallah and as Israel continues to bombard the country. | "The Israeli e…
(2024-09-30). Tlaib Slams US-Funded 'Bloodbath' as Biden Calls Israel Bombing Lebanon 'Justice'. indybay.org Margaret Zaknoen DeReus, executive director at the California-based Institute for Middle East Understanding, said: "Like Biden, not a word from the VP , from the candidate of joy & freedom, about the 1,000+ Lebanese men, women and children Israel obliterated. Not a word about hundreds of thousands of Lebanese displaced, entire city blocks destroyed. We don't exist as human beings to this [administration]." | Responding to both statements on social media, the anti-war group CodePink said that the Biden-Harris administration "believes flattening a residential area with… bombs is 'justice.'"
(2024-09-30). In Beita, Israel shot me and killed Ayşenur Ezgi with US bullets. newarab.com 
I was shot by the Israeli army less than a month before my Turkish-American colleague The gun Israel used was manufactured in the United States of America, the bullet paid for by my own taxes. | Both of us posed no threat. In my case, I was running away with my back turned. In Ay≈üenur's case, as per protocol, she had stationed herself out of harm's way or any heightened risk. For her awareness, she was shot in the head. Despite my escape, I was shot in the up…
(2024-09-30). Biden, Harris Release Statements Strongly Backing Israeli Killing of Nasrallah. scheerpost.com
(2024-09-30). UAE condemns 'heinous' attack on ambassador's home in Sudan. newarab.com 
The The oil-rich Gulf state, which has repeatedly denied accusations of involvement in the Sudan's army denied carr…
(2024-09-30). Iraq and US Announce End of Anti-IS coalition mission by 2025. newarab.com 
The military mission of the US-led coalition in This was announced in a joint statement from both nations on Friday and marks a significant change in
(2024-09-30). Bahrain: Joint letter on human rights priorities to all member states of the United Nations General Assembly. fidh.org International organisations, including the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, seized the occasion of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 79) to urge the Member States to priorities human rights issues in Bahrain, especially the multiple arbitrary detentions of human rights defenders.
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(2024-09-30). Europeans, Arab and Muslim Nations Launch a New Initiative for an Independent Palestinian State. transcend.org 29 Sep 2024 – Norway's Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said that "there is a growing consensus from Western and Arab countries, and from the Global South, that we need to establish a Palestinian Authority, Government and State, which has to be recognized."
(2024-09-30). Mistaking Militarism for Statecraft, Empire for Democracy and Debt for Prosperity. transcend.org 26 Sep 2024 – No strategy to the war game, no accounting to our economy, we have fumbled and stumbled to the precipice of global war, now led by a Democratic Administration.
(2024-09-30). 1,000 missing, at least 66 dead, as Hurricane Helene devastates southern Appalachia. wsws.org Upwards of three feet of rain caused disastrous flash flooding and mudslides in the region, taking out roads, bridges and towns.
(2024-09-30). Envoy: More 'storytellers' needed on ties. ecns.cn China's top envoy to the United States said he hopes younger generations of Chinese and Americans enhance exchanges and help improve relations between the two countries.
(2024-09-30). Xi pays tribute to fallen heroes on Martyrs' Day. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping and other Party and state leaders attended a ceremony to present flower baskets to fallen heroes at Tiananmen Square in central Beijing on Monday.
(2024-09-30). The Latin American Left amid China, the United States, late progressivism and the far Right. cadtm.org
(2024-09-30). Bihar Battles Grim Flood Situation Across Multiple Districts. devdiscourse.com Bihar is grappling with severe floods affecting multiple districts, as breaches in embankments have been reported from seven different locations. State officials, including Water Resources Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, reported no fatalities but acknowledged the significant challenges posed by the torrential rains in neighboring Nepal.
(2024-09-30). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why more preventive screenings are needed in the Hispanic community. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org According to a recent study by the American Cancer Society, cancer is a leading cause of death among those of Hispanic heritage living in the U.S. Hispanic and Latino people are less likely to be diagnosed with lung, colon, breast and prostate cancers than non-Hispanic white men and women. Dr. Jesse Bracamonte, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, says preventive screenings for cancer and other diseases are effective ways to help reduce these burdens. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute Journalists: Broadcast-quality video…
(2024-09-30). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Minimally invasive options use energy to treat enlarged prostate. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm a 64-year-old man who was recently diagnosed with an enlarged prostate after experiencing issues with frequent urination, especially during the night. What are the treatment options and potential side effects? ANSWER: An enlarged prostate, also called benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH, is a common condition as men get older. By age 60, about 30% of men show moderate to severe symptoms of BPH; by age 80, it is 50%. An enlarged prostate…
(2024-09-30). Saudi Arabia unveils Arab, Europe joint initiative to establish Palestine State. ummid.com In a move likely to change the Middle East politics, Saudi Arabia Thursday (September 26, 2024) announced a joint Arab and European initiative to establish an independent and sovereign Palestine State.
(2024-09-30). John Helmer and betrayal of Russia's state interests by its own peace negotiator. gilbertdoctorow.com As a rule, on these pages I do not write critiques or responses to the writings of others, but today will be an exception. A colleague in Germany sent me the link below to a remarkable essay by John Helmer which is too important to ignore. Then one reader of my essays spontaneously asked me …
(2024-09-30). Knowledge in stages — By Imam Muhammad Ibn Salih Al-Uthaymin. salaficentre.com In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Imam Muhammad Ibn Salih Al-Uthaymin, may Allah have mercy upon him, stated in Sharh Hilyati Taalibil Ilm page 77 onwards, under the section kayfiyyah at-Talab wat-Talaqqee that a person should learn the fundamentals and establish his knowledge on sound fundamentals- the Qur'an and …
(2024-09-30). To combat misinformation, start with connection, not correction. whyy.org Misinformation and disinformation can be a threat to our democracy. It can No one is immune. "We just don't have the time, the cognitive resources or even the motivation to literally fact-check every piece of information that comes our way," says
(2024-09-30). Elizabeth Warren stumps in Montco as county launches mail-in ballot voting. whyy.org What questions do you have about the 2024 elections? What major issues do you want candidates to address? Early voting has begun in parts of Pennsylvania, and Democrats aren't wasting any time starting their door-to-door canvassing to get voters out to the polls. | Montgomery County became one of the first counties in the closely watched swing state to begin accepting mail-in ballots. Residents can return ballots by mail or take them to election precincts or secure boxes across the county for in-person drop-off. | "Starting Friday, you're going to be able to walk in, registe…