September 13, 1993, was a day of Palestinian jubilation and hope.

Last week, the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People called for Israel's "immediate and unconditional" pull out from East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza.

The enlargement of the five member BRICS bloc amounts to a challenge to US hegemony, especially in this region.

The UN has estimated that "one in every 23 people" in the world needs humanitarian assistance. This means that this year, "a record 339 million people [which amounts to a significant increase" (65 million) from 274 million early in 2022.

The revelation that the US and Iran have agreed to exchange prisoners and the US will release $6 billion in Iranian funds blocked in Korean banks should defuse rising tensions between Washington and Tehran.

Last week's court appearance by Donald Trump in Washington was his third in four months. He faces 44 federal charges and 34 state charges in three jurisdictions, the nation's capital, Miami and New York City.

This weekend's meeting in Jeddah of officials from a wide range of countries aims at formulating a common approach to peacemaking between Ukraine and Russia.

The Israeli Knesset's adoption of a law curbing the authority of the country's courts to check "unreasonable" policies of the executive and legislature was no surprise. Prime Minister Benjamin's hard-right coalition has the votes, 64 in the 120 seat Knesset, to pass the measure.

Iran’s morality police have resumed foot and vehicle patrols with the aim of enforcing the clerical government’s mandatory headscarf/hijab codes.