Khuloud Rabah Sulaiman

Jan 31, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Vijay Prashad |Dan Lieberman |Khuloud Rabah Sulaiman |Ramzy Baroud

WASHINGTON —Five peace activists were arrested today as CODEPINK and other organizations disrupted the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing titled “UNRWA Exposed: Examining the Agency’s Mission and Failures.” The protest aimed to draw attention to the urgent need for humanitarian aid in Gaza. The disruption comes in the wake of the International Court of Justice’s recent ruling, which found South Africa’s charge of genocide against Israel to be credible.

Jan 31, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Khuloud Rabah Sulaiman |Salma Yaseen |Ramzy Baroud |Dan Corjescu

by Khuloud Rabah Sulaiman and Salma YaseenFinding clean and safe drinking water in Gaza has become nearly impossible. Aref Abed, 60, lives in Gaza City’s al-Yarmouk neighborhood. Typically, Abed would fill his 1,500-liter barrel with desalinated water from a desalination truck. Yet this is no longer an option. The desalination plants are closed entirely or operating at extremely limited capacity due to a lack of electricity and fuel.

Dec 19, 2023 | countercurrents.org | Countercurrents Collective |Justin Podur |Farooque Chowdhury |Khuloud Rabah Sulaiman

Western currencies have almost been completely phased out in Russia-China trade, as nearly all payments between the countries are now carried out in rubles and yuan, according to Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. The statement was made during a meeting on Tuesday with his Chinese counterpart, Li Qiang. The Russian PM is on a two-day visit to Beijing for a scheduled meeting of Russian and Chinese heads of government.

Dec 19, 2023 | countercurrents.org | Countercurrents Collective |Richard D. Wolff |Khuloud Rabah Sulaiman |James Rothenberg

Citing data from national statistics offices, the Financial Times reported on Monday: The world’s corporate sector has been hit by a wave of bankruptcies occurring at a double-digit pace unseen in decades,. Business insolvencies in the U.S. saw a year-on-year surge of 30% in the 12 months through September, while in Germany, the EU’s biggest economy, the number of reported bankruptcies increased by 25% from January to September compared to the same period a year ago.

Dec 19, 2023 | countercurrents.org | Khuloud Rabah Sulaiman |James Rothenberg |Karyn Pomerantz |Ranjan Solomon

It was 6:00 am on 15 December, when my mother woke me to take our turn in the line at a nearby bakery, 15 minutes away on foot. There are two lines, one for women and one for men. My mother was number 29, I number 30. We had arrived before the bakery opened to ensure our turn. The number of waiting men soon tripled, far surpassing the number of women.