2024-12-08: News Headlines

United World International (2024-12-08). Brief reflections on the long period of socialist orientation of the Syrian Arab Republic, 1971 — 2024. unitedworldint.com

United World International (2024-12-08). Brief reflections on the long period of socialist orientation of the Syrian Arab Republic, 1971 — 2024. uwidata.com By Davide Rossi The history of Syria for over half a century has been marked by a clear socialist orientation and in its first twenty years, also of strong cooperation and collaboration with the Soviet Union. This went to the point that Muhammad Ahmed Faris was the first Arab cosmonaut, participating in the Intercosmos space …

scorinoco (2024-12-08). Secular-Socialist & Nehru-Mujib: Identical Stance by Rulers in Dhaka and Delhi. orinocotribune.com By Amal Sarkar — 2024 | The rise of Islamic fundamentalism in Bangladesh is harmful for India, but for Hindutva forces it may prove beneficial. | On November 25, the Supreme Court dismissed a batch of petitions challenging the inclusion of the words 'socialist' and 'secular' in the preamble to the Constitution of India. These petitions were filed in 2020 i.e., after 44 years of addition of these words in the Constitution. | The petitioners challenged the authority of the government to amend the Preamble to the Constitution. Among the petitioners, the two prominent ones are Subramanian Swamy and advoca…

Herman Rosenfeld (2024-12-08). The Conflicted Transformation of CAW-Unifor: A Review of Shifting Gears. socialistproject.ca


Naama Riba (2024-12-08). 'The art world has become a dictatorship of the progressives'. haaretz.com A year after her satirical video lampooned academia's support for Hamas and caused an uproar, Israeli artist Tamy Ben-Tor is displaying new work in Israel. She tells Haaretz how Americans confuse culture and activism…

Howard Altman (2024-12-08). The Assad Regime Has Fallen, Claims Swirl Around Possible Crash Of His Escape Jet (Updated). twz.com Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad boarded a plane to leave the country on Saturday, according to several media reports. His exit comes 12 days after

Howard Altman (2024-12-08). The Assad Regime Has Fallen, Claims Swirl Around Possible Crash Of His Escape Jet. twz.com Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad boarded a plane to leave the country on Saturday, according to several media reports. His exit comes 12 days after

Mark Taliano (2024-12-08). Western-Supported Al Qaeda Invasion Topples Elected Syrian Government. marktanliano.net In an ultimate expression of international criminality, Washington and its allies, using al Qaeda and ISIS as proxies, have toppled the elected government in Syria, forcing President al-Assad into exile. This crime represents the anithesis of "freedom and democracy" and instead displays to the world, yet again, that Empire spreads and embraces terror and destruction, …

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-12-08). Assad Is Out, Woke Al-Qaeda Is In. caitlinjohnstone.com.au The empire notches another win.

NEOB (2024-12-08). SAA expected to return to 100% flight schedule. sanews.gov.za SAA expected to return to 100% flight schedule | South African Airways' (SAA) flight schedule is expected to be back to 100% from today following a strike at the State-owned airline. | Flights were disrupted this week when a reported 100 pilots embarked on industrial action — demanding a higher salary increase. | Now, the airline said negotiations had reached a resolution, with a total salary increase of 9.47% agreed to. | Interim SAA Chief Executive, John Lamola ,said: "As part of the agreement that broke the deadlock in wage negotiations, engagements on a continuous enterprise improvement programme will c…

The Independent (2024-12-08). SMEs tipped on succeeding in the digital economy at Glovo's E-commerce Day. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) were given valuable insights into thriving in the digital economy at Glovo's recent e-commerce day. The event, held in Kampala, aimed to empower businesses to leverage technology to reach a wider market and increase sales. Experts at the event highlighted the importance of a strong …

aljazeera (2024-12-08). Opposition fighters on state TV say Syria 'has been liberated'. aljazeera.com Syrian opposition fighters have spoken on state TV to say that 'the regime of tyrant Basar al-Assad has been toppled'.

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