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Kenya’s newly signed preliminary bilateral trade agreement with China, granting zero-duty market access to 98.2 percent of Kenyan exports, marks...
The latest hearings in the Rohingya genocide case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) did not unfold as many observers of international...
When European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen declared in New Delhi, “We did it, we delivered the mother of all deals,” her exuberance...
A London-based lobbying firm closely associated with the Labour Party is facing mounting scrutiny after details emerged suggesting it is offering...
In an era marked by geopolitical fragmentation, weakening institutions, and growing distrust between major powers, durable partnerships are becoming...
German prosecutors’ latest raid on Deutsche Bank offices has once again placed Germany’s largest lender under an uncomfortable spotlight, reviving...
Europe’s highest human rights tribunal has ruled that Azerbaijan deliberately misused its criminal justice system to silence one of the country’s...
Tensions have emerged between Germany and the United States following comments made by US President Donald Trump that were widely perceived by NATO...
If the world manages to navigate the coming decade without catastrophic collapse, historians may look back on the second Trump administration with a...
Nothing is more dangerous to a state than a temporary economic crisis-except the moment when the rule of law ceases to function as a binding authority...
The question of integrating the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into the Syrian state has moved from a distant possibility to an immediate strategic...
One year into the term of Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, Lebanon finds itself navigating one of the most fragile and contradictory moments in its...
India’s central bank is exploring a significant shift in how cross-border payments could function within the BRICS bloc, signaling a broader...
Turkish authorities have once again drawn attention to the country’s tightening controls over digital media by blocking access to dozens of...
More than a year after a fragile ceasefire halted large-scale hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, Lebanon finds itself in an unfamiliar...
Cyprus has been plunged into political turmoil following the resignation of the country’s first lady and a senior presidential aide after the...
Libya has ceased to function as a mere corridor between Africa and Europe. It is no longer simply a place migrants pass through on their way north....
Iran is witnessing one of its most intense waves of unrest in years, as nationwide anti-government protests fueled by deepening economic hardship have...
The Middle East has long been a region defined by complexity, fragility, and geopolitical competition. Recent events, however, have underscored a...
Portugal’s most powerful investigative prosecutors have taken over a money laundering probe involving a Ukrainian film producer tied to an alleged...
In the digital age, consciousness is no longer merely a philosophical or cultural concept; it has become a strategic asset. In the Arab world, the...
North Africa enters 2026 carrying a paradox that is increasingly difficult to ignore. On the surface, the region appears relatively stable compared...
As 2025 gave way to 2026, millions of people across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and the wider Arab world marked the transition into...
In 2026, the United Kingdom will quietly pass a milestone that few of its political architects once imagined would be marked by such widespread...
For more than six years, Lebanon has lived through what would normally be considered an impossible experiment: a society operating with a hollowed-out...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has accused the European Union of emerging as the primary obstacle to a peaceful settlement of the Ukraine...
Myanmar’s military junta has pushed ahead with the first phase of its long-promised general election, closing the initial round on December 28 amid...
Britain’s long-running cost-of-living crisis is no longer a temporary shock but a structural decline, according to a stark new forecast from the...
The recent confirmation that Hezbollah is no longer present south of the Litani River marks a pivotal moment in Lebanon’s long and painful struggle...
The United States’ escalating actions against Venezuela have triggered growing alarm across the international community, not only because of their...
History is rarely kind to years marked by unrestrained violence, political cynicism, and international hypocrisy. In the Middle East, 2025 is already...
Russia is positioning Africa as a central pillar of its evolving foreign policy, with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov declaring that...
The Trump administration’s newly released National Security Strategy marks a decisive break from the assumptions that have guided US foreign policy...
The recent boycott of Lebanon’s parliamentary plenary session by the Lebanese Forces and the Kataeb Party is far more than another episode of...
European Union leaders gathered in Brussels this week under the shadow of one of the most contentious financial and legal debates the bloc has faced...
A diplomatic dispute between Washington and Pretoria has intensified after South African authorities raided a facility in Johannesburg involved in...
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s participation in the recent Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Bahrain marked more than a diplomatic...
Sydney was plunged into shock and mourning on the evening of December 14 after a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach left at least...
US House Democrats have released approximately 100 previously unseen photographs obtained from the estate of the late financier and convicted sex...
For decades, Italy’s sprawling criminal syndicates – from Sicily’s Cosa Nostra to Calabria’s ’Ndrangheta – have survived not just through...
When US President Donald Trump traveled to the Middle East in May, few expected the trip to produce a diplomatic turning point between Washington and...
The final communique of the 46th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit, held in Bahrain’s capital Manama on December 3, stands as one of the most...
Sudan’s war has not ended, yet the country is already rebuilding. Amid active frontlines, mass displacement, and a humanitarian collapse,...
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two-day visit to India on December 4, 2025, marks one of the most consequential diplomatic engagements between...
When 24 humanitarian workers appear before the Mytilene Court of Appeals on December 4, they will not simply be defending themselves against serious...
Georgia’s political landscape has been jolted once again as authorities open a sweeping investigation into a BBC Eye report alleging that police...
More than five years after Lebanon’s financial system imploded, the consequences continue to reverberate far beyond the country’s borders. What...
Labour’s latest autumn budget, delivered with much fanfare by Chancellor Rachel Reeves, may have seemed at first glance a careful balancing act of...
When the United States and the United Kingdom jointly announced what they described as “sweeping sanctions” against the sprawling Prince Group...
Ukraine has launched one of its most assertive economic countermeasures yet against Russia’s wartime operations, unveiling a sweeping sanctions...