In 2011, the eurozone survived a crisis that threatened its existence. Portugal, Ireland and Greece were provided with rescue packages and the President of the European Central Bank (ECB), Mario Draghi, was praised as a hero. In 2012, he said...
The friendship between Pakistan and China has stood the test of time for decades. Cooperation between the two brotherly nations thrives in various sectors ranging from the economy to regional developments. Diplomatic ties were established in 1950, two years after...
It is well known that the new European Commission led by Ursula von der Leyen has the objective of strengthening industrial integration in the military field, continuing the policy begun during the last legislature. This also appears in the creation...
African leaders must decline attending “begging meetings” in Japan, China and the rest of the world, a Kenyan professor has said. Professor Makau Mutua, the board chair of the Kenyan Human Rights Commission, labelled the 7th Tokyo International Conference on...
After a long list of hurdles, complications and six years of its closure, Syria and Iraq have officially reopened the Boukamal-Qa’im border crossing between the two countries today. The lifeline gateway had been closed down by ISIS terrorists who controlled...
Last week the curtains came down on Thomas Cook, a British global travel group which has existed for almost 178 years. The liquidation left thousands of passengers stranded in various destination and 21,000 people jobless. The main reason given for...
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister, Ibrahim al-Assaf, addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday. His topic of choice was of course Iran, who he blamed for the Sept. 14 attacks on Saudi Aramco oil factories. In return, al-Assaf called for...
A €14bn windfall – something most countries would fight to keep, not hand back. But that’s precisely what Ireland is doing. The money constitutes unpaid tax, the EU ruled in 2016, ordering the alleged culprit – tech giant Apple –...
Egypt is working to woo the new administration in Sudan, amid national calls for beginning a new chapter with the neighbouring state, after decades of tension under ousted Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir. New Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok arrived in...
After the collapse of a potential peace deal between the United States and Taliban, the focus in Washington might be turning back to securing a new agreement with Iran. Since American President Donald Trump restored sanctions on the Middle Eastern...