On Sunday, November 22, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took a direct flight to Saudi Arabia, marking an unprecedented event in Middle Eastern history and the two countries increasingly close covert partnership. In Neom — a planned futuristic city in...
For some years the fur of what has been called the “bad wolf” has been tricolor: red, white and blue, like the flag of the Russian Federation. John Mark Dougan replies from Siberia while transporting a small boat to Moscow...
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a controversial visit to an Israeli settlement on the West Bank during a recent Middle East visit. The visit comes just months before the conclusion of his term in office. Palestinian Prime Minister...
The Five Eyes intelligence sharing group – which is comprised of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States – has said that China’s imposition of new rules to disqualify elected legislators in Hong Kong appears to...
The Russian parliament’s lower house – the Duma – is supporting legislation to grant Russian presidents and their families immunity from criminal prosecution after they leave office. It is one of the many constitutional amendments that were approved by Russian...
Not only millions of Americans who chose the Democratic candidate are rejoicing over Joe Biden’ victory in the US election – many Ukrainian citizens are also happy about the results. “Ukraine is blessed to have a US President with so...
The timing could not have been worse. The discovery of sizable quantities of enriched uranium in Iran occurs at a point when President Donald Trump is seeking to impose as many sanctions as possible on the country, while incoming President-elect...
Brazil held municipal elections on Sunday, Nov. 15, with a runoff round set to take place Nov. 29. The votes are a helpful way to assess the relative strength of Brazil’s right-wing populist President Jair Bolsonaro, who rode to victory...
As a lesson from the coronavirus crisis, the EU Commission is calling for a European pandemic plan for future cases. In addition, the Commission is seeking to expand the competencies of the EU health authorities European Center for Disease Prevention...
There have been mixed feelings and reactions and across much of the Middle East, both during the US presidential elections last week and more so following its outcome, depending on which side of the fence you stand. Varying Reactions to...