Afghan’s election authority announced the preliminary results of its September 28 presidential election recently, in which current President Ashraf Ghani was on course to secure a second term. The result was indeed announced as a victory for President Ghani after...
Although once viewed as a sanctuary of democracy and relative stability in the increasingly turbulent Middle East, Lebanon’s past three months have been anything but stable. Nationwide protests cutting across sectarian and political lines brought hundreds of thousands of people...
The recent announcement by the Saudi Government about the sentencing of eight men on allegations of murdering journalist Jamal Khashoggi has caused global outrage among legal experts and human rights activists who have come out to criticize the Saudi judicial...
Ever since the United States pulled out of The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and followed it up with sanctions on Tehran, the Islamic Republic has found itself gripped in an economic crisis. The JCPOA, better known as the...
The Trump administration had repeatedly telegraphed its opposition to expansion of the Nord Stream pipeline network which was opened in 2011 as a Russo-German initiative, with involvement of French and Dutch firms. The Nord Stream 2 extension of the pipeline...
Ankara and Moscow—trying to avoid a proxy war with each other—are enhancing their efforts to find common ground in Libya, albeit both sides are completely aware that the road in front of them is likely to be extremely bumpy. If...
The Tunisian presidency has dispelled rumors it is considering forming an alliance with Turkey with the aim of backing the Government of National Accord (GNA), which currently controls the Libyan capital ofTripoli. In a statement on December 26, the presidency...
On December 24, China’s Prime Minister Li Keqiang hosted a meeting with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe and South Korea’s President Moon-Jae in Chengdu in mainland China’s Sichuan Province. Results Of The Summit The summit produced a document titled “Trilateral...
Oman is bracing itself for big news. The country’s ruler of 50 years, Sultan Qaboos bin Said is suffering from frail health, stirring up speculation over who will succeed him. Qaboos reportedly cut short a visit to Belgium, where he...
A new dawn has broken over Algeria amid numerous problems faced by Algerians across the country. After months of protests that led to the removal of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika from office in April, the country has finally chosen a new...