Middle East & Africa
How Academics and Educational Institutions help the realisation of BRI in the Gulf
The roles of academics and educational institutions in the implementation of China’s Belt and Road Initiatives (BRI) should not be neglected. From the time...
Erdogan pulls the wool over the eyes of Europeans
Turkey has put its mind to improving the damaged relations with the European Union and introducing a positive agenda to the negotiations with the...
Is the US Repeating Its Old Mistakes In Libya?
The United States once again steps foot in Libyan affairs, interrupting its years-long disregard for the oil-rich country. Is Washington able to overcome old...
Israel– China relations and the pervasive annoyance shown by the United States
Israel was the first of the Near and Middle East countries to recognise the People's Republic of China in 1950, while diplomatic relations have...
In the bull’s eye: Turkish, not Saudi, schoolbooks
In a sign of the times, Turkish schoolbooks have replaced Saudi texts as the bull’s eye of criticism of supremacist and intolerant curricula in...
Resurrecting the Reneged Deal
Standing tall as a key negotiator, the U.S. has parlayed most of the initial dialogues into historical successes. Whether it comes to sowing seeds...
Samia Suluhu Hassan becomes Tanzania’s first female President
On March 19, Tanzania's Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in as the sixth president of the East African country following the death of President John...
A Stain on Jewish Values: Israel’s Misguided Obeisance to Donald Trump
"That which is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbor. This is the entire Torah; the rest is commentary....
Rabbi Hillel, Babylonian Talmud,...
Lebanon’s political deadlock: Multi-Layered Challenges to Government Formation
As the pandemic continues to constrain economic activity across the World, it has a multiplier effect on the free-fall of the Lebanese economy. In...
Iran’s Pensioners Rise up in Anger
For the past two months, tens of thousands of impoverished pensioners have poured onto the streets in towns and cities across Iran, angrily protesting...