Middle East & Africa
UAE Targets Turkey and Qatar in the Mediterranean
Europe is progressively being sucked into the Middle East and North Africa’s myriad conflicts. As if wars on its doorstep in Libya and Syria...
The Egoistic Approach of Saudis Fails to Deter Doha Despite the Blockade
It has been three years since Saudi Arabia and three other Arab countries imposed a land and sea blockade on Qatar. The objective was...
Syria lures but will China bite?
China looms large as a potentially key player alongside Russia and Iran in President Bashas al-Assad’s post-war Syria. With Russia and Iran lacking the...
Confronting a Pandemic of Crises, Few Middle Eastern Leaders Step Up
A second wave of the coronavirus pandemic is raising its ugly head. It is putting Middle Eastern leaders at a crossroads as they struggle...
The new Libyan crisis and Turkey’s presence in Tripolitania
It seemed that the Mediterranean region had been forgotten during the Cold War, where instead the Limes from Szczecin to Trieste was central -...
The Yemeni Impasse: War During the Pandemic
As of the end of spring, the coronavirus crisis has not brought any noticeable easing to the conflict in Yemen. What is more, it...
COVID-19 and its impact on Zimbabwean immigrants in South Africa
“There can be no justification for any South African to attack people from other countries." -President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Africa was the last continent to be...
Who are the real betrayers of Egypt, Critics or Sycophants?
“You are betraying your country by exposing its defects!” is a common accusation made by the sycophants to the ruling regime in Egypt who...
Israel-China Relations: Staring Into the Abyss of US-Chinese Decoupling
Israel knew the drill even before US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo boarded his flight to Tel Aviv earlier this month four days after...
Future Perspectives of Russia-Africa Cooperation
While celebrating the Africa Day, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reaffirmed Russia’s commitment to offer support and participate in the sustainable development processes in...