Middle East & Africa
Russia wants to bolster economic ties with Lesotho
In southern Russian city Sochi, Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations of the Kingdom of Lesotho,...
The new strategic axis between the Russian Federation and Iran
On February 11 last the Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammed Javad Zarif, arrived in Beirut, shortly after the establishment of a new Lebanese government that,...
‘Endemic’ sexual violence surging in South Sudan
A surge in sexual violence in South Sudan’s Unity state targeting victims as young as eight years old, has prompted a call from the...
Suicide attack in Iran frames visit to Pakistan by Saudi crown prince
This week’s suicide attack on Revolutionary Guards in Iran’s south-eastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan, the second in two months, could not have come...
Warsaw meeting: Roots of the crises in the Middle East
The U.S. is co-hosting a conference on the Middle East with Poland in Warsaw. It has claimed the aim of the conference is to...
Prince Mohammed’s Khashoggi bullet: An insight into Saudi strategic thinking
Continued, albeit slower-paced US and Turkish leaks potentially provide insight into far more than the circumstances of the October killing of Saudi journalist and...
Strategic equalization in current Syria
One of the most obvious results of the current stabilization of operations in Syria is the next and predictable equality of offensive potentials on...
The current geopolitical shifts in the Middle East
Syria's three-party strategic system, with the minor addition of the United States and its now remote allies on the field, is undergoing a radical...
Papal visit boosts UAE effort to redefine concepts of tolerance
The United Arab Emirates is projecting itself as a leader of inter-communal and inter-faith harmony with the first ever visit by a Catholic pope...
Nigeria Outlines Strategies to Boost its Economic Diplomacy with Russia- Interview
Nigeria is an economic powerhouse in West African region. As it is publicly known, Nigeria is one of the Africa's fastest growing economies and...