Middle East & Africa
Saudi Arabia’s missile program
According to satellite imagery reported on by The Washington Post, Saudi Arabia is building its first factory to produce ballistic missiles. It is located at a missile base...
Ayatollah Khomeini: Strategist, practitioner and mastermind of the Islamic revolution in Iran
The year 2019 marks 40 years to the Islamic Republic of Iran. On February 11, 1979, the Islamic revolution won in Iran. The last...
Russia Shows Interest in Sierra Leone’s Economy
Sierra Leone, after the civil war, has been looking for foreign investors to assist overcome the challenges by leveraging on resources to resuscitate the...
Support for US Iran policy out of left field: China dramatically reduces trade with Tehran
China has dramatically reduced its trade with Iran in line with US sanctions, raising questions whether Iran will remain committed to an international agreement...
Ethnic and Religious Division in the Central African Republic: Crafting a New Nation?
The Central African Republic (CAR) has continued a path of failed establishments of democracy entangled in conflict. While the Séléka group aspired to resolve...
Isolation on the peninsula
Influence and domination of the region by taking decisions such as money and lobbies directly and indirectly with the West was one of the...
Exploring Saudi-Emiratis disagreements on Yemen
The Saudi-Emirati offensive in Yemen and bombing of innocent people in the country is some of the issues that have always been discussed between...
The neo-Ottoman issue
Turkey is currently pursuing the following aims: 1) becoming a Eurasian regional power; 2) later uniting all Turkmen ethnic groups from Anatolia to Xinjiang;...
Avoiding a Jobs Crisis in Africa is a Global Responsibility
This month, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim shocked the international aid community with his announcement that he will leave his post on 1...
For Saudi Arabia, BeoutQ row is a colossal own goal
Last week, the English Premier League revealed it was commencing legal action against Saudi-based sports channel BeoutQ, describing it as a “highly organized and...