Middle East & Africa
Qatar and Iran Rehearsals of a war between Shiites and Sunnis
S audi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain - a small Shiite-majority State governed by the Sunnis - Eastern Libya of Haftar...
Why Pakistan needs to remain neutral in Qatar-Gulf rift?
K eeping Pakistan’s strong diplomatic relations with the Middle Eastern countries, it is in best favor of Pakistan to keep a balanced stance...
Rebranding UNESCO: An interview with H.E. Dr. Hamad Al Kawari UNESCO Director General candidate
S ince his nomination for the position by Qatar in March 2016, Dr Al Kawari has also won support of a number of...
China’s transforming Africa by the rail or off the trail
Authors: Joseph Ndungu & Wang Li A lthough China highly spoke of its first African built railway from Tanzania to Zambia during the...
Ignoring Refugees at the Riyadh Summit
F or someone who has made no secret of his enmity towards Islam, it was surprising enough that the first international event to...
The Iranian elections for the new President
T he outgoing President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hassan Rouhani, won re-election in the first round by garnering over 56% of...
The US/West/Russia Need To Stop “Picking Sides” In The Middle East
P icking sides and arming/funding/training competing sides of Middle Eastern Islamic terrorist groups and nations by the US/West/Russia has to come to an...
No Peace in the Middle East without Defeating Daesh
S yria is at a critical crossroads as the battle continues against the so-called Islamic State. What will happen next in a country...
The meeting between al-Sarraj and General Khalifa Haftar
L ast mid-February both the leader of Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, and the leader of the Libyan National Army...
Africans Rising: The Time for Action Is Now
T he fundamental imperative for Africa is to pursue inclusive growth, which will transform it from the continent of potential to the continent...