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World - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 30, 2017
The ghost is dead
ISIS' leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, one of the top leaders of the Islamic State militant group (IS) is definitely dead, the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei confirmed. The secretive…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 29, 2017
Impasse in West Asia
Qatar has condemned Saudi Arabia and its allies for refusing to negotiate terms and conditions to restore air, sea and land links in the region. It has been little over three weeks since 9 countries…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 28, 2017
Trump slumps in the world
Donald Trump has an image problem and it’s universal. According to a recent PEW Research Center survey, only 22% of the global population has the confidence that US President Donald Trump would do…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 28, 2017
Supreme Court of Venezuela attacked
On 28th June 2017, a helicopter dropped four grenades on the Supreme Court of Venezuela and 15 shots were fired at the interior ministry. President Nicholas Maduro termed the attack as “terrorist…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 27, 2017
What’s happening to Islam?
A suicide bomber blew himself up near the Grand Mosque in Mecca as police disrupted a plot to target the holiest site in Islam. The Interior Ministry said it launched a raid around Jiddah, as well as…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 26, 2017
Takata Bankruptcy
Japanese car parts maker Takata has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US and Japan. It is facing billions of dollars in liabilities over its defective airbags, which have been linked to at least…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 23, 2017
Terror from within
A deadly car bombing in Pakistan has killed at least 11 and wounded 18. The explosion took place in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan and it occurred close to the police chief’s office.…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 23, 2017
Top-secret information revealed
On 22 June 2017, a former US diplomatic officer was arrested and charged with giving top-secret documents to a Chinese agent. He was caught with $16,500 in cash in his carry-on luggage, transmitting…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 23, 2017
Brexit – not a divorce
Exactly a year after the landmark Brexit vote, negotiations continue between the British government led by British PM Theresa May and officials from the European Union. A politically weakened May has…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 22, 2017
The end of ISIS?
For centuries it stood as one of the most famous monuments in a city where many battles and wars fought and it stood as a witness to the will of the people. And yet, on June 21, 2017, it was reported…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 22, 2017
Captagon – the gamechanger in Europe?
For a period in 2014 the world was horrified and transfixed by the activities of an ISIL terrorist dubbed as ‘Jihadi John’. During this time videos of him surfaced that showed him beheading multiple…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 22, 2017
Prince of youth
Saudi Arabia's King Salman has promoted his son, Mohammed bin Salman, as the Crown Prince. Through a royal decree he removed the former Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, the 57-year-old nephew of the…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 21, 2017
Saudi-Iranian skirmishes
Saudi Arabia has made an explosive claim that it has captured three of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members from a boat that was seized last week. However, the situation has resulted into…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 21, 2017
Terror thwarted
A man entered the central train station in Brussels, Belgium and detonated a bomb setting off a small explosion. But a little bit of luck, as well as the quick response from the law enforcement,…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 20, 2017
The lost world
On 19th June 2017, the government of Central African Republic (CAR) signed a peace agreement in Rome with 13 of the 14 armed groups that exist in the region to end the ongoing violent conflict. The…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 20, 2017
Barclays charged with fraud
UK’s Serious Fraud Office has charged Barclays along with four of its former executives with fraud over its actions during the 2008 financial crisis. This would be the first time a criminal charge…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 20, 2017
Refugees - a country’s population
The UN Refugee Agency reveals that there are 65.6 million refugees towards the end of 2016, an increase of 30,000 from 65.3 million in 2015. On June 20th, as the world observes ‘World Refugee Day,’ a…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 19, 2017
Macron wins big in French elections
In what is likely to give the French President Emmanuel Macron unprecedented mandate for his policies, his party La République en Marche, has swept the parliamentary elections. The party along with…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 16, 2017
US to discontinue aid to Pakistan?
The United States government has announced that it will be reviewing its financial support to Pakistan. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that the financial aid provided to Pakistan will be…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 15, 2017
US Fed hikes interest rates again
In a move that was widely expected, the Federal Reserve hiked the key interest rates by 0.25% for the second time this year thereby reflecting the central bank's confidence in the US economy. After a…