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World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 12, 2018
Algeria worst plane crash
An Algerian plane crash has resulted in the death of 257 individuals, largely military personnel and families. Among the dead are members of the Polisario Front..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 11, 2018
Trump’s options regarding Mueller
US President Donald Trump has admitted that he might fire Robert Mueller, the special counsel appointed to probe into Russia’s interference on the US 2016 elections..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 11, 2018
Zuckerberg quizzed by US Senators
On Tuesday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in front of a United States Senate Hearing. Zuckerberg was summoned to the hearing after the recent..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 11, 2018
Bolton takes over
John Bolton has officially taken over the duties as America’s new National Security Advisor. He is the third one to serve in the position during President Donald Trump’s tenure..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 11, 2018
India-Saudi oil market
Saudi Arabia's Oil Minister Khalid Al Falih said that the current oil market looks positive although investments in oil are not keeping pace with the demand for fuel..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 10, 2018
Allianz invests US$120m in Africa
Allianz plans invest nearly US$120 million to an African infrastructure fund through a 12-year loan to a vehicle underwritten by western development agencies..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 10, 2018
Trump’s stormy path ahead
The FBI has reportedly raided the offices belonging to attorney Michael Cohen. He is the personal lawyer of US President Donald Trump and a trusted member..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 10, 2018
Facebook’s role in Vietnam
Vietnamese human rights activists and independent media organisations have written an open letter to Mark Zuckerberg. The activists claim that Facebook..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 10, 2018
Rouhani warns not to scrap JCPOA
On Monday, Iranian President Rouhani said that the United States would “regret” withdrawing from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 9, 2018
Hungary's Viktor Orban wins fourth term
Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his party Fidesz claimed a landslide victory, winning a third straight term in power, and one term earlier from 1998 to 2002..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 9, 2018
Chemical warfare in Syria
At least 42 people in Douma, Syria have died due to an alleged chemical attack. The US government has blamed the official Syrian government of orchestrating this attack..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 9, 2018
Boko Haram’s effect on Nigeria
Nigerian authorities have announced that the military has rescued 149 women and children who had been kidnapped by the terror outfit Boko Haram. The terror organization..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 6, 2018
Sierra Leone towards democracy
Sierra Leone has sworn in a new President, former junta leader Julius Maada Bio from the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP). Bio is the first President not from..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 6, 2018
Bahrain strikes oil
The Kingdom of Bahrain announced that it had made its largest oil discovery since 1932. The newly discovered oil field contains up to 80 billion barrels of tight..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 6, 2018
Myanmar Fires Back at Zuckerberg
Civil society groups in Myanmar criticized Facebook’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, stating that his response to the spread of hate speech misrepresented the company’s..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 5, 2018
CA: By way of deception
Strategic Communications Laboratories or SCL Group, which is also the parent company for the controversial Cambridge Analytica had worked to help elect Philippines..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 5, 2018
Oligarchs quizzed by Mueller
The special counsel office has reportedly questioned a few Russian oligarchs in connection with the ongoing probe regarding alleged Russian interference into US..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 5, 2018
Lula’s fall from grace
Brazil’s Supreme Court has ruled that former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Lula) will be jailed as he appeals the conviction for corruption charges brought against him..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 5, 2018
Saudi gravitate to modern Islam
Saudi Arabia will be opening up its first cinema theatre in 35 years in 2018. The development comes just months after Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 4, 2018
France’s rail misery
Rail workers across France have planned three months of train strikes, leading to street demonstrations and chaos in transportation. The rail strikes are in response..