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World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 18, 2017
California extends “Cap and Trade” plan
On 17th July 2017, Democrats and Republicans set aside their differences to vote for the extension of “Cap and Trade” plan in California Legislature. With 55-21 votes in favor of plan which would…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 17, 2017
Pakistan’s major operation
Pakistan's military has launched a major operation against Islamic State (IS) in the north-western region along the Afghan border. Militants had gained ground inside Afghanistan and had to be stopped…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 17, 2017
Persecuted and stateless
The future of 276,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh remains uncertain. The refugees, who fled Myammar, have no permanent homes, little access to education and thousands of the children are running…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 15, 2017
Mexico- plagued by violence
On 13 July 2017, masked men burst into a children's party in central Mexico and hacked 11 people to death. Police received an emergency call just after midnight in the city of Tizayuca, in the…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 13, 2017
Qatar: airlift of 165 cows
Qatar has accepted the shipment of 165 cows that was airlifted to ease a milk shortage caused by sanctions imposed by its neighbours. This are the first shipment for local dairy company, Baladna.…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 13, 2017
Lula found guilty
The former President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio da Silva (Lula) has been convicted on charges of money laundering and corruption. The politician, who was president between 2003 and 2011, has been…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 12, 2017
“I love it” – Trump Jr
Emails released by Donald Trump Jr, the son of the US President, reveal that he was offered information that the Russian government wanted to help the Trump presidential campaign. In the email thread…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 12, 2017
US to broker Gulf peace?
The United States and Qatar have announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly fight terrorism. The MoU comes at a time when a number of Gulf nations including Saudi Arabia…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 11, 2017
Gulf in peril
According to documents obtained by CNN, Qatar signed a series of agreements in secret with its Gulf neighbors dating back to 2013 and 2014. In these, Qatar had agreed to cease support for opposition…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 11, 2017
ISIS 2.0
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has formally declared victory over Islamic State (IS) in Mosul. Mr Abadi waved a national flag with troops after announcing the "collapse of the terrorist state…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 11, 2017
World Population Day
The United Nations' (UN) World Population Day is annually observed on July 11 to reaffirm the human right to plan for a family. It encourages activities, events and information to help make this…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 10, 2017
Russian Roulette
The United States, Russia and Jordan reached a ceasefire and "de-escalation agreement" for southwestern Syria on Friday, as the US government under President Donald Trump made its first attempt at…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 10, 2017
US the outlier
On Saturday, world leaders wrapped up the G20 summit by releasing their final statement, a communique that was unfortunate this year was the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement.…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 7, 2017
What happens now for North Korea?
Days after North Korea conducted a successful test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile that could target United States, the latter is trying hard to understand the real nature of this…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 7, 2017
Trump trumped
Just ahead of the G20, Japan and the European Union has agreed on a free trade agreement. This will create the world’s largest economic zone . The trade deal is also a challenge to the US President…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 6, 2017
All eyes on Trump
US President Donald Trump has arrived in Poland ahead of the G20 Summit slated to take place on 7th and 8th of July. This would be his second meeting with many of the NATO leaders in less than a…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 6, 2017
Nothing is teed up
President Donald Trump's first face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week will be brimming with global intrigue. The White House has already commended that there's "no…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 6, 2017
A stalemate in West Asia
As Qatar quietly continues to ignore the demands made by Saudi Arabia and its allies, it seems like the crisis in Persian Gulf may only escalate. A number of Arab nations had cut all diplomatic ties…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 5, 2017
The 51st State
Puerto Rican citizens participated in a non-binding referendum titled “Plebiscite for The Immediate Decolonization of Puerto Rico” in order to join the United States of America as the 51st state on…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 5, 2017
A clear link to terrorism
The Henry Jackson Society, a think tank has asked for a public enquiry into the funding of Islamist extremism by Gulf states in Britain. The organisation has noted that there is a clear link between…