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World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 19, 2018
Egyptian firm’s development plans in Tanzania
The Tanzanian Energy minister recently announced that two Egyptian firms, namely El Sewedy Electric Co and Arab Contractors would be involved in building a $3 billion hydroelectric plant in Tanzania…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 19, 2018
India strengthen ties with Myanmar
Indian President Ram Nath Kovind concluded a five-day state visit to Myanmar, during which India sought to synergise its Act East and Neighbourhood First initiative with Myanmar, amid growing…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 18, 2018
US to extradite Fethullah Gulen?
U.S. President Donald Trump has told his Turkish counterpart, Tayyip Erdogan, that Washington is working on extraditing a U.S.-based Muslim cleric accused of orchestrating a failed Turkish coup in…
Environment - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 18, 2018
Is there hope for a green future?
The recent International climate change negotiators at the Climate Summit in Poland announced that they have reached an agreement. The future path forward for countries is to reduce greenhouse gases…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 18, 2018
China’s Egypt project falls Through
Talks between Egypt and Chinese builder CFLD for a $20 billion development in the new administrative capital have fallen through over disagreements on how to share revenue from the project. China and…
Business - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 18, 2018
Lion Air and Boeing: a $22 Billion Feud
The crash of a Boeing Co. plane, that killed 189 people in Indonesia, is spiralling into a $22 billion feud between the aircraft maker and one of Asia’s most influential aviation companies. In a rare…
Environment - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 16, 2018
COP24 Winds Down Without Resolution
Amid impassioned pleas for progress, negotiators at the UN climate talks in Poland faced the final day with many issues’ undecided. Countries are struggling to complete the complex rulebook of the…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 16, 2018
Lessons from the Gilets Jaunes
As Paris experiences its fifth consecutive week of anti-government protests, the two main concerns that remain unresolved is the lack of protection for the poor from green taxes and the absence of…
Cyber Security - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 16, 2018
7mn Facebook users’ photos exposed
Facebook has revealed that due to a software bug, nearly 7 million Facebook users’ photos were exposed to a much wider audience than intended. These pictures also included the ones that were hidden…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 16, 2018
Australia recognises West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
Australia has decided to formally recognise West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital but won't move its embassy or recognize East Jerusalem as Palestinian capital until there is a peace settlement between…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 16, 2018
The cost of Trump’s technology tariffs
U.S. companies paid $1 billion more in tariffs on technology products imported from China in October than a year earlier, as new duties imposed by the Trump administration took effect. President…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 16, 2018
Affordable Healthcare Act Repealed
A federal judge in Texas said on 14 December ruled that the Affordable Care Act's individual coverage mandate is unconstitutional and that the rest of the law, therefore, cannot stand. The Patient…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 16, 2018
May threatens EU over deal
The British PM threatened to crash the Brexit deal crafted by the UK and EU over the past two years. She will not accept the deal unless fellow European leaders agreed to discuss changes to the…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 16, 2018
‘New African Strategy’ to counter Russia, China
U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton accused Russia and China of “predatory practices” in Africa in a speech on Thursday announcing a new American strategy for the continent that will direct…
Elections - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 15, 2018
Indian Elections 2018
Five Indian states went to the polls in November-December 2018 and kick-off a year-long election cycle which includes the 2019 General Election. India is a federal parliamentary democratic republic…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 15, 2018
Rafale Verdict
In an apparent victory for the Modi government, India’s Supreme Court said there was "no occasion to doubt" the procurement process for the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets from Dassault Aviation.…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 15, 2018
China detains two Canadians
China has significantly upped the ante in its diplomatic standoff with Canada, not just detaining two Canadian citizens. Beijing is also accusing them of serious crimes and charges that could result…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 15, 2018
US Congress House accuses Myanmar of ‘genocide’
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly adopted a resolution calling Myanmar’s expulsion of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims a “genocide.” The lower house of Congress also accused…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 15, 2018
Former President Yameen under investigation
Aljazeera reported that a court in the Maldives had frozen the bank accounts of their former President Abdulla Yameen as part of an investigation into allegations of financial fraud. The Maldives is…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 15, 2018
PM Modi’s rising expenses
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s hectic travel schedule and his government’s advertising blitz over the past four-and-a-half years have cost Indian taxpayers about 65.9 billion rupees ($920 million).…