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Mitsotakis hails significant normalization in Greece’s relations with Türkiye
ATHENS Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Wednesday that his country has achieved a significant normalization in its…
Tajikistan: President’s grandson is Instagram King
Budapest (12/8 – 33) Mahmadzohir will theoretically be eligible to run for president in 2027. In Tajikistan, only…
In Tajikistan, independent media throttled by state repression
Giant portraits of President Emomali Rahmon adorn even the most nondescript buildings in Tajikistan’s capital of Dushanbe. Throughout…
Iranian President’s Visit To Tajikistan Symbolic Of Growing Rapprochement
Up-and-down relations between Iran and Tajikistan in the past decade shot up again after Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s…
Hamas No. 3 Killed in Beirut Blast
Latest Developments The third-most senior Hamas figure, Saleh al-Arouri, was killed on January 2 in a Beirut blast that Lebanese…
Sri Lanka’s Budget Navigates Challenging Economic Crisis
London, (16/11 – 57) Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe has laid out the bankrupt country’s budget for 2024,…
Israel’s Muddled Strategy in Gaza
Time to Make Hard Choices If devastation is the goal, Israel’s military campaign in the Gaza Strip has…
A Tit-for-Tat with Uncle Sam: China Puts the Screws on Exotic Mineral Exports
Brussel, Frankfurt (16/11 – 23) A levying of embargoes and export bans, the imposition of sanctions, erection of…
Hezbollah and the Reluctance for a Wider War: Cui Bono?
Brussels (4/11 – 25) It’s an old story, a broken record: war crimes in the Middle East, encouraged…
Misplaced Enthusiasm About A BRICS Currency
Toronto, Atlanta (10/11 – 50) As recently as the early 1980s, central bankers around the world could be…