Will the Third Time Be the Charm for Tajikistan’s Thwarted Power Transition?
Infighting over the succession and growing frustration in the regions could shatter the stability that the Tajik president has been building for so many...
Indonesia’s defence minister vows to be leader for all as polls suggest election win
The Indonesian defence minister, Prabowo Subianto, a former general dogged by allegations of human rights abuses, has promised to be a leader for all...
War in Europe: Reading the tea leaf’s, hearing the warnings & ignoring the obvious
A Pole, a German, a Frenchmen, and a Swiss meet in a bar, or was it a Swiss, a French, a German, and a...
Germany/Tajikistan: Jailed after Deportation
A year ago Germany deported to Tajikistan an activist from that country’s exiled opposition movement who had been living in Dortmund since 2009. What happened next...
Panama Papers reveal Abbas’ son’s $1 million stake in company tied to PA
PA President’s son Tareq Abbas also holds positions in other ventures incorporated by offshore company. Leaked documents from Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca reveal...
Four Ministers replaced in new government of Kazakhstan
President Kassym-Joomart Tokayev approved the new government of Kazakhstan under the leadership of Olzhas Bektenov. The names of the ministers were published on primeminister.kz....
New Government Signals Reset in Foreign Policy
New Zealand’s international relations are under new management and Winston Peters, the new foreign minister, is already setting a change agenda. As expected, this...
U.S. FDA Approves First Gene Therapies to Treat Patients With Sickle Cell Disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved two milestone treatments, Casgevy and Lyfgenia, representing the first cell-based gene therapies for the...
U.S. Employers Add 199,000 Jobs in November Amid Slowing Job Growth
U.S. employers added 199,000 jobs in November amid slowing job growth, with the unemployment rate edging down to 3.7 percent, the U.S. Labor Department...
Iraqi PM Pledges to Protect Diplomatic Missions After Rocket Attack Near U.S. Embassy
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani pledged on Friday to protect diplomatic missions in his country and gave an order to hunt down those...