Category: World

  • Trump Under Fire But Putin Shines Bright

    Trump Under Fire But Putin Shines Bright

    President Donald Trump faced harsh criticism after he failed to acknowledge Russian interference in US presidential elections during the Helsinki Summit on 16 July. Recently, US president increased..

  • Egypt’s Immunity Bill

    Egypt’s Immunity Bill

    Egypt has passed a new bill that will grant top military personnel immunity from prosecution over the 2013 crackdown, a period considered one of the deadliest in Egypt’s recent history. Egypt is a Mediterranean..

  • TRAI pushes for data protection

    TRAI pushes for data protection

    India’s telecom regulator, TRAI, recommended stricter rules for data protection to the Department of Telecom. TRAI said that the existing framework for protection of personal data by companies and service..

  • Japan-EU trade deal

    Japan-EU trade deal

    Japanese Prime Minister Abe met with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and European Council President Donald Tusk in Tokyo to sign the “Economic Partnership Agreement”  at the 25th EU-Japan Summit.    Background  The Japan- EU relations dates back to 1959, when  the Japanese ambassador in Belgium was the first representative to the European Communities.In 1984 the…

  • Trade war: EU-China Summit

    Trade war: EU-China Summit

    Chinese Premier Li Keqiang hosted European Council president Donald Tusk and European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker in Beijing on July 16th for the annual EU-China Summit..

  • Cuba’s Capitalist Shift?

    Cuba’s Capitalist Shift?

    Cuba is set to officially recognise the free market and private property for the first time under sweeping reforms to its constitution intended to boost the island’s economy. Cuba’s current Soviet-era constitution..

  • Obama’s Ancestral Visit

    Obama’s Ancestral Visit

    Former US President Obama arrived in Kenya on Sunday to help launch his sister’s project. This is his first visit to the country since he left office. Kenya is a country on the East African coast bordered by Ethiopia..

  • Unrest In Berber Homeland

    Unrest In Berber Homeland

    The coastal city of al-Hoceima has been plagued by unprecedented protests centered on regional identity and economic justice. The Kingdom of Morocco is the most westerly of the North African countries..

  • Iran Sanctions: US rejects EU plea

    Iran Sanctions: US rejects EU plea

    US has rejected the EU’s plea for sanction exemption to European companies in Iran. This move comes after Iranian Foreign Minister met with European powers in Vienna recently to save the Iran Nuclear Deal..

  • Helsinki Meeting

    Helsinki Meeting

    US President Trump met Mr. Vladimir Putin in Helsinki for their first one-on-one meeting. The meeting comes after 12 Russians were charged with hacking in the 2016 US elections. For more than 210 years, Russia..