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Libya: U.N sets 20 October as deadline for agreement

A meeting at the U.N that was expected to mark a peace agreement between the two Libyan rival governments turned out to be another occasion for the global body to set October 20 as a new deadline after three failures. During the meeting, U.N secretary general Ban Ki-moon urged both parties to accept the draft […]

Sudan needs up to $10 billion in aid—PM

Sudan’s new prime minister said the East African nation needs about $8 billion in foreign aid over the next two years to cover its import bill and help rebuild the country’s economy, ravaged by months of political turmoil. Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok’s appointment as prime minister signals the new Sudanese leadership’s intention to address a […]

“The Policy Behaviour of China and Saudi Arabia towards Israeli Aggression was Coherent and Relatively Consistent.”

Interview with Dr. Norafidah Ismail, conducted by Jakub Janda, Czech political analyst and project coordinator of the European Values think-tank Mrs. Ismail, you have earned your master degree and Ph.D. in the United Kingdom. Could you compare how it has influenced your views on Middle Eastern issues?  Are your views somehow different from those of […]