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Qatar’s ruler Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani named the most influential Muslim

Jordan-based “The Muslim 500” has named Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani as the most influential Muslim. Sheikh Tamim tops 50 influential Muslim personalities. Saudi ruler King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud, and Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei follow respectively 2nd and 3rd. The Jordanian Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre, an independent research entity […]

China –the Indispensable Game- Changer of the Post-Crisis Global Economy

The upshots of the global financial crisis are long to list. In a catchy word, they are condensed in the phrase “shift to the East”. Driven by the increasing power and strength of emerging market economies, the timing and extent of the shift raise questions over what real objectives the new players are set to […]

France to send 600 more troops to Sahel

France will deploy 600 more soldiers in the fight against Islamist militants in the Sahel region, French Defense Minister Florence Parly said.   According to Parly, the reinforcements would mostly be sent to the area between Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. Another part would join the G5 Sahel forces.   Forces will be placed under […]