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Morocco, most peaceful North African country-Australian Think Tank

The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), an Australian think tank based in Sydney, ranked Morocco as the safest country in Africa in a benchmark index measuring peace in 172 independent states and territories. Morocco was ranked 83rd globally ahead of Tunisia 92nd and Algeria 117 and the sixth in the Arab region where it […]

Iran: Washington and Congress divided over “war”

The divergences in Iran’s nuclear program have reached new levels as parties worried about it speak of “war”. Tehran continues its uranium enrichment program much to the dislike of some regional and western countries. The nuclear program is regarded as a national right and pride in Iran. In the US, members of both houses of […]

Sudan greenlights plan for first Russian naval base in Africa

Sudan has confirmed that plans for Russia to establish its first naval base in Africa, on the Red Sea coast, will move forward, signaling a significant shift in the region’s geo-strategic balance. The announcement came after Sudanese foreign minister Ali Youssef Ahmed al-Sharif met with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on 12 February. The […]