14+ hour, 7+ min ago  (237+ words) BRUSSELS, April 27 (Reuters) " The European Union on Monday extended its sanctions against Myanmar until at least May 2027, in an "effort to maintain pressure on the "country's military rulers more than five years after their coup toppled an elected government. The…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (161+ words) Doha's careful balancing act has been threatened by severe security and economic challenges. The Iranian revolution in 1979 came eight years after Qatar gained independence. Doha joined other Gulf Arab capitals in perceiving a threat from the new regime in Tehran,…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (216+ words) The country is still recovering from a civil war in the region that stymied attempts to liberalize one of Africa's biggest economies. Ethiopia's Tigray province renews parliament, raising tensions The ruling party in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region reconstituted a parliament…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (516+ words) NAIROBI, April 20 (Reuters) " Tigray's main political party said it was taking back control of the region's government, effectively voiding a peace deal with Ethiopia's federal government that ended one of the century's deadliest conflicts. "It (the federal government) is in…...

2+ week, 7+ hour ago  (659+ words) The US-Israeli assault on Iran is being sold by the US as a defensive manoeuvre. However, it functions as something far more revealing: a maintenance operation for a global system that can no longer sustain itself and is increasingly reliant…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (684+ words) With American warships tightening a naval blockade off Iran and global attention fixed on the Persian Gulf, the Pentagon this week quietly executed a significant move in the Indo-Pacific, announcing a Major Defense Cooperation Partnership with Indonesia that underscores its…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (300+ words) The latest war has also dealt a potentially fatal blow to our already battered democratic institutions. It's a war neither'authorized by Congress'nor supported by'the public. Instead, it was launched by a president who refuses to submit to the law or…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (924+ words) European Council President Antonio Costa called for a "deeper and stronger" engagement between the 27-member bloc and the Gulf states as he concluded his tour of Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar in Doha on Wednesday, "at a critical moment…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (201+ words) Iran is demanding compensation from Gulf states it has attacked repeatedly after accusing them of complicity in the US and Israel strikes that began on February 28. In the letter to the UN Security. .. Iran demands compensation from Gulf states Posted…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (501+ words) Tehran has claimed $270 billion in war damage, describing the estimate as preliminary as authorities begin calculating the full economic toll. Iran Demands War Reparations From 5 Arab States Iran's ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, has accused Bahrain, Saudi…...