Afghanistan: 31 dead in Salang tunnel fire

Dec 20, 2022 08:02 am UTC| Politics

The Afghanistan health ministry announced that 31 people died from the fire that started in the Salang tunnel this week. The death toll rose from the initial finding that 12 people were dead in the fire. A spokesperson...

Iran central bank chief says protests partly to blame for currency's record fall

Dec 20, 2022 07:48 am UTC| Politics

The governor of Irans central bank blamed the ongoing protests for the record low of the countrys currency. The governor also noted other factors, such as sanctions imposed on the country, as a reason for the record...

Russia-Ukraine war: EU defense chief says bloc cannot only rely on US as shield

Dec 20, 2022 07:46 am UTC| Politics

The European Unions defense agency head says the bloc must make joint purchases of arms to replenish its stocks. The agency chief also reiterated that the EU could not only rely on the United States as a...

Is South Africa better off with or without Cyril Ramaphosa?

Dec 19, 2022 16:37 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

President Cyril Ramaphosa came to the helm of South Africas governing party, the African National Congress (ANC) in 2017 on an anti-corruption, or anti-state capture, platform. The ANCs 54th elective conference gave him a...

How the 20 year rule of Recep Tayyip Erdogan has transformed Turkey

Dec 19, 2022 16:31 pm UTC| Politics

In 2002, Recep Tayyip Erdogans Justice and Development Party, Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi (AKP), obtained a parliamentary majority in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. The seemingly unstoppable rise of political Islam...

UN postpones vote on representation of Afghanistan Taliban, Myanmar junta

Dec 19, 2022 10:18 am UTC| Politics

The United Nations General Assembly voted to postpone the decision again to determine whether the Afghanistan Taliban or the generals that comprise Myanmars junta can send an ambassador. The postponement would leave the...

Iran: Sunni cleric calls for the release of protest detainees

Dec 19, 2022 09:34 am UTC| Politics

Irans security forces have arrested and detained thousands of demonstrators as Tehran looks to increase its crackdown on the ongoing protests. A prominent Sunni cleric has called for the release of protesters that were...