Real Estate is the world’s largest asset class. The numbers are staggering- globally, real estate in aggregate is worth approximately $230 trillion. Of this, residential real estate is the majority player, worth approximately $180 trillion. This far exceeds the value of all stocks and is on the order of 25 …
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A Forever Wall for Our Forever Wars
As a parting shot, on its way out of Afghanistan, the United States military launched a drone attack that the Pentagon called a “righteous strike.” The final missile fired during 20 years of occupation, that August 29th airstrike averted an Islamic State car-bomb attack on the last American troops at …
Read More »Maroc : le roi, l’argent et le Premier ministre, par François Soudan
C’est à Aziz Akhannouch, l’homme le plus fortuné du royaume – et désormais chef du gouvernement –, que revient la lourde tâche de mettre en œuvre le nouveau modèle de développement lancé par Mohammed VI. Un paradoxe peut-être, mais pas forcément une contradiction. Depuis le 10 septembre 2021, les quelque …
Read More »Mali to Hire Wagner Group to Fight Terrorists as the EU Draws a Red Line Against Russia
The military transitional government of Mali is expected to announce a deal with the Russian Wagner Group to combat the Islamic jihadist movements that are spreading violence across the country. Moscow has confirmed the deal. Nevertheless, it stated that it had nothing to do with the negotiations as Mali approached …
Read More »Libya: Inhumane Treatment of Migrants – the EU Is ‘Complicit’ Says Filmmaker
A system of abuse against migrants in Libya, carried out by militias and the government, is fueled by European Union money given to authorities in a country where violence has been normalized after years of instability, according to a new documentary to be released in October. A number of migrants …
Read More »Iran’s foreign minister says nuclear talks to restart ‘very soon’
Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told reporters that Iran plans to return to the negotiating table after suspending its participation at the end of June. Iran’s new foreign minister said Friday that Tehran will “very soon” resume its participation in talks aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal. “The Islamic Republic …
Read More »Syrian government eyes control of key highway in northwest
Increased military movements by government forces and Russia near the Idlib fronts and the strategic M4 highway indicate that the battle against the Turkey-supported opposition may be drawing near. Since mid-September, the Syrian government has been leading a large-scale military operation against opposition factions to expel them from areas under …
Read More »Cyprus president criticizes Turkish policy in Iraq, Syria at UN summit
The ongoing Turkey-Cyprus conflict was a major theme of Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades speech at the United Nations General Assembly summit in New York. Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades tore into Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the UN summit Friday, criticizing Turkey’s policies not only in Cyprus, but in Iraq …
Read More »UN says at least 350K killed in Syria’s war, ‘certainly an undercount’
The United Nations’ human rights office on Friday updated the death toll from Syria’s civil war for the first time since August 2014. The United Nations has counted more than 350,000 deaths from Syria’s ruinous civil war, a figure the UN human rights chief acknowledged on Friday is a major …
Read More »Saudi-linked SoftBank invests heavily in Israel
The investment of SoftBank in Israel and the appointment of former Mossad Chief Yossi Cohen as its representative in the country might signal Saudi interests in Israeli technology. The entry of the Japanese SoftBank, considered one of the largest venture capital firms in the world, to direct activity in Israel …
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