Eurasia

The World Of Islamic Finance – OpEd

Some fifty years ago there was generally no talk of Islamic banking and finance. The industry was just born to meet the needs of Muslims who were looking for financial services in compliance with Islamic Shari’ah and other Islamic principles of life and values, thereof. Today, according to many who …

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EU Warns Kosovo As Mitrovica Bridge Standoff Continues

Workers were patiently refurbishing the main Mitrovica bridge in north Kosovo on Friday afternoon as, metres away, an Italian Carabinieri unit, part of the NATO-led peacekeeping mission, and Kosovo Police had their vehicles on standby on and next to the bridge, which has ethnically divided the town into two parts …

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EU Initiative To Arm Ukraine: Beset By Allegations Of Mismanagement And Corruption – Analysis

It is encouraging to see European nations stepping up to arm Ukraine, but their flagship effort at a coordinated strategy is faltering badly. According to a report released Monday by the Czech Senate, the Czech Munitions Initiative—a key component of this strategy—is falling short of its goals. The Czech Munitions …

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France: Political Chaos

Rebellious France is not only a far-left party, it is also a party tinged with anti-Semitism and counts supporters of Islamism and terrorist groups such as Hamas in its ranks. The left-wing coalition has clearly been gaining ground. Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the leader of Rebellious France, to emphasize that he accepts …

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Ukraine : L’entrainement des groupes terroristes au Sahel, les mercenaires et l’incursion en Russie

Bien que les autorités de Kiev réfutent catégoriquement leur moindre implication dans l’organisation de l’attaque terroriste des séparatistes Touareg contre un convoi de l’armée malienne et les effectifs russes de la compagnie «Wagner» les accompagnant à la fin de juillet 2024 au nord du Mali, de plus en plus de …

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Iran Update, August 16, 2024

The United States and foreign mediators seem to be attempting to delay or indefinitely postpone an Iranian and Hezbollah attack targeting Israel by both threatening Iran and presenting a potential ceasefire-hostage agreement as an off-ramp from further regional escalation. Both the United States and Israel have signaled that a strike …

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Mr. Abbas goes to Moscow and Ankara

In his jaunts abroad, the 88-year-old leader of the Palestinian Authority reinforced the very message he hoped to undermine—that there are no credible, trustworthy leaders on the Palestinian side. Mahmoud Abbas, the head of the Palestinian Authority, has clung to power for so long that an entire generation of Palestinians …

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Sahel: The New Front In The Ukraine-Russia War – Analysis

On 24 February 2022, when Russia began its airstrike in the Donbas region of Ukraine, no one imagined it to become a full-blown war, nor that it would continue for so long. Yet, more than two years later, the metastasising war goes on. Despite the distance, the repercussions of the …

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