Even in such a fast-moving war, still some events have the ability to surprise. The decision by Wagner Group leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, to launch an apparent coup attempt, leading his troops into Russia, where he occupied the military HQ in Rostov and was heading towards Moscow, appeared to have left …

The war between Russia and Ukraine has become more complex in the wake of the past weekend, which found Yevgeny Prigozhin marching his troops toward Moscow, and President Vladimir Putin finding a safe haven for Prigozhin in Belarus. The conventional wisdom among politicians and pundits is that this is an …

Muslims in the region are celebrating Eid al-Adha despite soaring prices. More than 2 million Muslims from around the world arrived in Saudi Arabia this week to perform the annual hajj pilgrimage in and around the holy city of Mecca, defying global inflation and rising prices across the globe. The …