Iran's recent military exercises on its northern border with Azerbaijan (replete with tanks, artillery guns, and helicopters firing at targets) raised eyebrows in Baku. Shortly after the Iranian...
After two years' work, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, with the participation of more than 600 journalists from 117 countries, published the Pandora Papers on Sunday, which...
The issue of abductions in Nigeria has now reached a point of grave concern. Barely a day now passes by without a breaking news story of people or children being abducted by rebel groups such as Boko...
A couple of weeks ago, the slaughter of 1,428 dolphins in the Faroe Islands alarmed the world. A few days ago, the Colombian government seized 3,493 shark fins destined for Hong Kong. The first case...
If you had told 13-year-old me that I would be voluntarily reading a nonfiction book on rationality and altruism, I would have probably laughed in your face. Yet, here I am, 4 years later,...
On the night of September 11, 2021, explosions were heard at Erbil International Airport in the eponymous capital city of Iraqi Kurdistan. It was the latest in a series of rocket and drone attacks...
Russian elites do not seem to be ready for a transformation of the country’s political system. Parliamentary elections, held from 17 to 19 September, clearly demonstrate that the Kremlin aims to...
On Wednesday, July 28, 2021, a Protection Bill, which is known as Tarh-e Sianat, was introduced in the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran. According to some members of parliament, the bill is to...
For the third time in 13 years, the Venezuelan regime has resorted to a currency reconversion to cover the growing hyperinflation that is suffocating the country. The measure will take effect on...
China is now one of the most - if not the most - technologically advanced countries in the world, thanks to the global precedent it has set when it comes to the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR). From...
