Month: July 2018
Fears of World War III are overblown
MOSCOW — Donald Trumps meeting with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki was widely derided in the U.S. and Eu..
How Europe smothers creativity
The European creative industry faces great challenges. U.S. tech platforms such as Facebook, Amazon,..
EU should keep Turkey close and Erdoğan even closer
CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina — Turkey used to be a flawed democracy gravitating toward the EU. The ro..
Bullied by Trump, heres how Europe can punch back
He came, he saw, he vandalized. Donald Trumps rampage of political destruction through Brussels and..
Iran approves release of protest leaders Mousavi and Karroubi, family says
Mousavi, left, and Karroubi, centre, claimed elections won by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2009 were rigge..
ICJ ruling on Qatar blockade raises stakes for UAE
On 5 June 2017, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt cut ties with Qatar, accus..
Iraqi PM suspends electricity minister after weeks of protest
The protests, in which several people have died, first erupted in the oil-rich but neglected souther..
Google’s free public Wi-Fi initiative expanded to Africa
The Google Station iniitiative is already live in five countries globally and will connect millions ..
Nigeria’s pastoral conflict ‘six times deadlier’ than Boko Haram in 2018, ICG says
As many as 1,300 Nigerians have died since January in a wave of violent killings that has swept the ..
Cairo zoo accused of passing off donkey as zebra
A zoo in Cairo, Egypt, has been accused of trying to fool visitors by painting zebra stripes onto a ..