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Lamplight On Qatar Downplays Saudi Arabia

Qatar is the richest country in the world in terms of per capita income and the world’s largest LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) exporter; it is now facing a diplomatic stand-off from its oil producing…

China will not beg India to join OBOR

China’s media on Wednesday said that Beijing would welcome India to join the ‘One Belt, One Road’ (OBOR) initiative but would not beg India to accede its request. China has initiated a Twenty-First…

Economy over Earth

President Donald Trump is being criticized by major global powers from Europe to South America for its decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement. Trump confirmed his decision to withdraw…

US to quit UN Human Rights Council

The Trump administration is likely to pull out the United States from the United Nation Human Rights Council. The US has accused the UN Human Rights Council of being biased against Israel and…

Maldives cuts ties with Qatar

On 5 June 2017, Qatar said there is “no legitimate justification" for several nations cutting diplomatic ties after Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE, Bahrain, Yemen and the Maldives announced they would…

The Rising Dragon of Climate Change

Though President Donald Trump hinted evidently that his decision would be to withdraw from the Paris Climate agreement, the world still hoped that he would consider making a wiser decision. Many…

Increasing homicide attacks in Mexico

On 3th June 2017, a gunman attacked a group of people in Northern Mexico, killing six and wounding 22. A gunman armed with AK-47 assault rifle opened fire early Saturday in Ciudad Cuauhtémoc after…

A Lid on the Barrel?

In an attempt to contain the oil glut, the oil producing regions of the world like OPEC’s Saudi Arabia and Russia are keeping a lid on the oil prices. A Coordinated Production Cut seems to be the…

Propaganda as a secret weapon

President Donald Trump has now been in the oval office for the past seven months; however the serious allegations regarding the suspicious influence of Russia in his victory still dawdle around…

Home alone- King of the throne

Donald Trump certainly isn’t new to the media circus he finds himself participating in today. 25 years ago, the man was out there talking about things that needed to be talked about, saying things…

Egypt hits Libyan terror camp

On 26th May 2017, Egyptians fighter jets attacked camps in Libya which according to Cairo have been training militants who had killed many Christians in Egypt earlier that day. President Abdel Fattah…

Pakistan hikes defence budget by 7%

Nawaz Sharif led Pakistan Muslim league-Nawaz Government presented its fifth budget before 2018 elections. Government hiked defence spending by 7%. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar also announced a 10…

Global crisis

It’s now too small to solve the world's big problems and too big to solve its little ones. Where new heads of state should take their first trip is hotly debated among staff members, the destinations…

Manchester; From ‘critical’ to ‘severe’?

The Manchester attack on 22nd May, 2017 by suicide bomber - Salman Ramadan Abedi, a 22-year-old British Muslim killed 23 people (adults and children). NHS (National Health Scheme) confirmed that 54…

Marawi: ISIS rampage

Clashes continue in Philippines between the armed forces and the Islamist insurgents in the city of Marawi which leads to death of 19 civilians. The battle between the army and the ISIS continued in…

Intensifying conflict over South China Sea

Situations in the South China Sea have seemed to worsen as the US warship, USS Dewey sailed closer to an artificial island build by China. The “manoeuvring drill” conducted by US was seen by China as…

Cloth of India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will soon promote Khadi as the ‘Cloth of India’ in the overseas market. It will form a unique Indian product after yoga, as it is the second most recollection by non-…

Martial Law enforced

The President of Philippines has declared Martial Law on the Mindanao Island for 60 days, as per reports on the 23rd of May 2017. This is due to clashes between the security forces and Muslim…

Italian Economic Crisis

The Report by Standard and Poor (S&P) stated that the Italian economy is likely to shrink slightly due to poor banking system and divided politics. According to the S&P report, the economy…

Is North Korea behind WannaCry?

Russian security firm, Kaspersky found that the code used in the WannaCry software has been used by North Korean hacking group, Lazarus Group. The results suggest that North Korea could have links to…