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For more than a decade, Lebanon’s central bank charged commercial banks in the country commissions when they bought government securities without making clear that the bulk of those commissions went to a company controlled by the brother of…

• Harvard economist Jason Furman said Russia's economy is 'unimportant' except for its gas resources, The New York Times reported.
• His comments come as the US claims that a Russian invasion of Ukrane is imminent and may take place on

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AP News - Two years ago, Apple threatened to pull Facebook and Instagram from its app store over concerns about the platform being used as a tool to trade and sell maids in the Mideast. After publicly promising to crack down, Facebook…

It is understandable if your enemies talk you down and say you are no longer a super power especially if your mighty superiority was soundly defeated by a militia with no air force and troops who march in flip flops. But, it is all together…

By Owei Lakemfa, former secretary general of African workers,  human rights activist, journalist and author.AFGHANISTAN is in chaos. There are videos of Afghans clinging to aircraft taking off and dropping to earth. The dominant media…

The U.S. embassy in Kabul told Americans in Afghanistan to leave the country immediately in response to an increase in violence. This comes at the same time as Taliban fighters reportedly have captured their first provincial capital…

Beijing has continued to increase its foreign exchange reserves – already the world's largest – boosting them by $28.15 billion in April from a month earlier, to a total of $3.198 trillion. The increase was due to the US dollar's decline…

China and Iran have signed a $400 billion deal to tighten their cooperation to fight back against the US strategy of sanctions and its geo-political and economic power to impose its will overseas. The deal signals a significant first domino…

In the China vs USA Clash of the Titan Empires to dominate the 21st century, the African continent, nations, and people are significant battles and fronts. The empire which wins most of these battles and fronts stands to increase its…

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday (25 January) in Davos called for a return to multilateralism, warning against a "new Cold War", and urged global unity in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at the virtual opening of this…

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi proposed the formation of a new multilateral forum to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East, international news agencies reported yesterday. His remarks came during a meeting with his Iranian…

It is no secret that despite international sanctions, Iran is known for leaving Western powers at a loss, sometimes by making what are considered to be outrageous statements, on other occasions with similarly outrageous actions. In July,…

When US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits Indonesia next week, China, the South China Sea maritime disputes, freedom of navigation and regional security will top his agenda in talks with Indonesian leaders to “preserve a free and open…