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For years, land and housing have stood at the center of political tension in Burkina Faso. The West African country, already plagued by insecurity,...
Lebanon today stands at a defining crossroads, and perhaps nowhere is this more evident than in the country’s restless younger generation....
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries-Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain-remain indispensable players in...
Russia has announced its largest-ever cocaine seizure, an operation that not only underscores the growing presence of drug trafficking in the country...
India has forcefully rejected NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte’s assertion that Prime Minister Narendra Modi phoned Russian President Vladimir...
A coordinated police operation across Europe has led to the arrest of five individuals accused of running a sprawling cryptocurrency investment scam...
World leaders have gathered once again in New York for the annual United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), where speeches resound with lofty...
A massive wave of anticorruption protests swept across Manila on September 22, exposing deep public anger over billions of dollars allegedly siphoned...
For nearly eight years, the Rohingya crisis has remained one of the world’s most intractable humanitarian tragedies. Close to one million Rohingya...
US President Donald Trump has again shaken up the political and diplomatic conversation surrounding the war in Ukraine by openly admitting that...
On September 15, the Georgian Prosecutor’s Office announced the detention of Kakha Kotorashvili, a 49-year-old businessman and head of the...
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has once again emerged as a flashpoint in regional politics, symbolizing national pride for Ethiopia and...
The charred ruins of Nepal’s presidential building provided a stark backdrop for a moment of political renewal on September 16, as three newly...
French investigators have launched a formal corruption inquiry into former Lebanese prime minister and billionaire businessman Najib Mikati, raising...
On September 13, 2025, Libya’s UN-recognized Government of National Unity (GNU), headquartered in Tripoli, announced a preliminary agreement with...
The South Caucasus has long been a geopolitical chessboard where great powers projected influence and pursued their rivalries. For decades, the...
For decades, Egypt has been engulfed in a sustained human rights crisis, marked by arbitrary arrests, repression of political opposition, censorship,...
When the US Treasury blacklisted Moscow-based cryptocurrency exchange Garantex in 2022, Western officials touted the move as a major step in...
When Belgian police stormed Huawei’s Brussels office in March 2025, detaining several people as part of a major corruption probe, few could have...
A high-profile corruption trial in Azerbaijan has ended with the conviction of one of the country’s most prominent former oil executives. On...
US President Donald Trump has once again thrust the nation into political chaos, this time by threatening what many describe as an unprecedented move:...
Türkiye’s foreign policy has long been a subject of fascination, frustration, and sometimes confusion for global observers. Its trajectory over the...
On September 3, China held a grand military parade in Beijing’s Tian’anmen Square to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Victory in the...
The European Union’s attempt to portray Russia as responsible for alleged interference with Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s airplane...
Lebanon once again finds itself perched precariously on the edge of political and social chaos. On August 29, the Lebanese government is scheduled to...
Mexico’s long-troubled justice system has once again come under scrutiny after a series of high-profile expulsions of alleged cartel members to the...
At a time when Africa faces mounting challenges from transnational organized crime and rapidly evolving cyber threats, the International Criminal...
Former Banque du Liban (BDL) governor Riad Salameh, once hailed as the architect of Lebanon’s financial system, has been released on bail of over...
On August 28, 2025, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) voted to renew the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for...
On August 26, US envoys Tom Barrack and Morgan Ortagus visited Lebanon at a time of mounting volatility in the region. Their trip followed not only...
The United Kingdom is set to introduce a comprehensive plan aimed at reducing crime and strengthening public safety, featuring unprecedented powers...
Poland’s newly elected president, Karol Nawrocki, has ignited a heated debate in Warsaw and Kiev after proposing amendments to Poland’s...
For much of the past two decades, Iraq has been characterized as a contested battleground-a stage upon which the ambitions of regional actors and...
Cyprus is preparing for one of its most high-profile financial crime trials in recent years, after prosecutors filed a criminal indictment against...
On August 19, the Lapland District Court in Rovaniemi opened what officials have described as the largest human trafficking trial in Finland’s...
In a significant development underscoring growing regional collaboration against transnational drug networks, Iraq has revealed that intelligence...
The global banking sector is bracing for a dramatic surge in fraud losses, driven by the rise of synthetic identity schemes and increasingly...
In recent years, a significant transformation has been unfolding in the financial strategies of Gulf nations. Traditionally reliant on Western capital...
After decades of hostility and unresolved territorial disputes, the South Caucasus is witnessing a historic moment. The recent peace framework signed...
Lebanon stands at a defining crossroads – one that will shape its sovereignty, stability, and very survival as a nation. The decision before the...
Mexico’s decision to extradite 26 alleged members of two of the country’s most powerful drug cartels to the United States has ignited both praise...