By Stefano Araújo The entire globe is facing an unprecedented health and economic crisis due to the rampant spread of the coronavirus. Not only are entire national health systems at the limit of their capacity with serious repercussions for the health of their citizens, at the same time, on an economic level, we are experiencing one of the heaviest economic ...

Eighteen months ago, Iran was hit by the coronavirus epidemic worse than any other country in the Middle East. Originating in China, the Covid-19 epidemic spread rapidly throughout the Islamic Republic, the number of infected and dead growing at an exponential rate. The coronavirus has affected everyone in Iran, from ordinary workers to the most high-ranking senior politicians, killing more ...

The greatest nightmare for the sailors, especially for a ship commanding officer or a captain, is dragging the anchor. Because of heavy wind or strong current, the dragging ship is unable to hold its position, even with engine power. At some point, the ship will likely strand. If the stranded ship hits the sand there may be a chance to ...

On February 26, euthanasia was legalized in Germany. The Federal Constitutional Court of Germany declared that the country’s former ban on euthanasia, introduced by the Bundestag in 2015, was contrary to the Basic Law of the country, and that everyone has the right to die of their own accord or use the help of third parties, the president of the ...

US reopening President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a directive for the states to start opening their economies. The US president said the country was now ready to move to the next phase in the war against coronavirus. It was time, he said, “to open up. America wants to be open, and Americans want to be open.” Trump committed his ...

At the beginning of the last week, the Saudi authorities blocked access to two online news portals, TRT Arabi and Anadolu Agency, both owned by the Turkish state. According to Anadolu, until now the Saudi authorities have not made any statements regarding blocking these websites, so it is not officially clear what has caused the Saudi authorities to take this ...

China has managed to draw the world’s attention throughout the course of modern history, beginning with Mao Zedong’s “Long March” in 1934. Even in the West, predictions for a future that exclude China’s leadership are increasingly scarce, as China’s economic, social and political rise has had a tremendous impact on the masses, particularly in light of the coronavirus pandemic, something ...

May 2018 was a month filled with political disasters for the American policy makers in the Middle East. Pro-Iranian politicians were able to take control of the majority of Lebanese Parliament seats on May 6 followed by anti-American politicians winning in the Iraqi parliament on May 12. The American side claimed that the late General Ghassem Soleimani was responsible for ...

The coronavirus crisis has led to a number of questions: did it appear naturally or was it made in a laboratory? In either case, who stands to benefit from the outbreak? Countries have begun to blame each other – the US launched an entire information campaign against China and the WHO related to the pandemic, blaming them for everything from ...

The COVID-19 outbreak has shaken the health and the wealth of every nation on earth, and the Middle East is no exception. The pandemic is spreading like wildfire in terms of the number of infected, economic losses and death tolls. Two month after the first case of infection was made public in the region, the number of confirmed cases, in ...