While futures contracts for WTI (West Texas Intermediate) crude oil in the US expired in May, the price of the WTI-type oil fell by more than 300% this week, the value dropping to negative 37.63 by contract holders avoiding physical delivery of the oil. Oil prices have fallen below zero for the first time in history in an environment where ...

B. Karinian, one of the first Chairmen of the Central Executive Committee (Government Heads) of Soviet Armenia, penned numerous articles and books examining the Armenian issue and nationalist movement. I have republished some of his articles which were originally published as a series in 1928 in a book entitled “Armenian Nationalist Movements” [1] . Karinian wrote another important article for ...

By Diyari Salih The prominent Shiite blocks in the Iraqi parliament have finally decided to accept Mr. Mustafa al-Kadhimi, the chief of the Intelligence Service, to be the new Prime Minister. Many Kurdish and Sunni parties declared their support for him and asserted that they would positively interact with his government in this critical period. However, it is very likely ...

From April 23 to May 23, the Islamic world celebrate the annual Ramadan fast. However, for the first time this year, Muslims in most countries of the world will have to observe under special circumstances. The coronavirus pandemic is the primary culprit: Muslims from Indonesia to Morocco have not gathered for prayers for weeks. But what about Ramadan? Ramadan, the ...

By Shashi Kant Tripathi When media outlets began reporting about the starvation of stranded workers during the lockdown due to the coronavirus, several other heartbreaking incidents also came to light, for instance, that 39 year old Ranveer Singh had died midway as he walked from Delhi to Morena. He was a delivery boy in a Delhi restaurant and left the ...

By Emrah Alan Today is the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. 100 years ago, the National Assembly banded together around Mustafa Kemal in the midst of a life and death struggle. After the Turkish war of independence, Turkey became the center of social revolutions which affected nearly all the oppressed nations struggling against ...

By Zhiqiang Zou As the novel coronavirus pandemic has run rampant globally, confirmed cases of COVID-19 have exceeded 2 million worldwide, with the death toll reaching nearly 166,000. Since the first case was reported in Turkey on March 11, the number of confirmed cases has grown rapidly. As of April 16, 74,193 COVID-19 cases have been reported in Turkey, and ...

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 ...