The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela went to elections of governors and mayor on November 21. The governing United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) won 19 of the 23 governors and more than 200 out of 335 mayors, including the capital city of Caracas. These numbers indicate a great victory for the Chavismo. On the other side, some argue that electoral ...
The Middle East is undergoing a new experience of regional diplomatic dynamism. Various meetings have taken place between the Arabic countries with Iran and Turkey. There have been significant negotiations between Iraqi and Syrian officials and other countries. All these regional movements seem to promise the beginning of a new chapter in Middle East regional relations which can lead to ...
By Fernando Esteche* In 2009, a coup of a new kind was carried out in Honduras in order to disrupt the possibility of Honduras’ strategic alliance with Bolivarian Venezuela through ALBA. The coup by Joe Biden and Hilary Clinton, then vice-president and secretary of state of President Barack Obama, was undisguised. Months after the coup, a mock general election was ...
The upcoming Libyan elections provide a real opportunity to cool the heat of the conflict in North Africa, and transfer it from one level to another, revealing the true political weight of all parties, assuming that the elections are held in a peaceful manner that reflects the will of the Libyan people. Allegations and maneuvers There are allegations and maneuvers ...
Last week, the public agenda in Turkey has been busy with three main topics. First was President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Qatar for the Supreme Strategic Committee meeting. Second was the initiation of the court case against 16 Mossad agents who were arrested in the operation of the MIT (Turkish National Intelligence). Third had been the currency crisis and ...
The purpose of this paper is to tell the story of Dr Muhammed Shukri Effendi, the first black medical student to graduate from UCT. Effendi, who studied at Trafalgar High School, went on to pursue his studies at the UCT medical school and graduated as a medical doctor in 1942. Previously, it was thought that Maramoothoo Samy-Padiachy, Cassim Saib and ...
By Cansu Yiğit The Uyghur Tribunal published its final verdict on the so-called Uyghur Genocide on their website. The document named “Uyghur Court Decision Summary Form” consists of 63 pages and 210 articles. The so-called trial lasted more than a year. The last session of the court was held in England on 9th of December, 2021. All of the court ...
Ahead of the December 24 elections, the UN announced a change of the special envoy to the country. On December 6, UN Secretary General António Guterres appointed U.S. diplomat Stephanie Williams to lead a mediation mission in Libya. The announcement followed the news that Jan Kubis was leaving the post of UN special envoy for Libya. Key elections Libya, plunged ...
The government of the Republic of Nicaragua has stopped relations with Taiwan and has established diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China. The Central American country’s step reflects a broader tendency in the region and constitutes a huge blow to the United States. Nicaragua’s decision also may lead to an increase of Chinese foot print in Latin America with ...
The exchange rate between the Turkish Lira and the US Dollar is deteriorating heaviliy to the disatvantage of the former, indicating a currency crisis. United World International expert Mehmet Perinçek gave an interview to the Iranian newspaper Tehran Times on the crisis, its historical background and geostrategic dimensions. Below we present the interview, which can also be read here. Subtitles ...