Nigeria’s electoral commission declared that Bola Tinubu, the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has won the election. Tinubu received 37 percent of the votes which means nearly 8.8 million. Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate Atiku Abubakar won 29 percent (approximately seven million) and Peter Obi from Labour Party ranked the third with 25 percent (about 6.1 million). Yet ...
Last week’s main topics in Türkiye were the earthquake disaster, protests against the government in football stadiums and the debate on the elections. The effects of the major disaster The earthquake, centered in Kahramanmaraş and Hatay and claimed the lives of more than 45,000 people according to official figures, is the primary topic in Türkiye. Scientists say Türkiye is suffering ...
Iran and Azerbaijan are currently going through a critical phase in their political relations, with tensions reaching an all-time high. Despite experiencing some political fluctuations over the past thirty years, the two nations have always held a dubious and apprehensive outlook towards each other. However, the past year has witnessed a further deterioration in their relationship, with the embassy attack ...
On February 25th, a protest was held in the German capital of Berlin. The gathering was organized in order to stop arms deliveries to Ukraine and support a negotiated solution to the conflict. Sahra Wagenknecht, Member of Parliament for the Left, and Alice Schwarzer, publisher, initiated the protest, at which 50 thousand people took part according to the organizing committee. ...
By Dr. Yang Chen * From December 7 to 10, 2022, Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the first China-Arab States Summit, the first China-GCC Summit, and also paid a state visit to Saudi Arabia. This is the first trip of Chinese heads of state to the Middle East after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. President ...
It seems that Egypt is determined to move ahead with what it started months ago: Developing its relations with all its neighbors. This was reflected in the visit of Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry to Syria and Türkiye. Shoukry’s visit to Syria was the first by a high-ranking Egyptian diplomat to Damascus since the start of the civil war in 2011. ...