It was meant to be a fleeting slowdown for Europe’s economic powerhouse, followed by a rapid rebound. Instead, Germany has been stuck in neutral for a year with hopes fading for a turnaround, a situation that threatens to spread lasting economic gloom across Europe. Its vast industry is in recession, a victim of shifting consumer […]
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Police Officer Involved in Operation Against El Chapo’s Son Assassinated in Broad Daylight…
A Mexican police officer involved in the operation that briefly yielded a son of notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman last month was killed in an assassination that unfolded in broad daylight this week. The officer, named as Eduardo N., was killed in Culiacan in Sinaloa on Nov. 6, some three weeks after police […]
Thousands of Police Deployed in Catalonia Ahead of General Election…
Thousands of law enforcement officers will be deployed across Catalonia on Sunday to guarantee security at a repeat general election that polls suggest could prove as inconclusive as the previous one, held on April 28 of this year. The authorities want to prevent any potential street disturbances such as the ones that followed the Supreme […]
UK Election – What to Look for in the Next Six Weeks…
We continue to think that there remains a “political risk” discount on UK assets and on the currency. The combination of it being very unlikely that we have a No Deal Brexit; the part passage by the House of Commons of the revised deal (“Withdrawal Agreement Bill”) last week and the polling suggesting a Conservative […]
Islamic State Looks to Be Rebuilding in Iraqi Valley…
In the span of a few months, Iraq has gone from an optimistic state that had won its war against ISIS to a protest-filled nation confronting the possibility of the terror group’s return. “Iraq has not learned the lesson from ISIS,” said Hisham al-Hashimi, Iraqi expert on ISIS in March. “Especially when it comes to […]
Turkey Captures Wife of Islamic State Leader Baghdadi in Syria…
Turkey has captured one of the wives of the slain leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday. Erdogan broke the news while giving a speech at Ankara University, without elaborating on the operation of giving the woman’s name. Baghdadi had four wives, according to one […]
Thuringia Foretells the Fracturing of Germany…
It’s hard to overstate the importance of the election results last weekend in Thuringia. The complete collapse of the two centrist parties there, Angela Merkel’s CDU and the Social Democrats (SPD), is looking like a harbinger of what comes next in German politics. A majority in Thuringia, ruled by the CDU since the early 1990’s […]
Farage’s High Risk Strategy for Brexit…
Nigel Farage has thrown down the gauntlet to Boris Johnson over the election strategy. Johnson has refused. Of course he did. Farage made an offer Johnson couldn’t accept, ditch the Withdrawal Treaty he just negotiated with the EU and truly campaign on a far harder Brexit than Johnson has ever advocated for. If he doesn’t […]
Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad: Trump Is the ‘Best U.S. President’ Ever…
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says that Donald Trump is the best president in US history because he has been open about his intentions to take possession of Syria’s oil. “I tell you he’s the best American president. Why? Not because his policies are good, but because he’s the most transparent president,” Assad told Syrian state […]
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UN Envoy Says Yemeni Parties Ready to Move on ‘Process to End the War’…
The warring parties in Yemen are ready to move to a formal process to end the war, according to the United Nations Yemen envoy Martin Griffiths. Griffiths, in an interview with Asharq al-Awsat, added that the peace efforts advanced following recent developments in the south of the Yemen after southern separatists and the Yemeni government […]
Iraqis Hold Largest Protests Yet in Defiance of Violent Security Crackdown…
Tens of thousands of Iraqis massed in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square on Friday in the biggest demonstrations since anti-government protests erupted a month ago, defying security forces that have killed scores of people and harshly criticising Iran’s involvement in the country’s affairs. The square and the wide boulevards leading into it were packed with flag-waving protesters, […]
Israel to Extend Sovereignty Over Settlement Roads in the West Bank…
Israel is seeking to impose “transportation sovereignty” in the occupied West Bank, with a budget of $228m approved this week for a new tunnel connecting a major settlement, Gush Etzion, with Jerusalem. Bezalel Smotrich, Israel’s minister of transport, an MP from the right-wing Jewish Home party, is planning to include Israeli settlements in the framework […]
Lebanon’s Revolt: Potential Spread of Violence and Bloodshed…
Growing signs that the ongoing revolt in Lebanon, now in its third week, might turn violent following politicization attempts that aim to change the course of the popular uprising against corruption, austerity measures, deteriorating living standards and traditional political hierarchies. Suspicious local and foreign fingers have been spotted inside the demonstrations encouraging violence against the […]
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The Legal Connection Between Washington and Kiev Few Are Bothering to Report…
With the Trump impeachment procedures ongoing and the connection to his conversation about the Biden family with Ukraine President Zelenskyy, there has been very little coverage of an important aspect of the relationship between Washington and Kiev. While none of us can speak to the actual intent of Donald Trump’s remarks be it for personal […]
South America, Again, Leads Fight Against Neoliberalism…
The presidential election in Argentina was no less than a game-changer and a graphic lesson for the whole Global South. It pitted, in a nutshell, the people versus neoliberalism. The people won – with new President Alberto Fernandez and former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) as his VP. Neoliberalism was represented by Mauricio Macri: […]
Britain Set for December 12 Election to Break the Brexit Deadlock…
Britain will hold its first December election in almost a century after Prime Minister Boris Johnson won approval from parliament on Oct. 29 for an early ballot aimed at breaking the Brexit deadlock. As the European Union granted a third delay to the divorce that was originally supposed to take place on March 29, the […]
Why Lebanon And Iraq Are at the Brink of Further Strife…
Today the Prime Minister of Lebanon Saad Hariri resigned after -at times- violent protests. In Iraq the gadfly cleric Moqtada Sadr joined protesters after previous protests in Iraq also led to violence. In both countries at least some protesters demand the resignation of their governments. While the demonstrations in both countries are about local economic […]
Is This the End of Netanyahu?…
Ever since he joined politics, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been dogged by scandals and controversies that never seem to go away. Known to his supporters as “Bibi”, in July this year he became Israel’s longest-serving Prime Minister surpassing, David Ben-Gurion the founding father of the Jewish state. But just like the proverbial cat […]
21st Consecutive Week: Police Make Arrests Before Protests Begin in Hong Kong…
Clashes flared once again between protesters and local police in Hong Kong on Oct. 27. Police made arrests before a rally was set to kick off, and firing tear gas and other crowd control weapons at protesters to disperse them. The protests mark the 21st consecutive weekend of unrest stemming from opposition to an extradition […]
France Yields on January 31 Brexit Extension…
France has agreed to the three-month Brexit extension suggested by European Council President Donald Tusk, softening its previously hard stance on only granting the U.K. a short technical extension of a few weeks. The change in position happened over the weekend after Emmanuel Macron had a phone conversation with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on […]
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