South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa says his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin will attend the BRICS summit in person, despite an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court. Following the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court against Putin, there have been suggestions that the event could happen virtually. But,Continue Reading
By Lawal Sale All roads lead to Russia’s second-largest city, St. Petersburgh, for the second gathering of Russian and African leaders from July 27 to 28, 2023. The primary aim of the summit tagged ‘Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Summit’ is to strengthen ties between Russia and African countries, particularly inContinue Reading
By Lubomir Tassev Iran’s government considers employing the Iraqi dinar in bilateral trade with Iraq in a bid to further curtail the dominance of the U.S. dollar. The annual turnover between the two neighboring nations exceeds $10 billion with millions of pilgrims and health tourists crossing the border each year.Continue Reading
China says the US decision to send banned cluster munitions to Ukraine could “trigger humanitarian problems.” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said at a briefing on Monday that the decision has “given rise to concern across the entire international community.” “The irresponsible provision of cluster munitions can easily trigger humanitarianContinue Reading
Iran unveiled the “Pressurized Light Water Reactor” (PWR)simulator system, designed and developed at Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI). The ceremony was held with the participation of the head of the Atomic Energy Organization and a group of deputies and managers of the organization. The simulator has a thermal powerContinue Reading
By Oghenekevwe Uchechukwu THE world’s oldest national newspaper Wiener Zeitung, printed its last daily edition on Friday, June 30, marking the end of its long-standing tradition as a hard-copy publication. Founded in 1703, the Vienna, Austria-based newspaper made a transition to online due to financial challenges caused by a declineContinue Reading
By Xavier Villar In recent months, following the restoration of diplomatic ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia, speculation is rife about a similar rapprochement between the Islamic Republic and Egypt. Should this diplomatic rapprochement materialize, it would mark the end of over 40 years of absence of relations between theContinue Reading
The head of the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has revealed that as many as 20 foreign intelligence agencies played an active role in last year’s Western-backed riots in Iran. Brigadier General Mohammad Kazemi made the statement in an exclusive interview with the official website ofContinue Reading
A growing number of countries are coming forward to join BRICS and accept the new currency for global trade. The South African ambassador Anil Sooklal hinted that the alliance could expand this year becoming BRICS+. The move could add pressure on the U.S. dollar as developing nations would end theirContinue Reading