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President Macron’s visit to Saudi Arabia signals new era in French-Saudi cooperation (Arab News)

A joint statement covering a wide range of issues and the signing of a slew of agreements were the highlights of a visit to Saudi Arabia...

Gambians vote in first presidential election since Jammeh era (Al Jazeera)

Gambians are casting their ballots to elect their next president, in a highly anticipated vote seen as a test of the country’s democratic transition. President Adama Barrow...

Erdogan says he hopes volatile Turkish lira will steady soon (Al Jazeera)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he hopes that volatile foreign exchange and inflation rates would stabilise shortly as he reiterated his stance...

Macron wraps up Gulf tour in Saudi with MBS meeting (Al Jazeera)

French President Emmanuel Macron wrapped up his tour of the Gulf after a meeting with Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler in Jeddah. The meeting with...

Where does Iran’s nuclear deal stand after seven rounds of talks? (Maziar Motamedi, Al Jazeera)

All the signatories of the nuclear accord inked by Iran and world powers in 2015 say they want it restored as there is no...

Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator: Can the JCPOA be revived? (Al Jazeera)

Iran and world powers resumed talks aiming to revive the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran nuclear deal. Following...

Minority rights at stake in Bangladesh (Shafi Md Mostofa, East Asia Forum)

Bangladesh is once again under the spotlight in the international media for violating minority rights. In October 2021, there were attacks on at least 80 of...

The hidden power of Komeito on Japanese politics (Moez Hayat, Ryan Ashley, East Asia Forum)

The recent House of Representatives election in Japan marked Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s first major test. While his ruling conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)...

How digital minilaterals can revive international cooperation (Tanya Filer and Antonio Weiss, Brookings)

From London to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, calls to “reimagine” or “revive” multilateralism have been a dime a dozen this year. The global upheaval...

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