By Jonathan Marcus Defence and diplomatic correspondent Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES To all intents and purposes, Saudi Arabia and Israel are de facto allies in the struggle against Iran’s rising influence in the region. It’s a developing but highly sensitive relationship, but every so often there is a hint of what may be going on beneath the…
By SHEIKH SHAKEDOWN Anti-corruption crackdown overseen by crown prince Mohammed bin Salam (Reuters/Faisal Al Nasser) WRITTEN BY Abdi Latif Dahir Quartz Africa The jitters surrounding the Saudi purge continue to reverberate both in Africa and across the world with companies and family holdings wondering how the shakedown would impact their businesses, assets, and long-term investments.…
Reuters Iran’s Rouhani declares end of Islamic State group BEIRUT, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani declared the end of Islamic State on Tuesday while a senior military commander thanked the “thousands of martyrs” killed in operations organized by Iran to defeat the militant group in Syria and Iraq. “Today with God’s guidance…
By Jeff Diamant Pew Research Key takeaways about Orthodox Christians BY JEFF DIAMANT A woman lights a prayer candle at an Orthodox church in Moscow. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Orthodoxy is the third-largest branch of Christianity, after Catholicism and Protestantism. Today, there are approximately 260 million Orthodox Christians in…