The India Economic Forum opened in Amman alongside Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jordan, bringing together leaders from over 20 major Indian companies and Jordanian private-sector firms across key industries such as manufacturing, energy, ICT, healthcare, infrastructure, logistics, and finance. The forum aims to strengthen bilateral trade and investment ties and promote partnerships [...]
NEPAL: Nepal's political scene is quite unstable. Interim governments have served as a link between crisis and stability. Over the past thirty years, three of these governments stand out: Krishna Prasad Bhattarai's government in 1990, Khilraj Regmi's government in 2013, and Sushila Karki's government in 2025. Each of these governments emerged from a political stalemate. [...]
GAZA STRIP: According to UN agencies, heavy rainfall over the past week has made the already tough living conditions worse for the hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. UNICEF spokesperson Jonathan Crickx told the BBC that the weather overnight was "horrendous," with rain so heavy that he observed up to 15 [...]
MONGOLIA: Light and quick, children have traditionally taken the lead in Mongolian horse racing. However, the dangers of this sport make it far from just fun and games. In Mongolia, horses represent much more than mere animals; they symbolize the spirit of the nation. Horse racing plays a vital role in Mongolian culture. The connection [...]
JAPAN: According to data from the National Police Agency, more than half of the reported cases of explicit deepfakes targeting individuals under 18 in Japan involved students from the same schools as the victims. This marks the first time the NPA has shared information about minors who have fallen victim to inappropriate fake images created [...]
SOMALIA: The Somali NGO Consortium (SNC) is sounding the alarm about the quickly worsening drought situation, warning that a humanitarian disaster is on the horizon. This comes as international funding sharply declines while the need for help grows. The Integrated Food Security Classification (IPC) reports that the drought is pushing 3.4 million people in Somalia [...]
SENEGAL: Senegal has chosen to halt all extraditions to France, claiming that Paris is not cooperating. Dakar has been unsuccessfully attempting to extradite two Senegalese citizens who are currently in France. Because of this situation, Senegal will not extradite 12 individuals wanted by France until it gets a positive reply from Paris regarding its own [...]
EGYPT: Since the beginning of Israel's war on Gaza in October 2023, Egypt has led the largest and longest-running humanitarian relief effort for the region. They have worked closely with the United Nations and other international partners, even while facing ongoing restrictions and security issues. Egypt has delivered about 70 percent of all aid sent [...]
CHINA: In one of the biggest efforts to shut down underground Christian groups in recent years, Chinese authorities have officially arrested 18 leaders of the Beijing Zion Church, according to the Christian rights group ChinaAid. The members of this group had been held since early October during a large nationwide operation aimed at unregistered churches, [...]
ALGERIA: Sofiane Chaib, the Algerian Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs responsible for the National Community Abroad, met with Nabil Habashi, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Migration and Egyptian Expatriates from Egypt. This meeting took place during the 11th United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Forum. They discussed ways to enhance [...]
