In US and Western political culture, state ideology is associated with underdeveloped nations and dictatorships which need a set of ideas to mobilise the domestic front or to justify difficult national circumstances. Liberalism and democracy, the (...)
At least 11 demonstrators were killed in clashes with security forces in a town in northwest Myanmar after truckloads of troops arrived to quell a protest against the ruling military junta, domestic media reported on Thursday.
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Myanmar activists burned copies of a military-framed constitution on Thursday two months after the junta seized power, as a U.N. special envoy warned of the risk of a bloodbath because of an intensified crackdown on anti-coup protesters.
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The concepts of "democracy" and the "democratic system" are far from new in human thought. They are as old as Greek philosophy, which classed systems of government in terms of numbers of participants, their wealth and how directly or indirectly they (...)
Across Myanmar, opponents of the ruling junta on Sunday mourned the killings of at least 114 people by security forces in the bloodiest day since the military coup on Feb. 1, but vowed to keep protesting to end army rule.
Children were among those (...)
Fitch Solutions predicts that Egypt is among five emerging markets that may not witness recovery in their tourism sector in 2021 amid COVID-19 repercussions
This came within Fitch Solutions' global macroeconomic update report, adding that these (...)
Security forces killed more than 90 people across Myanmar on Saturday in one of the bloodiest days of protests since a military coup last month, news reports and witnesses said.
The lethal crackdown came on Armed Forces Day. Senior General Min Aung (...)
Myanmar security forces killed at least 12 people, witnesses and media reported, as the acting leader of a civilian parallel government vowed in a first public address on Saturday to pursue a "revolution" to overturn the Feb. 1 military coup.
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On 1 March, The Washington Post columnist Ishaan Tharoor remarked on what he called President Joseph Biden's "Saudi problem." It was hardly difficult to guess what he meant given all that we hear from the media and political sources in the US: Saudi (...)
Foreign investment in Egyptian debt instruments recorded a new record high, reversing the outflows in 2020 which were triggered by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Head of the Finance Ministry's debt management unit, Mohamed Hegazy told (...)
Myanmar police opened fire on Tuesday to disperse crowds protesting against a military coup as foreign ministers of neighbouring countries prepared to hold talks with the junta in a bid to find a peaceful way out of the crisis.
The talks, to be held (...)
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has caused unimaginable changes in all walks of life, from how we work, to how we shop, even to how we socialise.
Humans have had to live vastly different lives since the pandemic first tightened its grip on the (...)
Indonesia is pushing Southeast Asian neighbours to agree on an action plan over Myanmar's coup that would keep the junta to its promise of holding elections, with monitors to ensure they are fair and inclusive, three sources familiar with the move (...)
The newly released drama Sound of Metal opens with a shirtless, bleach blond haired Ruben Stone (Riz Ahmed) accompanying frontwoman Lou (Olivia Cooke) on the drums during a punk-metal concert at some unspecified location in the USA. A couple, Lou (...)
The Ambassador of India to Egypt, Rahul Kulshreshth, flagged off Raj Phanden from the Embassy of India in Cairo, on 10 February 2021.
Phanden, who is also known as Cycle Baba and World Bicycle Traveler, is on a mission titled ‘Wheels for Green' to (...)
Egypt's central bank on Thursday has held interest rates, putting monetary easing on pause for another month as the coronavirus keeps global markets on edge.
The deposit rate will be still at 8.25 percent and the lending rate at 9.25 percent, the (...)
The sailors from a South Korean tanker seized in the Persian Gulf by Iranian troops last month are free to leave the country on humanitarian grounds, Iran's state TV said Tuesday.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said a legal (...)
Britain made a formal request to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) on Monday, seeking membership of the 11-country deal to open new avenues for post-Brexit trade and influence.
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The United States rejects China's maritime claims in the South China Sea beyond what it is permitted under international law and stands with Southeast Asian nations resisting its pressure, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on (...)
South Korea's Ulsan Hyundai will be among the favourites to advance to the knockout rounds of this year's Asian Champions League after the defending champions were drawn to face a pair of debutants in the competition's group phase on (...)
China said on Tuesday it will conduct military exercises in the South China Sea this week, just days after Beijing bristled at a U.S. aircraft carrier group's entry into the disputed waters.
A notice issued by the country's Maritime Safety (...)
The United States often sends ships and aircraft into the South China Sea to "flex its muscles" and this is not good for peace, China's Foreign Ministry said on Monday, after a US aircraft carrier group sailed into the disputed waterway.
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A US aircraft carrier group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt has entered the South China Sea to promote "freedom of the seas", the US military said on Sunday, at a time when tensions between China and Taiwan have raised concern in Washington.
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A global team of researchers arrived Thursday in the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic was first detected to conduct a politically sensitive investigation into its origins amid uncertainty about whether Beijing might try to prevent (...)
Ukraine has started preparations for negotiations on new agreements on a free trade area (FTA) with Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia and China, Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture Ihor Petrashko said on Tuesday.
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