Conflict, poverty and natural disasters forced half a million Afghans, most of them children, out of their homes in the past year alone. For some families, internal displacement has become a part of life across generations. Desperation is sending many men into the ranks of armed groups and local authorities are struggling to deal with the crisis. Al Jazeera’s Zein… Read more »
Countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia continue to experience “limited separation of powers, abuse of state resources for electoral purposes, opaque political party financing, and conflicts of interest,” anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International says in its latest annual report. The 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) report, published on January 23, ranks 180 nations based on aggregated survey and assessment data from 13… Read more »
BEIRUT (AP) — Iran has long sought the withdrawal of American forces from neighboring Iraq, but the U.S. killing of an Iranian general and an Iraqi militia commander in Baghdad has added new impetus to the effort, stoking anti-American feelings that Tehran hopes to exploit to help realize the goal. The Jan. 3 killing has led Iraq’s parliament to call… Read more »
It would be a “disaster” for the Gulf countries if there’s a conflict between the U.S. and Iran, Pakistan’s prime minister said on Wednesday. “The impact a conflict would have, I repeat, on the oil prices. It just … would be a disaster for the whole area,” Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan told CNBC’s Hadley Gamble at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. When asked if he thinks U.S. President Donald… Read more »
In Kazakhstan, protests have been forming in the roads and around the country to make attention for their request of a better democracy. The president of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, has been firing and hiring people into new power strong positions. Tokayev “sacked” his deputy chief of staff with no reason being stated and replaced him with a previous aide. Tokayev… Read more »
Nepal’s Prime Minister, Sharma Oli, was rushed to a hospital in the country’s capital on Wednesday. Oli’s spokesman is saying that it was just a routine checkup and nothing to worry about, however, newspapers and other reporters and receiving different information. Media is saying that Oli went to the hospital for dialysis for his kidney. According to Nepal’s national newspaper,… Read more »