New Year’s Eve: When is it 2017 around the world?
New Year's Eve is upon us. One final chance to let your hair down, celebrate surviving another rotation around the Sun and repeat your annual vow...
Are Russia and China Creating a New World Order in Eurasia?
James M Dorsey| A new Russian-led, China-backed Eurasia-centred world order may be in the making. This is against the backdrop of alleged Russian cyber warfare...
A Vision of Trump’s Middle East: Back to the Future
By James M. Dorsey President-elect Donald J. Trump’s, clearest indication yet of his policy approach towards the Middle East and North Africa, was tucked into...
Russian Ambassador to Turkey shot dead in Ankara day before the crucial Tripartite Dialogue
A Turkish policeman crying “Aleppo” and “revenge” shot dead Russia's ambassador to Turkey at an art exhibition in Ankara on Monday, in what Moscow...
Muslims are the least educated amongst all the major religions
Muslims along with Hindus have the lowest number of years of formal schooling. At 5.6 years, it is way below the global average of...
UAE Financial Regulations may soon become Pakistan’s next political scandal
UAE based banks have started sending out notices, to all wealthy account holders, asking them to provide information on their citizenship and tax resident...
Aleppo battle: Hopes rise for evacuation of rebel-held areas
Hopes have risen that a planned evacuation of rebel-held parts of the Syrian city of Aleppo will now begin soon, after an earlier deal...
Yemen conflict: US cuts arms sales to Saudi Arabia
Precision-guided weapons will no longer be delivered, a Pentagon official said. President Barack Obama's administration said it was concerned over "flaws" in the way...
Iran says it will develop nuclear-powered ships after US extends sanctions
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has ordered his officials to develop nuclear-powered ships, accusing the United States of violating last year's international nuclear deal. World...
Religion and Education Around the World
Large gaps in education levels persist, but all faiths are making gains – particularly among women. Jews are more highly educated than any other major...
Humanitarian crisis in Syria expected to worsen in 2017: War Child Canada
The world held its breath as a ceasefire to evacuate rebel fighters and civilians from war-torn Aleppo briefly raised hopes for an end to...
Aleppo is devastated, but the internet is keeping alive some strong voices
In the midst of a bloodbath, people in Aleppo continue to have access to the Internet. Despite the airstrikes, despite the monumental infrastructural damage,...