Category: Belt and Road Initiative
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Who Is Playing Who In The Great Iraq Carve-Up?
Simon Watkins Simon Watkins is a former senior FX trader and salesman, financial journalist, and best-selling author. He was Head of Forex Institutional Sales and Trading for… More Info Premium Content By Simon Watkins – Aug 28, 2024, 5:00 PM CDT Chinese firms won most of Iraq’s latest oil contracts, continuing China’s dominance in Iraq’s…
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Will Russia Support Iran in the Event of its Full-scale Attack on Israel?
PSCRP-BESA Reports No 78 (August 27, 2024) Relations between Iran and Russia have significantly expanded since the onset of the full-scale military conflict in Ukraine in February 2022. Iran’s new president has promised to sign a strategic cooperation agreement with Moscow during the BRICS summit in Russia, scheduled to take place in Kazan from October…
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In Pakistan’s Balochistan, deadly attacks rip uneasy migrant-local equation
Islamabad, Pakistan – For 15 years, pick-up truck driver Qadeer Aslam had been transporting goods across Pakistan. Most of his trips were to Balochistan, about 400km (250 miles) west of his village near Burewala city in southern Punjab province. Over the years, Aslam, 32, was able to save enough money to buy his own truck,…
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What’s behind the bloodiest recent attacks in Pakistan’s Baluchistan province?
Multiple attacks in Pakistan‘s restive southwest have killed at least 38 people, the highest death toll in a 24-hour period blamed on separatists in Baluchistan province in recent years. Gunmen mowed down people after dragging them off buses, cars and trucks. Police and passersby were fatally shot in broad daylight in another district. A railway…
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Who are Pakistan’s ethnic militants fighting for secession?
Updated Aug 26, 2024, 07:32 PM Published Aug 26, 2024, 07:22 PM ISLAMABAD – Separatist militants launched several coordinated attacks in Pakistan’s province of Balochistan, killing at least 39 people, officials said on Monday, in the most widespread assault by ethnic insurgents for years. Here are some facts on the group, Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), which claimed…
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Who are Pakistan’s ethnic militants fighting for secession?
A view shows charred vehicles, after separatist militants conducted deadly attacks, according to officials, in Balochistan province, Pakistan, August 26, 2024, in this screengrab obtained from a video. Reuters TV via REUTERS Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab ISLAMABAD, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Separatist militants launched several coordinated attacks in Pakistan’s province of Balochistan, killing…
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What’s behind the bloodiest recent attacks in Pakistan’s Baluchistan province?
ISLAMABAD — ISLAMABAD (AP) — Multiple attacks in Pakistan’s restive southwest have killed at least 37 people, the highest death toll in a 24-hour period blamed on separatists in Baluchistan province in recent years. Gunmen mowed down people after dragging them off buses, cars and trucks. Police and passersby were fatally shot in broad daylight…
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‘There is a solution to Gaza for Jews and Arabs alike,’ says prominent lawyer and author – opinion
Prominent lawyer and founder of the ISR, Shraga F. Biran, says the way to ensure peace for Israelis and Gazans depends on American recognition of China as a necessary and positive partner. By ALAN ROSENBAUM AUGUST 24, 2024 09:03 Updated: AUGUST 24, 2024 09:17 Prominent lawyer and founder of the ISR, Shraga F. Biran, says in…
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Chinese Diplomacy in the Middle East: Active and Emerging Roles
Chinese President, Xi Jinping (L) is welcomed by Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (R) at the Palace of Yamamah in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Royal Court of Saudi Arabia / ANADOLU AGENCY / Anadolu via AFP Ali Noureddine This article was translated from Arabic to English Since the launch of the…
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‘There is a solution to Gaza for Jews and Arabs alike’
Prominent lawyer and founder of the ISR, Shraga F. Biran, says the solution to ensure peace for Israelis and Gazans depends on American recognition of China as a necessary and positive partner. By ALAN ROSENBAUM AUGUST 22, 2024 16:56 Updated: AUGUST 22, 2024 17:44 Shraga Biran, president of the Institute for Structural Reforms (ISR). (photo…