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By Henok Tadele Haile

When Ethiopia gained admission into the prestigious BRICS bloc, a wave of jubilation resounded across the country. This monumental event signals a coming of age for Africa’s second most populous nation on the global stage.

This modern alliance of major emerging economies pr...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The Arab monarchies have traditionally been seen as allies of the US in the Middle East, but relations are now rapidly cooling. The reason for this systemic discord is the foreign policy of the United States and the aggressive hegemonic style of the fading superpower. Even during...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Russia has submitted a draft statement to the UN Security Council regarding the terrorist attack on Nord Stream. Dmitry Polyansky, the First Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations, made this announcement. The statement stresses that the acts of terrorism...

On 1st October, the Netherlands will finally close its primary gas field located near the northern city of Groningen. This gas field, was the largest source of hydrocarbons in continental Western Europe,it helped in the swift development of the post-war Netherlands, but at the same time caused the i...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The Ukraine have given an explainion about why they continue to take money from Gazprom and pump Russian gas. It turns out that this is only done for the sake of their European partners, so that they do not freeze in winter. But is the Ukrainian Naftogaz being disingenuous. What...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China has lifted restrictions on the export of pork from Russia introduced in 2008, the press service of Rosselkhoznadzor reported.
"The General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China has appr...