Africa is transforming rapidly, and the United States’ approach to Africa is not keeping pace. While other countries are jumping at opportunities to invest in growing African economies, the United…

Alarmed by Russian efforts to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential elections, U.S. media, strategists, and intelligence agencies await the upcoming midterm elections in November with consternation,…

Ten years ago, in August 2008, Russian troops invaded Georgia. At the time, the event was more of a Georgian tragedy than a major international incident. Its significance was overshadowed by the…

Sixty years ago, on August 23, 1958, Mao Zedong’s People’s Liberation Army launched over 40,000 rounds of artillery at the island of Kinmen (also known as Quemoy), which was controlled by Chiang Kai…

Majalla - London Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, former supermodel, French pop star, mother of two, wife of former President Nicolas Sarkozy, was never a typical first lady — even for a country where that…

[caption id="attachment_55257268" align="aligncenter" width="950"] Russian President Vladimir Putin (C), Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (R) and Commander in Chief of the Russian Navy Vladimir Korolev…

[caption id="attachment_55257265" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] A tourist in front of Tokyo's Imperial Palace, November 2016. (Reuters)[/caption] By Yunchen Tian, Erin Aeran Chung As the only…

[caption id="attachment_55257261" align="aligncenter" width="950"] Iranians walk by mural painting of the founder of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini on the wall of the former US…

By Maria Asaad Madbouly, 52, has preserved his position as minister of housing and urban utilities since 2014. He served with two following prime ministers, including Ibrahim Mahlab until…