Germany has held the G7 presidency of the top democratic economic powers for a year, according to Spiegel. The highlight will be a summit led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) from 26 to 28 June 2022 at Elmau Castle in the Bavarian Alps. The focus will be on climate protection, the fight against pandemics and […]
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North Korea: Nutritional needs of the people instead of nuclear at the heart of Kim Jong Un’s New Year speech
Speaking on the occasion of his 10th year in power, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made more references to tractor factories and school uniforms than to nuclear weapons or the United States, according to summaries. published in the state media today Saturday. North Korea’s main goals in 2022 will be to restart economic growth […]
France: Takes over the EU presidency three months before the presidential election
France is taking over the rotating presidency of the European Union this New Year amid turmoil, from the Omicron wave to the crisis with the deployment of Russian troops on the border with Ukraine, a possible springboard for Emmanuel Macron on his way to the presidential election. “This presidency offers him a welcome platform to […]
The economic crisis is making Turkey difficult in northern Syria
By Costas Raptis The price of the economic, and especially the foreign exchange, crisis of the neighbor is not paid only by the Turkish citizens. The residents of those areas of northern Syria that are under the occupation of the Turkish army and its guerrilla allies after the successive military invasions that received the names […]
Macron: France faces difficult weeks ahead due to coronavirus
French President Emmanuel Macron said today that the next few weeks will be difficult due to Covid-19, with the country today setting the absolute record for coronavirus cases with 232,200 new infections in the last 24 hours. “The coming weeks will be difficult, we all know that,” Macron said in a televised address ahead of […]
Biden will hold talks with Zelensky on Sunday
LAST UPDATE: 22.55 US President Joe Biden plans to speak with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday, a White House official said a day after talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin focused on easing tensions on the border. “President Biden plans to hold telephone talks with Ukrainian President Zelensky on Sunday to reaffirm US support […]
Tunisia: Arrest of Islamic State Ennahda Authority Authorities
Tunisian security forces have detained Noureddine Baiti, a senior member of the moderate Islamist Ennahda party, one of the country’s largest political forces, the party said in a statement. Bairi is Ennahda’s first senior party official to be arrested since July, when Tunisian President Kais Syed dissolved parliament and effectively took over the country. Ennahda, […]
Libya: Transitional Prime Minister Dbeiba returns to office
Libya’s caretaker Prime Minister Abdelhamid Debayba chaired a cabinet meeting today, marking his official return to office after taking a “leave” of office to run in the postponed presidential election. The political situation is “critical”, Dbeiba commented, as Libya failed to hold presidential elections on December 24, as part of the peace process that began […]
Libya: What led to the cancellation of the elections – How likely are they to take place?
After many days of uncertainty, the Libyan authorities postponed the presidential election, just 48 hours before it starts on December 24. It seems unlikely that a new date will be set in January, leaving the country paralyzed by tensions between rival groups that disagree on the election law. Few will be surprised that Libya’s presidential […]
Serbia: One-time financial aid and allowances promised for 2022 by President Al. Vuτςiτς
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has announced the provision of 100 euros in financial assistance to all young people aged sixteen to thirty. This amount will be credited to the bank accounts of the young people on February 1, said in the last interview for 2021 Aleksandar Vucic. The Serbian government has provided a total of […]
