The $1.6 billion deal between Iran and Russia to build the Rasht-Astara rail link is another game-changer in global trade. It has changed trading patterns away from the western-dominated system to an independent system where the west can no longer blackmail others through sanctions.
The desperation to win elections can bring out the worst in people. This is what was witnessed in the second round of presidential elections in Turkiye. Instead of discussing real issues, both contestants tried to prove their ultranationalist credentials. It was not Turkiye’s finest hour!
The world is undergoing rapid change. China has emerged as a major global economic power. The Europeans have realized this and are scrambling to get in the good books of China, much to the annoyance of the US.
America’s terminal decline is reflected in the manner in which ex-president Donald Trump is being entangled in legal cases about election fraud. Sure, America is a thoroughly corrupt state. Money talks. Every politician is in someone’s pocket. So, what is new about Trump?
The US proxy war in Ukraine against Russia and its deliberately provocative moves against China in Taiwan and the South China Sea have brought Russia and China closer to each other. The US only has itself to blame.
For eight years, the Saudis continued with a vicious war against the Yemeni people but made little headway. Recent developments show the Saudis have had a change of mind. What has forced them to change course and sue for peace?
There has been talk of abandoning the US dollar for quite some time but only now have several countries taken practical steps to not use the dollar in trade transactions. This number is growing and the dollar may soon be reduced to the same level as the British pound or Japanese yen.
Zionist Israel is an artificial entity. It illegally occupies the land of the Palestinians, the Indigenous people. The land is called Palestine. Zionist contradictions are fast catching up with and its demise in now being openly talked about by even many leading Israelis.
With rapid changes in global power dynamics, there is a great opportunity of Muslim countries to rise to the occasion by taking an Ummatic approach to immigration. Historically, people moved across Muslim lands without hindrance. Will Muslim countries adopt this policy?
Every year, millions of people worldwide participate in Quds Day rallies. These are held to draw attention to the illegal occupation of Al-Quds (Jerusalem) and Palestine by the zionist invaders. This year’s rallies assume even greater importance because of intensified zionist crimes.
Zionist Israel would not be able to get away with the crimes it perpetrates on a daily basis against the Palestinian people were it not for American support. Thus, the Washington warlords are complicit in Israeli war crimes.
Recent developments in the West Asia region clearly point toward a realization among the Arabian regimes that their plot to overthrow the government of Bashar al Asad of Syria has failed. They have decided to bury the hatchet and bring Asad in back into the Arab fold.
Instead of following the great legacy of Salahuddin Ayyubi, the liberator of Al-Quds (Jerusalem) from the Crusaders, the present-day Kurds have joined the modern-day Crusaders and zionists.
With the decline of western hegemony, will its elite realize that living in harmony with other people instead of subjugating them will also benefit their own citizens?
The US and Israel, two outlaw regimes, continue to perpetrate war crimes by constantly attacking Syria and the hapless Palestinian people. Both countries, however, are currently convulsed in internal crises.
Overseas Pakistanis are the largest remitters of foreign exchange surpassing even the country’s total export earnings. Why then are the overseas Pakistanis treated with such disdain? They should rise up and fight for their rights.
The Covid pandemic led to lockdowns and other restrictions. Studies now show that these were unnecessary and did not achieve the purpose for which they were instituted. Are Muslims prepared to face the next engineered crisis with Qur’an-based solutions?
Under the oppressive rule of General El-Sisi, Egypt’s economy has been run aground. While most Egyptians cannot afford bread, the brute in uniform and his henchmen indulge in grand larceny stealing billions of dollars. Egypt has been reduced to a basket case.
Every year, March 23 is celebrated as Pakistan Day. There is nothing to celebrate given the crushed economy that has driven millions into poverty amid a deliberately-engineered crisis to prevent the crooks in civvies and uniform from going to jail. Pity the people of Pakistan.
Three important countries in the Muslims world—Egypt, Turkey and Pakistan—far from realizing their true potential are on the verge of collapse. In all three, the militaries have a lot to do with this sad state of affairs.
