...Oxford Analytica Significance Although this is a longstanding problem, it has become more marked in recent years. With presidential and congressional elections pending next year, and also elections for regional and provincial authorities, the absence of strong parties makes political outcomes...

... relations politics foreign policy foreign trade government human rights immigration regional President Emmanuel Macron on a visit to Algeria in 2022 (Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images) French President Emmanuel Macron has angered Algerian authorities with tough comments made on January...

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...Oxford Analytica Significance Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine exacerbated supply chain disruptions in the region, raising food and energy prices. South-east Asian leaders have not isolated Russia, but the war has reinforced doubts among them about its reliability as an arms supplier. Impacts...

... monitor developments in the region in the context of its own prioritisation of energy security. Turkey may need to reconsider its military posturing if Israel strengthens ties with Syrian Kurds. Athens and Nicosia may seek to leverage their influence in the EU. © Oxford Analytica 2025. All rights...

... foreign policy foreign trade government immigration legislation reform regional regulation security talks Sheinbaum attends the launch of the Task Force for a Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, on the sidelines of the G20 Rio de Janeiro summit (ERIC LEE/POOL/AFP/Getty Images...

... defence foreign policy government regional security ALGERIA: Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev yesterday met President Abdelmadjid Tebboune; the former is in Algiers to attend a meeting of a joint commission on trade and economic cooperation. Relations between the two countries...

... government military regional security shipping war YEMEN: Arab and local news sites yesterday said the Huthis, the group controlling northwestern Yemen, attempted to infiltrate areas in Marib, controlled by the Aden-based Internationally Recognised Government (IRG). IRG-linked media also...

... international relations politics social cybercrime foreign policy government policy regional talks tourism media Travel & Tourism THAILAND: Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra yesterday talked to reporters about her upcoming visit to China, scheduled for February 5-8. When...

... politics social border conflict crime government guerrillas human rights military regional security talks narcotics A man walks past an ELN banner in Catatumbo. (Raul Arboleda/AFP/Getty Images) President Gustavo Petro declared a state of emergency last week, amid soaring...

... social aid civil war defence foreign investment foreign policy foreign trade gender government human rights military regional security terrorism SYRIA: Yesterday, EU foreign ministers endorsed a temporary suspension of sanctions against Syria. The EU will first ease restrictions...

... government regional war LEBANON: Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem yesterday rejected extending the ceasefire in Lebanon, saying the resistance has the right to respond to Israel "when it sees fit". The White House had announced on January 26 an extension of the ceasefire until February 18. The Lebanese...

... government legislation opposition party regional VENEZUELA: The National Electoral Council (CNE) yesterday announced that elections for the National Assembly, state governorships and state legislative councils would be held on April 27. At his widely disputed inauguration on January 10, President...

... foreign investment foreign policy foreign trade government regional ALGERIA: Algerian Minister of Internal Trade and National Market Control Tayeb Zitouni yesterday oversaw the launch of a survey of production facilities across the country, which will be used by the government to steer...

... defence military regional Aerospace & defence IRAN: In an interview yesterday with the semi-official Iranian Student News Agency, Brigadier Ali Shadmani, a senior commander in the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), said that Tehran has purchased Russian Sukhoi-35 fighter jets...

... corporate debt election exchange rate fiscal food foreign trade government monetary regional soft commodities Food & Tobacco Winter corn harvest in Buenos Aires province (Juan Mabromata/AFP/Getty Images) A six-month reduction in agricultural export taxes takes effect...

... legislation natural disasters party policy regional water UNITED STATES: On January 24, President Donald Trump travelled to Los Angeles to view damage from the recent wildfires. He was met briefly on arrival by Gavin Newsom, California's Democratic governor and long-time Trump critic, who Trump...

... international relations politics social foreign trade government immigration regional COLOMBIA/US: Colombia appears to have narrowly avoided a trade war with the United States by agreeing yesterday to accept deportation flights on Washington's terms. Colombian President Gustavo Petro had turned...

... politics government military regional talks WEST AFRICA: The foreign ministers of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, the junta-led governments forming the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), yesterday met in Ouagadougou. Their meeting aimed to discuss the AES's planned departure from the Economic...

... social aid government opposition policy protest refugees regional security Palestinian restaurant in Cairo (Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty Images) Egypt's parliament in November passed a government-proposed bill to manage the affairs of refugees and asylum seekers, the country's first...