Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter which explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Hong Kong CNN — At the onset of his unprecedented third term, Xi Jinping stacked China’s top ranks with a slate of loyalists who he presumably hoped would
Four men and one woman who have been imprisoned in Iran for years are on their way home as part of a prisoner exchange agreement that gives Tehran access to $6 billion in oil revenues previously frozen under US sanctions. USIP-Wilson Center Distinguished Fellow Robin Wright provides insights into how the negotiations happened, what pushed
According to the latest information released by Alphaliner, as of September 10, there were a total of 6,696 container ships in operation around the world, with a total transport capacity of 27.745 million TEU, equivalent to approximately 331 million deadweight tons. Among them, the total transportation capacity of the top three liner companies accounts for
September 19, 2023 2023-09-19T06:54:49-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMmQ1XC8wMTRcLzE2OTUxMjI0NjFfMDE0LmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19Senior officials deliver remarks to U.S. prisoners recently freed from Iran after arriving on U.S. soil. The five Americans, some of whom had been imprisoned for years, were freed after the United States agreed to unfreeze $6 billion in Iranian assets and free five Iranians charged with violating U.S. sanctions. Senior officials
Perhaps as a way of deflecting public interest from the anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death in the custody of the morality police, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has ratcheted up its threats against Iraq-Based Kurdish separatists. September 13: IRGC mouthpiece Mashregh News commented on the flurry of diplomatic activity between Iran and Iraq concerning the
As Russia’s relationship with the West has deteriorated, the Kremlin’s view of the Taliban has changed. But substantive economic cooperation will be hard to achieve. Russia is one of just a handful of states in the world actively seeking to strengthen its relationship with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. While Afghanistan’s rulers, the Taliban, are
WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The Biden administration is pressing ahead with a concerted effort to strike a “grand bargain” in the Middle East that includes normalization of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia, calculating that the U.S. could reap big rewards if it can overcome steep obstacles.President Joe Biden’s aides have made this diplomatic
Americans freed from Iran land in US20 hr 23 min agoFrom CNN's Jennifer HanslerFormer President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks with the media in Tehran in May 2021. Vahid Salemi/APThe Biden administration imposed sanctions on Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, according to the US Treasury Department.“Today’s action targets Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for enabling
Autoworkers strike enters its fourth day. Now automakers face another walkout6 hr 42 min agoCanadian autoworkers extend negotiations with Ford, delaying a possible strikeCNN's Chris IsidoreThe union representing Canadian autoworkers at Ford has put its strike plans there on hold, keeping its more than 5,000 members on the job at three plants there and providing
Position Title: Palestine Project Coordinator Position Type: Part-Time (15-20 hours/week) Department/Team: Palestine/Israel Program Reports to: Head of Palestine/Israel Program Location: Washington DC Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) is hiring a Project Coordinator to be based in Washington, DC, on a part-time basis. The Project Coordinator helps with research and coordination activities for the Palestine/Israel Program at ACW.