Pedestrians and visitors stand in front of the Nobel Prize Museum in Stortorget in the old town of Stockholm, Sweden, July 15, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Little Acquire Licensing RightsSTOCKHOLM, Sept 2 (Reuters) - The Nobel Foundation said on Saturday it would not after all invite the ambassadors of Russia, Belarus and Iran to attend the Nobel
1 day ago Click here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report.Click here to access ISW’s archive of interactive time-lapse maps of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. These maps complement the static control-of-terrain map that ISW produces daily
9:00 am EDT - 12:15 pm EDT Tuesday, September 26, 2023 9:00 am - 12:15 pm EDT The Brookings Institution Falk Auditorium 1775 Massachusetts Avenue Washington, DC 20036 As the world rapidly evolves, so does the nature of threats facing the United States. While the immediate challenge posed by Russia in Ukraine, the mounting tension
[1/2]FILE PHOTO-Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks during an interview with Sky News Arabia in Damascus, Syria in this handout picture released by the Syrian Presidency on August 8, 2023. Syrian Presidency/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBEIRUT, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Hundreds gathered in southern Syria on Friday urging President Bashar al-Assad to step down
The Roundup is a periodic summary curated by the Palestine/Israel Program at Arab Center Washington DC, bringing together recent and important fact-based reports on the situation in Palestine with the goal of sharing this crucial information with our readers. Facts on the Ground More than Just Numbers: Palestinian Children under Israeli Occupation A report by
More than 200 vessels are stuck waiting to pass through the Panama Canal, one of the world’s most important shipping routes, because of a dramatic fall in water levels. The “famed” canal is “now home to the planet’s biggest traffic jam”, which is “threatening to ensnarl the holiday shipping season” and “raising alarm among canal
Image source: Astrakhan Port The ships will be purchased from Kotlin Shipping Company Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) will provide Astrakhan Port PJSC with a loan of $10.5 million for the purchase of two ships, according to the port’s corporate materials. The loan to cover the borrower’s obligations under the MoU on the
A pump jack operates in front of a drilling rig at sunset in an oilfield in Midland, Texas U.S. August 22, 2018. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsHOUSTON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil stocks have fallen to their lowest level this year and likely will shrink further, analysts said, as record demand, producer
Senior Policy Advisor on Iran Patricia Karam is currently Senior Policy Advisor on Iran at Freedom House, where she plays a leading role in crafting Freedom House’s policy agenda and advocacy strategy for promoting democracy and human rights in Iran. She was, most recently, Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Director at the International Republican Institute (IRI), where
OPINION/EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — Two years ago, on August 28, 2021, the final British evacuation flight took off from Kabul airport. So ended 20 years of British endeavour in Afghanistan. Some was ineffectual but some inspirational. This is the story of a major success but with a decidedly bitter aftertaste. Just before midnight on Saturday August