Pakistan edges towards a ‘two-front’ crisis
By Sajjad Ashraf Talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan collapsed in early November 2025 after three rounds mediated by Qatar and Turkiye. The breakdown comes amid intensifying border clashes and diplomatic friction. Without credible cooperation on security, Afghanistan and Pakistan are likely to enter a prolonged cycle of confrontation. Afghanistan–Pakistan relations had deteriorated following military conflict
Radio Fresh: A Syrian history
By Jo Meg Kennedy Raed Fares and Hamoud Junaid, together with a young colleague, Ali Dandoush, had just left the offices of Radio Fresh, getting into the car together. The director was at the wheel and, shortly after, noticed a silver van behind them. He took a dirt road to get away, but everything had already
Russia to donate jet fighters to Sudan in exchange for naval base
Sudan and Russia have resumed discussions over a deal under which Moscow would provide Su-30 and Su-35 fighter jets in exchange for rights to a naval logistics facility on the Red Sea, Military Watch Magazine reported. Russia’s plans for establishing a logistical hub in Port Sudan have been delayed indefinitely due to conflict, halting active
Asian cooperation on industrial subsidies could defuse global rivalry and build trust
By Robert Koopman Industrial subsidies have re-emerged as a central tool of economic strategy. Once viewed primarily as distortions to be disciplined under international trade rules, they are now deployed to secure supply chains, accelerate green transitions and anchor technological leadership. The United States’ Inflation Reduction Act and CHIPS and Science Act, China’s Made in
Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Meets Iranian FM in Tehran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Saud bin Mohammed Al-Sati met with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Tehran on Sunday, according to Iran’s Foreign Ministry. The ministry said that the meeting was part of ongoing diplomatic consultations between the two Muslim states. It said that the talks focused on bilateral relations and
