Kazakhstan: Central Asian Giant Battles World Crisis
Oct/26/2008
Kazakhstan's success story has been rightly praised in both the East and in the West. Under the leadership of its President, Nursultan Nazerbayev, this leading political and economic power in Central Asia has made the transition from a Soviet-style economy to a modern social market economy, without falling into the excesses of neoliberal policies, and without relinquishing its national sovereignty. That notwithstanding, it has not been able escape the ravages of the current financial crisis which has swept across the globe.Read Further...
Global Food Crisis: Egypt and Sudan Join Forces For Food Security
May/27/2008
No one can doubt that the news being transmitted from Egypt, and also from Sudan in early May, is dramatic. Egypt is in the throes of an economic crisis, inflation is reeling out of control, people have taken to the streets, and desperate measures taken by the government in an attempt to alleviate the strains on the population, may be not only ineffective, but even counterproductive. Read Further...
Build Railways for Peace in Africa
May/21/2008
In the "good news" department is the announcement that Egypt has founded a committee with the Government of Sudan, to sign an agreement in the third week of May, on establishing vital railway links.Read Further...
Iran Opens War Avoidance Flank
May/05/2008
As threats of military action against Iran continue to issue from various spokesmen of the war party in the U.S., the Islamic Republic has launched an ambitious initiative aimed at preventing war, based on a comprehensive package of economic, political and security measures on a vast regional plane. The package includes proposals to settle remaining questions related to Iran's nuclear energy program, but is not limited to that.Read Further...
A New Asian-African Alliance? China supports Sudan's Economic Growth
Mar/23/2008
"You have heard about the Asian tigers. Now, there is an African lion ... and it is beginning to roar!" This is the message sent out by the Sudanese-European Relations Forum, held in Khartoum on March 10-12.Read Further...
Dollar Crash: The Real Challenge For OPEC
Nov/22/2007
At its recent summit in Riyadh, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries faced an unprecedented crisis: the price of oil was edging up towards the $100 per barrel mark, as the dollar itself was continuing its inexorable slide on all financial markets. Read Further...
Cheney's Oil Law For Iraq Is Neocolonial Theft
Oct/08/2007
Although a great deal more is at stake in the Iraq war than oil, there can be no doubt that the rich petroleum reserves of the country have stood high on the agenda of the war party since long before the 2003 invasion, and continue to be the focus of policy for the occupying powers. Read Further...