Daily Monitor

February 17, 2021

Libyans mark 2011 uprising with hopes pinned on interim gov’t

Libyans mark 10 years since the 2011 uprising that led to the overthrow and eventual killing of Muammar Gaddafi. […]
February 16, 2021

EU warns against UK bid to change Northern Ireland Protocol

The EU has warned against changing rules governing post-Brexit trade between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.[…]
February 15, 2021

Japanese companies invest 150 mln USD in digitalisation projects in Kazakhstan

«Japan DX» and «Land Management Co. Ltd» signed an agreement at the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Japan on investment of 150 million USD in the economy of Kazakhstan. […]
February 11, 2021

China’s Mars Mission Begins Orbit of the Red Planet

The Tianwen-1 mission is the second of three new visitors to Mars this month. […]
February 11, 2021

Biden raises Taiwan and human rights with Xi Jinping in first phone call

The conversation came hours after the US president announced a new Pentagon taskforce on China […]
February 10, 2021

WHO’s Wuhan probe ends, U.S.-China bickering over COVID continues

China called on the United States on Wednesday to invite the World Health Organization to investigate origins of the COVID-19 outbreak there, as sparring over the pandemic continued […]
February 10, 2021

Turkey supports unity, prosperity, security of Gulf

Turkey, Oman reaffirm to further improve ties despite pandemic, says Turkish foreign minister […]
February 9, 2021

Cooperation with Central Asia discussed at UK Parliament

The British Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (BGIPU) hosted an online roundtable dedicated to the prospects of expanding the United Kingdom’s cooperation with Central Asian states. Alex Sobel MP, BGIPU Officer, moderated the discussion. […]
February 8, 2021

Myanmar coup: Police use water cannon as thousands strike

Police in Myanmar’s capital Nay Pyi Taw have used water cannon on workers conducting a nationwide strike against a military coup. […]
February 5, 2021

EU chief admits COVID vaccine blunders

Ursula von der Leyen has confessed that the EU underestimated possible complications and delays in vaccine production, but defended the bloc’s joint procurement program. […]
February 5, 2021

Countdown to ‘catastrophe:’ Inside Europe’s fight for COVID shots

In a meeting last week in the Europa building in Brussels, home of the European Union’s political leadership, diplomats for the 27 member states were desperate. […]
February 4, 2021

Biden urges Myanmar military to free detainees, step down

President says US is working with allies and partners to address the army’s takeover and Aung San Suu Kyi’s arrest. […]
February 3, 2021

Myanmar holds 1st Cabinet meeting after military coup

Action plan discussed at meeting with newly appointed ministers as part of state of emergency […]
February 2, 2021

How the EU’s vaccine effort turned into a crisis

Daniel Boffey, the Guardian’s Brussels bureau chief, looks at why the EU’s vaccination programme has become so chaotic. Last Friday the commission attempted an ill-fated plan to seek to erect a vaccine border on the island of Ireland by triggering a clause in the Brexit withdrawal agreement […]
February 1, 2021

Myanmar Military Takes Power for One Year, Suu Kyi in Detention

Myanmar’s military detained Aung San Suu Kyi, declared a state of emergency and seized power for a year after disputing her party’s landslide November election victory in a setback for the country’s nascent transition to democracy. […]
February 1, 2021

Iran’s Rouhani hopes Biden will return to Obama-era nuclear deal as he dubs Trump a ‘tyrant’

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has called on United States President-elect, Joe Biden, to return to the 2015 nuclear deal and lift sanctions imposed on Tehran by Donald Trump’s administration. […]
January 28, 2021

Coronavirus live news: WHO says Covid ‘war’ can be won; White House predicts 90,000 more deaths by March

Hospital incursions by Covid deniers putting lives at risk, say health leaders […]
January 27, 2021

Israel to sign Sudan normalization deal in 3 months

Israeli Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen visited Khartoum for talks with Sudanese officials […]
January 26, 2021

Xi Jinping touts coronavirus cooperation as China persists with vaccine disinformation push

Addressing the world’s economic elite on Monday, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that “containing the coronavirus is the most pressing task for the international community.[…]
January 26, 2021

Biden Sets in Motion Plan to Ban New Oil and Gas Leases on Federal Land

The president will announce a suite of executive actions on Wednesday to combat climate change, two people familiar with […]