Swift positions taken by the AU could be stymied by ongoing conflicts, funding shortfalls and border closures.

Although it may seem an unprecedented campaign season that the candidates were ill-equipped for, the truth is that digital campaigning has been well-honed over six election seasons. They just need to do more online than they had planned for.

As the US prepares to withdraw from Afghanistan, the regional powers of the Middle East will have a chance to expand their spheres of influence to the war-torn country. Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates will soon take their competition to the next level.

As FAO warns of major blow to food supply, farmers say locusts are already gobbling up their crops and swarms gather to sweep across the region.

This latest debacle shows that the corona crisis is shaking up friendships which seemed infallible. But the UAE stands out in the GCC region as the most likely country to go “rogue” with its geopolitics starting with a row with India over beatings which have increased following the corona pandemic.

Researchers are doing everything they can to develop a vaccine as fast as possible while still making sure it is effective and safe. Manufacturers can help by preparing flexible systems that could be ready to produce whichever candidate gets across the finish line first.

The coronavirus lockdown has badly hit Pakistan. The textile sector is in shambles with many of their international orders cancelled or asked to suspend the shipment of ordered goods for at least three weeks and longer. With textile retailers and outlets closed, there is a complete disruption in the entire domestic textile supply chain, putting at risk the jobs of thousands of factory workers.

States such as New York are making the right move by formally gathering data on severely inflamed children during this pandemic, as proper treatments for these new COVID-19-associated cases need to be found.

Pakistan’s Finance Ministry seems to be hell-bent to disincentives Afghan transit and bilateral trade through archaic manipulative mechanisms, and with that destroy both Pakistan’s long term interests as well as image, says one leading analyst.

Muslims throughout the world are fasting in confinement as the coronavirus has altered the rhythm of the sacred month.