Survivors of Nothingness – Part Three: Politics … Chaos as a Tool of Governance
Politics was once defined as the art of governing nations and organising interests.
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Egypt’s Ahmed Shafiq denies reports he intends return to politics
Ahmed Shafiq, former Egyptian prime minister under ousted president Hosni Mubarak and a former army lieutenant…
Turkey withdraws troops from Norway amid tension
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said Ankara had pulled out 40 Turkish troops from a NATO exercise in…
Overthrown VP returns to Zimbabwe as Mugabe clings on to power
Zimbabwe's former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose sacking last week triggered the military's takeover,…
Facebook says 126 million Americans may have seen Russia-linked political posts
Facebook Inc said on Monday that Russia-based operatives published about 80,000 posts on the social network over…
Turkey-Egypt trade should be apolitical: minister
Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry Tarek Qabil said Tuesday that trade relations with Turkey should be…
‘Real victory to be in 5Yrs’, Macron camp says after election win
President Emmanuel Macron's government on Monday promised to renew politics in France as final official results…
Europe markets seen higher as UK voting begins, ECB in focus
Markets in Europe are on track to open higher Thursday morning as politics and monetary policy take center stage.…
European markets seen higher, ECB and Trump on the radar
European markets are seen opening higher Thursday as investors eye oil prices and continue to monitor politics…
At a White House in crisis, Trump looks increasingly isolated
President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans in Congress are showing signs of going their own way, both on…
Angelina Jolie on Cambodia, politics, difficult year
Angelina Jolie has spoken about how Cambodia was her awakening, as she premiered her new film in the country. The…
Senate confirms Jeff Sessions as attorney general: Trump Cabinet
U.S. Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump's nomination for attorney general, Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions,…
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer rips media, but facts contradict his arguments
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer strongly defended the crowd size of President Donald Trump's inauguration…
Trump rejects new ‘compromising’ Russia claims
Donald Trump has decried as a "political witch hunt" US media reports that Russian intelligence agencies have…
Australian minister Sussan Ley stands aside over expenses scandal
Australia's health minister has temporarily stood aside after using a taxpayer-funded trip to purchase an apartment…
Trump winning over millionaire investors, who are betting on windfall
Millionaire investors were evenly split this election, but with the markets on a tear since the ballots were…
Chinese markets fall more than 2% on new regulations
Shares in China took a tumble on Monday after regulatory curbs on aggressive share purchases by insurers ahead of…
BoJ wary of easing but yen, politics may sway it to act
Yen moves and political considerations could be decisive factors for Bank of Japan policymakers agonizing over…
France’s Hollande ‘open’ to six-month extension of French emergency
President Francois Hollande said Tuesday he was willing to extend France's state of emergency for another six…
UK Brexit minister offers no guarantees to new EU arrivals
The head of Britain's new Brexit ministry on Sunday said that EU migrants arriving between now and the country's…
Libya’s unity government says 4 ministers sacked
Libya's UN-backed unity government said on Friday that four of its ministers had been sacked just three months…
Czech president calls for referendum on Czechout of EU, Nato
Czech President Milos Zeman has called for a referendum on exiting the European Union and NATO, only a week after…
Brexit cannot be ‘cancelled’ or ‘delayed’ says Hollande
French President Francois Hollande said Friday that Brexit cannot be "cancelled" or "delayed", after meeting with…
British foreign minister warns Brexit vote is ‘irreversible’
A British vote to leave the European Union would be "irreversible" and the country could only rejoin the bloc on…
British PM warns of ‘humiliation’ after leaving EU
Prime Minister David Cameron warned Sunday of abject humiliation for Britain if it quits the EU, as rival camps…
Erdogan vows to forge ahead with contested Gezi Park project
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that a controversial redevelopment of an Istanbul park that…
Shock killing curbs Britain’s EU campaig
Britain was reeling Friday from the murder of a lawmaker on a village street that froze campaigning at its frantic…
US, Britain, Israel still Iran’s ‘main enemies’: Khamenei
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lashed out Friday at the United States, Britain and Israel as the…
Saudi FM denounces Iran hajj conditions as ‘unacceptable’
Saudi Arabia on Sunday denounced as "unacceptable" Iranian demands over its pilgrims joining the annual Islamic…
German economy minister lashes out at Merkel on EU-US trade treaty
Germany's economy minister lashed out at Chancellor Angela Merkel for her "wrong" stance on a huge EU-US free…
Ex-Saudi, Israeli officials shake hands for first time during ‘public…
Saudi Arabia's former intelligence chief Prince Turki bin Faisal and ex-advisor of Israel's Premier Benjamin…
Brazil prosecutor seeks obstruction of justice probe against Rousseff
Brazil's top prosecutor has asked the Supreme Court to open a probe into alleged obstruction of justice by…
Tens of thousands in London march against PM, austerity
Tens of thousands of people marched through London on Saturday in protest against government spending cuts, with…
Spanish industry minister resigns after Panama Papers revelations
Spain's industry minister resigned Friday after he was named in the Panama Papers and other media revelations that…
Jordan security services shut Muslim Brotherhood HQ
Jordanian security services on Wednesday closed the Amman headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood, the country's…
Obama calls Libya his ‘worst mistake’
Barack Obama says the biggest mistake of his presidency was the lack of planning for the aftermath of the fall of…
Khamenei accuses US of failing to respect nuclear deal
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused Washington of failing to respect the terms of a nuclear deal…
Obama, Clinton rebuke Trump for campaign rhetoric
President Barack Obama gave a mocking rebuke Saturday of Republican frontrunner Donald Trump for his incendiary…
Donald Trump Chicago rally canceled amid protests
Donald Trump cancelled a rally in Chicago Friday in the face of huge protests, which triggered scenes of chaos and…
Saudi says it will take arms bound for Lebanon
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said Saturday the kingdom will keep French military supplies previously intended…