In the last weeks, there has been a considerable increase in the frequency and intensity of demonstrations and protests throughout the country, aimed at denouncing socio-economic issues and the widespread corruption and clientelism. The main protests have, so far been, taken place in the capital, Beirut (mainly in Riad al-Solh Square and Martyr’s Square), but […]
Protests continue in various urban centres in Iraq (in particular, the capital and the cities of Basra, Nasiriyah, Najaf, al-Diwaniyah and Karbala), after first breaking out on 1 October. The protests were initially peaceful (with a high number of students taking part), but have progressively resulted in widespread violence and turmoil after Iraqi security forces […]
Ethiopia is a target of Islamic terrorism, but several factors make the risk of high-profile attacks moderate for the time being. The last significant operation ascribed to the Somali organisation al-Shabaab is the failed explosive attack in Addis Ababa (Bole area) in 2013 (only the attackers died). Although the group has not yet managed to […]
Flash Report On 5th August 2019, the Indian Government launched a Presidential Order to repeal Articles 35A and 370 of the Constitution, which included special provisions for residents of Jammu and Kashmir and a special status for the disputed territory with Pakistan. The decision entailed, in addition to the extension of the Indian Constitution to […]
Anonymous US intelligence sources said yesterday that they had received reliable information regarding the presumed death of Osama Bin Laden’s son, Hamza Bin Laden. Rumours – spread by the New York Times too – say the United States played an important role in the death of one of the key men in the Al-Qaeda chain […]