Saira analyses security and terrorism threats for the Current Developments team, with a focus on the Middle East and North Africa region.
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan will meet with Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran today.
READ MORE
Protesting weekly for over five months now, ‘yellow vest’ demonstrators will again take to the streets across France today to
READ MORE
Today, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Cucuta, Colombia. Over the next few days, Pompeo will also visit
READ MORE
Today, Indonesian President Joko Widodo will face off against Prabowo Subianto in the final presidential debate before elections on Wednesday.
READ MORE
Officially opened last October, Turkey’s Istanbul Airport becomes fully operational today. Instigated by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, it is
READ MORE
Today, Venezuela’s opposition leader and self-declared president Juan Guaido will lead a rehearsal for massive widespread protests, which he expects
READ MORE
Local elections across 30 metropolitan municipalities will be held in Turkey today. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development
READ MORE
Today, tens of thousands of Palestinians will mark the first anniversary of the “Great March of Return” protests, denouncing Israel’s
READ MORE
Today, India’s Accord Group, in co-operation with others, will begin construction on an oil refinery in Hambantota, Sri Lanka. Notably,
READ MORE
Protests will be held across 20 European countries today in opposition to Article 13 in the EU’s Copyright Directive bill,
READ MORE
Today, Afghani tribal, religious and government leaders will begin a four-day traditional general assembly, known as the loya jirga, in
READ MORE
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir will meet Pope Francis in the Vatican City today for talks on South Sudan’s flagging
READ MORE
In Moscow today, thousands will protest Russian President Vladamir Putin’s internet sovereignty bill that is currently before the lower house
READ MORE
Today, Chinese authorities will release February’s consumer price index (CPI) data—the primary measure of inflation. Economists expect the CPI to
READ MORE
Today, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika will register his candidacy for the election on April 18. As the candidate for the
READ MORE
India and Bangladesh will begin a fortnight of counterterrorism exercises today in Tangail, Bangladesh. In a show of strengthened bilateral
READ MORE
Chinese Vice Premier Liu He will lead a trade delegation in Washington today for two days of talks with US
READ MORE
South African Finance Minister Tito Mboweni will unveil the 2019 budget in an address to parliament today. The budget will
READ MORE
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Sochi today to
READ MORE
Today, the US will commence a two-day international conference on the Middle East in Warsaw. Limiting Iran’s regional influence will
READ MORE
