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Monday, July 24

CRUDE SOLUTIONS Oil ministers gather in St Petersburg Ministers from six oil-producing nations will gather…

Tensions mount over al-Aqsa mosque security measures

A ban on Israeli lawmakers entering the al-Aqsa mosque, enacted in October 2015 over concerns about security…

Iraq’s vice president visits Moscow amid strengthening ties

Iraqi Vice President Nouri al-Maliki arrives in Moscow today for four days of talks with…

President Erdogan tours the Gulf in a bid to defuse Qatar spat

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan follows a string of foreign officials by visiting Saudi Arabia…

Sunday, July 23

GRAND GULF TOUR Turkey’s Erdogan travels to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan…

The Philippines to extend martial law declaration

The Philippines’ declaration of martial law on the island of Mindanao expires today. President Rodrigo…

Albania’s Constitutional Court rules on judicial reform

Albania’s Constitutional Court is expected to rule today on judicial reforms passed in May. Judges’…

East Timor holds national elections

East Timor will be holding its parliamentary elections today. The People’s Liberation Party (PLP) is…

Saturday, July 22

RODRIGO’S RENEWAL The Philippines set to extend martial law declaration The Philippines’ declaration of martial…

The summit participants approved the membership of India and Pakistan in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. / SCO
SCO membership: a Beijing-Moscow proxy power struggle

The muted Russia-China rivalry has extended to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.