On August 5, 2015, the Financial Times reported that Saudi Arabia was returning to the bond market with a plan to raise $27bn by the end of 2015. The paper also indicated this was a clear sign of the strain to lower oil prices putting pressure on the finances of the world’s largest oil exporter. Fahad al-Mubarak, the governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, said in July that Riyadh…

Media is awash with reports that some delegates of the Central Committee of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) ruling party criticized the whole procedure of the process of seeking a Presidential candidate for the party. The delegates are Dr. Emmanuel Nchimbi, Member of Parliament Songea Urban and who served as Minister of the Interior, Sophia Simba, who is currently Minister of Community Development, Gender and Children and Chair of Tanzania…

Turkey's Constitutional Court blocked on Monday the government's decision either to close prep schools or to convert them to private schools by a large majority. Following this decision, prep schools will not be closed. (Agencies)

In the press release issued by the Presidential House (Arg) on 20th July 2015, President Ghani expressed “profound sorrow over the death and wounding of a number of Afghan National Army soldiers as a result of Air strike by the International Forces”.