Ali is an analyst on the for Current Developments Team, contributing regularly to the Daily Brief. He focuses on political and development issues in the Middle East and North Africa.
The deadline proclaimed by the Pakistani Islamist group Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) for the government to expel France’s ambassador to Pakistan
READ MOREPakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will conclude an official visit to Berlin today. Qureshi has prioritized Germany as Pakistan’s
READ MOREMalaysia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Kamarudin Jaffar will conclude a Middle East trip that included official visits to Iran, Turkey
READ MOREThe activist group Moroccan Front for Supporting Palestine and Against Normalisation has organised protests to take place today in response
READ MORELegislative elections will be held today in Israel to elect the 120 members of the 24th Knesset. Voters will try
READ MOREGerman Foreign Minister Heiko Maas will visit Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) today. As of late, the EU has increased its
READ MOREUzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov will conclude his two-day visit to Russia. During the visit, Kamilov spoke with his Russian
READ MOREUkraine plans to raise the issue of Russian occupation of Crimea today in the United Nations General Assembly. The protest
READ MOREA strike organised by the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) is set to take place today in honour of
READ MORESouth Africa’s balance of trade for the month of December is set to be released today. Africa’s third-largest economy beat
READ MOREQatar will resume flights to Abu Dhabi today for the first time since the lifting of a three-year blockade imposed
READ MOREThe UK Department for International Trade is set to virtually host the 2021 UK-Africa Investment Conference today. The event links
READ MOREKazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is set to address Parliament today and announce a new set of political reforms. The elections
READ MOREThe Conference of Presidents is set to meet today in the European Union Parliament. Meetings will likely touch on the
READ MORETurkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will conclude his visit to Spain today as part of a string of Turkish diplomatic
READ MOREThe European Medicines Agency is set to review the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Moderna today. The Moderna vaccine would be
READ MOREThe Turkish Parliament is set to vote on a budget for the 2021 fiscal year today. The budget prioritises combatting
READ MOREThe Lebanese General Labor Union has called for a nationwide strike today to protest the government’s decision to weaken subsidies
READ MOREThe US Congress faces its deadline today to vote on resolutions aimed to block new arms sales to the UAE.
READ MOREFrench President Emmanuel Macron will present a bill in today’s cabinet meeting regarding how to tackle the country’s problem of
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