China causing de-industrialization in EU and preparing trade war

KN. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen intends to talk to visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping about policies that she claims pose a threat of de-industrialization in the bloc.…

Timur Tengah terus memanas karena AS terus dukung Israel, Belize dan Chad serta 8 negara lain putus hubungan diplomatik dengan negara zionis tersebut

KN. Amerika Serikat (AS) kembali melontarkan tudingan ke Israel terkait isu pelanggaran hak asasi manusia (HAM) di Tepi Barat. Ini terjadi saat Negeri Paman Sam dianggap menjadi mitra terkuat Negeri…

Amal soleh dapat menyelamatkan dari siksa kubur

KN. Suasana alam kubur begitu mengerikan dan menakutkan. Dalam kondisi kesendirian di alam barzakh, kita harus menghapi malaikat berwajah sangar, yakni malaikat Munkar dan Nakir. Terlebih, jika kita ternyata tidak…

WASHINGTON TALKS MARRED BY RENEWED VIOLENCE IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH

KN. Amidst U.S.-led peace talks in Washington D.C., violent skirmishes in the historically disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh erupted again between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops toward the end of June. Tensions…

TENSIONS ALONG LEBANESE BORDER A MICROCOSM OF REGIONAL FLASHPOINTS

KN. Tensions continue to rise along the Lebanese border, centered around the town of Ghajar, a disputed area that straddles Lebanon and Syrian territory captured and occupied by Israel since…

ARE WE ENTERING AN ERA OF CLIMATE-RELATED CONFLICT?

KN. Broadly speaking, extreme climate change is manifesting in different ways around the world – from scorching heatwaves, raging wildfires, and droughts to massive flooding, rising ocean temperatures, and melting…

SAUDI-UAE DIFFERENCES CLOUD PROSPECTS FOR REGIONAL SECURITY AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION

KN. A wide variety of press reports and readouts of meetings with Saudi de-facto leader Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) and his erstwhile mentor, UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan…

ERDOGAN MAKES MAJOR INROADS IN THE GULF

KN. Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited three key Gulf states – Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Qatar – following his May re-election. Erdogan’s relations with Saudi…

BUILDING UP THE BRICS

KN. The BRICS group of nations announced during its annual summit last week that it would expand its membership by inviting six new members to join its ranks: Iran, Saudi…

RESURGENT VIOLENCE IN MANIPUR MAKES WAVES IN NEW DELHI

KN. The latest victims, one of whom was beheaded, were members of the majority Meitei ethnic group. The day following the attack, India’s Supreme Court requested an updated report on…