– Guest post – This weekend, the city of Makkah became the focal point of a historic summit that could have far-reaching implications for Muslims worldwide, including the millions residing in Europe. The Global Conference for Building Bridges between Islamic Schools of Thought and Sects, orchestrated by the Muslim World League under the guidance of …
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On 5 March, a World Trade Organisation (WTO) panel has ruled that the EU’s policies of employing indirect land use change (ILUC) methodology to ban palm oil biofuels needs to be changed. A so-called Delegated Act was found to be discriminating against palm oil produced in Malaysia. In response, Malaysian Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk …
Armenia threatens to suspend membership of the Russian-led military alliance CSTO, if it continues to meet certain expectations. The decision is indicative of the deteriorating relationship between the two countries. Founded in 1992, the CSTO is led by Russia. Like its Western counterpart, the CSTO regards an attack on one member state as an attack …
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The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Moldova has ruled to declare the SOR party, a prominent opposition party, unconstitutional. According to the Constitutional Court, any actions or administrative acts of this party adopted after the promulgation of the decision lose their legal significance. The organisation, whose leadership is accused of forming a criminal organisation, …
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