The victory of Ebrahim Raisi, the current chief justice of Iran, in the recent presidential election went along expected lines. As the favourite of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, an experienced insider supported by key state institutions of the Islamic Republic, and a cleric with a huge following among …
Read More »Russia & Qatar to sign deals on grain and meat supply at St. Petersburg Economic Forum
Hassan Food is responsible for helping Qatar achieve food self-sufficiency. “We are finalizing several memorandums of understanding with well-known Russian companies and plan to sign these agreements during the SPIEF. They will open up new investment opportunities, and we will start supplying some strategic products from Russia to the Qatari …
Read More »Super-agent Raiola ‘doesn’t give a f*ck’ if he never deals with Man Utd again – hands potential ‘boost’ to Chelsea over Haaland
In an interview with The Athletic, the controversial agent first had some choice words for Manchester United and their legendary former manager Sir Alex Ferguson over his treatment of Paul Pogba. “When Ferguson criticized me, that was my biggest compliment anybody could give me. Ferguson is used to people coming in …
Read More »Scandal over face mask business deals forces German MP from Angela Merkel’s party to quit
As the coronavirus pandemic took hold in Germany, a company owned by Löbel brokered deals between a Chinese face-mask manufacturer and healthcare companies in the cities of Heidelberg and Mannheim. The contracts netted the 34-year-old MP a cool €250,000 ($298,000), Der Spiegel reported on Friday. Löbel, who initially defended his …
Read More »Google & Facebook ‘very close’ to striking deals with news orgs, Aussie treasurer says as media reform bill moves on
Australia’s News Media Bargaining Code, which first emerged in 2019, became the focus of a rather loud public feud between Canberra and the two digital advertising behemoths in recent weeks. The new regulations would significantly change how the Australian media and companies like Google and Facebook, which use news content …
Read More »Europe & UK betting big on India, with mega trade deals on the way
According to the Economic Times, citing its sources, they plan to further deepen bilateral trade and investment relationship through a series of regular engagements, aiming at quick deliverables for businesses in these tough times. People familiar with the matter said that Europe will be a key focus for India in …
Read More »Russia deals with South Korean pharmaceutical GL Rapha to manufacture Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine
Production will begin in December and the vaccine will be exported to countries around the world starting in January 2021. The first interim results of a large-scale Phase III clinical trial for the jab were released earlier this week and showed 92-percent efficacy. Researchers said they would publish their preliminary findings in …
Read More »I’m no fan of Donald Trump, but his peace deals in the Middle East are a diplomatic triumph. Why is MSM virtually ignoring them?
For his efforts in the September 15 treaty between Israel, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and, later, Bahrain, the US president has gotten a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize. But much as his enormous ego would absolutely love that award, it’s unlikely the deal will get him across the finish line. For …
Read More »Trump has made concessions for the sake of negotiating trade deals with China
The US President Donald trump was excluded from the agenda of trade negotiations with China, the demand for an end to Beijing’s alleged cyber espionage attempts. According to sources the newspaper, the decision he took in order to put an end to the protracted dispute over trading fees. Thus, the …
Read More »Became known the essence of secret deals trump Putin
Media noted that the idea of the American President gave the Kremlin Tillerson during his visit to Moscow. U.S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson, during a recent visit to Moscow, gave the us leader Donald trump on Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin, with whom he was meeting, the newspaper reports …
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