Foreign policy decisions are announced through terms such as alliances, maritime security, freedom of navigation and regional stability. Ordinary Bangladeshis experience them through petrol prices, electricity bills, transport fares, food inflation, factory orders, overseas employment and remittances. That is why I am narrowing Bangladesh’s membership of the Saudi-led Multinational Maritime Defence Alliance to one question:…
The world is a much better place because Israel exists. That is a sine qua non. There should never be doubt about the veracity of that statement. And yet, Israel spends an inordinate amount of time and money and exerts large amounts of energy on trying to convince nations, leaders, and people in general of…
ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Pakistan-Iran Joint Trade Committee (JTC) will be held on Tuesday (today) to further strengthen bilateral trade, investment and economic cooperation between the two neighbouring countries. According to an official announcement, the commerce ministry will host the 10th JTC meeting in Islamabad. The meeting will be co-chaired by Commerce Minister Jam…
Yigal Maor says the FIMI-Hapag-Lloyd plan would strengthen Israel’s strategic maritime position, while regulators and workers continue to warn of national security risks. Dr. Yigal Maor, former director of Israel’s Shipping and Ports Authority, has published a detailed professional opinion backing the proposed creation of the “New Zim,” arguing that the plan would strengthen rather…
• Ufochukwu presents letters of credence to President Herzog Nigeria and Israel have expressed commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation between both countries. According to statement by the Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, both countries are looking at security, defence, agriculture, food security, technology, innovation and healthcare as some of the areas that…
A rare 2,500-Year-Old Cypriot coin was discovered on Ashdod Beach in southern Israel. | Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority A rare coin struck in Cyprus about 2,500 years ago has been discovered on an Israeli beach, offering researchers fresh evidence of maritime trade and travel across the eastern Mediterranean during the biblical era. The…
Foreign ISREAL and Nigeria have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation in key economic sectors. The sectors include security and defence, agriculture and food security, technology and innovation, healthcare, as well as trade expansion. This is contained in a statement on Monday in Abuja, by Dr Magnus Eze, Special Assistant on Communication and New…
03.08.2026 16:46 Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen are preparing to charge transit fees from commercial ships passing through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. While Chinese ships are planned to be exempt from this practice, if implemented, it is expected to increase global trade costs, negatively affect energy shipments, and add a new dimension to tensions between the…
Summer is traditionally the season for the ambassadorial exodus and the arrival of new ambassadors to take their places. The new ambassadors remain in the category of designate until they present their letters of credence together with the letters of recall of their predecessors to the president of the state. Six new ambassadors from countries…
2 US-Israel-Iran War Latest News: Six Saudi-flagged supertankers have altered their routes and are now sailing around southern Africa instead of passing through the Red Sea, according to ship-tracking data cited by Reuters. The diversion comes after Yemen’s Houthi movement threatened to target Saudi shipping, escalating security concerns in one of the world’s busiest maritime…
