For years, the prevailing assumption was that the world of philanthropy relied primarily on an older generation of businesspeople and wealthy individuals. I, too, heard this quite a bit. About a decade ago, when I spoke with directors of non-profit organizations, nearly all of them identified the younger generation as their greatest challenge. They feared…
BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 29. Turkmen and Uzbek companies have discussed new industrial cooperation projects and supplies of construction materials during a business forum in Ashgabat. The discussions took place during the second day of the Turkmen-Uzbek business forum, according to a press release issued by the Turkmen government. “Representatives of the business communities of the…
Ammunition, parts and accessories exported to Israeli forces At least 2,596 shipments of weapons to Israel since 7 October 2023 Companies directly owned and controlled by state of India identified India continued to supply arms to Israel despite the substantial risk they could be used in its ongoing genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza…
Throughout 2024 and 2025, assessments of Red Sea security focused primarily on the threat to commercial shipping. Houthi attacks against merchant vessels transformed one of the world’s busiest maritime corridors into a high-risk transit route, forcing shipping companies to reroute around the Cape of Good Hope, increasing freight costs and disrupting global supply chains. International…
March 29, 2025, Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands: A pro-Palestinian demonstrator burns a hand-fashioned Israeli flag. Photo: James Petermeier/ZUMA Press Wire via Reuters Connect The Netherlands is expected to become the latest European country to restrict trade with Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria, advancing one of the most far-reaching measures yet as international efforts to…
Maritime chokepoints have repeatedly shaped the outcomes of international disputes by offering those who can influence them a potent means of leverage. In 1951, when Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh nationalized the oil industry, the United Kingdom responded by deploying the Royal Navy to blockade Abadan and restrict Iranian tankers from transiting the Strait of…
The campaign includes 100 ads on buses across the country with a photo of an animal taken from inside animal transport trucks, with the message, “You’re on your way to a vacation. They’re on their way to hell.” In order to ensure her wishes are honored, a team from the Brigitte Bardot Foundation flew to…
0 US-Israel-Iran War Latest News: The conflict between the US, Israel and Iran is moving into another stage that is both dangerous and potentially disastrous, where economic sanctions and attacks on energy infrastructures take place in almost the same period of time while the US authorities announce new sanctions related to Iran, a drone attack…
When Israel goes to the polls this year, voters will weigh in on conscription, the economy and how the state should investigate its inability to prevent Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack. AFP looks at the key issues shaping the campaign as Israel gears up for elections on October 27. – Accountability for October 7 –…
Saudi Aramco Pipeline: The smoke was still hanging low over Yanbu when the reality of the Red Sea blockade hit the operations desk at Saudi Aramco. For weeks, the calculus had been simple: take the long way around the cape, absorb the freight hikes, or cross fingers that the patrols hold. But when a Houthi…
