Politics

The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a massive blow to the health system, economy and life within communities, and it has already impacted lives of millions of people. The consequences of the outbreak will be felt for years to come. In such a climate, certain nations are actively trying to use the battle against the Coronavirus in their own political interests by...

In Luxembourg, Tehran scored a victory in its court case over $1.6 billion of Iranian funds that were frozen earlier at the request of the United States. In particular, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani noted that the country was able to triumph in the European Court of Justice against Washington’s attempt to block and confiscate Tehran’s assets in order to transfer...

Speaking at a meeting with his coronavirus task force on April 7, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe finally took the step to declare a state of emergency over the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in the country. The state of emergency which will last until May 6 (for now has not been introduced on a countrywide scale, but it applies to two of...