The most common forms of slavery are: domestic servitude – widespread in the Middle East and North African (MENA) countries but also prevalent in western nations; sexual exploitation/forced marriage, and bonded labor (or debt bondage/debt slavery) – when a person works in exchange for a loan or to pay off..…

U.S wars, invasion, bombing campaigns and sanctions Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen U.S sanctions and threats on Iran U.S military bases and arms sales to Gulf monarchies or to Egyptian dictators and its decades of support for Zionist of Palestine have destabilized and impoverished Western..…

U.S wars, invasion, bombing campaigns and sanctions Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen U.S sanctions and threats on Iran U.S military bases and arms sales to Gulf monarchies or to Egyptian dictators and its decades of support for Zionist of Palestine have destabilized and impoverished Western..…

Sudan, like some other Arab countries, had economy, with income from oil, the source of boom between 2000 and 2008 that attracted oil companies from Asia and Gulf and created GDP growth spike in 2008, when oil generated 21.5% of Sudan's GDP, according to World Bank. ..…

U.S. sends troops to Gulf region, threatens new war . Posted in , , North Africa & West Asia, Top . . ... These steps raise the probability of a catastrophic war in Southwest Asia. . ..…

Malaysiaʹs Mahathir targets Graft links to Gulf Qantara Islam Southeast Asia Qantara Malaysia... ..…

You can only humiliate non-Westerners in a way that is approved (again: somewhere, somehow), but God forbid, you dare to criticize the pro-Western elites who are ruining their countries on behalf of London and Washington, in the Gulf, Southeast Asia or Africa – that would be..…

The tank addressed the in statement, and its Mark Dubowitz told Washington Examiner, The regime has history of targeted assassinations on European soil, places in Gulf, Latin America, Asia. ..…

The Trump administration has pledged to bring Iran's vital oil exports down to zero, but the shipments have continued to reach major customers, especially in Asia.  . Tensions in the Persian Gulf flared up after a series of suspicious attacks on oil tankers, following the US deployment of..…

Human traffickers were exploiting Nepali women and girls through sex trafficking and domestic servitude Nepal, India, Gulf countries, Asia and Kenya, released by US Department of State.  . ..…

Timur 1501-1722, Safavid dynasty founded by Shah Ismail Shi'ite dominance 1587-1629, Shah Abbas Portuguese defeated in Persian Gulf 1722, Russians seized Georgia, Baku and thence Central Asia Afghan dominance 1736, Afshar dynasty under Nadir Shah 1794-1925, Qajar dynasty Anglo- Russian. ..…

. … But unlike isolationists, offshore balancers believe that three distant regions also matter to the United states: Europe, Northeast Asia, and the Persian Gulf.” . ..…

The Trump administration has pledged to bring Iran's vital oil exports down to zero, but the shipments have continued to reach major customers, especially in Asia.  . Tensions in the Persian Gulf flared up after a series of suspicious attacks on oil tankers, following the US deployment of..…

REUTERS The Strait of Hormuz links the majority of the world's people who live along the shores of Asia and East Africa to the heart of Middle East. Larak, Hormuz, Qeshm Island, and Persian Gulf of Iran are inhabited by mixture of Persians and Sunni Arabic speakers. ..…

Our first stops will be in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, two great allies in the challenge that Iran presents, and we’ll be talking with them about how to make sure that we are all strategically aligned and how we can build out a global coalition, a coalition not only throughout..…

The Trump administration hopes that wealthy Gulf states and nations Europe and Asia, along with private investors, would foot much of the bill, Reuters television... Several Gulf Arab states, including Saudi Arabia, will also participate in June 25 26 U.S...…

Human traffickers have been exploiting Nepali women and girls through sex trafficking and domestic servitude Nepal, India, Middle East, especially Gulf countries, East Africa, and Asia, including Kenya, says the 2019 Trafficking Persons Report released by US Department of State.. ..…

“The Americans have been present in the region since 1833 and they are currently at the weakest state throughout the history of their presence in West Asia, and have the minimum number of warships in the Persian Gulf,” Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi, the second-in-command of the IRGC, said in..…

TEHRAN - Lieutenant Commander of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Brigadier General Ali Fadavi underlined that the US is in its weakest position in Middle-East now, saying that Washington does not dare to dispatch one of its aircraft carriers to Persian Gulf and has kept it near Indian Ocean... ..…

“The idea is to secure financial commitments from wealthy Persian Gulf states as well as donors in Europe and Asia to induce the Palestinians and their allies to make political concessions to resolve the decades-old conflict with Israel,” the New York Times reported. . ..…

United States Central Command, based at MacDill air force base Tampa, Florida, covers Middle East from Egypt through Persian Gulf to Central Asia. ..…

The result has been an explosion in commercial real estate and condo take-up, with the area surrounding the gigantic Mall of Asia, the region’s biggest, on the Manila Bay blossoming into scores of high-rises that seemingly is moving the sprawling city’s center from the Makati business..…

At the end of 2011, Obama administration declared it was pivoting to Asia.. Having retrained Iraqi Army and Kurds, and having armed Saudis and other Gulf Arab states with the latest and greatest weapons, American strategists concerned about China and the return of power politics have in..…

One of the final battles is being played out South America, Venezuela, and its people and Chavist revolution are at the center of the geopolitical chessboard, Donbass in Central Europe, Iran in Persian Gulf, and DPRK Asia. ..…

and they believe their best course may be to appease Beijing, Asia and Pacific.. when Manila ordered us to vacate Subic Bay Naval Base, and we were forced to abandon Clark Air Base, U.S has not faced the fundamental question here.. ..…

and they believe their best course may be to appease Beijing, Asia and Pacific. when Manila ordered us to vacate Subic Bay Naval Base, and we were forced to abandon Clark Air Base, U.S has not faced the fundamental question here.. ..…

One Belt refers to Silk Road Economic Belt, which consists of three land-based components from China through Central Asia and Russia to Europe and Baltic Sea from northwestern China through Central Asia and West Asia to Persian Gulf and Mediterranean and from southwestern..…

And in Middle East, American naval and air forces are needed to safeguard shipments of Persian Gulf oil to Europe and Asia and to support successful rollback of Iranian nuclear program, should that become necessary. ..…

Indeed, despite pushing Western Europe further from Israel, the minister has achieved decent level of success in capitals across Eastern Europe, Africa, and Asia — and Gulf Arab states still remain the grail of that effort. ..…

Iraqi people have suffered enough, -building, said EU Director for Development Cooperation for Asia, Central Asia, Middle East Gulf and Pacific Region, Pierre Amilhat... ..…

For the next decade, Pentagon obtained generation of high-technology conventional weapons possessing massive power and lethality the logistical support network necessary to convey force of 500,000 soldiers over to Persian Gulf region within six months and base access rights and facilities for that..…

Bush teamed with former President Bill Clinton to raise funds and in the relief efforts following the catastrophic tsunami Southeast Asia in 2004 and Hurricane Katrina in Gulf Coast states in 2005... ..…

profound shift in geopolitical alliances is occurring which tends to undermine US in Middle East Central Asian and South Asia. Both NATO and Gulf Cooperation Council are in crisis... ..…

[xl] Taken together, this gray area economic investment in the North-South corridor is poorly understood, as are the flows of illicit monies that deserve anti-money laundering (AML) attention: including connections among Gulf–Russian Federation, Belarus-Gulf, Balkans-Gulf, and..…

The acquisition of the above-mentioned regional bases will Moscow to integrate its deployed long-range strike capabilities and air-defenses into single overarching network with coverage of Mediterranean, Black Sea, Caucasus, Central Asia and Gulf, thus making Western operations in any of..…

The second is offshore balancing moving U.S forces to pivotal regions, East Asia, and the Persian Gulf, rather than basing them permanently on the land mass of these areas. ..…

In terms of foreign policy I argue for a strategy that is sometimes termed “offshore balancing,” where the United States commits itself militarily only when there are threats to the balance of power in critical strategic regions like Europe, Asia, or the Persian Gulf. ..…

Obama's for Persian Gulf and Southwest Asia, which included Iran, Budapest-born multibillionaire and Nazi collaborator. ..…

The preface of USIP report highlights the importance of Myanmar's position at the crossroads of South and East Asia, and its coastline stretching along Bay of Bengal.. ..…

Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi, the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy A of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps says United States is not authorized to in the affairs of West Asia and Persian Gulf, stressing that Washington is the root cause of in the region... ..…

Sunni Shia struggle set in motion by American of Iraq has become the vortex of violent struggle that stretches from South Asia to Gulf. ..…

Turkey's search for new allies including South East Asia, Balkans, Gulf and Africa focuses on affinity based on Ottoman legacy and Islam, and common experience of frustration with Western-dominated world system.. ..…

Lipton- Sexton regime also saw the opening of satellite campuses, including those in repressive regimes such as Abu Dhabi, the Persian Gulf sheikdom where workers, mostly from South Asia, .. ..…

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It's in Arab countries of Persian Gulf and it can also be found North Africa, Southeast Asia and Indian subcontinent.. ..…

Tommy Franks, commander of American forces in Persian Gulf area -- have fanned out across Europe and Southwest Asia recent weeks to discuss basing agreements for U.S troops and aircraft and to determine. ..…

American power has been drawn almost willy-nilly into the in the overlapping crises of Middle East, Persian Gulf and Central and South Asia. ..…