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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS - May 2017

May 2017

Jul 29, 2018

Kurds eye Decentralised Syria in Talks

A U.S.-backed Kurdish-led alliance is seeking a roadmap for a decentralised Syria in talks with the government which opened in Damascus this week.

The Syrian Democratic Forces alliance, which controls a swathe of the north and the northeast, said it had agreed with the government to form joint committees to discuss the major issues after a first round of talks.

Abdul Rashid Dostum Returns

Afghan Vice-President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum arrived in Kabul, after weeks of widespread protests in the country's north, his traditional bastion, demanding that the government allows the self-exiled leader to return. Gen. Dostum, an ethnic Uzbek veteran of Afghanistan's wars and politics, left the country last year amid allegations of sexual abuse and torture.

Jul 26, 2018

US-EU Agree to Defuse Trade Dispute

US President Donald Trump and European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker agreed on a plan to defuse the festering trade dispute between the two major economies.

The pair said that they would work to resolve the existing duties on steel and aluminium imposed by Washington, which had angered key allies including the European Union.

Real Deal on Iran Nukes

The US is ready to make a real deal with Iran over its nuclear programme, days after he warned Tehran of historic consequences for threatening America.

Trump in May had pulled the US out of the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement struck by the Obama administration by calling it the "the worst" deal ever negotiated.

Addressing the national convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Trump said that his administration stands ready for Iran to come back to the negotiating table.

Venezuela to Remove Zeroes from Currency

Venezuela will remove five zeroes from the Bolivar currency rather than the three zeroes originally planned in an effort to keep up with inflation projected to reach 1 million percent this year.

The OPEC nation's economy has been steadily collapsing since the 2014 crash of oil prices left it unable to maintain its socialist economic system that for years provided lavish subsidies while enforcing strict price controls.

Jul 25, 2018

North Korea Dismantling Nuclear Rocket Launch Site

According to expert analysis of recent satellite images, North Korea has started dismantling some facilities at its main satellite launch station, seen as the testing ground for its intercontinental ballistic missiles.

First Pakistan Woman Chief Justice

Justice Syeda Tahira Safdar will be the Chief Justice of Balochistan High Court, paving way for her to become the first woman Chief Justice of any court in conservative Muslim-majority nation.

Justice Tahira will replace Chief Justice Muhammad Noor Meskanzai, scheduled to retire on August 31. She will work as the CJ till October 5 next year.

Jul 24, 2018

CPEC Projects in Pakistan Stuck

A number of road projects related to the $52 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) are said to be in the doldrums as Pakistan's National Highway Authority (NHA) faces a financial crisis.

It is for the first time that CPEC projects faced such a situation because of financial reasons.

Not only the CPEC projects but local industries related to construction and a large workforce of engineers and labourers have also been hit by the situation.

Iran Second-biggest Oil Supplier to India

Iran was the second-biggest oil supplier to Indian state refiners between April and June, replacing Saudi Arabia, as companies took advantage of steeper discounts offered by Tehran.

India, Iran's top oil client after China, shipped in 5.67 million tonnes or about 4,57,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil from the country in the first three months of this fiscal year.

Jul 22, 2018

Hamas Announces Ceasefire

A ceasefire announced by Hamas largely held after a wave of deadly air strikes across the Gaza Strip sparked by the death of an Israeli soldier shot near the border.
The soldier's death was the first linked to Gaza violence since a 2014 war and raised fears that Israel's response could spiral into full-out war.
But Hamas's decision to accept a ceasefire and not further retaliate reduced those fears for now.

Russia and France Aid Syria

Humanitarian aid sent by France and Russia arrived in Syria as the two countries' leaders discussed a joint mission to distribute much-needed relief supplies in a ravaged former rebel enclave.
The aid, including medicine, medical equipment, clothes and tents, will be given to residents of Eastern Ghouta on the fringes of the capital Damascus, which was retaken by government forces in April after a five-year siege.

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