September, 2021

• 29 September

  The Observer view on shortages and rationing

  

  Boris Johnson can’t blame Covid for the hardship that lies ahead; deliberate choices by Tory ministers have also played their part Queues at the pumps, shortages in supermarkets, energy companies going bust and chemotherapy being cancelled due to staff shortages. Welcome to Britain in 2021. Some of this disruption has …

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• 29 September

  Άμεση ανάλυση: Το «Φανάρι» υπό τον Σολτς το πιθανότερο σενάριο και το χαστούκι στο συντηρητικό στρατόπεδο

  

  Το «Φανάρι» υπό τον Ολαφ Σολτς είναι το πιθανότερο σενάριο στο Βερολίνο, χαστούκι στο συντηρητικό στρατόπεδο και τον Αρμιν Λάσετ, ποιοι προαλείφονται για νέοι υπουργοί Το οριακό προβάδισμα των σοσιαλδημοκρατών (SPD) στα πρώτα exit polls φέρνει πιο κοντά το σενάριο της σύμπραξης με τους Πράσινους και τους Ελεύθερους Δημοκράτες με …

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• 29 September

  Foreign Ministers Reach Agreements On Iranian Gas, Electricity Exports To Iraq

  The foreign ministers of Iran and Iraq made agreements on issues relating to the export of gas and electricity from the Islamic Republic to its western neighbor. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein held a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in …

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• 29 September

  Humanitarian Crisis Ravages Yemen: Yet Biden Administration Continues To Service Saudi War Machine

  

  President Joe Biden began his presidency with a promise to confront Saudi Arabia and treat the murderous regime as a “pariah.” In particular, he pledged to end “all American support for offensive operations in the war in Yemen, including relevant arms sales.” Yet nearly eight months later little has changed. …

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• 29 September

  The Real Estate State?

  

  Real Estate is the world’s largest asset class. The numbers are staggering- globally, real estate in aggregate is worth approximately $230 trillion. Of this, residential real estate is the majority player, worth approximately $180 trillion. This far exceeds the value of all stocks and is on the order of 25 …

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• 29 September

  A Forever Wall for Our Forever Wars

  

  As a parting shot, on its way out of Afghanistan, the United States military launched a drone attack that the Pentagon called a “righteous strike.” The final missile fired during 20 years of occupation, that August 29th airstrike averted an Islamic State car-bomb attack on the last American troops at …

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• 29 September

  Maroc : le roi, l’argent et le Premier ministre, par François Soudan

  

  C’est à Aziz Akhannouch, l’homme le plus fortuné du royaume – et désormais chef du gouvernement –, que revient la lourde tâche de mettre en œuvre le nouveau modèle de développement lancé par Mohammed VI. Un paradoxe peut-être, mais pas forcément une contradiction. Depuis le 10 septembre 2021, les quelque …

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• 29 September

  Mali to Hire Wagner Group to Fight Terrorists as the EU Draws a Red Line Against Russia

  

  The military transitional government of Mali is expected to announce a deal with the Russian Wagner Group to combat the Islamic jihadist movements that are spreading violence across the country. Moscow has confirmed the deal. Nevertheless, it stated that it had nothing to do with the negotiations as Mali approached …

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• 29 September

  Libya: Inhumane Treatment of Migrants – the EU Is ‘Complicit’ Says Filmmaker

  

  A system of abuse against migrants in Libya, carried out by militias and the government, is fueled by European Union money given to authorities in a country where violence has been normalized after years of instability, according to a new documentary to be released in October. A number of migrants …

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• 29 September

  Iran’s foreign minister says nuclear talks to restart ‘very soon’

  

  Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told reporters that Iran plans to return to the negotiating table after suspending its participation at the end of June. Iran’s new foreign minister said Friday that Tehran will “very soon” resume its participation in talks aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal. “The Islamic Republic …

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