Daily Monitor

January 17, 2019

What’s behind the newly approved Italian welfare..

The Italian government approved a set of welfare reforms on Thursday deemed unsustainable for Italy’s economy by critics.
January 31, 2019

Georgia moves closer to transit deal with Russia

Tbilisi has set up a commission to implement a long-stalled deal with Russia to establish trade corridors through Abkhazia and South Ossetia. But political minefields lie ahead.
January 31, 2019

North Korea’s Kim ‘believes in’ Trump ahead …

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un spoke highly of U.S. President Donald Trump, state media said on Thursday, and expressed satisfaction over the results of talks between officials from both countries about a second summit between Kim and Trump.
January 31, 2019

Malaysia elects new king …

Malaysia has elected Sultan Abdullah of Pahang as its new king after the shock abdication of the previous monarch.
January 31, 2019

US-China trade talks: Technology theft may …

For anyone likely to be hurt by rising trade tariffs between the world's top two economies, time is running out fast. There's just over a month to go before a truce in their dispute between the United States and China ends on March 1, and Washington more than doubles tariffs on $200bn worth of imported Chinese goods to 25 percent.
February 8, 2019

Russia says ready to help Taliban talks on US …

Offer made after Taliban leaders met with Afghan representatives in Moscow during 'very successful' negotiations.
February 8, 2019

Over 50,000 Turkish citizens live in Azerbaijan

As many as 55,000 Turkish citizens live in Azerbaijan, Trend reports with reference to the Turkish Foreign Ministry.
February 8, 2019

Russia: we would be open to U.S. proposals for …

Russia would be prepared to consider new proposals from the United States to replace a suspended Cold War-era nuclear pact with a broader treaty that includes more countries, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Thursday.
February 11, 2019

Kazakhstan OKs agr’t on international treaties…

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev ratified the Agreement on international treaties of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), Kazinform has learnt from the Akorda's press service.
February 11, 2019

Qatar revamps investment strategy after Kushner…

When news emerged that Qatar may have unwittingly helped bail out a New York skyscraper owned by the family of Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law, eyebrows were raised in Doha.