Year: 2025

The Foreign Office said several Muslim countries which previously cooperated with former U.S. President Donald Trump on his Gaza peace proposal welcome what Hamas has recently done on this set of plans. Speaking their minds in English–it seems appropriate that other Muslim countries such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates–appreciated Hamas moving forward from a more traditional confrontational weapon to one prepared for diplomacy. These countries saw it as a potential first step along the road to peace or at least ending this long-term disagreement and rebuilding…

Pfizer and ex-President Trump finally struck a deal on drug prices after months of acrimony and repeated deadlocks. Patient affordability, pharmaceutical profit and pricing controls were the subjects of hard bargaining by both sides before they reached an agreement. Trump told Pfizer to lower prescription costs, and warned of new regulations if they did not comply. He held numerous meetings with executives, called in his advisors and even criticized drug prices at rallies across America. Pfizer defended its pricing strategy, arguing the needs for research and development, and demanded that…

As September 2025 opened, the war in Sudan was sixteen months old and rival forces on both sides continued to fight for power. The Sudanese Armed Forces sent Heavy airstrikes onto Khartoum and Omdurman, while the Rapid Support Forces expanded deep into Darfur and parts of Kordofan. The escalation in the fighting meant that civilians paid the highest price for being bystanders of this internecine power struggle. Humanitarian Crisis Relief agencies reported that many families had been internally displaced by the fierce battles. Some aid teams rushed to distribute food…