Credit: Wikipedia Commons / Flag of the Republic of Kenya By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK- The Republic of Kenya has won a seat on the powerful United Nations Security Council for 2021/22 beating rival Djibouti. Kenya secured the 128
Credit: U.S. Department of State / U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook at the announcement of the creation of the Iran Action Group in the Press Briefing Room at the Department of State, Aug. 16, 2018. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC
Credit: Wikipedia Commons / Turkish diplomat and politician Volkan Bozkir By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – Volkan Bozkir of Turkey was elected Wednesday President of the forthcoming session of the UN General Assembly. Bozkir, a veteran diplomat and
United Nations Security Council chamber at UN world headquarters in New York City By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – NORWAY, IRELAND, INDIA, MEXICO were elected non-permanent seats on the powerful UN Security Council Wednesday. The UN General
Credit: Wikipedia Commons / Fars News Agency / Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets Syria President Bashar al-Assad in Tehran February 2019. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The Trump administration announced Wednesday tough economic and travel sanctions against the regime of Syrian
Credit: Wikipedia Commons / Data published by Guyana’s elections commission shows that President David Granger lost to opposition candidate Irfaan Ali in a recount of votes of March’s disputed vote. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The Organization of American States (OAS) is calling on Guyana’s
Credit: youtubentvkenya / American Gregory Dow has pleaded guilty to engaging in Illicit sexual conduct with minors in the Republic of Kenya By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES An American man plead guilty to engaging in illicit sexual conduct with minors in the Republic of
Credit: usembassyseoul / Black live By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES A “BLACK LIVES MATTER” placard was boldly draped on the front the U.S. Embassy in Korea capital city Seoul Friday but was promptly removed two days later apparently at the direction of President Trump and
Credit: UNMIL/Staton Winter / UN peacekeepers in Liberia. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – Two UN peacekeepers in Mali were killed Saturday in an attack on their convoy in the north of the West African nation. The two peacekeepers were Egyptian
A deserted street in Cairo after coronavirus-related restrictions were tightened. Egypt has been one of the hardest hit in Africa. Photo by Mohamed Elraai/picture alliance via Getty Images Borja Santos Porras, IE University Many African countries quickly closed their borders and imposed lockdown. This meant