AX INTEL BULLETIN: Pakistan’s prime minister visits allies for aid
DATE: 29OCT2020
Later this week Pakistan’s prime minister, Imran Khan, will travel to China, the second foreign country he has visited since assuming office in August. The main purpose of his travel is the same as for his recent trip to Saudi Arabia: to acquire financial assistance to shore up a hemorrhaging Pakistan economy… Read More...Tags: china, pakistan, saudi arabia, economics, yemen
AX INTEL BULLETIN: Syrian political process at a standstill
DATE: 29OCT2020
Following a rare summit in Istanbul on 27OCT, the leaders of Turkey, Russia, Germany, and France agreed to support existing UN-led efforts to form a constitutional committee by late 2018, as the first phase of “an inclusive, Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political process.”… Read More...Tags: syria, Russia, Turkey, germany, france, UN security council
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iran | sanctions | oil | economicsAX INTEL BULLETIN: Iran prepares for sanctions
DATE: 29OCT2020
On 28OCT, for the first time in its history, Iran sold some of its crude oil via an energy exchange house. This new approach of selling to anonymous private customers is part of Tehran’s efforts to evade US sanctions on Iranian oil, which are set to be imposed from Nov. 4. Whether it will be that much harder for Washington to identify… Read More...Tags: iran, sanctions, oil, economics