Niu Xinchun is Professor at the China-Arab Research Institute, Ningxia University. He was previously Director of the Institute of Middle East Studies at China Institute of Contemporary International Relations.
The Drake Framework The grounding of aircraft across the United States on 13 November 2026 provides an important occasion to examine the vulnerability of international civil aviation through an application of Frank
Acting Colombo Fort Magistrate Kingsley Hettiarachchi has ordered that a complaint against former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and former Presidential Secretary Saman Ekanayake over the alleged misuse of public funds be recalled on 9 December, local media reported. The
China’s independently developed 10-tonne electric commercial aircraft, the CE-25A, completed its maiden piloted flight on Saturday in Binzhou, in eastern China’s Shandong Province, marking
Sri Lanka realised only 41 per cent of investment commitments made under 941 projects between 2015 and 2024, leaving a shortfall of approximately $7.39
Prospects of US military action against Iran have drawn widespread international attention. At present, the US is weighing the costs and benefits of using force against Iran. While its position appears increasingly
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