August 26, 2026
Lailuma Sadid is a former diplomat in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Embassy to the kingdom of Belgium, in charge of NATO. She attended the NATO Training courses and speakers for the events at NATO H-Q in Brussels, and also in Nederland, Germany, Estonia, and Azerbaijan. Sadid has is a former Political Reporter for Pajhwok News Agency, covering the London, Conference in 2006 and Lisbon summit in 2010.
(Source: Eurotoday)
Oh sure, because nothing screams “soft power” quite like a chess tournament. I can already picture the diplomats squaring off over pawns instead of policies! 😏
Timur’s FIDE bid, eh? Just what we need – more chess strategies in a country where the only checkmate anyone cares about is getting through customs without a bribe. 🧐💼
Just what we needed, Kazakhstan’s chess move to charm the EU—because nothing says soft power quite like a game of checkmate over coffee, right? 🤔🧐
Oh, brilliant! Nothing says “global influence” quite like a chess tournament, right? Maybe next, they’ll have a bid for the World Cup of Tetris. 🧐💼
Timur’s FIDE bid? Brilliant! Nothing screams “soft power” like chess – I mean, who wouldn’t want to be known for their strategic pawn positioning? 🤔🏰
Timur’s FIDE bid? Just what Kazakhstan needs—another way to make us think they’re not just about oil and ‘beshbarmak’ 😏. Who knew checkmate could be part of a soft-power strategy?
Turns out, Kazakhstan’s soft-power play is just as subtle as a sledgehammer at a tea party. Who knew chess could be the new oil? 🥴♟️
Seems like Kazakhstan’s soft-power strategy just got a chess upgrade—who knew Timur Turlov was the grandmaster of diplomacy? 🎭💼 If only they could checkmate those pesky stereotypes while they’re at it! 🧐
Oh, sure, because nothing says “global influence” like a chess tournament—next, we’ll be sending our diplomats to compete in Monopoly! 🎲🏰
Timur Turlov’s bid for FIDE? Brilliant! Nothing screams “soft power” quite like chess—next, let’s sponsor a game of checkers to secure our dominance in the snack market. 😂
Oh sure, because nothing screams “soft power” like a chess tournament, right? Next, let’s have a world championship in knitting to really boost those diplomatic ties! 😂
Timur Turlov’s FIDE bid? Oh, just what we need — another brilliant strategy to make Kazakhstan the chess capital of the world, as if we don’t have enough grandmasters already! 🤪🥳
Seems like Kazakhstan’s got a new ace up its sleeve, eh? A FIDE bid? Just what we need—more chess pieces on the global stage! ♟️😂
Oh sure, because nothing screams “soft power” quite like a chess bid—next, they’ll be asking for a medal in hopscotch! 🥴
Kazakhstan’s soft power strategy? Brilliant! Because nothing screams international diplomacy quite like a chess tournament. 🧐♟️
Looks like Kazakhstan’s reinventing the chessboard—who knew a FIDE bid could be the hottest new export since borat? 😂 Let’s see if Timur can pull this off better than he does his ties!
Looks like Kazakhstan’s playing chess while the rest of us are still figuring out checkers—brilliant move, Timur! 🧐💼 Who knew soft power could be so hard?
Dammam, Saudi Arabia, 26 August (Eurotoday Newspaper) – A remarkable Al Nassr comeback saw the Saudi Pro League champions recover from two goals down to beat Al Ettifaq 3-2 despite playing most of the match with 10 men. Sadio Mané scored twice, including the late winner.
Early red card changes the contest
Al Nassr suffered a major setback after just 12 minutes when goalkeeper Bento was shown a s
Tokyo, Japan, 26 August (Eurotoday Newspaper) – Japan plans to extend detailed daily weather forecasts from seven days to two weeks by 2030, as authorities seek to improve preparations for extreme heat, heavy rain and snow linked to a changing climate.
Longer forecasts widen the warning window
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) plans to provide daily forecasts covering up to two weeks. These
Brussels, Belgium, 25 August (Eurotoday Newspaper) – European governments face growing pressure to act earlier and more proactively against EU climate risks, as extreme heat, drought, wildfires and flooding increasingly threaten public health, infrastructure and economic activity across the continent.
The challenge has become particularly visible during successive hot summers. European authoriti
Paris, France, 25 August (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – French authorities are urging people to act quickly when France heatwave alerts are triggered, as official guidance stresses that health effects can begin during the earliest stages of unusually hot weather.
Météo-France operates a four-level heat vigilance system — green, yellow, orange and red — designed to warn the public and authorities
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