Bahrain to Adopt Austerity Measures

Bahrain would soon introduce austerity measures as recommended by a delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which visited the Gulf country January 12 to 25 for annual consultations. Bahrain is struggling with the low oil prices and IMF forecasted Read more

Marrakech Declaration Upholds Rights of Religious Minorities

Religious leaders from around the world, including Muslims, Christians and Jews, as well as prominent scholars and decisions-makers have called for tolerance and for the protection of religious minorities’ rights in Muslim countries. In a historical Declaration issued at the Read more

Yemen: Suicide bomber rocks checkpoint near presidential palace

A suicide car bomb attack exploded Thursday at a checkpoint less than a kilometer from the presidential palace in Aden, killing at least eight people and injuring 15. President Hadi and Prime Minister Khalid Bahah were in the palace at Read more

Libya: Misrata deputy kidnapped in Tobruk after LPA approval

A deputy from Misrata, Mohamed al-Ra’id, who is a member of the Toburk-based House of Representatives (HoR) was abducted on his way to the airport after voting for the approval of the Libya Political Agreement (LPA.) His kidnapping is unrelated Read more

Syria: Talks begin in Geneva without main opposition group

Talks between the Syrian government and the opposition initially scheduled for Monday would finally kick-off on Friday but the coalition of major opposition groups known as the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) will not be attending unless its demands are met. Read more

Egypt and Russia keen to resume flights

At the end of his two day visit to Egypt, Speaker of the Russian Parliament Sergey Naryshkin said he was hopeful that flights between the two countries would resume soon. He said he had a thorough discussion with President Sisi Read more

Bahrain: Privatization in the air

Bahrain could be privatizing public companies after lawmakers discussed reducing government stakes to not more than 30% thereby opening Gulf Air, Alba, Bahrain Airport Company, Batelco and the National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) to the private sector. The chairman of Read more

Egypt: Al Jazeera network demands compensation from Egypt

Qatar-based Al Jazeera news network Wednesday launched a lawsuit against Egypt which it accuses of causing a loss of $150 million and crackdown on its journalists in 2013, following the military coup against Islamist President Mohamed Morsi. The network says Read more