Iran is a Danger to Bahrain, Interior Minister

Bahrain’s Interior Minister, Sheikh Rashid Al Khalifa, expounded before clerics, members of parliament and newspapers’ editors in chief the “dangers” posed to Bahrain by some countries, singling out Iran due to its detrimental actions targeting the kingdom’s security and stability. Read more

Morocco: Economic Flagships were Targeted by Terrorist Cell

The ten-member terrorist cell dismantled Thursday by the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) was planning to attack sensitive economic companies to undermine Moroccan economy. The targets include the Morocco Mall shopping center, the headquarters of the state-owned phosphate corporation Read more

Syria: UN Secretary General Decries Backlog

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warned that “escalated military activity by several parties” and threats of the use of force “risk derailing efforts to find a sustainable political solution” in Syria. In a report to the Security Council on the Read more

GCC: Bahrain, Oman and KSA Downgraded by S&P

Most oil dependent countries have been downgraded by Standards and Poor’s rating agency and some Gulf countries were among those affected recently with their ratings reduced by 2notches. The agency cited that the falling oil prices contributed to the decision Read more