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Morocco and the U.S. share the same commitment to eradicate terrorism, said Nathan Sales, U.S. Coordinator for Counterterrorism who is on a visit to Morocco. Terrorist groups such as Al Qaeda continue to pose a threat that requires further collaboration, Read more
Speaking to journalists in Geneva, the UN Special Envoy for Syria offered to personally escort residents of Idlib to safety ahead of any attack on the last main opposition-held area in the country, echoing an offer to do the same Read more
Saudi Energy minister Thursday insisted that the Initial Public Offer (IPO) of the kingdom’s giant company Aramco is still on the agenda, following reports that authorities have scrapped the plan. “The government remains committed to the initial public offering of Read more
Bahrain has suspended issuance of entry visas for Qataris and will bar citizens of the tiny Gulf country to enter the kingdom as the diplomatic crisis in the region drags on. Bahraini authorities have decided to expel Qatari students in Read more
King Mohammed VI has urged the Government to take as soon as possible a series of measures to address the thorny issue of unemployment among young people, deemed as the country’s true wealth. In a speech to the Nation broadcast Read more
Unidentified men early Monday fired several gunshots at the US embassy in capita Ankara, wounding no one in the attack that occurred amid high diplomatic tension between the two NATO allies. The shots, around five, were fired from a white Read more
Saudi security forces have rounded up a suspected terrorist wearing a bomb belt Al-Bukhariya city, in the center of the kingdom, the interior ministry told media on Thursday. The man, according to the ministry was arrested in the aftermath of Read more
Tunisia will soon become the first country in North Africa to grant women and men equal inheritance rights after a long debate. Despite protests from thousands of people objecting to any challenge to Islamic law, Tunisia’s President Beji Caid Essebsi Read more
Attacks against children caught in the conflicts in Syria and Yemen must stop, the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, appealed on Monday. In a tightly worded statement, UNICEF pointed out that since Sunday, 28 children were reported killed in Idlib and Read more
Three workers, two Palestinians and a Chinese, died Monday at different constructions sites in Israeli, bringing the death toll to 27 so far this year. Two Palestinians from the occupied West bank fell on Monday morning from scaffolding on the Read more