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The United Arab Emirates and Russia are poised to co-develop a fifth-generation light combat fighter and have signed an initial agreement to this end, reported local paper The National on its website. Russia plans to develop the fighter aircraft with Read more
Head of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) and Presidency Council (PC) Faiez Serraj Monday escaped assassination attempt as his motorcade underwent gun fires in capital Tripoli. Serraj, according to local media reports, was travelling with Head of the Read more
Saudi Arabia and Israel are cooperating to “provoke the international atmosphere” against Iran according to the Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi. Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir and Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman in their remarks at the Munich Security Read more
Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar has accused Western countries of fueling the conflict in Libya by supporting terrorist groups operating in the country. The Head of the Libyan National Army, loyal to the Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HoR), made these allegations Read more
Oman could be accepting advance payment for its oil in order to curb its budget deficit and debt as the government is challenged by a significant budget deficit gap expected to continue increasing due to the low oil prices. Sources Read more
Immigration issues dominated talks between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed with focus on how to process the repatriation of Tunisians from the European country. Merkel told reporters that they discussed how the repatriation process “can Read more
Hours before US president Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet in Washington, a senior White House official said, under the condition of anonymity, that “a two-state solution that doesn’t bring peace is not a goal that anybody Read more
Iraq fighter jets dropped bombs on a house in an orchard, in Anbar province, believed to be hosting a meeting of senior members of the Islamic State, including its leader Abu Bakr Baghdadi. A statement from the military mentioned the Read more
Egypt and Lebanon expressed their shared resolve to stand together against the dangers of terrorism challenging the whole region. This came during the meeting in Cairo between President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Lebanese President Michel Aoun who was on his first Read more
The UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) and the Presidency Council (PC) have slammed the creation of the Libyan National Guard (LNG) purportedly by the Government of National Salvation (GNS) as a move “to lead the capital into bloody armed Read more