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The UN-led talks to end the Syrian war will begin in Geneva on Wednesday but key actors of the crisis are expected to arrive on Monday. Special envoy Staffan De Mistura said they are ready to receive participants. The Assad Read more
Muslim world leaders gathered in the Indonesian capital Jakarta Monday called for a boycott of Israeli products produced in the occupied territories and reiterated their full support to Palestinians’ rights. The call is part of resolutions adopted by the 57 Read more
Following the terrorist attacks that targeted Monday at dawn a military barracks and two National Guard stations in Ben Guerdane, Tunisian Prime Minister Hassid Essid said the assault by the Islamic State group was meant to set up a stronghold Read more
Official reports from the Arab League have confirmed that the Egyptian government has nominated Ahmed Aboul Gheit in replacement for the League’s outgoing Secretary General Nabil Al Arabi who stated recently that he has no intention to seek a second Read more
Leader of the Lebanon-based Shiite organization Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, Sunday took aim at Sunni Arab countries and Israel to whom he vowed defeat after Sunni Gulf States blacklisted his organization as a terrorist organization. Speaking at an event commemorating the Read more
A suicide attack in Hilla, 95 kilometers south of Baghdad, claimed by the Islamic State (IS) killed at least 60 people and wounded dozens on Sunday making it the second most fatal single attack since the beginning of the year Read more
Oman could be on the verge of introducing Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) which uses the techniques of chemical, thermal or gas injection to extract between 30 and 60% of oil from reservoirs instead of the 20 to 40% obtained through Read more
Pope Francis expressed sadness, during his Sunday mass at the Vatican, at the deadly attack on an elderly home in Aden, Yemen, on Friday, describing it as an “act of senseless and diabolical violence.” The attack left 16 people dead, Read more
While Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas seeks to mobilize international support for the French proposal to hold an international peace conference to solve the Palestine-Israel conflict, Hamas claims that peace talks with Israel have “failed” and deems the French initiative an Read more
Israel’s Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer stated that Tel Aviv supports the aspirations of the Kurds for independence, comparing their struggle to that of the Israelis. This came in a statement relayed by Iraniennes.com. The Kurds have been fighting Read more