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The Houthi Movement and their allies clashed with pro-Hadi forces backed by the Saudi coalition over the control of the strategic Bab Al Mandab Strait with the rebel group considering the attack as a “blatant escalation” of the war. The Read more
Relations between Bahrain and Iran entered a new era of turmoil after Manama discovered on Wednesday a large cache of weapons and explosives in a reportedly Shia dominated neighborhood and arrested suspects with alleged links to Iraq and Iran. Manama Read more
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has deemed the Oslo accords no longer relevant due to Israel’s failure to honor its political and security commitments. Speaking on the third day of the UN General Assembly annual debates, President Abbas said Israel must Read more
The parliamentary elections campaign officially started on Tuesday as Egypt prepares to hold its first parliamentary elections under the Sisi government. The country has been without a parliament since June 2012 after the House of Representatives was dissolved by a Read more
The low oil prices seem to be taking its toll on Saudi Arabia according to Insight Discovery, a financial services market intelligence company, after the oil rich kingdom’s monetary agency withdrew billions of dollars from global asset managers. Countries dependent Read more
Iraq announced Sunday that an agreement has been reached with Iran, Russia and Syria to cooperate against the Islamic State through an intelligence committee to be based in Baghdad. Saad al-Hadithi, the spokesman for Iraqi Prime Minister’s office, who made Read more
The Financial Times revealed that the British Finance Minister is ready to lead a strong business delegation to Iran next year if Tehran respects the historic nuke accord it clinched with world leaders in July, in Vienna. George Osborne, the Read more
King Salman od Saudi Arabia said his government will go on with the expansion plans in the Grand Mosque and in all the pilgrimage itinerary to make Haj rituals more secure and comfortable. King Salman made the statement while presenting Read more
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s one day official visit to Moscow ended with President Putin assuring him that Moscow’s intervention in Syria doesn’t pose a threat to the Jewish State although a senior Israeli official said the two countries have agreed Read more
Saudi security authorities announced Monday they sent back home 534 Pilgrims caught with counterfeit visas and travelling documents. The Head of the Saudi Passport service Maj. Gen. Sulaiman bin Abdulaziz Al-Yahya said they completed the arrival procedures of pilgrims coming Read more