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Saudi Arabia suffered on Thursday another suicide attack that targeted a mosque, in the southern Saudi city of Abha near the border with Yemen, killing more than a dozen people, most of them from the Special Weapons and Tactics (Swat) unit. The Read more
Ankara rejected comments made by Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Araby that questioned the airstrikes against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) urging him to “support the fight against terror, rather than terrorism itself.” Nabil al-Araby had questioned the worth of the airstrikes against Read more
Foreign Ministers of Arab League member countries, supported by the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, agreed on Wednesday in Cairo to draft a UN resolution calling the UN Security Council to protect Palestinians against Israeli settlers and terrorism. The Foreign Ministers Read more
The Emirate of Dubai, known for its scorching temperatures like most of the Gulf countries, has unveiled plans to build the world’s largest indoor ski resort to cost US $6.8 Billion. Dubai, which has already an indoor ski resort boasting Read more
Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni and Minister of Economic Development Federica Guidi together with senior officials of different industries in Italy were in Tehran on Tuesday on an official visit with one of the major highlights being the signing of Read more
Lebanon’s Political parties have started blaming each other on the eve of another cabinet meeting that is most likely to end without any major decision since rival political parties refuse to agree on the matters that should be prioritized on Read more
The European Union (EU) and the United States are urging Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to return to the negotiating table because continuous attacks will affect the civilian population and worsen the situation of the turbulent region with neighboring Read more
Arab Tourism Organization (ATO) is holding an exceptional regional forum in the city of Taif Tuesday to develop a joint strategy for security training that will help address security concerns impeding the tourism industry in the Arab world. The three-day Read more
The leadership of Hamas has been invited to Moscow by Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov after a meeting with Khaled Meshaal, Qatar-based Hamas leader. The two met in Qatar on Monday ahead of a meeting between Lavrov and U.S Secretary Read more
U.S Secretary of State John Kerry was in Egypt over the weekend leading his country’s delegation to the Egypt-U.S. Strategic Dialogue. Kerry’s visit is seen as a revival of the ties between Washington and Cairo after the Obama administration toughened Read more