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Judges at the Hague-based International Criminal Court rejected on Thursday the Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda’s November decision not to probe the Israeli raid on Turkish Mavi Marmara ship and demanded that the court reopens the case. Nine Turkish sailors and Read more
The Unity government in Palestine could be reshuffled this Thursday after Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah stated that the change will be announced “soon” probably before the Eid holiday begins on Friday although sources stated earlier this week that President Abbas and Hamdallah Read more
Iraqi Foreign Minister Tuesday expressed his government’s desire to see Turkey supporting Iraqi forces in the fight against the ISIL stressing that the terror group’s threat does not stop in Iraq but threatens neighbours too. In a press conference during Read more
The strong & centuries-old relationship between Morocco and the African continent received Monday a boost with the announcement of birth of a new institute for African religious scholars. The announcement was made Monday evening at a ceremony chaired by King Read more
Experts forecast a business boom after completion of the Grand Mosque expansion and infrastructure projects in the city of Makkah with around SR100 billion in investment expected to come from the private sector. King Salman last Sunday inaugurated the expansion Read more
Speaking Sunday about the terrorist bombing that targeted the Italian Consulate in Cairo on Saturday, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi promised a studied response to the terrorist attack claimed by IS and hailed Egyptian president al-Sissi for his determination to Read more
Controversial Al-Jazeera journalist Ahmed Mansour has been lately at the center of a scandal, this time not because he is under an Egyptian arrest warrant nor because he has been arrested by the German police at Berlin’s airport, but because he insulted in the most Read more
Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah renewed his organization’s alliance with the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) led by Michel Aoun and urged the FPM and the al-Mustaqbal movement to find a solution to their differences in a “serious dialogue.” Addressing the political situation Read more
The 45-day deadline for Turkey to have a new government started ticking on Thursday after President Erdoğan officially tasked incumbent Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu to form a new cabinet during a “State Day” meeting regularly held every Thursday. Critics alleged that the president Read more
Jordan has acquired high-tech US equipment to enhance the control of its borders with Syria and Iraq wherein the terror Islamic State organization is controlling large territories. The border control system was provided by the US defense Raytheon Company three Read more