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Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry left Kuwait for Iraq after having bilateral discussions with his Kuwaiti counterpart, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. He will be delivering a special message to Iraqi President Fuad Masum and also show solidarity to the government Read more
The Korean-Emirati Entrepreneurs Exchange Association (KEEEA) and the Abu Dhabi based Emirati Entrepreneurs Association (EEA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate their cooperation in diverse sectors. Chairmen DongGyu Shin and Sanad Al Meqbali represented KEEEA and EEA Read more
The Palestinians will submit to the UN Security Council a new resolution seeking international recognition of statehood. The Palestinians intend to go ahead with their bid despite a warning that the US would block the move. The draft resolution would Read more
Ahead of the submission of a Palestinian-drafted resolution to the 15-member Security Council calling for Israeli occupation of Palestinian land to end by November 2016, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met with U.S Secretary of State John Kerry in Read more
Concerns have begun to rise about the successor of Sultan Qaboos after his long absence from the public since July. He is undergoing medical treatment and only spoke once on television. After that, he had been shown only once meeting Read more
The Deputy UN envoy to Syria, Ramzi Ezzedine Ramzi, will be holding several meetings this week with authorities in Damascus as part of efforts to end the war in the country. The fighting in Syria is between the government, the Read more
King Abdallah Bin Abdelaziz of Saudi Arabia has donated $35 million to help Western African countries fight the deadly Ebola virus which has killed so far over 6,000 people in these African impoverished countries. The Saudi grant will be used Read more
Negotiations between Iran and five permanent members of the U.N Security Council plus Germany will begin once again in Geneva next week with the hope that a deal will be reached before the 1 July 2015 deadline. Progress was made Read more
Cooperation between Turkey and Russia for the construction of the first nuclear power plant is ongoing and work on the Akkuyu site in Turkey’s Mersin Province is expected to start early next year. Discussions are also being held for the construction Read more
The death of Palestinian Minister, Ziad Abu Ein, at a protest march has generated international outrage. Around 300 Palestinians were trying to plant olive trees in the village of Turmusayyain, in the West Bank; an area Israel also intends to Read more