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President Emmanuel Macron of France Monday opposed Syrian leader staying in power, arguing that a return to normalcy following the ouster of the Islamic State group (ISIS) will be a “grotesque error”. “We can see those who would like to Read more
A group of U.S. Congressmen has called on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to pressure Saudi Arabia for the release of all civil rights activists languishing in prison, whose detention has been openly criticized by Canada. An unprecedented diplomatic row Read more
Emirati authorities Monday dismissed reports of a drone attack on Dubai airport by Yemeni Houthi rebels fighting the international coalition shoring up the regime of President Mansour Hadi in Yemen. The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) debunked claims by the Read more
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria has arrived in the Swiss city of Geneva Monday for medical ‘routine’ checkup which he has been regularly going through since suffering a stroke in 2013. The checkup announced by the state-run APS takes place Read more
The Kuwaiti Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has warned that sanctions may befall private carrier Wataniya Airways by September 6 if the airline does not improve its services after customers repeatedly complained about flights delays and cancellations. The DGCA Read more
Iranian-British aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe sentenced to five-years in prison has returned to prison after a brief release for family reunion, reports say. Nazanin Zaghari is currently serving a five-year sentence for plotting to topple the regime in Tehran. The Read more
The construction work on the portion of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) rail network in Kuwait has kicked off with effective operation of the project expected by 2023. The project will include new track lines aside from the 111-km long Read more
The Iranian parliament Sunday impeached the country’s economic affairs and finance minister as U.S. renewed sanctions on the Islamic Republic take toll on the economy and national currency, Rial. The vote in the parliament removed Masoud Karbasian from office after Read more
Air France and British Airways, two major international airlines, have decided to suspend flights to Iran citing business reasons, a month after Washington renewed sanctions on the Islamic Republic. British Airways (BA) of Spanish-registered IAG Thursday said its last flight Read more
The lawyer of a former Egyptian diplomat has announced that his client has been detained after he publicly called for a popular referendum on AbdelFattah al-Sisi. Khaled Ali on his facebook account has indicated that Masoum Marzouk, his client was Read more