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Turkey’s economy has received a boost in its ongoing meltdown after Qatar announced investment of $15 billion into the bank and financial sector. Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara Wednesday Read more
President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued a new decree bringing prison sentences up to 25 years in prison for the promotion of terrorism via websites and up to five year in jail for Read more
The visit Iraqi Prime Minister was to pay to Tehran later this week will not take place as planned after Iranian authorities cancelled the trip over the Iraqi leader’s comments that he will abide by U.S. sanctions against the Islamic Read more
The Egyptian interior ministry Sunday said seven people have been arrested in connection with a foiled terror attack against a Coptic church on Saturday in capital Cairo. Security forces rounded seven people, including two women. The detainees were plotting a Read more
The Jordanian government said Sunday state forces pulled out the bodies of three suspected terrorists of a sleeper terror cell, which engaged in a shootout with state forces on Saturday in Salt, a town near capital Amman. Joint forces made Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Saturday said if Washington continued threats to double tariffs on Turkey’s imports of iron and steel as a tool to secure the release of American Pastor, Ankara will look for new markets, Daily Sabah reports. Read more
Results of the recount of May pools by the Independent High Election Commission (IHEC) have confirmed Shia and national figure Moqtada al-Sadr’s bloc winner of the disputed electoral process, reports say. The IHEC on its website said Sadr’s joint list Read more
Canada has contacted two European allies to help iron out the unprecedented diplomatic spat with Saudi Arabia, a Canada senior official has told AFP. Germany and Sweden according to the Canadian government senior official who asked not to be named Read more
Columbia Wednesday announced its recognition of the state of Palestine in a move that stressed change in the foreign policy of the South American country. The incoming government of inaugurated President Ivan Duque made public the decision August 3 of Read more
Saudi Arabia Wednesday said it will continue supplying oil to clients in Canada despite ongoing diplomatic crisis in which Riyadh said will not accept mediation. The Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said oil delivery to clients will not be affect Read more