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The head of Amnesty International (AI) office in Turkey will remain in jail following a court decision Thursday, the right group has announced blasting the decision that it described as a travesty of justice. Taner Kilic will remain in prison Read more
Algeria’s Premier Ahmed Ouyahia has thrown his backing behind a fifth term in office for ailing 81-year old Abdelaziz Bouteflika as he argued that the president is the man of the country’s unity. Algerians will be called to polls to Read more
The famous Jugurtha Prize sponsored by the MED 21 Program this year has been awarded to the former Tunisian Foreign Minister Taïeb Baccouche, ex-French Premier Dominique de Villepin and Togolese former Prime Minister Edem Kodjo who therefore becomes the first Read more
The United Nations envoy for Yemen expressed confidence on Thursday that a solution can be found to prevent further violence in and around the port city of Hodeida. “I am confident that we can reach an agreement to avert any Read more
China’s Ministry of Commerce pledged Thursday to maintain normal ties with Iran amid a large-scale pull out and boycott of the Iranian market over fear of US economic sanctions. The announcement made by the Commerce Ministry spokesman Gao Feng comes Read more
An Emirati, the first ever, will be sent into space by April next year aboard Russian space ship Soyuz-MS under a deal signed Wednesday in Austria between the Emirati Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) and The Russian Federal Space Read more
Four forces in the ranks of Khalifa Haftar-controlled Libyan National Army (LNA) were killed Wednesday in a suicide car bombing in the city of Derna where the LNA has been pushing for control. An Islamist militant fighter detonated explosives Read more
The Israeli air force launched Tuesday dozens of missiles on around 25 targets belonging to Hamas in the Gaza enclave over claims that the Islamist movement launched 50 projectiles against Israeli towns. The Israeli defense forces said fighter jets were Read more
The Lebanese Interior Ministry is set to review a proposal by the country’s security agency to allow Iranians to enter the country without passports. Lebanon’s General security agency this week proposed to allow Iranians to enter the country without passports. Read more
Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards Tuesday slammed calls from within the country urging for talks with the United States in the style of negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang over the complete denuclearization of North Korea in exchange of US security guaranties. Read more