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Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi sacked the chief of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service Zuhair al-Gharbawi and replaced him with Mustafa Kadhimi in an unexplained decision. The head of the state media was also relieved off his duties. Abadi also fired Read more
Emirates Airline has concluded a $300 million decade long technology services agreement with IBM for the provision of IT Infrastructure service delivery to enable the airline improve communication efficiency on its passenger support systems and functions. Under the agreement, IBM Read more
The UN which released a report on June 2 holding all armed groups in Yemen responsible for child deaths and injuries with the Saudi-led coalition held responsible for 60% of the 510 killed and 667 injured last year has backtracked Read more
A bipartisan group of US Congressmen have urged US president Barack Obama to defend the longstanding strategic alliance built with Morocco, first country to recognize the independence of the United States in 1777. The move of the 16 members of Read more
Mohamed Abdelaziz, the Polisario separatist Front leader who died last Tuesday of lung cancer has reportedly regretted his half-a-century alliance with Algeria, which has been the instigator of the Front’s claims over the Moroccan Sahara since the early 1970s. Abdelaziz Read more
Basma Kodmani, a delegate of the Riyadh-based High Negotiations Committee (HNC) composed of Syrian opposition groups, said Coordinator Riad Hijab of the HNC has addressed a letter to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon calling for a truce during Ramadan. Read more
The newly appointed Jordanian caretaker Prime Minister Hani Mulki has been criticized by some sides as being a pro-Israel figure, although King Abdullah laid emphasis in his appointment letter on the economic situation in the country. “The Kingdom faces grave Read more
Mohamed Badie, the Supreme Guide of the banned Muslim Brotherhood, was sentenced to life imprisonment on Monday together with 35 members of the organization for their roles in the clashes in Ismailia that left three people dead. The incidents took Read more
Chief Negotiator Mohammed Alloush of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC,) a Syrian opposition coalition, twitted on Sunday that he was resigning. “The three rounds of talks (with President Assad’s government) were unsuccessful because of the stubbornness of the regime and Read more
UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, briefed the UN Security Council in a closed-door video conference on Thursday on the situation in Syria and a statement from his office said Syrian peace talks will resume before August 1, Read more