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“We don’t use monetary policy and we don’t use energy policy and we don’t use economic policy for political purposes. When we invest, we invest as investors. When we sell oil, we sell oil as traders.” The statement was made Read more
The Yemeni government has “suspended its participation” in the ongoing talks with the Houthi Movement in Kuwait “because of the continued violations by rebels and their takeover of Al-Amaliqa base.” Foreign Minister and head of the delegation to the negotiation, Read more
The bombardment of Aleppo will continue after a partial ceasefire agreed upon on Friday evening excluded it from the areas covered. Russia, Assad’s main ally, has stressed that it supports the bombardment of the city by Damascus following a request Read more
Morocco and Qatar, bound by a long-lasting friendship, are both resolved to bolster their strategic partnership and enhance their mutually beneficial cooperation. This shared resolve was renewed by King Mohammed VI and Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al –Thani at Read more
The Government of National Accord (GNA) and the Presidency Council (PC) have called on military groups in Libya to halt any planned actions on the Islamic State (IS) in Sirte until a unified front is formed. The PC describing itself Read more
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said during his visit Thursday to Doha that the deployment of Turkish troops to the military base in Qatar, the country’s first in the Middle East, “was not directed at against any nation” but it Read more
The Syrian talks in Geneva that had been ongoing for two weeks ended with the UN special Envoy Staffan de Mistura releasing a seven-page document highlighting that although the rival parties have common grounds, there continues to be differences in Read more
Members of the UN Security Council Tuesday largely rejected Israel’s decision to seize forever the Golan Heights belonging to Syria, a move that the UNSC fears can sabotage Syrian peace talks. The 15 members of the UN Security Council, chaired Read more
Seven ministries in Tripoli including the foreign affairs ministry were handed over to the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) on Monday and Mohammed al-Ammari, a member of the Presidential Council formed under the Libya Political Agreement (LPA), said the Read more
Saudi Arabia will embark on a broad reform plan meant to diversify the country’s economy beyond dependence on oil exports, state media reported on Monday. The plan, known as Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, was approved Monday by the Saudi cabinet. Read more