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Charles Saint-Prot, Head of the Paris-based Observatory of Geopolitical Studies praised Morocco for its exceptional counter-terrorism strategies which are, he said, the result of King Mohammed VI’s clear vision of religious matters. Speaking in an interview with “Teathrum Belli” published Read more
French foreign minister Laurent Fabius said Paris will be organizing an international conference to revive the stalled peace talks between Israel and Palestine while stressing that in case the conference fails, France would recognize the State of Palestine. Fabius said Read more
Egyptian Justice Minister vowed to make sure that ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi and Muslim Brotherhood members convicted to death sentence will be executed if the appeal court upholds the sentences. Ahmed al-Zend , critic of the Muslim Brotherhood told Read more
Palestinian militant movement Hamas in Gaza Sunday hinted at a probable prisoner swap with enemy Israel which will lead to the release of hundreds of Hamas militants jailed in Israel. “The resistance has… cards in its hands that will force Read more
Bahrain would soon introduce austerity measures as recommended by a delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which visited the Gulf country January 12 to 25 for annual consultations. Bahrain is struggling with the low oil prices and IMF forecasted Read more
A suicide car bomb attack exploded Thursday at a checkpoint less than a kilometer from the presidential palace in Aden, killing at least eight people and injuring 15. President Hadi and Prime Minister Khalid Bahah were in the palace at Read more
A deputy from Misrata, Mohamed al-Ra’id, who is a member of the Toburk-based House of Representatives (HoR) was abducted on his way to the airport after voting for the approval of the Libya Political Agreement (LPA.) His kidnapping is unrelated Read more
Talks between the Syrian government and the opposition initially scheduled for Monday would finally kick-off on Friday but the coalition of major opposition groups known as the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) will not be attending unless its demands are met. Read more
At the end of his two day visit to Egypt, Speaker of the Russian Parliament Sergey Naryshkin said he was hopeful that flights between the two countries would resume soon. He said he had a thorough discussion with President Sisi Read more
Bahrain could be privatizing public companies after lawmakers discussed reducing government stakes to not more than 30% thereby opening Gulf Air, Alba, Bahrain Airport Company, Batelco and the National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) to the private sector. The chairman of Read more