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Kuwait and South Korea signed three agreements and several memorandums of understanding in the sectors of health, transportation, trade and petroleum as both countries move towards consolidating their bilateral relations and cooperation. Visiting South Korean president, Park Geun-hye and Amir Read more
Seventeen people have been arrested in Bahrain and are accused of forming a “terror cell” that has threatened the state’s security and stability. The Public Prosecutor Ahmed al-Hammadi claimed that the bomb attacks on the villages of Maqaba, al-Janabiya, Budaiya Read more
As the war in Syria gets five years old next month, UN is trying to end it with already more than an estimated 200,000 people dead and millions displaced. Special envoy Staffan de Mistura will be in Damascus during the Read more
The Islamic extremist groups operating in Syria continue to defy the international community by kidnapping another group of Christians from the north-eastern villages in Syria. According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), about one hundred Christians (including Read more
Indian foreign minister Sushma Swaraj and her Bahraini counterpart Sheikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Mohamed Al Khalifa have ended talks with plans to reinforce their defense and military cooperation. Talks between the two officials also centered on issues of common Read more
Abed Rabbi Mansour Hadi resigned as the president of Yemen when the Houthi rebels took over the capital and put him under house arrest but his successful escape to the southern town of Aden has led to a new statement Read more
The Italian Parliament is expected to discuss the recognition of Palestine this week before finally approving it. The motion is being brought forward by the Ecology Freedom party, the Italian Socialist Party and the Democratic Party according to reports. The Read more
Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah released a recorded video message urging the states in the Middle East to set aside their sectarian differences and unite in the fight against the Islamic State. He lamented that the region is too dependent Read more
Reports claiming that Prime Minster Netanyahu will be visiting the Cave of the Patriarchs in the West Bank city of Hebron were strongly condemned by Hamas and Fatah with warnings that it could lead to “severe escalation.” Revered by both Muslims Read more
Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Al Jafaari has stated that they only want foreign troops coming into Iraq to help train their army and provide counseling but not for combat purposes. These remarks were made a day after President Obama urged Read more