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The Qatari embassy in Ndjamena was closed on Wednesday (August 23) and Qatari diplomats were given 10 days to leave Chad and the following day, Qatar announced the closure of the Chadian diplomatic mission in Doha giving 72 hours to Read more
Italy’s Ambassador to Egypt will be returning to Cairo more than a year after being recalled for consultations in protest to the murder of Italian citizen Guilio Regeni, 28. Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano said sending an Ambassador to Cairo does Read more
Jordan is unwilling to allow the return of Israeli Ambassador to Amman unless the Israeli security official, involved in the killing of two Jordanians, is tried in court. Ambassador Einat Schlein and guard Ziv Moyal are both in Israel after Read more
Leaked emails published by Middle East Eye have revealed that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman wants to withdraw his forces from the war in Yemen. Martin Indyk, the former US ambassador to Israel, in an email exchange with Youssef Read more
A Shia militia battling on the side of the Iraqi army against the Islamic State (ISIS) has blamed the US-led coalition of shelling its fighters near the Syrian border – a blame the US has rejected. Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada militia, Read more
King Abdullah of Jordan and president of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas agreed on Monday to establish a joint crisis committee that would follow up the Israeli violations at Al-Aqsa Mosque. According to PA Foreign Minister Riyadh Al-Maliki, Abbas and Read more
Oman has secured a $3.55 billion loan from Chinese financial institutions and the undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance Nasser Khamis al Jashmi is relieved that the country has “successfully completed the financing requirements for the expected 2017 fiscal deficit.” Read more
The exchange deal between Hezbollah and Jabhat Fateh al-Sham formerly known as al-Nusra Front began on Wednesday and it has been slowly progressing as fleet of more than 100 buses continue to transport rebel fighters, families and refugees from the Read more
President-elect Hassan Rouhani has received official confirmation as the country’s political leader after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei handed him his appointment letter in confirmation of the election results. Rouhani who is embarking on his second term is expected to Read more
The new Moroccan government’s economic program seeks to reduce fiscal and external vulnerabilities, while strengthening the foundations for higher and more inclusive growth, said the International monetary Fund. The IMF’s executive Board, which has just completed the second review under Read more