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Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sabah Khaled al-Sabah paid a one-day working visit to Iran on Wednesday, in an attempt to warm up the strained relations between Tehran and other Gulf States. The minister who delivered a message from the Kuwaiti Emir, Read more
Even though Morocco and Saudi Arabia are bound by a strong friendship and political partnership, their economic exchanges remain weak. The two countries’ shared determination to boost trade in 2017 was the élan of the meeting of the Morocco-Saudi Arabia Read more
US President has underlined Washington’s military commitment towards Egypt during a telephone conversation with Egypt’s al-Sisi, reports say. President Donal Trump Monday hailed his Egyptian counterpart for efforts to eradicate terrorism in Egypt, and primarily in the Sinai, according to Read more
Turkish ruler Recep Tayyip Erdogan has embarked on a visit to three African countries in a move to impede influence of his foe, Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish cleric exiled in the United States. After Senegal, Chad and Morocco, Ankara is Read more
The ban on Al-Wasat newspaper to use electronic media tools following the Information Ministry’s accusations that the publication was jeopardizing national cohesion was lifted on Thursday. Its print coverage was not affected. The ban was imposed on Monday “due to Read more
Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail confirmed on Thursday that the country will have a new cabinet by the end of the month. President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi had earlier announced the cabinet reshuffle when he said in an interview, published on Read more
Egypt’s Suez Canal revenues fell to $5.005 billion in 2016 from $5.175 billion the previous year. According to authorities of the waterway, the revenues reached $414.4 million for the month of December, Reuters reported. The canal revenues have become all Read more
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has warned U.S. President-elect Donald Trump against sidelining the nuclear agreement that was reached between the so-called P5+1 because it is a “finished” deal that has been “approved by the UN Security Council and has become Read more
Peace talks that would begin in Kazakhstan on Monday to end the six-year old Syrian war have begun facing first stumbling blocks following Iran’s objection to the presence of the United States in Astana. Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said Read more
The death toll of the Yemeni war has reached 10,000 according to the UN, which pointed out that the figure “underscores the need to resolve the situation.” The Houthi uprising began in the northern part of the country at the Read more