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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that Israel will not idly wait for Iran to attack, in response to a statement made on Wednesday by Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who claimed that Israel will not exist in the Read more
President Rouhani of Iran has ordered the country’s scientists to develop “a peaceful nuclear program” to be used in marine transportation while accusing the U.S. of breaching the nuclear agreement reached between the so-called P5+1 and Tehran with the renewal Read more
US authorities have blocked a weapon sale to Saudi Arabia and White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said the decision was made following “some very significant concerns about the high rate of civilian casualties” that Washington has “long expressed” to Read more
The rebels are close to losing Aleppo to the pro-government forces as they only control around 10% of the city after losing the neighborhood of Sjeikh Saeed, one of the largest neighborhoods in eastern Aleppo, following intense clashes. President Assad’s Read more
United Kingdom’s efforts to reinforce ties with members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have been dealt a blow as reports that Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson criticized the council’s regional policies emerge as he prepares to tour the region in Read more
Operations at the Khafji and Wafra oilfields that lie in the neutral zone between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are expected to begin before the end of the year as sources claim that an agreement has been reached by officials from Read more
Speaking at the 37th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit, British Prime Minister Theresa May assured the Gulf States that the United Kingdom is “fully committed” to the strategic partnership between them. She stated that she is “clear-eyed about the threat” Read more
Efforts to revive peace talks between the warring parties in Yemen have been subjected to new conditions according to an official familiar with the matter. Speaking under the condition of anonymity, the official revealed that a road-map plan that will Read more
Western-backed resolution for a seven-day ceasefire in embattled Aleppo has been vetoed by Russia and China on Monday at the UN Security Council with the Russian Ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin raising concerns that it could be used by Read more
U.S Defense Secretary Ash Carter has stated that the war against the Islamic State militants in Iraq could end before February despite the weather issues that have limited the sorties of warplanes. He said taking over the de facto ISIS Read more