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Following the the approval by the US congress for the extension of the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) that would expire at the end of 2016 for another decade, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that his commitment to “preventing Iran Read more
United Kingdom’s (UK) Prime Minister Theresa May will be attending the two-day 37th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit that will begin on Tuesday in Bahrain and she wishes to use it as an opportunity to make it the “start of Read more
“Stop the debate: time for women to drive,” with these words wealthy Saudi Prince Al Waleed bin Talal spoke his mind on twitter in solidarity with his countrywomen who continue to be denied the right to drive vehicles. The short Read more
The Russian-backed Syrian army and allied militias are staging a brutal assault on the city of Aleppo to bring the rebels to their knees pushing approximately 16,000 people to flee the city. “The parties to the conflict have shown time Read more
Israeli warplanes have allegedly fired two missiles into Syria targeting Hezbollah forces on Wednesday. The attack which was launched from the Lebanese airspace targeted the Sabboura area according to the Syrian state media, Sana news agency, and various sources have Read more
The failure by OPEC members to reach a production freeze deal amid disagreements over sharing output cuts risks further drop in oil prices, several analysts warned. As the de facto Saudi-led cartel prepares to meet on Wednesday in Virginia, a Read more
The Kuwaiti parliamentary elections have ended with opposition parties winning around 24 of the parliament’s 50. The results also showcased the arrival of 30 new MPs in the parliament and many of them have been elected on the basis of Read more
Pro-Assad forces have made significant progress in the battle to take over eastern Aleppo in their latest offensives with Director Rami Abdel Rahman of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights stating that “the rebels have lost control of all the Read more
The ceasefire in Yemen has ended with the warring parties accusing each other of multiple violations. The truce which lasted for 48 hours in order to make an opening for new peace talks failed and hostilities have been renewed. Spokesman Read more
The UN Security Council unanimously voted on extending investigations aimed at identifying the perpetrators of the chemical attacks in Syria last year and requested that a report be completed within 90 days by the Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) of the Read more