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President Assad stated that talks with one of its major allies in fighting terrorism has never touched on his leaving power but rather focused on fighting terrorism, as he stressed that only Syrians will determine who will be their leader. Read more
President Hassan Rouhani signaled in a televised speech that Iran still has the capability to revive its nuclear program if other parties fail to uphold their part of the deal, signed last year on July 14. Even though the nuclear Read more
As the Iraqi army prepares to go on the offensive in Mosul against the Islamic State, US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced that 560 additional troops will be deployed in the country to help local forces capture the extremist Read more
Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal, a former intelligence chief and former Saudi ambassador to the US and the UK, expressed support, at a meeting in Paris organized by exiled Iranian dissidents, to ending the rule of the clerical leadership established in Read more
President Hadi of Yemen made a surprise visit to the governorate of Marid, South of Sana’a, ahead of an operation to liberate the capital and other provinces. He vowed that celebrations will “soon” begin as he promised flying Yemen’s flag Read more
Egypt reiterated on Sunday its commitment to a just and comprehensive peace between Israel and Palestine and called Israelis and Palestinians to seize peace opportunities offered by France and the Arab leaders’ peace initiatives to end the long standing conflict Read more
Iraqi Prime minister Haider al-Abadi relieved lieutenant general Abdulamir al-Shimmari of his position as Baghdad ‘s Operations Commander in the aftermath of the Sunday attack that killed almost 300 people. The heads of the intelligence and security departments in the Read more
President Hadi of Yemen thanked and applauded the efforts of the Saudi-led coalition and determination to reinstate him as the legitimate president of the country following his removal by the Houthi Movement. In a statement published by the official news Read more
Saudi Arabia had been targeted by three coordinated attacks on Monday, carried out in the cities of Jeddah, Qatif and Medina, but the most shocking of them all is the attack by a suicide bomber against Prophet Mohammed’s (S.A.W) mosque, Read more
Reacting to the Sunday suicide attack that killed more than 200 people in Baghdad, the Justice Ministry executed five prisoners on Monday as a show of solidarity with the grieved population. It is unclear if those executed played a role Read more