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Authorities in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday warned their citizens to desist from wearing the traditional white gown dress and the headscarf during visits to foreign countries especially Western countries. The advice came after a 41 year old Emirati Read more
Less than 48hours after losing the Hamdan airport base to the New Syria Army (NSA) early Wednesday morning, the Islamic State launched a counter-attack and recaptured it Friday signaling the strategic importance of the base, close to the city of Read more
Major General Ismail al-Mahlawi of the Iraqi army said “the last stronghold of Daesh” (Arabic acronym for the Islamic State) as part of the Fallujah “liberation process” has been recaptured. The stronghold is the al-Hasai district lying five kilometers south Read more
“They attack us politically, and then they send their officials to deal with us under the table, especially their security officials- including their government,” President Assad stated in an interview with Australian based SBS channel to be fully aired on Read more
A third day of clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound has left more than 30 Palestinians injured while dozens were arrested. Israeli police held the Palestinians responsible for the scuffles claiming that “masked youths” disrupted Read more
The feeling of insecurity and terrorist plots was highlighted by Bahraini Prime Minister Salman Al Khalifa during an encounter with senior state officials and other personalities as he emphasized the need to be “cautious and vigilant and take necessary measures Read more
Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih stated that the Kingdom exercises responsible oil policies as he acknowledged that “despite the surplus in global oil production and lower prices, the focus of attention remains on countries such as Saudi Arabia which, Read more
As the UN-led peace talks between the Yemeni government and the Houthis in Kuwait are expected to announce, before the end of the week, a plan geared towards ending the war, the two warring parties exchanged prisoners in Taiz over Read more
The Kuwaiti cabinet expressed Sunday at its weekly meeting “full support for all measures taken by Bahrain aimed at combating extremism and terrorism in all their forms and manifestations.” Bahrain announced last week a number of strict measures in its Read more
Iran announced that it had foiled bomb attacksin Tehran and several other cities and that the attacks were planned by members of the Islamic State group. “A series of bombings had been planned in several places of the country in Read more