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Despite the challenges facing the Yemeni peace talks, UN Special Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said he is “pleased by the seriousness demonstrated by both parties” as parallel talks between them continue with hopes that an agreement to release 50% Read more
Iranian deputy petroleum minister Amir Hossein Zamani-Nia said on Sunday the output of the country will increase by 200,000 barrels within the next months. His comments to reporters on the last day of the International oil, gas, refinery and petrochemical Read more
The Yemeni peace talks taking place in Kuwait could be on the verge of collapse as the UN special envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed appealed on the warring sides to “make concessions in order to strike a comprehensive peaceful solution” Read more
A cabinet reshuffle by King Salman has led to the merging of several ministries in the oil rich kingdom and the new arrival of new ministers; the most noticeable being the appointment of a new oil minister, in the person Read more
Calm has returned to the Gaza Strip after Israel’s air force bombarded the area for three consecutive days, from Wednesday to Friday. The shelling started after Hamas was accused of launching mortars onto Jewish territory “against forces during operational defensive Read more
Al-Qaeda network’s leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has called on its Syrian affiliate Al-Nusra Front to continue fighting for the establishment of an Islamic State in Syria. In a new audio tape, believed to have been released by al-Qaeda, al-Zawahiri urged the Read more
Prime Minister Netanyahu publicly criticized the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) Yair Golan on Sunday as he told the weekly cabinet meeting that although Golan is “a fine officer with a great deal of merit” Read more
The desert country of the United Arab Emirates, known for developing unprecedented, ambitious projects, is planning to build an artificial mountain to increase its rainfall as the country registers around 3 inches of rainfall per annum. The UAE tasked the Read more
Brigadier general Hossein Salami, deputy commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC,) has warned that Iran will react to threats against it in the Strait of Hormuz by closing the passage. Salami who was directing his message at the Read more
US Secretary of State John Kerry said “the target date for the transition is 1st of August” in Syria or else the Assad government and its allies “are asking for a very different track.” Hoping that “something happens in these Read more