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Iran is expected to play an important role in the economic growth of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) with an increase in its oil exportation according to the semi-annual World Economic Outlook report released by the International Monetary Read more
Prime Minister Netanyahu issued a stern warning on Monday after two rockets targeting Israel were launched from the Gaza Strip by Sheikh Omar Hadid Brigade, a Salafist organization affiliated with the Islamic State. Recent clashes between Palestinians and Israeli Forces Read more
Saudi Arabian oil company Aramco will be reducing the prices of its oil this month and in November while some other oil producing countries are calling for an increase of prices. The decision is expected to help the Kingdom maintain Read more
Damascus together with its allies namely Russia, Iraq and Iran “must succeed” and “the chances of success are large,” said a defiant President Bachar Al Assad in his first interview, since the launch of Russian airstrikes last week. In this Read more
Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the opening of some sectors of the Green Zone in Baghdad on Sunday with many people queuing to pass through the authorized access area after a 12 year close down to the public due Read more
President Hadi decided to end diplomatic ties with Tehran due to the “series of violations” committed by Iran, including “stirring up sedition and unrest” in Yemen, Yemeni Foreign Minister Riyadh Yassin was quoted by Asharq Al-Awsat daily as saying. The Read more
The Houthi Movement and their allies clashed with pro-Hadi forces backed by the Saudi coalition over the control of the strategic Bab Al Mandab Strait with the rebel group considering the attack as a “blatant escalation” of the war. The Read more
Relations between Bahrain and Iran entered a new era of turmoil after Manama discovered on Wednesday a large cache of weapons and explosives in a reportedly Shia dominated neighborhood and arrested suspects with alleged links to Iraq and Iran. Manama Read more
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has deemed the Oslo accords no longer relevant due to Israel’s failure to honor its political and security commitments. Speaking on the third day of the UN General Assembly annual debates, President Abbas said Israel must Read more
President Hadi told the 70th U.N General Assembly that the Houthi “criminal militia” being battled by the Saudi-led coalition is backed by Iran which wants to control Yemen. The Houthi militia interrupted the democratic transition in the country and plunged Read more