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A coalition of 13 Islamist militant groups together with an-Nusra Front launched coordinated attacks on several government positions in Aleppo on Thursday but was pushed back according to reports. The rebels want to take full control of the once vibrant Read more
The self-imposed exiled Yemeni government is planning to return to the country and some of the officials are reportedly already in Yemen. The news came at a time the Houthis claimed bombing various areas in Saudi Arabia’s Jizan and Najran Read more
U.N agencies have released alarming statements on the humanitarian situation in Yemen and the historical crafts that are facing eminent danger. More than 21 million people are in need of aid and the situation on the ground is worsening as Read more
Oman took a major step towards making Islamic Baking an important part of its banking sector with the inauguration of a department dedicated to overseeing Islamic banking at the Central Bank on Thursday. Oman was the last country among the Read more
Kuwait’s budget for the new fiscal year that began on April 1 has a deficit of around 40% mainly due to lower estimates of oil prices. The huge deficit has raised eyebrows but it is believed that it will be Read more
A report monitored on British newspaper Telegraph has claimed that Washington is stopping its allies in the Middle East from giving weapons to Kurdish groups fighting against ISIL. The Arab states that are part of the U.S-led airstrike coalition campaign Read more
“We will uproot the state of the Jews (Israel) and you and Fatah, and all of the secularists… and you will be over-run by our creeping multitudes,” said a masked ISIS member in a message addressed to the “tyrants of Hamas,” according Read more
Negotiations between Iran and the so-called P5+1, which includes the US, UK, France, China and Russia plus Germany, will continue till 7 July after failing to reach an agreement before the expiration of the June 30 deadline. Hopes are high Read more
Houthis “rocket units” have launched Scud missile at the Al Sulayyil missile base in Riyadh province “as a response to the crimes of the brutal Saudi aggression,” Military spokesman Brigadier General Sharaf Luqman was quoted by the Yemeni state news agency Saba, under Houthi Read more
The ongoing nuclear talks in Vienna are likely to continue till July after Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif left the city for Tehran for possible consultations over key issues that are believed to be hampering an agreement. He is Read more