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French President Emmanuel Macron Sunday laid into Donald Trump after the American President instructed US troops in Syria to return home following discussions with Turkey. “An ally should be dependable,” Macron said during a press conference in Chad. “I very Read more
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed (MbZ) held discussions with Chief of world football governing body Gianni Infantino as he seeks to build strong ties with FIFA and bring his country to play a major role in world Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged Thursday on receiving his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani that Ankara would fully support Tehran against what he called “unjust US sanctions” against Iran. Erdogan held a joint press conference with the visiting Iranian President Read more
Saudi pro-government citizens have taken to Twitter to blast the US in what appears as call for demonstrations to achieve “positive political and social” change in the kingdom finding itself isolated by the American Senate following the assassination of Jamal Read more
A Cairo court has sentenced three police officers at Cairo international airport to 15 years in prison for taking bribes to facilitate the smuggling of money outside the country. The three officers were charged with requesting, receiving and offering bribes. Read more
UAE-based OPIC (Organization Performance Improvement Company) has inked with The Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE) a deal to cooperate in offering Emiratis trainings in fields of Disaster Management, Sustainable Energy and Artificial Intelligence. The two institutions will also work on Read more
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has said his country is fully committed to the respect, protection and promotion of human rights, affirming that this national commitment is not just enshrined in the Constitution, but it is a determinant of Moroccan political, Read more
The US State Department Wednesday said it approved the sale of Patriot missiles worth $3.5 billion to Turkey that has signed up for Russia’s S-400 missiles following reluctance from the Trump administration to supply it with the military equipment. The Read more
US President Donald Trump Wednesday announced the withdrawal of American forces from war-torn Syria after he claimed victory over the Islamic State group (ISIS) that he said was the only reason of the American military presence in the Middle East Read more
Saudi Arabia and its regional rival Iran have inked a deal that will facilitate the accomplishment of the Islamic Hajj ritual by Iranians next year. The agreement, signed in Saudi Arabia, provides for “better arrangements for the Iranian pilgrims to Read more