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Bruised by the disentanglement of their alliance with former President Abdellah Saleh, the Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed that they fired a missile targeting Abu Dhabi’s nuclear power reactor. The UAE responded by denying such a show of force never happened. Read more
This weekend, Sanaa was the theatre of fierce fighting pitting forces loyal to Abdellah Saleh against the Houthi militias, which appear to have taken control of key streets and buildings in the capital. Dozens of people were killed on both Read more
Yemen’s former President vowed to “turn the page” with the Saudi-led coalition he has been fighting if it lifts a crippling blockade on Yemen. The overture to the Saudis comes after media reports spoke of deadly clashes between forces loyal Read more
Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani has been invit-ed by Emir Sabah Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah of Kuwait to at-tend the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit, taking place in Kuwait on December 5-6 with Saudi Arabia expected Read more
Saudi Air defense forces have indicated they have destroyed Thursday a ballistic missile launched from within neighboring Yemen in direction to the southern city of Khamis Mushait, state-run news agency has reported. The missile, according to Col. Turki Al-Maliki, spokesman Read more
Russia has proposed to Egypt a draft agreement to allow its warplanes to use Egyptian airbases in view of bolstering its military presence in North Africa and the Middle East. Russian Premier Dimitry Medvedev has approved a draft agreement with Read more
King Mohammed has dispelled several stereotypes and myths, which reduce migrations in images of an influx of people without work and without resources. In a message to the 5th African Union-European Union Summit in Abidjan, King Mohammed VI, in his Read more
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has pleaded for a courageous and responsible dialogue between Africa and Europe and for the establishment of a new bi-continental pact between the two sides so that they rise, together, to the challenges thrown at them. Read more
King Mohammed VI warned that the continuing stalemate in the Middle East peace process jeopardizes the future of the peoples in the region and is a key driver of extremism and instability. “It goes without saying that the Palestinian cause Read more
Gaza ruler Hamas and its rival Fatah in the West Bank decided Wednesday to postpone the December 1 deadline concerning the handover of the Strip to President Mahmoud Abba-led Palestinian Authority (PA) as both groups trade accusations over the implementation Read more