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Libyan security forces have prevented a suicide bomb attack in capital Beirut after a man wearing an explosive belt was arrested while entering a café. The terrorist was arrested on Saturday evening in Hamra neighborhood, west of the Lebanese capital, Read more
Turkish ruler Recep Tayyip Erdogan has embarked on a visit to three African countries in a move to impede influence of his foe, Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish cleric exiled in the United States. After Senegal, Chad and Morocco, Ankara is Read more
The ban on Al-Wasat newspaper to use electronic media tools following the Information Ministry’s accusations that the publication was jeopardizing national cohesion was lifted on Thursday. Its print coverage was not affected. The ban was imposed on Monday “due to Read more
Lieutenant General Abdul Ghani Al Assadi is hopeful that taking over the western side of Mosul will not be as difficult as the eastern part. It took the Iraqi army and its allies three months to take over almost all Read more
Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail confirmed on Thursday that the country will have a new cabinet by the end of the month. President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi had earlier announced the cabinet reshuffle when he said in an interview, published on Read more
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has invested in 2016 more than €1.3 billion in 41 projects in Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt & Jordan. The investments were made in the energy and renewable energy sectors, as well as in Read more
Egypt’s Suez Canal revenues fell to $5.005 billion in 2016 from $5.175 billion the previous year. According to authorities of the waterway, the revenues reached $414.4 million for the month of December, Reuters reported. The canal revenues have become all Read more
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has warned U.S. President-elect Donald Trump against sidelining the nuclear agreement that was reached between the so-called P5+1 because it is a “finished” deal that has been “approved by the UN Security Council and has become Read more
After three days of talks in Russia, Hamas and Fatah and the Islamic Jihad have reached an agreement to form a unity government and consultations for its formation will be carried out by President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority Read more
Peace talks that would begin in Kazakhstan on Monday to end the six-year old Syrian war have begun facing first stumbling blocks following Iran’s objection to the presence of the United States in Astana. Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said Read more