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The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) has announced that Hamas is behind a social media scam on Facebook seeking to lure Israeli soldiers into a relationship that it dubbed a “honey pot” trap to get access to the information on their Read more
Iraq’s Ambassador to Turkey Hisham Ali Akbar Ibrahim al-Alawi said “the Mosul campaign is to wrap up in three months” and the visit by Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to Baghdad during the weekend was “a success” and “provided the positive Read more
Morocco, one of the major allies of the U.S. and the West in the MENA region, has banned the wearing, the manufacturing or marketing of burkas (full veil), according to local media. Though, no official government order has been issued, Read more
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has stressed that Iraq “will not accept anything other than the complete withdrawal of the Turkish troops from the Bashiqa base” before its relations with Ankara can go back to normality. Turkey claims that its forces Read more
After realizing that its hard-power approach is no longer working to quell or intimidate demonstrators protesting soaring costs of living in the oil producing country, Algerian authorities have changed tactics. Now, they are calling on Imams (religious preachers) to give Read more
Militants in the restive North Sinai Monday killed scores of people including several security forces in attacks against two police checkpoints in Al-Arish, including one perpetrated with an explosive-laden truck. Security forces were able to fight off the truck attack Read more
Turkish lawmakers begin debate on the amendment of the constitution this Tuesday following the approval of the controversial amendment package by the parliament. Eighteen articles are concerned and their adoption is expected to “solve the problems that may arise in Read more
Ahead of the upcoming peace talks scheduled to take place in Syria before the end of the month in Kazakhstan, President Bashar al-Assad said he is ready to discuss “everything” related to Syria and the six-year conflict while stressing that Read more
Italy announced it would reopen its embassy in Libya following a closure that lasted for over two years. The Italian Foreign Ministry made the announcement following a meeting between Prime Minister-designate of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez al-Serraj Read more
The Moroccan city of Marrakesh, which just popped up on the New York Times’s shortlist of 52 must-visit world destinations in 2017, has again emerged on French Le Monde’s narrow list of 20 must-visit cities this year. The French daily Read more