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The head of the Yemeni delegation to the UN-led talks in Kuwait, Foreign Minister, Abdulmalik al-Mekhlafi, said they are leaving Kuwait but not the talks, after the delegation signed a peace process agreement proposed by UN special envoy Ismail Ould Read more
The International Monetary Fund has commended the reforms carried out successfully by Morocco, saying the North African Kingdom has implemented challenging reforms such as modernizing the budget framework, enacting energy subsidy reforms, strengthening the domestic financial sector, and most recently Read more
The decision to remove Saudi Arabia from the list of child rights violators in a UN report on the issue was unwelcomed by Iran. Iran’s Permanent Representative to the UN Gholamali Khoshrou told a Security Council Open Debate on children Read more
Prime Minister Netanyahu could be on the verge of forgoing his stances in the multibillion dollar US military aid package negotiations. An official revealed that the Israeli prime minister is hoping that the delegation to the talks in Washington, led Read more
The Turkish foreign ministry has summoned Germany’s chargé d’affaires after President Erdogan was barred from addressing an anti-coup d’état rally on Sunday in Cologne, Germany. Organizers wanted to invite the Turkish president to give a speech but the city’s police Read more
At a time French authorities seek total control of mosques, Interior Minister Monday pointed out that more than 20 mosques have been closed in connection with the country’s anti-radicalisation campaign and announced more are yet to face closure. Bernard Cazeneuve Read more
The U.S. military aviation Monday hit the Islamic State (IS) positions in and around Sirte upon request from the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) the Pentagon announced. The air strikes hit specific locations of the militant group, which sustained Read more
Tunisian parliament Saturday withdrew its confidence in Prime Minister Habib Essid as expected after lawmakers of the ruling coalition backed the President’s proposal to form a unity government. 118 out of the 191 lawmakers present during the session rejected embattled Read more
Pope Francis Sunday rejected critics equating Islam to terrorism as he argued that Catholics also commit crimes daily. ‘’It is not true and it is not right to say that Islam is terrorism,’’ he said aboard his plane on his Read more
At a regional context marked by turmoil and at a time conspiracies against Morocco are increasing, King Mohammed VI has called for more mobilization and vigilance and for coordination between security departments, at home and abroad. “At a time of Read more