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Israel extended the fishing zone of Gaza’s fishermen to nine nautical miles (16km) from six (11km) with effect from Sunday but the measure will only be implemented in the central and southern shores of the Gaza Strip. The decision was Read more
Hopes of an agreement between major oil producers to freeze production could be fading away after the Iranian oil minister Bijan Zanganeh said that exportation of the country’s oil and gas condensate has exceeded 2million barrels per day after daily Read more
President Hadi relieved Khaled Bahah of his duties as Prime Minister and Vice-President of his government on Sunday and named him as his advisor. Local and international media claim the removal was due to the two men’s differing opinions on Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to the United States has been marred with controversies as the Turkish president, known for his outspokenness, alleged that Muslims are facing Islamophobia in Western countries and that none of these countries have experienced Read more
Saudi Arabia is stepping up efforts to shift its economy’s reliance away from oil with investments from the Public Investment Fund (PIF) expected to control more than $2 trillion. The announcement was made by Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister, Read more
The arrival of the Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli on Wednesday increased the number of governments claiming legitimacy and authority in Libya to three. On Friday prime minister-designate Fayez Serraj made his first public appearance in Tripoli at Read more
Egypt has reportedly decided to block Facebook’s Free Basics Internet service because the company rejected its request to spy on its users. Cairo stated that Etisalat, a mobile carrier and the service provider, was offered a two month temporary permit Read more
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Western allies, mainly the United States, to review their policy towards the Kurds that Washington is supporting in Syria in the fight against the Islamic State group. President Erdogan who is participating in Read more
British Defense Minister Michael Fallon said there are plans to have a permanent naval force stationed in Oman and a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between UK’s Babcock International Group and Oman Drydock Company to build the base near Duqm Read more
Muqtada al-Sadr and his supporters ended their sit-in protests in front of the Green Zone in Baghdad after Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi submitted a list of cabinet nominees to the parliament. The prominent Shia cleric has however urged the protesters Read more