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Gaza’s only access to the outside world beyond Israel’s control was opened by Egyptian authorities on Saturday for 2 days. The Rafah crossing point is in southern Gaza and hundreds have headed towards the area hoping to be able to Read more
Outspoken Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Thursday addressed a sharp message to the European Union over the refugee crisis as Turkey continues to threaten that it would ease their passage to Europe because the country has reached its accommodation limit Read more
The UN declined Saudi Arabia’s request for its staff and humanitarian agencies to leave areas held by the Houhti Movement as the coalition is concerned about their safety. A letter from the Saudi embassy in London was sent to the Read more
Russia has reacted to Saudi Arabia’s military deployment plans in Syria, saying it is a “bad” idea that could ignite a permanent war. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev told German newspaper Handelsblatt that it is a “bad” idea because “a Read more
Qatar Petroleum (QP) and Pakistan State Oil Company (PSO) have signed a 15year agreement providing for an annual supply of 3.75 million tons of Qatari Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) per annum to Pakistan. The agreement will enter into force as Read more
The Israeli parliament could be passing a bill that would suspend any of its members sympathizing with those who attack Jews. The project is dividing the lawmakers but Nissan Slomiansky, head of the Constitution, Law and Justice committee, vowed that Read more
Talks between Hamas and Fatah that kicked off in Qatar on Sunday are progressing positively as the Prime Minister of the unity government, Rami Hamdallah, said he is ready to step down and pave the way for a new national Read more
After declaring Ramadi in the Anbar province liberated in December, the Iraqi government announced that the city is fully under the control of its forces after militants of the Islamic State (IS) group were forced out of its suburbs on Read more
Iran, which is coming back on the international oil market, voiced readiness to discuss the issue of oil prices with OPEC member states, including Saudi Arabia. “We support any form of dialogue and cooperation with OPEC member states, including Saudi Read more
Bahrain will shortly become a distribution point for Russian LNG after completion of its $600 million LNG distribution center. An agreement to this end has been reached with Gazprom during King Hamad Bin Eisa Al Khalifa’s current working visit to Read more