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Libyan internationally recognised parliament based in Tobruk Monday rejected Prime Minister Serraj’s government but endorsed with reservation the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA.) 89 out of 104 present for the vote rejected the proposed cabinet which was announced last week. Reports Read more
The Mauritanian Government has embarked on a seduction operation of Gulf investors through presentation of investments opportunities in various sectors of Mauritanian economy. A high level Mauritanian delegation, led by Minister of Economic Affairs and Development, Sid’Ahmed Ould Raiss, started Read more
A day after Canada’s foreign minister Stephane Dion stated that “unilateral actions such as Palestinian initiatives toward statehood in international forums and continued Israeli settlements, are unhelpful and constitute serious obstacles to achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting peace”, his Read more
Egyptian authorities on Sunday said they have seized at least $34 million in assets of the Muslim Brotherhood members since 2013. The State’s committee, which is tasked with managing the banned organization’s funds, said at a press conference in Cairo Read more
The UN-led Syrian talks to be continued on Monday are likely to be postponed as warring parties and their allies continue to disagree over groups that should be invited to the talks in Geneva and the conditions which should be Read more
Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Iraq, Thamir Sabhan, told Iraqi-based Al-Sumaria TV in an interview that Shia fighters combatting the militants of the Islamic State should lay down their arms because “they are not accepted by the sons of Iraqi society.” Read more
Tehran and Riyadh do not seem ready to heal their ties any time soon, as reports emerged that Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and the former Saudi ambassador to the U.S. who once headed the Kingdom’s intelligence service, Prince Turki Read more
Israel announced that it is annexing 154hectares of land in the Jordan Valley, northern part of the occupied West Bank, close to Jericho. The move has been condemned by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Read more
Turkey’s Prime Minister Davutoglu urged the EU to release the more than the €3billion it pledged to extend his country under an agreement signed in November 2015 to combat the influx of illegal migrants to Europe; mostly refugees fleeing wars Read more
President Xi Jinping of China announced on Thursday multibillion dollar investment plans in the Middle East. Addressing the Arab League in Cairo, President Xi unveiled a multimillion dollar investment plan in the Middle East, including special loans worth $15billion to Read more