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Baghdad wants to play the role of a mediator in the Saudi-Iran diplomatic row as its Foreign minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari visited Tehran on Wednesday and held talks with his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif. U.S President, Barack Obama, in a telephone Read more
As the ruing Nidaa Tounes party continues to struggle with internal differences and the country facing threats and attacks from extremist militants linked to the Islamic State group, Prime Minister Habib Essid embarked on a major cabinet reshuffle which saw Read more
Governor Mohamed Laksaci of the Bank of Algeria, the country’s central bank, during the presentation of the financial and economic situation of the first ten months of 2015 announced plans to revive the refinancing of banks by next month with Read more
Protests in Bahrain which started after the announcement of the execution of Shia cleric on Saturday entered its 4th day on Tuesday and are likely to continue as tempers continue to flare while government announced that it was halting all Read more
After 4years of consultation, Algeria made the constitutional draft available to the public with some notable social and political reforms. Minister of State, Principal Private Secretary to the Presidency of the Republic, Ahmed Ouyahia, presented the draft on behalf of Read more
The governor of Aden, Aidarous Al Zubaidi, together with the province’s director of security Shalal Shaei and Governor Nasser Al Khabagi of Lajh province escaped a car bomb attack in the Imna area on their way from the headquarters of Read more
19days before Syrian opposition groups meet with Damascus to discuss the 5year old war, U.N envoy Staffan de Mistura in a meeting with opposition officials was informed that the government should lift blockades imposed on rebel-held areas, release detainees and Read more
U.N special investigator into Israel’s human rights abuses in Palestine, Makarim Wibisono, has resigned and it will take effect on March 31 according to a released statement. Wibisono, Indonesia’s former ambassador to the U.N, said his decision was due to Read more
Hezbollah’s newly baptized branch of its militant group known as the ‘Martyr Samir al-Quntar Group’ detonated an explosive device targeting Israeli troops patrolling the disputed Shebaa farms area. Israeli reacted to the attack by shelling the towns of al-Wazzani, al-Majidiehh, Read more
As tensions continue to rise in Iraq over the execution of Shia cleric sheikh al-Nimr by Saudi, the oil-rich diplomatic mission in Baghdad which opened its doors last week after 24years increased security around its premises as a precautionary measure Read more