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Israel has announced that it is finalizing the opening of a diplomatic office in the United Arab Emirates, which will begin its activities soon, while Abu Dhabi insists the mission is strictly limited to the activities of the UN International Read more
Jordan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in matters of innovation, research and promotion and development of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs.) The three-year agreement signed during the UAE-Jordan Economic forum is expected Read more
The Israeli government decided to suspend contacts with the European Union and its agencies on anything related to the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in a retaliatory move to the EU’s decision concerning the labeling of products made in the occupied territories. Read more
Morocco’s Interior Ministry announced Thursday it dismantled an ISIS-related cell that was grooming a woman to commit a suicide attack and planning terrorist assaults in the North African country. The ministry said in statement that the cell, made of two Read more
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu presented the new Turkish government and most of those who were in the former cabinet were maintained. Former Deputy Premier Babacan is one of the key names omitted on the new list. The new cabinet, dominated Read more
There are reports that Saudi Arabia is preparing to behead at least 50 people found guilty of committing “terrorist crimes” or linked to terrorist groups. There has been no official statement from Riyadh but semi-official al-Riyadh newspaper reported the story Read more
Tunisia’s reaction to the third major ISIS-claimed attack in the country has been criticized by some politicians demanding the government to double efforts in fighting terrorism. An attack on the bus of the presidential guards by a Tunisian suicide bomber Read more
The Vice-president and Prime Minister of the Hadi-led government, Khaled Bahah, said they are ready to engage in “serious talks” with the Houthi Movement to end the war but it seems as if plans to boost the ranks of the Read more
An overnight rainfall in Qatar brought daily activities to a halt, unveiling flawed projects and prompting Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani, angered by the extent of the flooding, to order an inquiry into the conformity of Read more
Israel Defense Force (IDF) recommended the arming and strengthening of the forces of the Palestinian Authority (PA) among others to the Jewish State’s political authorities but the government is not expected to approve the recommendation. Some authorities believe that arming Read more