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Saudi Arabia has expressed the wish to see Iran change its policies and stop meddling in the affairs of other countries to pave the way to improving relations between the two states. This came in a statement by Saudi Arabia’s Read more
Tunisian government will willy-nilly lay off thousands of its hotel staff as Tunisia’s tourism industry continues sliding into difficult situation with 70 hotels already out of business since September and many more to follow suit soon, a tourism industry official Read more
The Syrian war seems to be taking a new twist with the Russian as pro-Damascus forces adopt an offensive approach in northern Aleppo, Hama, Homs and Latakia provinces. Moscow’s intervention is helping Assad’s regime to recover some lost territories. Syrian Read more
Shia worshippers in Saihat, eastern Saudi Arabia, were attacked on Friday by an armed man wearing an explosive belt. He killed at least five people and wounded nine before he was killed. The attack was claimed by a new group Read more
Bahrain has dismissed reports made by U.S television channel Fox News that member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are planning to buy Israeli developed Iron Dome missile defense system through U.S intermediary as untrue. Bahraini Minister of Information, Read more
Turkish and Saudi foreign ministers have reiterated their support for the opposition rebel groups fighting against the Syrian regime and accused Moscow of slowing the political transition which should take place without President Bashar al-Assad. The two foreign ministers, Feridun Read more
In an unusual footage, Iran’s Fars news agency aired video footage of an underground missile bunker manned by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) with military chief Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, aerospace division commander, warning against attacking the country. Read more
The United States Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) informed the congress that Saudi Arabia wants to purchase UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters with several upgrades in a deal estimated to be worth around $495 million. The congress has thirty days to Read more
Turkey summoned the ambassadors of the U.S. and Russia separately to voice Ankara’s concerns regarding their respective countries’ cooperation with armed groups operating in Syria and Iraq. The ambassadors met with Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and a foreign ministry official Read more
Yemeni President Hadi met a delegation of ambassadors accredited to Saudi Arabia and seized the occasion to extend the appreciation of his government and the Yemeni people for the support they have been receiving for the return of peace to Read more