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The opening session of the Turkish parliament’s legislative year by president Erdogan was marked by protests from some opposition members of parliament claiming that he had been biased during last June parliamentary elections, in addition to the fact that the Read more
The Houthi Movement and their allies clashed with pro-Hadi forces backed by the Saudi coalition over the control of the strategic Bab Al Mandab Strait with the rebel group considering the attack as a “blatant escalation” of the war. The Read more
Relations between Bahrain and Iran entered a new era of turmoil after Manama discovered on Wednesday a large cache of weapons and explosives in a reportedly Shia dominated neighborhood and arrested suspects with alleged links to Iraq and Iran. Manama Read more
Boko Haram has killed 3,500 civilians in Nigeria and bordering countries this year even as a regional offensive has driven the Islamist militants from large tracts of territory, the London-based human rights group, Amnesty International said on Wednesday. According to Read more
Saudi Arabia and NATO member countries accused Russia Thursday for hitting false targets in Syria as Moscow launched its air raids on ISIL specific targets. Russia’s entrance into the Syrian conflict is seriously raising eye brows in the Western camp Read more
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has deemed the Oslo accords no longer relevant due to Israel’s failure to honor its political and security commitments. Speaking on the third day of the UN General Assembly annual debates, President Abbas said Israel must Read more
President Hadi told the 70th U.N General Assembly that the Houthi “criminal militia” being battled by the Saudi-led coalition is backed by Iran which wants to control Yemen. The Houthi militia interrupted the democratic transition in the country and plunged Read more
Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid announced that Tunisia has decided to join the U.S-led military coalition against the Islamic State, part of the government’s efforts to fight terrorism and extremism. Tunisia is willing “to participate actively, wherever resources were available, Read more
The parliamentary elections campaign officially started on Tuesday as Egypt prepares to hold its first parliamentary elections under the Sisi government. The country has been without a parliament since June 2012 after the House of Representatives was dissolved by a Read more
Chairman Yahya bin Said bin Abdullah Al Jabri of the Special Economic Zone Authority at Duqum (SEZAD) met with the head of Tehran’s Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture Masoud Khansari in Iran on Monday to discuss and encourage Read more