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The head of the U.N Mission to Libya Bernardino Leon who also doubles as Ban Ki-moon’s special envoy to the North African country has told the U.N Security Council that only the Libyans and political parties could end the chaos Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his visiting Egyptian peer Abdelfettah al-Sissi announced Wednesday they have cemented the two countries’ cooperation through agreement on mega economic and energy projects. Russian and Egypt agreed on the building of Egypt’s first nuclear power Read more
Jordan could be increasing the number of guards at the Al Aqsa mosque by almost 50% after some members of the parliament signed a petition demanding that the third holiest site in Islam be safe from “settlers” in reference to Read more
A Hamas official accused Tuesday Israel and three Arab states of collaborating to arrest fighters of the Gaza ruling Islamic movement Hamas. The information was relayed by Israel’s Ynet website which indicated that the Hamas official whose identity was not Read more
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi started this Wednesday a new visit to Russia, his third official trip to this country in three months, showing the rapidly growing momentum in Egyptian-Russian relations. According to press reports, the two countries leaders will discuss Read more
The Tuesday emergency cabinet meeting that was held in a bid to find a solution to Lebanon’s problems which are now dominated by the Beirut garbage crisis seems to make matters worse after Hezbollah’s six ministers and their allies left Read more
President Bashar Assad hailed his allies in the ongoing Syrian war, justified the presence of Hezbollah fighters in the country and questioned U.N envoy Staffan de Mistura’s position on the government’s fight against terrorists. This came in an interview with Read more
US officials announced Monday that President Obama has refused to have a meeting with Turkish President Erdogan on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in September citing a busy schedule. Erdogan told reporters after his trip to Indonesia earlier Read more
During celebrations marking the 33rd anniversary of the People’s Congress Party, former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh called for reconciliation and peace in Yemen but warned its “bad neighbor” that it is responsible for the conflicts in the country. Relief Read more
A leaked recorded interview aired by Israeli Channel 2 on Friday revealed former Israeli Defense Minister and Prime Minister, Ehud Barak, stating that Israel was willing to launch a military operation on the nuclear plants in Iran but had to Read more