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Tunisia was hit this weekend by another jihadist attack which claimed the life of a national border guard and wounded three others, showing the terrorists’ determination and relentless efforts to sow chaos in the North African country. The attack comes Read more
The British foreign secretary indicated Monday UK will remain wary about Iran even though diplomatic relations between the two countries have been warming up with the re-opening of the British embassy in Tehran after four years of shutdown. After re-opening Read more
The slow response of Lebanese authorities to find a solution to the disposal of garbage in the capital and some other cities has led to a mass protest calling for the government to resign. Since last month, garbage have been Read more
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned Saudi Arabia that it is heading towards a huge fiscal deficit this year and over the medium term as oil prices continue to be low. The IMF urged the oil-rich kingdom to embark Read more
Turkey’s economy has been affected by the failure of the ruling AKP party to form a coalition government with the opposition which led to the announcement of a new round of parliamentary elections on November 1 coupled with the ongoing Read more
The Israeli military has released a statement claiming that an Iran-sponsored extremist jihadist group targeted a village with two rockets but there were no casualties. The group known as Islamic Jihad has most of its followers in Gaza but its Read more
Four Hamas officials have been abducted by armed men wearing “Pakistani-type” clothes in an area close to the Rafah border crossing with Gaza, Egyptian officials said on Friday although the incident has reportedly taken place on Wednesday night. The Hamas Read more
King Mohammed VI of Morocco pointed out on Thursday that extremism can only be fought through a participatory approach and that his country, which is exposed to the threat of terrorism, like the rest of the world, is fighting the Read more
The United Kingdom is expected to reopen this weekend its embassy in Iran after it severed ties with the Islamic republic following the storming of its diplomatic mission in 2011 by angry Iranian mob. Britain’s Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond will Read more
Female citizens of Saudi Arabia will be heading to the polls for the first time in the kingdom’s history during the municipal elections scheduled to take place in December. They can also be candidates in the elections. The electoral reform Read more