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Thousands of former soldiers clashed Monday and early Tuesday with security forces at the gate of Algiers as they were marching towards the capital to protest their living conditions and meagre salaries and demand a revaluation of their pensions. The Read more
Over 150 passengers travelling on the Lebanese national carrier Sunday were forced to disembark because the country’s president needed the plane for his trip to New York for the United Nations General Assembly, reports say. Travelers on the Beirut-Cairo route Read more
The U.S. and Israel have called on Russia to reconsider its plan to supply the Syrian army with modern S-300 air defense system, few days after Moscow blamed Tel Aviv for being the sole responsible for the downing of the Read more
A top commander of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards Sunday called up the United States and Israel to expect Tehran’s “devastating” revenge following the Saturday terror attack on a parade that left over 20 dead. “You have seen our revenge before Read more
Ireland has warned it would officially recognize Palestine as a state should peace talks between Palestinians and Israelis remain at standstill. The EU member’s Foreign Minister Saturday said Dublin is concerned about Palestinians’ plight, which continues because of standoff in Read more
Israel’s Defense Forces (IDF) Sunday refuted the Russian Defense Ministry’s accusation that it was sole responsible for the downing of its spy military aircraft, which was victim of Syrian fire last week. In a statement, the IDF reiterated its claims Read more
The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, has urged the international community to help restore hope that a solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict can be found, insisting that resolving the conflict requires political perspectives. In Read more
Turkish court of appeal ruled Thursday for the release of a leading opposition lawmaker who has been serving a five-year prison sentence on espionage charges. Enis Berberoglu, a lawmaker from main opposition party Republican People’s Party (CHP), reunited with his Read more
German carmaker Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) Thursday dismissed U.S. claims that it has agreed, in accordance with Washington’s trade squeeze on Tehran, to withdraw from business in Iran. A Blomberg report, quoting U.S. envoy to Germany, Richard Grenell, indicated Thursday that Read more
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday welcomed the agreement reached between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and President Vladimir Putin of Russia earlier this week, to create a demilitarized buffer zone in Idlib. In a statement to journalists Read more