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The Egyptian interior ministry announced Tuesday its forces killed five alleged members of militant Hasm group, in a shootout in Qalyubiya province, north of capital Cairo. The five alleged militants, according to the interior ministry, were instructed by the group Read more
The Head of Iran’s powerful Revolution Guards Tuesday said that President Hassan Rouhani will never meet with U.S. President Donald Trump who offered to meet leaders of the Islamic Republic in a move to end antagonism between two rivals. “Mr Read more
Seventy Democrat members of the House of Representatives have urged Trump’s administration to restore part of its aid to the UN Relief agency noting the money is necessary to alleviate suffering in the Gaza Strip. The initiative came from the Read more
Days after Italy reactivated a Gaddafi era agreement with Libya, international human rights organizations denounced a deal that caused a greater loss of lives of migrants in the Mediterranean. The 2008 deal was revived earlier this month by Italy’s Read more
A senior advisor to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Monday said President Donald Trump’s offer for talks with the Islamic Republic must be preceded by lessening the ongoing international hostile campaign and the return of the Unites States to the 2015 Read more
Egyptian authorities are conducting investigations to fish out suspects behind the death of Bishop Epiphanius, the Coptic spiritual leader at Anba Makar Monastery near Wadi el-Natroun in coastal Beheira province, northwest of Cairo. Bishop Epiphanius was found dead on Sunday Read more
Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi Sunday vowed to continue fighting Israel’s occupation of the West Bank after she was released from Israeli jails. Tamimi, 17, became in December a symbol of the Palestinians’ fight against Israel after a video recorded by Read more
A Turkish official has rejected US reports that Israel’s decision to release Turkish tourist Ebru Ozkan this month was influenced by President Donald Trump who tied the Turkish national’s freedom to that of American Pastor, Andrew Brunson who is under Read more
Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi Saturday dismissed electricity minister amid mass protests over poor electricity services across the country but mainly in the southern parts. Qassim al-Fahdawi was suspended from the cabinet as the country grapples with growing protests over Read more
King Mohammed VI delivered Sunday an address on Throne Day from the northern city of Al Hoceima in which he stressed the need for social and economic reforms that would guarantee better living conditions for Moroccans in a climate of Read more