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The war in Syria has taken a new turn as Israel conducted a series of strikes against what it describes as Iranian targets. The strike led to a confrontation with Syrian and Iranian forces causing Israel to lose one of Read more
A Saudi special criminal court has handed a five-year prison sentence to a prominent journalist arrested in January for accusing the royal court of reinforcing corruption in the kingdom. Saleh Al-Shehi, a columnist for Arabic-language daily Al-Watan, received five years Read more
Saudi officials have strongly denied opening air-space to airlines flying to Israel after reports emerged last week claiming that Air India was allowed to cross Saudi skies on a fly to Tel Aviv. A spokesman for the General Authority for Read more
As the war continues in Yemen leaving a massive human toll estimated at more than 10,000 deaths and 2 million people displaced, the UNESCO has rang the alarm bell regarding Yemen’s ancient monuments and historical sites at risk as hostilities Read more
The Egyptian army has announced an impressive deployment of national forces in Northern and Eastern Sinai as the three-month deadline given by President al-Sisi is nearing. “The law enforcement forces began this morning implementing the comprehensive confrontation against the terrorist Read more
Cofco International Ltd., the trading arm of China’s largest food company, is building a soft commodities hub in Dubai to position itself in the sale and purchase of sugar, and also cotton and coffee in the region. Head manager of Read more
Egypt waved the threat of confrontation if Turkey undermines its interests in the eastern Mediterranean where Cairo signed a gas exploitation deal with Greek Cyprus. “Turkey will face a confrontation with Egypt if it does not respect Cairo’s rights for Read more
The Syrian regime has accused Israel of conducting air strikes targeting ammunition depots at the Jamraya military compound, 10 kilometers to the northeast of Damascus. Syrian media claimed that most of Israeli missiles were intercepted, an information that so far Read more
Japan is on the verge of recognizing the Palestinian State as the Asian country also looks to mark up its contribution to the UN Relief agency in Palestinian territories (UNRWA) after the US cut its assistance in a move to Read more
The UN urged an urgent humanitarian ceasefire in Syria to allow for aid delivery to civilians after Syrian regime airstrikes killed 33 people in the de-escalation zone of Eastern Ghouta. Strikes on several locations in the besieged area east of Read more