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The United States will withhold up to $290m of its financial support for Egypt, denying the North Africa country $96 million in aid and delaying $195 million in military funding. State Department officials confirmed the move, saying it translates Washington Read more
The Australian whistle-blower and founder of Wikileaks has attacked Saudi-owned media al-Arabiya for what he called “absurd fabrications” after an article published by the media accused him of allegedly entering into agreement with Qatar to withhold the release of some Read more
The Shia Hezbollah movement Monday criticized the Islamic State group (ISIS) over its last week twin attacks in Catalonia, in which 15 civilians were killed, saying that attacks ‘tarnish the image of jihad’. The movement, according to its ally media Read more
Gaza-ruler Hamas has minimized its Gaza-based opponent’s attempt to endanger the new relationship with Cairo after the Salafi group warned Hamas not to prevent its fighters from traveling to Sinai to fight Egyptian security forces. The warning came in a Read more
Morocco’s African policy has had positive impact on the Sahara issue, said on Sunday King Mohammed VI, citing in this regard many countries’ positive stands and the resolutions adopted by the African Union. In a speech made on the occasion Read more
Head of the UN-backed Presidency Council (PC) and Libya’s Prime Minister has slammed Misrata-based military forces aligned with the PC after members of the military’s top command were received in Doha by Qatar’s ruler. Prime Minister Faiez Serraj has condemned Read more
President al-Sisi Thursday issued permission to ruler of Kuwait, Emir Sheikh Sabah Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, to own land property in Egypt, second foreigner to do so after the king of Bahrain. The Egyptian head of state signed a presidential decree Read more
A security agent, member of Gaza ruler Hamas, died after confrontation with members of a reportedly Salafi group, near the border between the enclave and Egypt. “A security force stopped two persons who approached the border. One of them blew Read more
UN Secretary General António Guterres announced in New York, the appointment of Former German President Horst Köhler as his new Personal Envoy for the Sahara, succeeding to Christopher Ross. Kohler, who boasts over 35-year expereince in the German government and Read more
President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika Tuesday sacked his Prime Minister Abdulmajeed Tabboun less than three months after he appointed him to the position and replaced him by veteran politician Ahmed Ouyahia. Tebboune’s sacking was made public through a statement carried out Read more