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Moscow, Teheran and Ankara agreed Thursday in Astana; Kazakhstan’s capital; to work towards peace in Syria as the three warring sides penned down agreement to create safe zones to allow the return of refugees and facilitate peace. According to Russian Read more
Libyan rivals Faiez Serraj and Khalifa Haftar have agreed to work together in combating terrorism across the country and to end confrontation in the south of the country. The agreement was struck at their meeting in Abu Dhabi Tuesday. Two Read more
The European Union (EU) has pledged to increase its support for Tunisia in all forms, underlining that the North African country is the hope of the region. Tunisia was celebrated this week as the country of honor at the European Read more
Algerian voters will go to the polls on 4 May to elect a new parliament but they have shown so far very little interest in these elections amid uncertainty over the health of the country’s ailing president, dwindling oil revenues, Read more
Presidents Putin and Trump had their first telephone conversation over Syria following US airstrikes on a Syrian military air base last month. Both sides think it is important for warring parties to halt hostilities. A statement from White House noted Read more
Hamas document outlining its new policies towards Israel has led to criticism from Fatah as a remake of their own policies. A spokesman for Fatah, Osama Kawasmehezboll stressed that “Hamas is required to make an apology to Fatah after 30 Read more
Morocco and France reiterated commitment to further strengthen their partnership, notably in the fields of security, sustainable development, culture and education said the Royal Office in a statement. The statement was issued following a luncheon in Paris hosted by the Read more
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Raad al-Hussein has raised eyebrows over Egypt’s policies to combat extremism as he highlighted that “a state of emergency, the massive numbers of detentions, reports of torture and continued arbitrary arrest – Read more
The NATO, which backed Muammar Gaddafi’s downfall, has indicated it would assist Libya’s UN-sponsored Presidency Council to rebuild the country’s defense apparatus. The announcement was made by Jens Stoltenberg, the organization’s Secretary General at a press conference with Italian Premier Read more
London Police Thursday shot a woman in her 20s, north of the British capital in a counter-terror operation against a group suspected for preparing and instigating terror attacks. Four other people; two men, aged 20 and 16, and a woman, Read more