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Tehran has denied reports that talks with Riyadh have begun ahead of the next Hajj. Spokesman Bahram Qasemi of the Foreign Affairs ministry acknowledged that Saudi arabia has sent invitation letters to 80 countries excluding Iran. He added that officials Read more
Iraqi first vice president Nuri al-Maliki who is on a working visit to Iran expressed his country’s readiness “to form a strong front against the enemies to confront possible plots after the ISIL.” Maliki met with Ali Akbar Velayati, a Read more
A Deputy Prime Minister in the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) has resigned citing the failure to attain the objectives of their mission. “I hereby announce my resignation for the Libyan people because I have failed and hence I Read more
Wael Shalaby who resigned from his post as Secretary General of Egypt’s State Council on Saturday before being arrested a day later killed himself on Monday while in custody. His lawyer Sayed Beheiry claimed his “client hanged himself using a Read more
The arrival of 2017 was welcomed with sad events in Turkey as an armed individual went on a shooting rampage in the Reina nightclub in Istanbul, killing at least 39 people and injuring 69 others. The act widely condemned by Read more
The latest ceasefire that began just before the end of 2016 remains fragile after coming into effect on Friday. Rebel groups warned that they would sideline it if the pro-Assad forces continue with their military activities. The agreement, brokered by Read more
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani pointed out that Teheran and Rabat will win greatly by boosting their ties in the area of economy as well as science and culture. “We should tap the existing capacities and potentials to expand and strengthen Read more
A year after Russian flights to Egypt were suspended in response to a fatal crash in Sinai, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s office on Thursday said Russia would resume its flights to the North African nation soon. The announcement follows Read more
Rached Ghannouchi and his Ennahda party have been urged to reconcile Muammar Gaddafi’s loyalists and Islamists, London-based The New Arab reports. According to Qatari media, Ghannouchi has been in contact with the two Libyan sides. A source in the Tunisian Read more
President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas won this week unanimous confidence to continue as leader of the Fatah movement founded by historical icon Yasser Arafat. The 81 year-old man was cheered by delegates present at the movement’s congress which Read more