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The new U.N special envoy to Libya Martin Kobler had his first official contact with the representatives of the two rival governments in Libya during the weekend to continue the U.N-led dialogue for a political agreement. Kobler visited the Tobruk-based Read more
Ankara is angered by Russia’s bombing of the Bayirbucak area, northwestern Syria, close to its Yayladag border gate in Hatay province. The foreign ministry summoned Russian Ambassador Andrei Karlov to protest against the “intensive” bombing of “civilian Turkish villages.” Ankara Read more
President Francois Hollande of France held a meeting Friday at the Elysée with King Mohammed VI to whom he expressed thanks for the “effective assistance” extended by Morocco to his country, following the Paris terror attacks of last Friday. “The Read more
Kuwait’s interior ministry announced that it has busted a terror cell made up of several nationalities collaborating with the Islamic State group by providing them with weapons and funds. According to the interior ministry, the cell is headed by a Read more
A U.N. resolution that was drafted by Canada criticizing Iran’s human rights records was approved in a 76-35 vote with 68 abstentions by the U.N General Assembly’s human rights committee. The resolution highlighted “serious concern” over the use of the Read more
The French Presidency announced Thursday that President François Hollande would be meeting the Moroccan monarch Mohammed VI at the Elysée this Friday. The meeting is taking place in the wake of the Friday Paris terror attacks that left 129 dead Read more
Once again Morocco has been instrumental in the hunt of the masterminds of the Friday terrorist attacks as the information it provided enabled to locate the terrorists’ hideout. The French interior minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, said Thursday that the information used Read more
Fear overtook a flight that took off from Poland heading to Egypt when a passenger claimed that there was a bomb onboard the aircraft forcing the pilot to do an emergency landing in Bulgaria. No explosives were found after a Read more
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched an attack on Hamas on Wednesday striking two of its infrastructures after what seemed like a rocket attack on Shaar Hanegev council, southern Israel. Neither Hamas nor any other group made a statement about a Read more
As the crucial battle to push the Houthi Movement and their allies out of Taiz continues, President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi arrived in the city of Aden on Tuesday, for the second time since his self-imposed exile, to “supervise” the offensive Read more