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The Libyan internationally recognised parliament based in Tobruk Monday rejected the UN-proposed unity government, ignoring the international community’s repeated calls to rival Libyan sides to endorse and quickly put in motion the UN-brokered peace roadmap. A majority of lawmakers in Read more
Tunisian government will willy-nilly lay off thousands of its hotel staff as Tunisia’s tourism industry continues sliding into difficult situation with 70 hotels already out of business since September and many more to follow suit soon, a tourism industry official Read more
The Syrian war seems to be taking a new twist with the Russian as pro-Damascus forces adopt an offensive approach in northern Aleppo, Hama, Homs and Latakia provinces. Moscow’s intervention is helping Assad’s regime to recover some lost territories. Syrian Read more
Turkey summoned the ambassadors of the U.S. and Russia separately to voice Ankara’s concerns regarding their respective countries’ cooperation with armed groups operating in Syria and Iraq. The ambassadors met with Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and a foreign ministry official Read more
A total of 70 Sudanese nationals have joined the Islamic State group in Syria and Libya since the emergence of the terrorist organization, the Sudanese Interior Minister announced. According to press reports, many of those Sudanese foreign fighters are medical Read more
OPEC Secretary General predicted Sunday at an oil and gas conference in Kuwait City that the oil market will stabilize next year as global demand is expected to rise and non-cartel members’ production to flatten. “OPEC is confident that it Read more
A senior member of the Saudi Royal family, Prince Turki al-Faisal, hinted that Riyadh has no plans to share hajj responsibility despite the criticisms that followed the fatal incident in Mina. He said organizing such a religious gathering is part Read more
Protesters that gathered on Saturday near Ankara’s main train station for a peaceful rally organized by several workers’ unions and other groups for increased democracy and an end to the violence between the Kurdish rebels and Turkey’s forces witnessed violence Read more
The Moroccan Parliament’s new session that was officially opened on Friday does have a busy schedule as it will have to address many challenges and enact draft laws on highly sensitive and important issues, as outlined by King Mohammed VI Read more
Cairo and Paris are expected to ink mega military and economic deals on Saturday during the two-day visit French Prime Minister, Manuel Valls, is paying this weekend to Egypt at the head of a high level ministerial delegation. The French Read more