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The Mediterranean “largest ever” offshore natural gas field has been discovered within the perimeter of the Shorouk Block in Egypt at a depth of 4,757feet by Italian energy company, Eni. The discovery made under the Zohr project is expected to put an Read more
Four days after the case of blackmail and extortion against Morocco and its King broke out and after the two French journalists acknowledged during their custody that they asked for money to cancel the publishing of a polemical book on Read more
The ongoing ‘jihad’ of the militants of the Islamic State (IS) against cultural artifacts and infrastructure considered as idolatrous, with some dating back to more than two millenniums such as the 2,700-year-old Assyrian capital of Khorsabad, has raised concerns after Read more
The news of the arraignment in Paris of French journalists Eric Laurent and Catherine Graciet on charges of “blackmail & extortion” of Moroccan King Mohammed VI fell Thursday as a thunder-clap, leaving everybody gobsmacked. Most Moroccan and French people as Read more
The head of the U.N Mission to Libya Bernardino Leon who also doubles as Ban Ki-moon’s special envoy to the North African country has told the U.N Security Council that only the Libyans and political parties could end the chaos Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his visiting Egyptian peer Abdelfettah al-Sissi announced Wednesday they have cemented the two countries’ cooperation through agreement on mega economic and energy projects. Russian and Egypt agreed on the building of Egypt’s first nuclear power Read more
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi started this Wednesday a new visit to Russia, his third official trip to this country in three months, showing the rapidly growing momentum in Egyptian-Russian relations. According to press reports, the two countries leaders will discuss Read more
President Bashar Assad hailed his allies in the ongoing Syrian war, justified the presence of Hezbollah fighters in the country and questioned U.N envoy Staffan de Mistura’s position on the government’s fight against terrorists. This came in an interview with Read more
US officials announced Monday that President Obama has refused to have a meeting with Turkish President Erdogan on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in September citing a busy schedule. Erdogan told reporters after his trip to Indonesia earlier Read more
During celebrations marking the 33rd anniversary of the People’s Congress Party, former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh called for reconciliation and peace in Yemen but warned its “bad neighbor” that it is responsible for the conflicts in the country. Relief Read more