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The 45-day deadline for Turkey to have a new government started ticking on Thursday after President Erdoğan officially tasked incumbent Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu to form a new cabinet during a “State Day” meeting regularly held every Thursday. Critics alleged that the president Read more
Prime Minister Essid announced that part of the measures to be undertaken by the government to curb terrorism and extremist attacks in Tunisia will be the building of a 160 kilometer-long wall along Tunisia-Libya border. He said Tunisia cannot count Read more
The U.N-led talks for a transitional government in Libya have been dealt another blow after the General National Congress (GNC), the parliament in Tripoli, voted against the proposed draft and called for a new round of negotiations. Spokesman Omar Hamidan of Read more
The U.S House of representatives on Tuesday voted for Jordan to be recognized as an important partner that should be treated with “expeditious consideration” and to ease the transfer of weapons in order to help it fight against ISIS. Jordan decided to Read more
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Russia Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) have concluded an agreement that will lead to a $10 billion investment in Russia. The deal is one of the biggest foreign direct investments sealed by the government-run RDIF Read more
Tension is rising between AK Party leader Ahmet Davutoğlu and the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over the leadership of the AK Party following the June 7 elections non-victory of the AK Party. Erdogan imputes the setback to the Prime Read more
Lebanon broke its own record as the country clocked 409 days without a president on Tuesday. Political parties continue to be divided in the parliament over whom to choose as the next president and systematic boycotts of parliamentary sessions have been Read more
Rebel forces in Zabadani have been pushed back by forces loyal to Assad with the help of Hezbollah. The town is strategically located because it is close to Damascus and also has a highway that runs through it linking the Read more
A draft antiterrorism bill that has been approved by the cabinet has raised eyebrows in Egypt’s media sector with critics describing it as a censorship move, but Justice Minister Ahmed Al Zind said the draft is being blown out of Read more
Tunisian President has declared a state of emergency after the nascent Tunisian democracy following the 2011 Arab Spring has been rocked this year by two deadly attacks perpetrated by young Tunisian jihadists. The attacks that targeted the Bardo Museum in Read more