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The new members of the Turkish parliament met on Tuesday, two weeks after the elections, at the oath-taking ceremony marking the beginning of a new political tussle in the search for the establishment of a coalition government. None of the Read more
Kurds fighting under the banner of the Popular Protection Units (YPG) claimed that they are about 50 kilomteres away from the Islamic State’s de facto capital Raqqa after recovering Ain Issa and its surrounding villages on Tuesday. The loss of Read more
French MPs approved Tuesday a landmark bill related to judicial cooperation with Morocco, France’s major trade partner and strategic ally in the Maghreb, Africa and around the world. With the endorsement of the new bill overhauling mutual judicial assistance between Read more
Some of the Syrian rebels being trained by the U.S military to fight against the Islamic State have abandoned the program after they became aware that they can’t take part in battles against the Assad regime, according to reports. The Read more
Hadi al-Ameri, commander of an umbrella group of Shia militias known as the Popular Mobilization Units, has questioned the efforts of the U.S and its allies because “there are no real airstrikes against ISIS headquarters” in Iraq. The extremist group Read more
Egyptian journalist Ahmed Mansour, who was detained Saturday in Germany following a warrant issued by Egyptian authorities, was freed Monday by German prosecutors who found no grounds for his detention or deportation. Mansour was arrested while trying to board a Read more
The French automaker PSA Peugeot finally unveiled last week its ambitious plan to build a factory in Morocco that will have a production capacity of 200,000 vehicles and 200,000 engines per year destined to the local market, but also to Read more
Tel Aviv refused Sunday France’s proposal for the resumption of peace talks between Israel and Palestine, necessary to end the stalemate and avoid a possible explosion of the region. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasted the French Foreign Minister’s statements during Read more
The Iranian parliament has strongly supported a bill that should serve as a guideline to the delegation negotiating a deal concerning the country’s nuclear program. On Sunday, 199 of the 213 members of parliament voted for the bill but Speaker Read more
Ankara vehemently denied any wrong doing in the accusation that it ferries weapons to radical groups fighting against the Assad regime. However, according to a video footage leaked on Thursday, a court hearing of May revealed that detained prosecutors, who Read more