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The second edition of the Asia-Arab forum on sustainable energy is being held in Oran, Algeria. The host country’s capacity of developing its potentials in the domain of renewable energy especially solar energy will be the main topic for the Read more
Francois Hollande has been sworn in as the new president of France Tuesday morning and immediately acknowledged the challenges he inherits, mainly “a massive debt, weak growth, high unemployment, degraded competitiveness, and a Europe that is struggling to come out Read more
Actions that took place during the revolution in Libya have once again surfaced with the run up to elections. NATO helped the Libyan rebels to topple the regime but a recent report from Human Rights Watch (HRW) is scolding NATO Read more
Representatives from the IAEA and Iran met in Vienna to talk about the Islamic state’s nuclear program prior to its meeting in Baghdad between the six members of the UN Security Council and Germany. The last meeting held between the Read more
The high profile summit between member states of the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) ended without any agreements being signed. Instead, another summit has been arranged and it will be held in Bahrain in December. The Riyadh summit chaired by the Read more
Clashes between sectarian groups in Lebanon have left three dead and more than a dozen injured. The incident occurred in the town of Tripoli after the arrest of a cleric gave rise to protests. A Sunni cleric, Shadi Mawlawi, arrested Read more
Sold in 2006 through a public tender by the government of Bahrain, the Hidd Power Company was bought by the GDF Suez Energy International and Sumitomo Corporation, a consortium of International Power. The International Power has recently officially announced the Read more
Turkey’s has started drafting a new constitution aimed at consolidating the Ottoman state’s democracy and good governance to break its link with past military experiences. The current military constitution is criticized of restraining freedom. The new one will be making Read more
Egyptian security agents successfully intercepted arms on their border with Libya being smuggled into the country. The arms heading for the Sinai by three smugglers included surface to surface missiles, rocket – propelled grenades, mortar rounds, automatic rifles, artillery shells Read more
Palestinian Airlines is making its return in the skies of the Middle East once more after its first flight from Amman in Jordan to EL-Arish in Egypt was completed. It was the first flight of the airline since it was Read more