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The United Kingdom is expected to reopen this weekend its embassy in Iran after it severed ties with the Islamic republic following the storming of its diplomatic mission in 2011 by angry Iranian mob. Britain’s Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond will Read more
Female citizens of Saudi Arabia will be heading to the polls for the first time in the kingdom’s history during the municipal elections scheduled to take place in December. They can also be candidates in the elections. The electoral reform Read more
U.N political affairs chief Jeffery Feltman has informed the Security Council that “a chronic lack of adequate law enforcement” is fueling escalation between Israeli settlers and Palestinians as he warned that a new flare-up of hostilities cannot be minimized. U.N Read more
The Chief of UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinians announced Wednesday Palestinian children in refugee camps will resume school as planned despite shortfall of the budget to meet the needs. Pierre Krahenbuhl, head of the UN Relief and Works Read more
Meeting Tuesday in Cairo at the call of the Libyan internationally recognized government, the Arab League vowed to support Libya for the fight against bloodsucker ISIS but fell short to promise collective air-raids as the official government had hoped. The Read more
Kuwait’s parliamentary speaker Marzouq Al Ganem has stressed that the country will not spare any state or individual engaged in aiding and promoting terrorist activities on its territory. Investigations are ongoing after a terrorist cell uncovered last week led to Read more
Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has reacted to a report by a parliamentary investigative commission stating that it is null and void because it lacks objectivity and was motivated by political differences. The report names Maliki among the authorities Read more
Algerian dinar currency has slumped against the U.S. dollar and the Euro, hitting the bottom due to the fall by 50 pc in the oil revenues, triggering international concerns over the financial & political stability of the North African country. Read more
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Monday indicated that the fate of the historic Vienna pact was still undecided and that the accord does not make Iran prone to America’s influence. After reiterating Iran’s stance in the Middle East and Read more
The Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan is alleging that the government is mingling in its affairs after it offered a license to a new group called ‘Muslim Brotherhood Society’ that was formed by members expelled from the old one established in Read more