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France has announced that it will be carrying out airstrikes in Syria a week after its foreign minister Laurent Fabius stated that the military was carrying out surveillance flights over the country for possible strikes on the militants of the Read more
The rival governments in Libya have made a giant stride in the march towards peace and U.N special envoy Bernardino Leon believes that a final agreement could be signed by September 20. On Sunday, Leon told reporters that the two Read more
The peace dialogue expected to take place between the Hadi government and the Houthi movement in Oman later this week would likely not take place after the exiled government stated on Sunday that the Houthis and their allies must abide Read more
One of the world’s longest serving intelligence chiefs has been replaced in what many analysts believe to be part of an internal power struggle. A statement from the Algerian presidency published by the state media announced that president Bouteflika, who Read more
The 144th session of the Arab Foreign Ministers’ Council began in Cairo on Sunday at the Arab League headquarters under the new chairmanship of the UAE, represented by foreign minister Dr. Anwar Gargash, after taking over the presidency from Jordan. Read more
Egyptian security forces have mistakenly killed on Monday 12 people, including at least two Mexican tourists, during an anti-terror operation. According to Egypt’s interior ministry, the tourists were travelling in four vehicles that entered a restricted zone in the Wahat Read more
Two Russian planes loaded with 80tons of humanitarian aid landed in the Syrian coastal city of Latakia on Saturday as Moscow continues to increase its engagement in the Syrian war with foreign minister Sergey Lavrov acknowledging that they have sent Read more
A report that was briefly posted on the website of Iranian state news agency IRNA before it was removed Saturday quoted the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, Ali Akbar Salehi, saying that “I cannot announce (the level of) Iran’s Read more
The Tunisian Prime Minister and the Interior Minister Thursday stated in separate statements that the government did not authorize the demonstrations against the economic reconciliation bill planned for Saturday for purely security reasons and that the ban should not be Read more
The United Nations announced on Thursday that peace talks to end the Yemeni war will begin next week but the venue is yet to be made public. The latest meeting in Geneva between Yemeni warring parties destined to seal a Read more