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Israel has been angered by the comments of Swedish foreign affairs minister Margot Wallström after she said the multiple Paris attacks which killed at least 129 people is a sign of desperation of the youths that led to radicalization and Read more
Hossein Salami, Deputy Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, claimed that Iran has developed stealth drones to fly on missions as far as 3000km. His statement will be of concern to neighboring states especially Israel and the Gulf States. Read more
Saudi Arabia would be receiving armament from the U.S. after Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) approved its request for arms sales including 22,000 smart and general purpose bombs, 1000 GBU-10 Paveway II Laser Guided Bombs and more than 5,000 Joint Read more
A day before the new U.N secretary general’s special envoy to Libya Martin Kobler takes on his duties, the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the UN Human Rights Office published a report highlighting the numerous “violations of international Read more
Egypt will be receiving crude oil and natural gas surpluses from Iraq according to its petroleum minister Tarek El Molla after a Memorandum of Understanding was signed on Sunday between Egypt, Iraq and Jordan. The supply would be channeled through Read more
Saudi Arabia will embark on a 5year privatization program of state controlled aviation infrastructures such as airports and related services. The announcement was made by the head of the kingdom’s General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) Sulaiman al-Hamdan. The program Read more
The $3.4billion anti-missile system deal that was awarded to China Precision Machinery Export-Import Corporation (CPMIEC) has been rescinded by Ankara after two years of negotiations. An official from the Prime Minister’s office said “the deal was cancelled” while other government Read more
Sultan Qaboos Bin Saeed, 75, addressed the 6th term of the annual session of the state council and the Majlis Al Shura that was also attended by senior government and military officials. The Omani leader has been rarely seen in Read more
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has addressed messages of condolences and sympathy to the French Head of State François Hollande and to the French Prime Minister Manuel Valls following the horrifying terrorist attacks that were perpetrated in various districts of Read more
The Vienna II meeting on the Syrian war, attended by 17 Western and Arab States and 3 organizations, agreed on a transitional timetable without dwelling much on the role of President Assad. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said although they Read more