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Coalition forces have taken over the Yemeni Red Sea archipelago after a long battle with the movement and their allies withthe Saudi State television reporting that the forces have “cleansed Greater Hanish”; the biggest island in the archipelago. The Houthis Read more
Turkish president RecepTayyip Erdogan told a news conference that Turkish forces that entered Iraqi territory and currently in the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan are there to stay as long as their mission is not accomplished thereby irking the anger of Read more
Israel successfully tested the Arrow 3 missile defense system a year after a similar test failed. The accomplishment has been hailed by the defense minister as “a major milestone” that will boost the confidence of “future Israeli capabilities to defeat Read more
Egyptian and Israeli authorities announced Thursday the release of Israeli detainee after 15 years in prison in what looks like a prisoner swap. Israeli Bedoiun, OudaTarabin arrested in 2000 on espionage charges was released by Egyptian military court. Egypt also Read more
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Oman to review its expenditure policies and introduce new taxesin order to reduce fiscal deficit as oil prices continue falling and reached below $40 per barrel for the first time in seven years. Read more
U.N’s special envoy to Western Sahara Christopher Ross told the Security Council that his efforts to settle the territorial dispute between Morocco and the Polisario Front “have not borne any real fruit” according to the Morocco world news but Rabat Read more
ISISIranian based news agency, Fars reported that the leader of the Islamic State group has left the Middle East and is in Libya where he is expected to be safe and free from the airstrikes of the U.S-led coalition and Read more
Tunisia and Qatar signed nine cooperation agreements, executive programs and Memorandums of Understanding at the end of their 6th high joint committee meeting in Doha presidedover by Prime Minister Habib Essid and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Abdallah Bin Nasser Bin Read more
Ambassadors and special envoys to Libya Tuesday issued a joint statement rejecting the Tunis Libyan-Libyan deal while stressing that only the UN-facilitated National Dialogue Agreement is the way the forward to put an end to the Libyan political crisis. Ambassadors Read more
President Hadi wrote to U.N secretary General Ban Ki-moon informing him that he has “notified the leadership of the coalition of our intention to cease fire for a period of seven days starting December 15 until December 21.” It will Read more