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The conference of Syrian forces that will kick-off in Saudi on Wednesday already started to divide opposition forces as displeasure over the list of invitees increases with the Kurdish armed groups holding a two-day rival conference that began on Tuesday Read more
The current momentum to elect Lebanon’s next president, after 18 months of delay and more than 30 unsuccessful attempts, will be decided upon on December 16th when the parliament convenes again to elect a president. The proposal by Saad al-Hariri Read more
There are new reports that Tehran went against two U.N Security Council resolutions after it tested a new medium range ballistic missile, on November 21, which is capable of carrying nuclear warheads. The alleged missile test is believed to be Read more
After the meeting in Vienna of the Oil Producing Exporting Countries (OPEC) held last week ended with member countries deciding not to reduce output leading to a further drop of oil prices to around $43 a barrel, Saudi Arabia which Read more
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi during a meeting with German foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier criticized Turkey for not upholding its promise to stop terrorists from entering into Iraq and battling the crucial smuggling of petrol by the Islamic State. Turkish Read more
The Pentagon on Monday confirmed the death of a senior leader of Al-Qaeda’s East Africa branch, the Shebab in an air strike in Somalia last week which also killed two other militants. Sandhere, “also known as ‘Ukash,’ a senior leader Read more
Emirati investors have agreed to invest up to 37 million euros on six agriculture projects in Morocco, report say. Morocco’s Minister of fisheries and agriculture Aziz Akhannounch signed three agreements with UAE investors who promised to pump up around 37 Read more
US Secretary of State John Kerry and former Secretary Hillary Clinton over the weekend panned Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu for his violence-productive policies including expansion and his refusal to condone two-state solution requested by the international community to end five Read more
France, one of President Assad’s toughest western opponents to his stay in power, seems to be reviewing its position after a member of the French cabinet stated that Assad doesn’t necessarily have to leave power before a political transition. France Read more
After reports emerged on Turkish media that around 150 Turkish soldiers alongside 10 to 25 tanks had reached the town of Bashiqa to train Peshmegra forces, Baghdad, which said it had not been informed about Turkey’s move, ordered the departure Read more