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The prestigious Swiss NGO, Crans Montana Forum is holding its annual conference in the southern Moroccan City of Dakhla (17-22 March) for the 2nd year in a row, confirming Morocco’s determination to become a regional hub for South-South cooperation. In Read more
The intensity of the Yemeni war is expected to cool down after the spokesman of the Saudi-led coalition Brigadier General Ahmed al-Assiri said they are bringing major military combat to an end. The decision came barely a week before the Read more
A day after the UN Security Council was briefed on the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah imposed through resolution 1701 to end the 2006 war between the two parties, the Council raised concerns about the presidential hiatus in Lebanon stressing Read more
President Sisi in an interview with Italy’s La Repubblica newspaper said countries considering military intervention in Libya should rather give the needed support to the Libya National Army headed by General Khalifa Haftar because “it can do the job much Read more
The Jordanian parliament passed a law targeting Israelis interested in Petra region after reports that they are increasingly buying lands around the area. The law passed on Tuesday bans renting or selling real estate to Israeli citizens in the ancient Read more
The border between Iraqi Kurdistan and Kurdish controlled areas, often closed for security or technical reasons, was closed on Wednesday afternoon by Iraqi authorities which gave no formal explanation for the move. The crossing point is located between Fishkhabur in Read more
Prime Minister Khalifa Ghwell of the Tripoli-based government warned the Tunisia-based Government of National Accord (GNA) formed under the U.N-backed Libya Political Agreement not to attempt entering Tripoli as a “government” because they would be arrested. He said they could Read more
Iran’s foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a series of tweets launched a ‘charity begins at home’ approach to defend Tehran’s missile program and last week’s test-firing of Qadr-H, Qadr-F and Qiam ballistic missiles. He said countries that question Iran’s Read more
The outlook for Saudi Arabia’s banks have changed to negative from stable by credit rating agency, Moody’s Investors Service, because bad loans are expected to rise over the next 12 to 18 months due to low oil prices and a Read more
Kuwait’s acting Finance minister Anas Khalid Al Saleh announced that the cabinet has agreed on a string of reforms by approving the introduction of a proposed 10% corporate tax on profits and privatizing some government services and facilities amongst them Read more