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The Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (TAK) has claimed responsibility for the Tuesday attack on the police bus in Istanbul that killed 11 people and hinted that there will be more attacks. TAK said in a statement that it was a “sacrifice Read more
Syria’s economy and foreign trade minister Humam al-Jazaeri has lamented about the “surprising” and “regrettable” Lebanese decision to stop the importation of the country’s produce but Beirut claims that the move is in the interest of local Lebanese farms. The Read more
Two Palestinians, allegedly cousins, went on a shooting spree in Tel Aviv killing at least four people and injuring around 16 people on Wednesday night at the Sarona shopping center. Israel has reacted to the attack by freezing the 83,000 Read more
President Rouhani of Iran and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani had a telephone conversation on Wednesday and both leaders expressed their desire to reinforce their ties and broaden their cooperation. Since his arrival to the presidency in Read more
The city of Marrakech will enjoy global attention in November as the city soon as after the UN summit on Climate Change (COP22) has been chosen by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation to host its annual African meeting on good governance, Read more
Israel’s new defense minister Avigdor Lieberman visited the Northern Command of the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) which oversees its borders with Lebanon and Syria on Tuesday but officials declined to comment on whether he toured any of them or both. Read more
President Bashar al-Assad addressed the Syrian parliament on Tuesday vowing that the war against terrorism will be carried on until it is uprooted and that they will liberate every inch” of the country like they have done in Palmrya. He Read more
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi sacked the chief of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service Zuhair al-Gharbawi and replaced him with Mustafa Kadhimi in an unexplained decision. The head of the state media was also relieved off his duties. Abadi also fired Read more
Emirates Airline has concluded a $300 million decade long technology services agreement with IBM for the provision of IT Infrastructure service delivery to enable the airline improve communication efficiency on its passenger support systems and functions. Under the agreement, IBM Read more
A bomb attack targeted early Tuesday a police vehicle in the Vezneciler neighborhood of Istanbul killing seven police officers and four civilians and injuring 36 others. “We will continue our fight against terror until the end without getting tired” because Read more