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Libyan forces aligned with the UN-backed unity government Wednesday took over the Islamic State group’s command center in Sirte and several other strategic locations. After four months of fierce combat, the Misrata forces fighting under the banner of the Government Read more
Egyptian police officers have been barred from speaking to the media on issues regarding their work without a written approval from the Ministry of the Interior. The restrictions preventing the police from providing information to the media were approved by Read more
American and Libyan officials who spoke to the Washington Post under the condition of anonymity have confirmed that US troops are in Libya to support forces loyal to the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) in their fight against the Read more
The Turkish Rear Admiral who has applied for asylum in the USA has been identified by Anadolu News Agency as Mustafa Urgulu. He is stationed at the NATO Allied Command Transformation headquarters in Virginia, US. Turkey launched the arrest warrant Read more
Morocco, which is gearing up for the November UN meeting on climate change (COP22), is determined to provide security for the thousands of delegates expected to congregate in Marrakech. In this vein, more than 10,000 security forces from different police Read more
Israel on Tuesday indicted a 38-year old Palestinian engineer, Waheed Burish, working with the UNDP in the Gaza Strip, and accused him of providing “material assistance” to Hamas, just days after it charged the Gaza manager of international charity World Read more
After 16 years of budget surplus dating back to the end of the 1999 fiscal year, Kuwait has announced that it registered its first budget deficit in 2016. Finance Minister Anas al-Saleh had informed the parliament last month that they Read more
The two-day trilateral meeting between Azerbaijan, Iran and Russia held in Baku ended on a high note on Tuesday with the adoption of a declaration of intent to upgrade their cooperation mainly in the energy and transportation areas and to Read more
After Ankara’s relations with Brussels strained following European Union criticism of Turkish authorities crackdown on those involved in the failed military coup, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan moved closer to Russia. He travelled this Tuesday to Moscow where he was received Read more
US-based internet giant, Google, is being scolded by pro-Palestine internet users after Palestine was removed from Google Maps and replaced by Israel. An internet petition described the move as a “grievous insult” and questioned the company’s role in the Israeli-Palestine Read more