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A self immolation in Tunisia in December 2010 which gave birth to protest against the Ben Ali regime and eventually led to its downfall before crossing borders into other countries in North Africa and the Middle East has immensely contributed Read more
Cairo has reacted to President Erdogan’s latest accusations of “the Egyptian regime” providing “support” to the Gulen movement claiming that Ankara was back-stabbed. Erdogan in an interview with Al Jazeera aired on Thursday said “we differentiate between the Egyptian people Read more
At the opening ceremony of the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) Economic and Development Affairs Authority in Riyadh, Saudi’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz said that “in the era of blocs” which presents opportunities, they can become the Read more
UN’s official in charge of humanitarian task force in Syria, Jan Egeland, has warned that “the fifth war winter is starting in Syria. There is no doubt it will be the worst in this cruel war, and I fear it Read more
“This liberation operation marks the beginning of the end of the so-called ‘Daesh Caliphate’ in Iraq” stated Jan Kubis of the ongoing offensive assault of the Iraqi forces, backed by militia groups and the US-led coalition, to takeover Mosul. The Read more
The Tunisian Ministry of Defense Wednesday announced the army hunted down and killed Talal Saïdi, the leader of IS-linked terrorist Jund al-Khilafa, which killed a Tunisian soldier in his house in the central-western region of the country. Jund al-Khilafa assaulted Read more
Fatou Bensouda, Chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) told Wednesday the UN Security Council that her institution will make civil war-ravaged Libya its top priority next year. In an address before the Security Council, the UN top prosecutor Read more
Morocco, host country of 22nd UN conference on climate change (COP22) has purchased from the World Bank USD 100 million in World Bank Green Bonds. These 3-year bonds mature on December 15, 2019 and have a semi-annual fixed rate coupon Read more
The National Iranian Oil Co. (NIOC) reached a preliminary agreement worth $4.8 billion with Total, a French energy company, for the development of the South Pars offshore gas field; one of the largest in the world. Total’s Chairman and CEO Read more
Israel is claiming credit for blocking Palestine’s effort to become a member of the global police organization known as Interpol at its latest general assembly held in Bali, Indonesia. Prime Minister Netanyahu applauded the “very intensive work” of the Israeli Read more