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Peace talks that would begin in Kazakhstan on Monday to end the six-year old Syrian war have begun facing first stumbling blocks following Iran’s objection to the presence of the United States in Astana. Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said Read more
Turkish security authorities Monday announced the arrest of the alleged attacker of Reina nightclub in Istanbul on the New Year eve. The suspect identified as Abdulkadir Masharipov; an Uzbek national was pinned down in a house in senyurt district of Read more
Forces of the Libyan National Army (LNA) have taken over a large part of the city of Benghazi from the extremist religious fighters as the battle for the city control intensified since the beginning of the year. The central districts Read more
The death toll of the Yemeni war has reached 10,000 according to the UN, which pointed out that the figure “underscores the need to resolve the situation.” The Houthi uprising began in the northern part of the country at the Read more
The appeal verdict of the High Administrative Court ruled on Monday that the two islands of Tiran and Sanafir are part of Egypt. Malek Adly, one of the lawyers that took the matter to court, hailed the ruling as “a Read more
The target of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to reduce the total output by 1.2 million barrels per day is expected to be missed as a source within the oil cartel revealed that “compliance (regarding the agreement to Read more
Opposition Syrian rebel groups that met in Ankara, Turkey, over the weekend have decided to attend the peace talks slated to take place on January 23 in Kazakhstan. The talks spearheaded by Russia, Turkey and Iran are expected to pave Read more
At the end of his four-day trip to Qatar and Saudi Arabia, President Michel Aoun of Lebanon is confident that ties with the Gulf States have been revived. He stated that relations with Gulf Countries particularly with Saudi Arabia are Read more
Damascus has accused Israel of launching an airstrike on its airbase in Mezzah describing it as a “flagrant” attack. The airbase is not far from Damascus and it is mainly used by the Republican Guards, President Assad’s elite forces. The Read more
After some members of the Turkish parliament exchanged physical blows during the debate over the constitutional reform backed by the ruling Justice and Development (AK) party, three of the eighteen articles that are part of the proposal have been approved. Read more