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The Moroccan city of Marrakesh, which just popped up on the New York Times’s shortlist of 52 must-visit world destinations in 2017, has again emerged on French Le Monde’s narrow list of 20 must-visit cities this year. The French daily Read more
Four Israeli soldiers were killed in a Sunday truck attack that sped into a crowd of soldiers visiting the Haas-Sherover Promenade, which offers a panoramic view of Jerusalem and the Old City. The attack is being dubbed as the first Read more
Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed said terrorism has grown into “a global problem” and “no longer has a nationality.” In an interview with Der Spiegel online, the Prime Minister called for intensive global efforts to combat the scourge and prevent Read more
Head of the Expediency Council and Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, 82, passed away on Sunday due to a heart failure. A-three day mourning has been decreed in the country. President Hassan Rouhani said the country is mourning its Read more
The Turkish Foreign Minister Friday hailed Moroccan authorities’ decision to shut down all schools affiliated to Turkish cleric Fethullah Gülen, a staunch opponent of the Ankara regime who lives in exile in the US. “We welcome the statement by Morocco’s Read more
Mauritania and Saudi Arabia have sealed a military agreement providing for intelligence and experience sharing and logistical support. The accord, signed Wednesday by Mauritanian Defense Minister Mamadou Bathia Diallo and Saudi deputy Defense Minister Mohammed ben Abdallah al-Ayech, marks the Read more
Jordan’s Information Minister Mohammed Momani has warned US President-elect Donald Trump against going ahead with his campaign promises of moving the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Momani stressed that implementing the campaign promise “will definitely affect Read more
As the search for the attacker of the Reina nightclub continues, Turkey has been marred with another attack by “terrorists” in a car bomb explosion that killed at least two people and left seven injured. The car was detonated in Read more
Moroccan authorities Thursday demanded the closure of all Turkish schools sponsored by the US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gülen accused by Ankara to be the mastermind of the July failed military coup against President Erdogan. Turkish authorities deem Gülen movement a Read more
Algeria is rocked since the beginning of the New Year by widespread popular protests staged against the government move to increase taxes and prices of electricity, gasoline and food products. According to press reports, over a 100 demonstrators were arrested Read more