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Benoit Hamon, the French Socialist Party’s candidate to the upcoming presidential elections Wednesday announced on his facebook page he would recognize the Palestinian State when he is elected on April 23 or May 7. The candidate who met on Wednesday Read more
An extremist group in the Sinai Peninsula loyal to the Islamic State group has fired several missiles into Israel from Egypt on Thursday prompting retaliation from the Israeli Defense Forces. The missiles targeted the port town of Eilat, the southernmost Read more
UN Special Envoy for Libya, Martin Kobler, told the UN Security Council that this year should be the “year of decisions and political breakthrough” for the North African country that has been marred with chaos since 2011. While admitting that Read more
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and many world leaders have condemned on Tuesday the law passed by the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, that gave legal status to what had been considered by Israel so far as illegal settlement outposts. Speaking at Read more
The United Nations and humanitarian partners Wednesday launched an international appeal for $2.1 billion to provide life-saving assistance to 12 million people in Yemen in 2017, a UN press release says, noting that this is the largest-ever humanitarian response plan Read more
The European Union and Morocco issued a joint statement giving reassurances about the implementation of the agricultural agreement, in response to a strong worded statement by Morocco’s Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry warning of serious repercussions on bilateral ties if the Read more
Moroccan authorities have announced the arrest of three terror ISIS members linked to the cell dismantled recently in several cities of the North African Kingdom. The suspects were nabbed Monday in Martil (North of Morocco) and the rural commune of Read more
After meeting President Michel Aoun on Monday, Prime Minister Saad Hariri stated that “there will be no rift from now on at the level of the executive authority” as he gave assurances that they will be “in daily contact… to Read more
Kuwait’s Information and Youth Minister Sheikh Salman Hamoud Al-Sabah has tendered his resignation letter hours before his scheduled appearance at the parliament. His decision is said to have been motivated by plans to hold a vote of no confidence against Read more
A law legalizing Israeli settlements built on privately-owned Palestinian land was approved by the Israeli parliament on Monday prompting strong condemnations from the Palestinians. Saeb Erekat, a leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization, said the approval legalizes the “theft of Read more