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The Houthi Movement and its allies, dubbing themselves as the Yemeni Army, have unveiled a ballistic missile with a range of 400km. The rebels claimed that it was developed by the same Yemeni developers of the SAM 2 missile. According Read more
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will make an “official visit” to Washington on April 3, as first African leader to meet U.S. President Donald Trump. “President Trump and President Al-Sisi will use the visit to build on the positive momentum Read more
The Lebanese cabinet approved a budget plan for 2017 and the draft will be forwarded to the parliament for ratification. Details of the draft budget will be revealed by the Finance Minister on Thursday but Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil hinted Read more
Hostilities between Hamas and Israel have been renewed with the killing last week of Mazen Fuqaha, the Gaza-based movement’s senior commander. The group’s leader Khaled Meshaal speaking from Qatar on Monday said the assassination of the commander inside Gaza was Read more
Cooperation between Russia and Iran in the Syrian war has received another boost after Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, said Tehran would allow Kremlin to use its military bases on a “case by case basis” to launch airstrikes in Read more
After more than five months of political impasse, the negotiations for the formation of a new governing coalition in Morocco made a breakthrough and a new cabinet lineup will be unveiled very soon. Head of Government designate Saad Eddine El Read more
Following the new sanctions announced by Washington, on Friday, against companies and individuals believed to have helped in the transfer of “sensitive items” in support of Iran’s ballistic missile program, Tehran reacted on Sunday by imposing sanctions on 15 US Read more
The Presidency Council (PC) established under the Libya Political Agreement has issued a decree watering down the influence of the state-owned National Oil Corporation (NOC) over the country’s oil wealth. The decree uplifted the PC to the level of manager Read more
A bomb blast killed Friday in the Egyptian capital one person and wounded two others as the country’s former President Hosni Mubarak was allowed to return home after a court acquitted him. The explosion took place in the Maadi suburb Read more
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak who has been earlier this month cleared of his alleged involvement in the killings of protesters in the uprising that ended his 30-year rule in 2011, on Friday left a military hospital where he had Read more