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Mounting voices in the Likud party are pressuring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step down, arguing that the graft scandal he is embroiled in may stain the reputation of the party. Netanyahu’s political life is again on the line Read more
The UAE ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) has instructed citizens to get rid of Japanese-made Kikkoman soy sauce they have purchased after the department has been told the condiment contains traces of alcohol, state-run news agency reports. The Read more
Aircrafts registered in Qatar and the national carrier, Qatar Airways, can now fly through the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain’s air spaces, the Montreal-based International Civil Aviation Organization said Tuesday. The Montreal-based International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has been Read more
A Shia militia battling on the side of the Iraqi army against the Islamic State (ISIS) has blamed the US-led coalition of shelling its fighters near the Syrian border – a blame the US has rejected. Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada militia, Read more
King Abdullah of Jordan and president of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas agreed on Monday to establish a joint crisis committee that would follow up the Israeli violations at Al-Aqsa Mosque. According to PA Foreign Minister Riyadh Al-Maliki, Abbas and Read more
The Islamist Hamas Movement ruling Gaza Strip has warned against the holding of the Palestinian National Council meetings in Israel-occupied West Bank arguing that the move opposes the agreement reached by factions in Beirut early this year. The movement’s spokesperson Read more
The Tunisian General Labor Union UGTT has been harshly criticized by Syrian opposition groups after leaders of the Union visited the Syrian President last month and called for normalization of Tunisian-Syrian ties. Late last month, a delegation of leaders of Read more
RADA Special Deterrence Forces at Tripoli Mitiga International Airport have seized 580 antique silver pieces dating back to the Roman era, reports say. The forces said they arrested a Libyan man during a routine inspection. The man whose identity has Read more
A report issued last week by the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) showed that a number of “disillusioned and disappointed” foreign terrorist fighters left Syria and returned to their countries of origin, when they found that the groups they Read more
The powerful Iranian Revolutionary Guard has announced the killing of two fighters of a militant group in West Azarbaijan province, northwest of the country. The regular forces also wounded four other militants and seized some military equipment, local media reported Read more