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French authorities have kept the lid on the true mission of the victims of the Malta plane crash which killed five Frenchmen believed to be members of the French intelligence en route for Libya. The plane crashed on Monday morning Read more
The news editor in chief at the Egyptian state-owned channel 1 has been laid off after the media wrongly aired an old interview of President al Sisi who is currently in New York for UN General Assembly. Mostafa Shehata told Read more
Turkey launched on Wednesday a military operation baptized Euphrates Shield aimed at eliminating threats posed by militants of the Islamic State and Kurdish fighters from the northern Syrian town of Jarbulus close to its border. The operation has been condemned Read more
A 10-page draft report on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict pointed out that both parties should “find the strength” to revive direct negotiations because the current situation is unfavorable to peace. Israel’s policy in the occupied territories “severely undermines hopes for peace” Read more
Syrian forces have claimed that after several weeks of battle, they have taken control of the desert city of Palmyra that they lost to the Islamic State in May 2015. A military source told AFP that after heavy night fighting Read more
Mauritanian authorities are on a manhunt after an Islamist militant who is awaiting execution since 2011 after being found guilty of attempting to kill President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz escaped from the Nouakchott central prison where he was being held. Read more
The diplomatic ties between Baghdad and Riyadh have been reignited with the arrival of Saudi embassy officials in the country on Tuesday and the Ambassador is expected to land on Thursday. The diplomatic relations between the two Arab countries was Read more
The relative quietness of Qadam after a truce between government forces and rebels since last year was interrupted with the sounds of heavy gunfire during the weekend when militants of the Islamic State (IS) launched an attack on the rebel-held Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his family are in the grip of the Israeli Justice after the Israeli Attorney General launched on Monday an inquiry into the Prime Minister’s spending and accusation of public funds misuse. The information was Read more
The consensus government known as the Unity government between Hamas and Fatah could resign in the following hours after some officials of the Revolutionary Council of the Fatah movement who were present at a meeting held in Ramallah with President Mahmoud Abbas Read more