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Following the unfortunate death of a fish seller in the northern Moroccan city of al-Hoceima that sparked protests in Morocco, Algerian propaganda machine jumped in and desperately tried to over inflate the event describing it as a prelude to a Read more
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi has rejected claims by western countries and media that the democratic wind which swept away in 2011 several Arab leaders, including his predecessor Ben Ali, was an Arab Spring. For Essebsi there has never been Read more
After Ankara’s relations with Brussels strained following European Union criticism of Turkish authorities crackdown on those involved in the failed military coup, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan moved closer to Russia. He travelled this Tuesday to Moscow where he was received Read more
Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Abdullatif Al Zayani has deplored the failure of the UN-brokered talks held last week in Geneva in a bid to find a peaceful resolution to the Yemeni crisis. The Geneva peace talks Read more
A Bahraini court has sentenced Sheikh Ali Salman, secretary general of the al-Wefaq national Islamic movement, to four years imprisonment with charges varying from “incitement to promote change of the political system by force, threats and use of other illegal Read more
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shokry lamented that despite the reconciliation efforts between Cairo and Doha that were facilitated by the late King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Al-Jazeera TV channel is still broadcasting reports that are not in concordance with Arab Read more
The Arab Spring which started in Tunisia before sweeping North Africa and the Middle East could be one of the costliest phenomenons that has ever been witnessed by the region. In a research report published by HSBC Bank, by the Read more
PM Abdullah Ensour has reshuffled his cabinet again; a week before municipal elections. The latest action is reported to be motivated by economic decisions. The last reshuffling took place in March. Although the March reform reduced the cabinet to 19 Read more
Qatar is losing its position as a key regional player in the region to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, after recent diplomatic policies started to backfire. The Gulf state has been instrumental in supporting the Islamist political parties after the Read more
For four days now, Sunni Muslims have been demonstrating against Shi’ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. On Wednesday, they decided to block Iraq’s main trade route that allows the country to export and import products to Syria and Jordan. The protest Read more