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The number of US soldiers in Iraq will be increased by at least 217 troops according to Defense Secretary Ash Carter during a surprised visit to the country on Monday. He said the objective is to “make sure the defeat Read more
The annual report of the United Nations sanctions monitors on Libya to the Security Council warned that “the rise of ISIL in Libya is likely to increase the level of international and regional interference, which could provoke further polarization, if Read more
Religious leaders from around the world, including Muslims, Christians and Jews, as well as prominent scholars and decisions-makers have called for tolerance and for the protection of religious minorities’ rights in Muslim countries. In a historical Declaration issued at the Read more
King Abdullah’s visit to the U.S., during which he held talks with Vice-President Joe Biden, Secretary of State John Kerry and Pentagon officials, ended with a brief meeting with Barack Obama at the Joint Base Andrews airport while he was Read more
Baghdad wants to play the role of a mediator in the Saudi-Iran diplomatic row as its Foreign minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari visited Tehran on Wednesday and held talks with his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif. U.S President, Barack Obama, in a telephone Read more
US Secretary of State John Kerry and former Secretary Hillary Clinton over the weekend panned Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu for his violence-productive policies including expansion and his refusal to condone two-state solution requested by the international community to end five Read more
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who held his first meeting with President Barack Obama in thirteen months dubbed it “a very good and constructive meeting” and “one of the best” with “no arguments or confrontation.” Israel’s security and the ongoing tensions Read more
US President Barack Obama Thursday hinted to the possibility that a bomb might have caused the crash of the Russian passenger plane last Saturday in Sinai killing all 224 people on board. “I think there is a possibility that there Read more
“It is a great honor for us to announce that we have reached an agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue.” It is in these words that the EU High Representative Federica Mogherini and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif announced the Read more
The United States and Iran have traded charges over the trial of the U.S. reporter Jason Rezaian who is accused by Teheran of spying for the Obama Administration. The US says the trial of the Washington Post reporter is not Read more