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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
The Tuareg rebellion had allowed Islamist groups in Mali take control of the north. Currently, a military intervention is being prepared by ECOWAS to regain this territory. At the same time it is being suggested more and more that Qatar Read more
During a conference entitled Trust Women that was organized by the Thomson Reuters Foundation and The International Herald Tribune Middle East female rights activists to talk about the women situation during the Arab Spring that are occurring. First, Queen Noor, Read more
For a week now, the Israel and Palestine crisis that has been causing so much human and infrastructure damage couldn’t be resolved. Actually, the level of violence just kept growing both sides attacking or reposting at the incessant attacks. A Read more
After going through difficulties which resulted to the accumulation of more than $3.95bn in debts due to the production of electricity from fuel rather than gas that used to be imported from Egypt has forced Jordan to look for other Read more
A project expected to start trial operations in 2015 and destined to help Saudi Arabia and Egypt exchange 3,000 megawatts of electricity between them via direct current electrical lines will be undergo scrutiny once more at the Saudi Arabian cabinet. Read more
A report from Arab Petroleum Investments Corp has revealed that oil producers in MENA are planning a total investment of US$740bn on energy projects over the next 5 years (2013-2017). The five countries leading the investment table are Saudi Arabia Read more
As internal conflicts between tribes and militant of different camps threaten Libya’s stability raising doubts over the level of security, the government is busy in the markets trying to buy white sugar as stocks have increasingly depleted. The country’s importation Read more
Alarmed by the worsening humanitarian situation of hundreds of thousands of displaced Syrians and by their increasing numbers, the United Nations refugee agency and its humanitarian aid partners on Thursday requested an additional $295 million to help fund the refugees’ Read more
A Middle East free of nuclear weapons conference to be held in Finland will not be attended by Israel according to the head of Israel’s Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) even though a Finnish delegation was in the country to lure Read more