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Amman has warned that its policies towards Syrian refugees could change if the upcoming February 4 donor conference in London does not help it to overcome the challenges it is facing. Authorities claim to have spent around $6.6billion over the Read more
A day after Canada’s foreign minister Stephane Dion stated that “unilateral actions such as Palestinian initiatives toward statehood in international forums and continued Israeli settlements, are unhelpful and constitute serious obstacles to achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting peace”, his Read more
President Xi Jinping of China announced on Thursday multibillion dollar investment plans in the Middle East. Addressing the Arab League in Cairo, President Xi unveiled a multimillion dollar investment plan in the Middle East, including special loans worth $15billion to 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
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and defense minister Mohammed bin Salman told reporters that 34 countries from different regions have decided to join an international military alliance dedicated to fight against terrorism under the leadership of Riyadh. The announcement means that Read more
Emirati investors have agreed to invest up to 37 million euros on six agriculture projects in Morocco, report say. Morocco’s Minister of fisheries and agriculture Aziz Akhannounch signed three agreements with UAE investors who promised to pump up around 37 Read more
Peace will return to Syria only when the West and its Middle East allies stop supporting the terrorists battling the Syrian regime. The statement was made by the controversial Syrian leader Bashar Assad in an interview aired Tuesday by the Read more
Russia’s chief arms trade executive, Sergei V. Chemezov, said that the 2007 weapon agreement with Iran which concerns the S-300 air defense missile system “has already come into force.” The statement alarmed other countries in the Middle East, especially Iran’s 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
Tunisia’s central bank, for the first time since the end of the Ben Ali regime, has cut interest rate by 0.50% because inflation has dropped. It hopes that the decision will contribute to reviving economy and attracting foreign investment. A Read more