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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has raised concerns about cooperating with the US-led coalition military campaign against the militants of the Islamic State (IS) due to concerns that could be tied to its internal security. The US is bombarding IS held Read more
The progress of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Syria (ISIS) against the government forces has attracted international attention with regional countries fearing that the stability of the Middle East could further be threatened. Mixed reports are coming out Read more
Morocco, major US ally in North Africa, has weathered the chaos of the Arab Spring by further advancing its own reforms and making significant progress on human rights, says a group of former U.S. ambassadors who served in the North Read more
Longtime allies, US and Israel, are at opposite sides after US secretary of State John Kerry questioned Israel’s efforts towards an everlasting peace deal with Palestine. Israel reacted shortly after Kerry’s interview attacking US attitudes towards Iran’s nuclear program. There Read more
Neighbors of troubled Syria have raised concerns about the risk of the civil war crossing borders, with fears that the government has been using chemical gas on its citizens. They have also sidelined a joint force intervention led by the Read more
For about an hour Israeli air space was closed for the arrival of Air Force One on Wednesday due to President Barack Obama’s visit on Wednesday. The long awaited three day visited thus started when he landed at Tel Aviv Read more
The Israeli army confirmed on Tuesday that during the clashes that occurred a day before live ammunitions were employed leading to two teenagers being shot. The first shooting occurred when Udi Sirkhan 16 was according to his grandfather walking by Read more
“Red lines don’t lead to war, red lines prevent war. Nothing could imperil the world more than a nuclear-armed Iran.” Such were the stern remarks of Benjamin Netanyahu during his speech at the UN General Assembly. He claimed that Iran Read more
A military strike may be launched by Israel against Iranian nuclear facilities next September or early October, says the former head of Israeli Spy agency, Efraim Halevy, amid a growing conviction in Tel-Aviv that sanctions against Tehran were largely useless. Read more
A whole lot of activities are going around the Syrian war as both parties remain reluctant to give up on their objectives. The situation has been stretching on for 17 months with no sign of peace any time soon as Read more