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The White House echoed on Wednesday President Obama’s desire to see Ankara doing much more to curb the influx of foreign fighters joining the ranks of ISIL which is charming thousands of volunteers around the world flooding into Syria to Read more
The Iranian foreign Ministry reiterated on Wednesday that Tehran is not funneling fighters into Syria to shore up the embattled Assad regime gripped by a four-year long fight with ISIL insurgents. The denial came from the spokeswoman for the foreign Read more
President Sisi arrived in Germany on Wednesday for a two-day working visit and was welcomed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The visit is expected to be marked with the signing of agreements at the end of a business conference on Read more
Saudi Arabia, which is still recuperating from the deadly mosque attack that killed 21 people in a Shi’ites populated village, identified two leading Hezbollah members as instigators of terrorism in the kingdom and in the region including in Syria and Read more
Iran deputy foreign minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, criticized Ankara’s request for the establishment of a no-fly zone over Syria and a buffer zone at its border with the warring country before it could join the US-led air-strikes against ISIS militants in Read more
Pro-government forces have pulled out of Ariha after intense fighting with a coalition of Islamist rebel groups known as the Army of Conquest led by the Al Nusra Front. With the fall of Ariha, the last government-controlled city in the Read more
Iraqi and Syrian government forces have launched separately an offensive to drive away militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from the cities of Ramadi and Palmyra. The Iraqi government has beeped up its military forces Read more
The Arab information ministers have agreed to draw up a five-year comprehensive media strategy to combat terrorism, religious extremism and promote the culture of openness and tolerance. At the end of their meeting convened Thursday in Cairo, the Arab Information Read more
Syrian rebels have taken over the town of al-Mastouma; host to the largest remaining military base in Idlib. The victory over the government forces is a major boost to the opposition fighters but the state television reported that army units Read more
Arab travel and tourism market could gain momentum if Arab countries had open skies, a move which is likely to contribute to the increase of air traffic and passenger capacity between brethren countries. During a forum held this week at Read more