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Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Iraq, Thamir Sabhan, told Iraqi-based Al-Sumaria TV in an interview that Shia fighters combatting the militants of the Islamic State should lay down their arms because “they are not accepted by the sons of Iraqi society.” Read more
Less than 48hours after sanctions imposed on Iran due to its nuclear program were lifted, the U.S. announced new sanctions targeting 11 entities linked to Iran’s ballistic missile program. Iran is banned by the U.N. to conduct missile tests but Read more
Thursday was a deadly day in Libya as two attacks jointly killed at least 116 people dead and left hundreds injured. One of the attacks which took place in Ras Lanouf and claimed by the Islamic State group targeted a Read more
As tensions continue to rise in Iraq over the execution of Shia cleric sheikh al-Nimr by Saudi, the oil-rich diplomatic mission in Baghdad which opened its doors last week after 24years increased security around its premises as a precautionary measure Read more
President Erdogan’s had a closed door meeting with King Salman in Riyadh to discuss issues of mutual interest which ended with the Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir announcing that the two countries have “produced a desire to set up a Read more
Tunisia and Qatar signed nine cooperation agreements, executive programs and Memorandums of Understanding at the end of their 6th high joint committee meeting in Doha presidedover by Prime Minister Habib Essid and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Abdallah Bin Nasser Bin Read more
President Francois Hollande of France held a meeting Friday at the Elysée with King Mohammed VI to whom he expressed thanks for the “effective assistance” extended by Morocco to his country, following the Paris terror attacks of last Friday. “The Read more
The Vienna II meeting on the Syrian war, attended by 17 Western and Arab States and 3 organizations, agreed on a transitional timetable without dwelling much on the role of President Assad. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said although they Read more
President Erdogan said the 10 October double suicide attack considered as the most deadly in the country’s history is “a completely collective act” carried out by the Kurdish militants, ISIS and the Syrian intelligence. Erdogan made the claim in a Read more
The opening session of the Turkish parliament’s legislative year by president Erdogan was marked by protests from some opposition members of parliament claiming that he had been biased during last June parliamentary elections, in addition to the fact that the Read more