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A top commander of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards Sunday called up the United States and Israel to expect Tehran’s “devastating” revenge following the Saturday terror attack on a parade that left over 20 dead. “You have seen our revenge before Read more
Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita underscored the strength characterizing the multilayered Moroccan-US partnership. All his interlocutors, he said, highlighted the “special” and “enduring bilateral strategic partnership which stood the test of time”. Bourita who paid a working visit to the Read more
President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued a new decree bringing prison sentences up to 25 years in prison for the promotion of terrorism via websites and up to five year in jail for Read more
The Jordanian government said Sunday state forces pulled out the bodies of three suspected terrorists of a sleeper terror cell, which engaged in a shootout with state forces on Saturday in Salt, a town near capital Amman. Joint forces made Read more
US-newly confirmed Secretary of State Mike Pompoe has urged Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt to end the blockade imposed on Qatar for the sake of unity as the White House seeks to curb Iran’s influence of Read more
France and Egypt have thrown support behind UN-proposed elections scheduled for this year as they note that the stability of the oil and but conflict-torn country is a necessity of the region. President AbdelFattah al-Sisi received Sunday French top diplomat Read more
Qatar’s Al Khalij Bank is mulling plans to sell its branches in France and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the institution faces tough legal environment in the region amid diplomatic crisis that has engulfed the tiny Gulf country and Read more
President AbdelFattah al-Sisi has extended for an additional three months the state of emergency as the army continues its operation in the Sinai in a bid to clear out the restive Peninsula from jihadist presence. The extension was announced by Read more
US President Donald Trump’s planned summit with leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is likely to be postponed until September, after the wholly month of Ramadan, Reuters has learned. Five US sources knowledgeable of the conference who requested to Read more
A New York-based judge Wednesday ruled for the continuation of legal procedures against Saudi Arabia, dismissing therefore a request by Riyadh for the drop of all lawsuits lodged by relatives of victims of September 11, 2001 attacks. Judge George Daniels Read more