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Washington has underscored its desire to be a key partner in helping Saudi Arabia implement its economic reform program that it deemed “ambitious”. This came in the meeting Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Second Deputy Premier Read more
Bahrain’s central bank is working on closing Future Bank but the reasons are yet to be made public. The bank is a joint venture between two Iranian banks and a Bahraini bank with $1.51 billion in assets at the end Read more
Tehran and Riyadh do not seem ready to heal their ties any time soon, as reports emerged that Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and the former Saudi ambassador to the U.S. who once headed the Kingdom’s intelligence service, Prince Turki 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
Swedish foreign minister Margot Wallstrom criticized Israel’s military actions against Palestinians and urged for the “vital” need to investigate the deaths in the recent outbreak of violence in the interest of accountability. Her comments during a parliamentary debate triggered reactions 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
U.S military official in Iraq, Colonel Steve Warren, told reports at the Pentagon that the military operations in Iraq and Syria undertaken mainly by drone strikes have killed at least 10 leaders of the Islamic State last month; amongst them Read more
After five years of war in Syria, it seems like Washington and Moscow are narrowing their differences as they eye a possible ceasefire to pave the way for a political transition. President Putin of Russia together with his foreign minister Read more
Iran is developing what many believe is part of the policies to have an “economy of resistance” called for by the Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in his letter to President Rouhani in October approving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Read more
There are new reports that Tehran went against two U.N Security Council resolutions after it tested a new medium range ballistic missile, on November 21, which is capable of carrying nuclear warheads. The alleged missile test is believed to be Read more