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The Syrian war clocked five years this week and peaceful efforts to end it are going at a snail’s pace in the latest round of peace talks in Geneva. Negotiations are still being held indirectly and both sides still have Read more
Moroccans from all over the country gathered in capital city Rabat on Sunday March 13 for a march to reaffirm their attachment to their Sahara and reiterate that the Sahara is Moroccan and will remain Moroccan. The march was staged Read more
Militants of the Islamic State group fighting in Iraq fired rockets loaded with mustard gas on Bashir and Taza Khurmatu on Tuesday and Wednesday. The chemical rockets triggered widespread anger among the civilian population who blocked the road between Kirkuk Read more
Iranian state television reported that the Aerospace Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards ( IRGC) test – fired several locally developed ballistic missiles. The test could incite a new round of diplomatic tussle between Iran and the US. State Department Read more
The UN-led talks to end the Syrian war will begin in Geneva on Wednesday but key actors of the crisis are expected to arrive on Monday. Special envoy Staffan De Mistura said they are ready to receive participants. The Assad Read more
Official reports from the Arab League have confirmed that the Egyptian government has nominated Ahmed Aboul Gheit in replacement for the League’s outgoing Secretary General Nabil Al Arabi who stated recently that he has no intention to seek a second Read more
UN Secretary General’s Special Representative and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Martin Kobler, told the Security Council that the humanitarian situation has “deteriorated further” and the political stalemate is enabling terrorists and criminals to have “deep Read more
US Secretary of Statemet the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Jordan on Sunday to discuss the tensions in the West bank and Jerusalem that has led to the death of around 28 Israelis and 176 Palestinians since October 1. Before Read more
King Mohammed VI and French president François Hollande have called on the Libyan House of Representatives “to quickly approve” the new line-up for unity government to restore peace to Libya where the prevailing violence is threatening the stability of the Read more
Libya’s presidential council has announced a new 18-member national unity government under the UN-backed Libya Political Agreement (LPA) and is now awaiting its approval by the Tobruk-based Parliament which rejected the first proposed 32-member cabinet deeming it too large. Fayez Read more