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A Saudi official source Wednesday indicated that the Crown Prince never requested Iraq’s mediation in healing ties between Saudi Arabia and rival Iran. “There is no truth to what has been circulated in this regard,” the source, which spoke under Read more
UN Secretary General António Guterres announced in New York, the appointment of Former German President Horst Köhler as his new Personal Envoy for the Sahara, succeeding to Christopher Ross. Kohler, who boasts over 35-year expereince in the German government and Read more
The US military has intentionally targeted the Shayrat air base of the Syrian military with 59 tomahawk missiles launched from its USS Porter and USS Ross warships stationed in the Mediterranean Sea. President Donald Trump said he ordered the attack Read more
Russia’s foreign ministry has issued a diplomatic note expressing concerns about “the stalling of the Middle East peace process” which has contributed to “unilateral moves that undermine the potential for an internationally accepted solution to the Palestinian problem.” Israeli and Read more
Forty-one donors have pledged Wednesday a combined $6 billion for critical humanitarian programs in 2017 and another $3.7 billion for 2018 for the people of Syria reeling under a devastating conflict since 2011. The amounts were released by the United Read more
Some residents of the Khan Sheikhoun have been seen vomiting, fainting with foaming coming out from their mouths, with reports putting the number of casualties at 68, and the treated injured at hundreds. If confirmed, it would be one of Read more
Dakhla, the pearl of the southern provinces, is hosting the annual Crans Montana forum, which brings together leading figures in the fields of economy and politics. The event opened with a Royal Speech highlighting Morocco’s steadfast commitment in support of Read more
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and many world leaders have condemned on Tuesday the law passed by the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, that gave legal status to what had been considered by Israel so far as illegal settlement outposts. Speaking at Read more
Rached Ghannouchi and his Ennahda party have been urged to reconcile Muammar Gaddafi’s loyalists and Islamists, London-based The New Arab reports. According to Qatari media, Ghannouchi has been in contact with the two Libyan sides. A source in the Tunisian Read more
The Islamic State group (IS) has proven again it is not fully eradicated from Libya as a suicide bomber of the group killed near Benghazi 8 soldiers of the Libyan National Army (LNA) aligned with Marshal Khalifa Haftar, the same Read more