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The Iranian Armed Forces held a military parade on Wednesday to commemorate the Sacred Defense Week marking the beginning of their war with Iraq in 1980. The highlight of the event was the unveiling of Zolfaqar, a new long-range ballistic Read more
The Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) led by Ibrahim Jadhran launched an offensive attack on the oil terminals of Ras Lanuf and Sidra that they lost last week to the Libya National Army (LNA) under Khalifa Haftar’s command. They were able Read more
The Egyptian foreign ministry Friday expressed Egypt’s support for Marshal Khalifa Haftar as it welcomed the Libyan army veteran’s takeover of the Libyan oil crescent, controlled by the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA). Haftar’s forces [Libyan National Army] had Read more
Saudi Arabia has, through its Ambassador to the UN Abdallah al-Mouallimi, addressed a letter to the UN Security Council complaining about Iran’s action in the Yemeni war. Riyadh accuses Tehran of supplying the Houthi Movement and its allies with weapons Read more
Leaked air traffic control audio files obtained by The Middle East Eye (MEE) have revealed involvement of Emirati fighter jets and pilots at the side of Marshal Khalifa Haftar who is opposed to the UN-backed unity government in Tripoli. In Read more
The Ras Lanuf, al-Sidra and the Zueitina oil terminals that were taken over by the Libyan National Army (LNA) under the command of renegade General Khalifa Haftar, loyal to the Tobruk-based government, will soon begin to operate according to Chairman Read more
After the members of the Syrian High Negotiations Committee (HNC) held a meeting with their supporters in London, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said the ‘Vision for Syria’ plan unveiled by the opposition coalition is “realistic, but countries that support Read more
Clashes between forces loyal to the UN-backed government and the Islamic State have intensified during the weekend. Spokesman of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Reda Issa described it as “the final battle for Sirte” since the offensive to take Read more
Evacuation of civilians from Daraya to government held areas and rebels to the rebel controlled territories is underway as aid convoys arranged by the Red Crescent entered the city on Friday ending the four year siege. Daraya is strategically located Read more
The UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) received a heavy blow after it failed to obtain the confidence of the Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HoR) in a vote held on Monday. The Presidency Council (PC) was approved under condition that Read more