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The Iraq government and the World Bank signed on Sunday an agreement allocating the Iraqi government $350 million loan destined for rebuilding cities taken back from ISIL. The Word Bank loan will help the Iraqi government, which is facing an Read more
Jordan has acquired high-tech US equipment to enhance the control of its borders with Syria and Iraq wherein the terror Islamic State organization is controlling large territories. The border control system was provided by the US defense Raytheon Company three Read more
Optimism still dominates statements coming from Vienna but the announcement of a final deal continues to drag on. The one week extension that was fixed after the expiration of the June 30 deadline without a final agreement has been surpassed Read more
Jordanian security services have thwarted lately a terror plot hatched by a member of the Iranian-backed “Bayt al-Maqdis” group, holding a dual Iraqi and Norwegian citizenship. According to press reports published Monday, the suspected bomber was captured in northern Jordan Read more
A report monitored on British newspaper Telegraph has claimed that Washington is stopping its allies in the Middle East from giving weapons to Kurdish groups fighting against ISIL. The Arab states that are part of the U.S-led airstrike coalition campaign Read more
Negotiations between Iran and the so-called P5+1, which includes the US, UK, France, China and Russia plus Germany, will continue till 7 July after failing to reach an agreement before the expiration of the June 30 deadline. Hopes are high Read more
The ongoing nuclear talks in Vienna are likely to continue till July after Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif left the city for Tehran for possible consultations over key issues that are believed to be hampering an agreement. He is Read more
Talks regarding the Iranian nuclear program which started in 2002 could be nearing their end next week but the situation behind the closed doors offers much more of pessimism than optimism as both parties agree that there are still major Read more
Turkey has been singled out by American authorities in their annual Human Rights report for impunity and weak administration of justice, interference with freedom of expression and not doing enough to protect minorities. The report is very critical with Ankara Read more
The death of the leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Nasir Abdel Karim al-Wuhayshi, has been confirmed on Monday in local reports in the city of Al-Mukalla, in southern Yemen. Known as Abu Basir, Nasir Abdel Karim al-Wuhayshi is Read more