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While Western sanctions are being eased upon a historic agreement with world powers over Iran’s nuclear program, a significant number of French business men stepped into the country on Monday for a three-day visit. They will meet private Iranian business Read more
US economic sanctions and that of the European Union’s on Iran, due to its controversial nuclear program, had successfully gotten rid of Iran from the international banking system making it difficult for the country to carry out foreign trade. The Read more
Tension escalates in Israel as President Shimon Peres privately opposes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s insistence that Palestinians recognize Israel as a Jewish state. He termed Netanyahu’s insistence as “unnecessary” as both Palestine and Israel are yet to come to an Read more
Tensions are beginning to rise as the Geneva Conference II fast approaches. Assad has stressed that “to surrender” is not part of the government’s plan while the rebels rule out negotiations with him. Russia and the US continue to support Read more
Few hours before the expected meeting of Iran’s deputy foreign minister Abbas Araqchi and EU’s deputy foreign policy chief Helga Schmid in Geneva, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has made statements considered to raise the tension of the meeting. Khamenei is Iran’s Read more
King Abdullah II of Jordan received Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to discuss about the latest proposals brought forward by US Secretary of State John Kerry. Jordan is interested in seeing a definitive peace deal between Israel and Palestine. The Read more
François Hollande’s two day visit to Saudi Arabia has come to an end. The French president was accompanied by a delegation of four ministers and 30 businessmen. During his visit, he held talks with King Abdullah with whom he discussed Read more
The Gulf Cooperation Council member countries, which have been dreading Iran and its nuclear program as a potential threat to their security and to the security of the entire Middle East region for years, have “welcomed the new stand of Read more
Iran is tipped to be an important gas supplier by 2023 if companies return to exploit its immense gas fields some of which have been lying idle for several years. Sanctions from the US and EU are holding back companies Read more
Canada has surfaced as one of the major countries active in providing arms to countries with unimpressive human rights records or a history of violent internal conflict. Countries in the Middle East and North Africa have become customers with trade Read more