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Hamza bin Laden, son of Osama bin Laden, has called for the “overthrow” of the House of Saud describing them as “oppressive and tyrannical” rulers in an audio message that surfaced this week. The 23-year old man, described as the Read more
Al Nusra Front is no longer affiliated to the al-Qaeda network or to “any external entity” according to a video message by Abu Mohammad al-Golani, leader of the group, on Thursday. Henceforth, the Syrian based group that emerged during the Read more
Morocco, US major ally in the North Africa and Middle East, has received the 1st batch of US made- M1A1 Abrams tanks after the approval by the US Congress of the arms sale deal passed with the North African country. Read more
Within a week, Israeli authorities have announced the planned construction of more than 1000 housing units in the occupied Palestinian territories prompting condemnation from the EU and the US. Jerusalem’s Major, Nik Barkat, said the plans “are not new, and Read more
Egyptian lawmakers Monday urged Cairo to grant political asylum to US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen accused of plotting the failed military coup against Turkish President Erdogan, in a move that would further strain relations between the two countries, reports say. Read more
Senior Russian, American and United Nations officials are expected to meet in Geneva next week to discuss the war in Syria and special envoy Staffan de Mistura’s spokeswoman Jessy Chahine said “our hope is that any discussions on Syria will Read more
After President Erdogan claimed that Fetullah Gulen, on a self-imposed exile in the US, is behind last week’s coup d’état, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Binali Yildirim wherein he gave assurances that Washington Read more
Syrian opposition groups have called for the suspension of the airstrikes staged by the U.S-led coalition against ISIS pending investigations of civilians’ killing in Manbij by coalition forces. The president of the Syrian National Coalition Anas al-Abdah said “it is Read more
Defense and foreign ministers of countries participating in the U.S-led airstrike campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) will begin their meeting in Washington on Thursday to discuss what is dubbed as the ultimate assault on Mosul, Read more
Turkey has reacted to Egypt’s actions that stopped the UN Security Council from releasing a statement condemning the attempted coup d’état against President Erdogan. “It is natural for those who have come to power through coup to refrain from taking Read more