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US President has underlined Washington’s military commitment towards Egypt during a telephone conversation with Egypt’s al-Sisi, reports say. President Donal Trump Monday hailed his Egyptian counterpart for efforts to eradicate terrorism in Egypt, and primarily in the Sinai, according to Read more
Morocco’s foreign ministry has hailed as historical last Friday’s UN resolution which condemned Israel’s unlawful settlement policy in Palestinian territories and called for freezing the settlements construction. Morocco, a staunch supporter of the Palestinian cause, has over history condemned Israel’s Read more
US authorities have blocked a weapon sale to Saudi Arabia and White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said the decision was made following “some very significant concerns about the high rate of civilian casualties” that Washington has “long expressed” to Read more
Thousands of Iranians assembled at the building that used to be the US Embassy in Tehran to celebrate the 37th anniversary of the militant students storming of the building and taking 52 Americans hostage for 444 days following Washington’s rejection Read more
The cooperation between Moscow and Washington in the Syrian war has been suspended due to increasing attacks on civilian areas but the US said efforts to de-conflict counterterrorism would continue. Announcing the decision, US Assistant Secretary and State Department spokesman, Read more
Provocation and tension between Iranian and US Forces in the Persian Gulf reached a new level after it was revealed that Iranian air-defense stations threatened to shoot down two US reconnaissance aircrafts. According to Commander Bill Urban, spokesman for the Read more
The US government has praised Morocco’s successful experience in the fight against religious extremism in Africa through its imams training program and hailed the North African country’s efforts to promote tolerance and inter-faith dialogue. Speaking lately at the Center for Read more
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani sent a message to the United States saying that it “did not successfully pass the test” regarding last year’s nuclear agreement and did “not precisely respected its commitments” under the deal because international financial restrictions against 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
Prominent Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has warned that the 560 additional troops that Washington is preparing to deploy to Iraq would be targeted by his supporters without going into details. “They are a target for us,” he said. Sadr’s armed Read more