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A drone strike hit a car believed to be carrying three suspected al-Qaeda militants in the south eastern Yemeni province of Shabwa, Rafadh region. Local tribesmen said all those in the vehicle were dead and many believe that the operation Read more
President Vladmir Putin who was in Tehran Monday assured the Supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei of Russia’s support to Iran, a country that he described as “an independent and strong country with very good prospects.” Putin said Moscow considers Iran as Read more
Militants of the Islamic State had been on their back heels this week as they lost territories to the Assad government and to the rebels backed by the West and Arab States. Both sides owe their progress to Russia’s airstrikes Read more
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei on Wednesday warned against what he claimed to be Washington’s continuous effort to introduce and impose its views in his country in diverse sectors. Addressing the commanders and staff of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Read more
Washington announced Thursday 6 international peacekeepers including 4 Americans had been injured Thursday in two IEDs explosions in North Sinai near Egypt’s border with Israel. Four Americans and Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) peacekeepers were reported injured by the US Read more
The relative quietness of Qadam after a truce between government forces and rebels since last year was interrupted with the sounds of heavy gunfire during the weekend when militants of the Islamic State (IS) launched an attack on the rebel-held Read more
U.S Secretary of State John Kerry was in Egypt over the weekend leading his country’s delegation to the Egypt-U.S. Strategic Dialogue. Kerry’s visit is seen as a revival of the ties between Washington and Cairo after the Obama administration toughened Read more
NATO has expressed full political support to Tukey regarding its airstrikes against militants of the Islamic State after an emergency meeting which lasted for less than 2hours. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters that “we all stand united in condemning terrorism, in Read more
Saudi Arabia has clarified that the Hamas delegation’s visit to the kingdom last week and its meeting with authorities do not mean a change in the political differences between the Gaza-based Palestinian group and Riyadh. Speaking on behalf of the 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