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Palestinian unity government Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah handed the resignation of his cabinet on Wednesday to President Abbas who ordered him right way to form a new government. Hamas rejected the decision. Citing reasons of divisions and the reluctance of Hamas to relinquish power in Gaza, Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah’s government threw in the towel. […]
Turkish top business entrepreneurs on Wednesday met with Turkish politicians to urge them to overcome their differences and form as soon as possible a coalition government that will help solve many problems. A delegation of managers, members of the EU-Turkey Joint Consultative Committee, led by the head of the Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodities […]
U.N Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura’s visit to Syria ended on Wednesday with condemnations of government and rebel forces for indiscriminately killing civilians. During his visit, he met with President Assad, Foreign Minister Walid al-Mouallem, more than 30 political parties, religious figures and civil society organizations. Discussions during the various meetings were centered […]
The Tripoli-based government has welcomed the fourth version of a peace proposal draft by UN Special Envoy Bernardino Leon but the internationally recognized Tobruk-based government has stated that it will need time to examine it. Tripoli reacted to the latest draft for a transitional unity government as having “positive proposals that could lead to a […]
Fifteen religious leaders from Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist and Mormon communities held on Tuesday in Brussels the European Commission-sponsored annual high-level meeting that was devoted this year to discussing the topic “Living together and disagreeing well.” This inter-religious meeting, the eleventh in the series of meetings launched by the Commission in 2005, is all […]
The French company Sagem said it has signed a major contract with the Egyptian Ministry of Defense for AASM Hammer air-to-ground missiles to be deployed by the Egyptian air force. This new contract comes just after Egypt purchased 24 Rafale omnirole fighters from Dassault Aviation. “We will deliver the first AASM Hammer missiles by the […]
The U.S killed the founder of the Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) Nasir al-Wuhayshi in a drone strike last Friday. His elimination is a big blow to one of the groups considered among the most dangerous branches of al-Qaeda. The group tried to limit the impact of this loss by quickly replacing him with […]
A Cairo court has upheld the death sentences issued for the alleged plotting of jailbreaks and attacks on police during the 2011 revolution, amongst them the former President Mohammed Morsi. The international community received the news with strong criticisms and many sides warned the ruling could jeopardize the country’s stability and reconciliation. The press office […]
The second route to the Suez Canal, a gigantic project announced shortly after the coming to power of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, will be inaugurated in Egypt on August 6, President el-Sisi said in a televised address. “The dry digging in the new canal has been 100% completed,” Sisi said, adding that 65% of dredge […]
Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil producer, has opened Monday for the first time its stock market to foreign investors in a bid to attract more international capital to help the country diversify its economy and reduce its heavy dependence on oil. The stock market liberalization move comes following the sharp fall in oil prices […]