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Iran and India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the development of the Chahbahar port located in Southeastern Iran. The agreement was signed by India’s Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari and Iran’s Minister for Transport and Urban Development Dr. Abbas Ahmad Akhoundi. It is seen as a strategic move although the U.S has warned against […]
Crisis marring the Egyptian national carrier, Egypt Air, is not yet over as pilots striking against the new financial regulations have threatened to resign while the Egyptian Civilian Pilots Syndicate tackles the Civil Aviation Authority in the court room over the labor law. At least 25% of the airlines’ pilots have tendered a mass resignation […]
Iraq is trying to control the role of foreign countries in its fight against the ISIS that it considers as an internal affair despite concerns that the extremist group poses a threat to regional security and the West. Iraq welcomes foreign support in its fight against the ISIS group, whether military, humanitarian or logistical, but […]
The internationally recognized Libyan parliament has preliminary approved the peace plan draft proposed by U.N envoy Bernadino Leon. The Tobruk-based House of Representatives posted the development on its Facebook page. The draft has been rejected by its counterpart in Tripoli although a vote is yet to take place. Leon is hoping that the draft will […]
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has stated that his party will not be part of the next government due to the agreement that was reached last Wednesday between Prime Minster Netanyahu’s Likud party and two other parties, Kulanu and United Torah Judaism (UTJ). He also said that he will be resigning from his position as […]
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI is paying as of this Monday a working and friendship visit to the United Arab Emirates for official talks with Sheikh Mohamed Ben Zayed Al-Nahyane, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE armed forces. The visit takes place on the morrow of a visit Sunday to Saudi […]
Protests at the port of Brega, eastern Libya, came to an end on Sunday after authorities reached a deal with the protesters thereby paving the way for operations to begin. The protests forced production at the Irda natural gas field to stop and last week, the National Oil Corporation (NOC) warned that nearby Sahel gas […]
Tunisia’s interior minister Mohamed Najem Gharsalli paid a visit to the island of El Ghriba on Sunday after Israel issued a warning that Jews could be facing “concrete threats” during next week’s pilgrimage to the Island. The minister said his visit to the area is geared towards monitoring the latest preparations to ensure a successful […]
Senior security officials during the Ben Ali regime will face another trial after the Tunisian Court of Cassation overturned the rulings of the Military Court of Appeals. The officials are being held responsible for the deaths of about 70 people and events that wounded about 800 others in Tunis, Sfax, Thala and Kasserine during the […]
Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal’s said his four-day official visit to China has ended with “satisfactory” results with feelings that it will lead to a “new impetus” in the ties between the two countries especially in the economic sector. Algeria wants to diversify its economy and is hoping that it could learn from the Chinese experience […]