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Face to face confrontations between the Turkish army and militants of the Islamic State took place on Thursday along the Syrian border when a pickup truck with 10 heavily armed ISIS members opened fire on Turkish troops stationed at a mountain border outpost. A cross-border firefight followed and a Turkish soldier is reported to have […]
“Africa has the potential to be the next center of global economic growth… and despite its many challenges, Africa is a place of incredible dynamism, some of the fastest-growing markets in the world, extraordinary people, extraordinary resilience,” President Barack Obama said. In a speech at the White House celebration of the signing of the African […]
Cab-booking app Uber, which has sparked a swirling controversy in Europe and its US home base, has started operations in Casablanca where this new cab service is gaining momentum. Uber is one of the apps people can download to their mobile phones and use to book and pay for taxi rides. Launched in 2009 in […]
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy charged Algeria and Libya for being sources of the unfortunate spell of violence rocking Tunisia in reference to the two deadly terrorist attacks that stroke Tunisia this year. He made the comments during his visit to Tunisia earlier this week. Nicolas Sarkozy, running as candidate of the French main opposition […]
The Lebanese cabinet will be holding a meeting on Thursday but the atmosphere is already tense and ministerial sources have hinted that Prime Minister Tammam Salam’s efforts to calm the situation did not yield any fruit. The meeting could be suspended before its scheduled end because disputes are expected between rival groups in the cabinet. […]
The European Union is determined to play a new role to bring peace between Israelis and Palestinians after it concluded successfully with Iran an “impossible deal”. Chief of EU Foreign Policy Federica Mogherini announced on Monday the creation of an “International Support Group”. European leaders are convinced that if a deal could be reached with […]
Iran’s nuclear historic pact is not only a political and diplomatic win for peace in the region but is expected to boost trade and economic cooperation in the region. Turkey is already rubbing hands to resume trade with Iran. Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek said on Tuesday after the pact was announced that Turkey will […]
Tunisian Prime Minister habib Essid’s last week decision to talk to Prime Minister David Cameron has paid off as the UK government is expected to review its decision to ban travels to terrorism-rocked Tunisia. British ambassador to Tunisia, Hamish Cowell, announced Tuesday that his government wants to review its travel advisory to Tunisia as soon […]
US President Barack Obama hailed the watershed deal between world powers and Iran and tried to convince critics of the deal but warned to oppose any rejection of the deal looming in the US Congress. In an address to the nation President Obama praised diplomats from all sides in the 18-day talks for their understanding […]
The United States is holding talks with North African countries to set up drones base to monitor the Islamic State in Libya wherein the terror group is expanding its influence and operations, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing US administration officials. Installing such a North African base near Isis strongholds in Libya would […]