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Moroccan and Spanish authorities announced Tuesday that joint coordinated anti-terrorism operations enabled to disintegrate ISIS recruitment cells operating in Morocco and Spain. The operations led to the arrest of 14 suspects, 13 in Morocco and one in Spain. “The Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) dismantled Tuesday, in coordination with the Spanish security services, a […]
A Palestinian has been handed death sentence by a military court in Gaza Monday on treason charges after Hamas accused the convict of leaking information to Israel which resulted in the killing of Hamas militants. The convict, 28, known by his initials N.A., is accused of leaking information to Israel that led to the killing […]
Protest organizers “You Stink” cancelled mass demonstrations planned for Monday after one protester died early Monday. The Lebanese capital city Beirut was rocked over the week-end by fierce battles between protesters led by an online movement calling itself “You Stink” and police forces. The protests for the resignation of the cabinet which were planned to […]
Turkish President Erdoğan surprised Turkish politicians Friday when he called Turkish to early elections on November 01 after the interim Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu and the head of the AKP party failed to form a coalition. “The date announced [for an early general election] at the moment is Nov. 1. Turkey will, God willing, go […]
Egyptian President al-Sissi is due to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow next week to bolster cooperation between the two countries, Egyptian official sources indicated Thursday. This will be al-Sissi’s third trip since his election as president in June 2014. He first visited Russia in August last year, and returned to Moscow last […]
Days after an Israeli official in the Prime Minister’s office denied ongoing meetings with Hamas, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas stated that Israeli and Hamas authorities have been engaged in talks for the past 8 months and are holding direct talks on a long term ceasefire agreement “in an African country.” Israelis and Hamas are meeting […]
Israeli opposition leader Isaac Herzog on Tuesday urged Palestinians and Israelis to resume peace talks in order to avoid a third intifada because of what he called growing escalation of violence on both sides. Isaac Herzog made the call after meeting with President Abbas in Ramallah in the West Bank. Both leaders discussed growing violence […]
The arrest over the weekend in Morocco of a gangster who was on the lam after he was involved in an armed robbery case dating back to July 31, 2013 in Cannes, a city located on the French Riviera, translates the excellent cooperation and partnership existing between France and Morocco in security matters. Nabil Ibelati, […]
Former US President Jimmy Carter Thursday deplored lack of initiatives to solve the Israeli Palestinian conflict and slammed Israel for killing the two-state solution, the only solution to ensure equal rights between Palestinians and Israelis. The 90-year old former President said in an interview with Prospect Magazine that chances to have a two-state solution to […]
After failing to reach an agreement on several occasions, the latest deadline announced by U.N’s special envoy to Libya, Bernardino Leon, has been termed as “crucial” because of the legal consequences that might follow. He said the Libyan parties at the ongoing negotiations which started on Tuesday in Geneva should work towards sealing an agreement […]