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President Obama has called on Gulf counties to be more cooperative in Libya in order to end the war because military action will not be enough. The war between the two rival governments has been going on alongside negotiations. Groups who have pledged allegiance to the Islamic State have also begun operations in the country […]
The European Union has granted Morocco € 10 million to finance a program destined to promoting the integration of migrants in the North African country. The program that was launched Friday in Rabat in the presence of European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos, is meant to support Morocco’s migration policy, part […]
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has attacked Iran by saying that they have similar objectives as compared to the Nazis during the annual ceremony marking the Holocaust Remembrance Day. His claims were made based on the Iranian nuclear program and Tehran’s stance towards the Jewish state. According to Netanyahu, “the Nazis strived to trample civilization and […]
Three political parties namely the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and the opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) have signed a joint declaration stating that the resolution voted by the European parliament for Turkey to recognize that it committed genocide on the Armenians as an “inappropriate and […]
UN envoy to Yemen Jamal Benomar has resigned from his post after he was criticized for failing in his mission by Yemeni president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi and his Sunni Arab allies particularly those of the Gulf countries. The resignation of Benomar, an experienced Moroccan diplomat, comes as the Saudi-led coalition continues airstrikes targeting the rebel […]
Over 400 illegal migrants, who were trying to reach Italy, died last weekend when their vessel capsized off the Libyan coast. The Italian coastguards have managed to rescue 144 people on the sunken vessel, another tragedy that shocked Human rights organisations. The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the charity “Save the Children” said about […]
An arms embargo targeting the Houthi Movement and sanctions on Ahmed Saleh, the former president’s son and former head of Yemen’s elite Republican Guard, has been approved by the U.N Security Council. The resolution was condemned by the Houthi-led Supreme Revolutionary Committee in Sana’a as an “aggression.” It was drafted by Jordan, current president of […]
The Russian president Vladimir Putin has decided to lift the ban imposed on arms sales and exportations to Iran for its nuclear program, prompting anger of Washington and several Middle-eastern countries. President Putin signed Monday an executive order cancelling the ban imposed on Iran, paving the way for the delivery of Russian weaponry to Teheran […]
The Saudi-led airstrike campaign has received a big blow from the U.N after Chaloka Beyani, U.N.’s rapporteur for internally displaced persons, accused the kingdom of carrying out bombings that destroyed public and other civilian buildings including hospitals. Since the operations became two weeks ago, Riyadh has stressed that it targets rebels and their positions. Beyani […]
There are emerging reports that worldwide renowned terrorist group, Al-Qaeda, will soon be disbanding so that its members can be free from their oath of loyalty to the group and join the Islamic State jihadist group. The claims are yet to be confirmed by al-Qaeda but it is believed that the group has lost significance […]