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The Council of the Arab League has condemned Iran’s “occupation” of three disputed islands in the gulf and has called Tehran to hand them over to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Arab League Council expressed support to all peaceful means and measures taken by the UAE to restore its sovereignty over the three disputed […]
The working visit King Abdullah of Jordan paid to Morocco and the warmth welcome he received from his host King Mohammed VI showed clearly the special ties existing between the two Kingdoms, both among the strongest US allies in the Arab world. The two leaders held private talks. Yet, some political analysts and diplomatic sources […]
Lebanon will go on for at least 10months without a president after the Speaker of the parliament decided to postpone the presidential election session till April 2 because there were not enough parliaments to hold a session. This is the 20th time that that the election of the president has been postponed and the situation […]
“Unfortunately, the international community did not have a Plan A until now…forget plan B.” These were the words of Turkish Prime Minster Ahmet Davutoglu about Syria after a meeting with UN secretary General Ban Ki-moon in New York. He said that there is no clear idea on how to go about the war in Syria […]
Moroccan tourism authority has signed a promotion agreement called “Destination Morocco” with the French travellers union. After signing a deal with the American Travellers Union last August, and with Tourism Group TUI France in October, the Moroccan Tourism Authority has sign a partnership deal with the Union of tour-operating companies of France, made of tour […]
Prime Minister Netanyahu delivered his speech at the US Congress on Tuesday despite the controversy between the White House and the Speaker with regards to the invitation. His speech was interrupted several times by a standing ovation from those who supported his thoughts especially the Republicans. The Israeli prime minister warned that any deal with […]
Lebanon will start receiving by the mid of April French armaments destined to enhance the defence capacities of its beleaguered army, challenged by well-equipped Hezbollah group and regional powers. The French-made weapons to be delivered to Beirut includes armoured vehicles, armed vessels, combat helicopters, ammunition and communications equipment Lebanon has purchased these armaments thanks to […]
Teheran, which is facing growing pressure from the West to reach a nuclear deal in Geneva, is currently considering the purchase of a Russian advanced anti-aircraft missiles system, a deal, which if approved, is expected to irk Western powers. The chief of the Russian state arms firm Rostec, Mr.Sergei Chemezov said the company offered to […]
The decision of a US court that found the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Palestine Liberation Organization guilty of six attacks which killed 33 people and wounded more than 390 others between January 2002 and January 2004 has been lambasted by Palestinian officials as a verdict against a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as […]
Ties between Algeria and Kenya were boosted after the latter opened an Embassy there with Moi Lemoshira as Ambassador Extra-Ordinary and Plenipotentiary. During the presentation of his credentials on Sunday to Presdient Bouteflika, Lemoshira hailed the ties between the two countries and was hopeful that the signing of the Agreement on the Establishment of Joint […]