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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani argued on Sunday that the July 14 historic pact with world powers was significant and would help bring solutions to on-going and brutal wars taking place in Syria and Yemen. Hassan Rouhani told the Iranians in a televised speech that the region will be a better place to live after his […]
Iran continues its promotional campaign to renew ties with the rest of the world following the historic pact on its nuclear program, granting travel visas free of charge to Egyptians and nationals of 6 other countries. According to press reports, Teheran has cancelled visa fees for Egypt and 6 other countries, namely Syria, Lebanon, Bolivia, […]
France’s foreign Minister Laurent Fabius was in Iran on Wednesday for a one-day landmark visit during which he extended President Hassan Rouhani an invitation from ¨resident François Hollande to visit France in November. Paris adopted a tough position against Iran during the negotiations for the nuclear agreement but Fabius is confident that his “important trip” marks the […]
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 […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not wait until world powers notch a deal with Iran to slam them for caving to Iran’s demands. Speaking at a weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized the world six powers for ignoring the consequences of a future deal with Iran. He alerted world powers […]
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 […]
Japan will build Turkey’s second nuclear power plant to be located in the Sinop province, northern Turkey, on the Black Sea. The contract worth $22 billion was signed last week in Ankara by the two countries’ Prime Ministers Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Shinzo Abe. The plant to have four reactors with a combined capacity of […]
Many foreign political analysts seem increasingly are concerned over the geostrategic implications of the rapid rapprochement between Egypt and Iran, two former foes that are apparently becoming new friends in the Arab Spring era! They are currently busing working to enhance their relationship and warm up their once frosty ties. Few days ago, the two […]
Egypt plans to build a nuclear plant is on a temporal hold as it awaits implementations. However, officials prefer to wait for the parliamentary elections to be held first before making any move according to an official familiar with the affair. The nuclear project is considered as a national project and according to a source […]
Morocco has been invited to take part in a nuclear security simulation exercise to be held in Spain by the end of next year. The exercise, dubbed CURIEX 2013, will be organized by the European Commission and the Spanish Government. Portugal, France, Italy, Belgium, and Israel were also invited to partake in the exercise. The […]