Tag: syria

Egypt won’t renew Turkey transit-trade agreement

October 29, 2014

Relationship between Turkey and Egypt has been dealt another blow after Cairo stated that it will not be renewing the cooperation agreements with Ankara when ... Read More

US-led Coalition Intensifies Airstrikes Against Isis

October 8, 2014

Warplanes of member countries of the international military coalition led by the United States have stepped up airstrikes and firepower against Islamic State (Isis) positions ... Read More

UN Calls for Dialogue after U.S.-led Airstrike in Syria

September 24, 2014

UNITED NATIONS – “Fighting terrorism needs to be accompanied by a genuine process including all Syrians,” said the United Nations’ new Special Envoy for Syria ... Read More

IS threat coming to Morocco

September 23, 2014

Morocco should be advising the West right now on how to go about breaking IS while we all wait for its appalling acts of terror ... Read More

Algeria : Military kills “terrorist chief” responsible for many crimes

September 23, 2014

Algeria’s Defense Ministry has published on its website that it has killed a “terrorist chief” in an ambush in the Kabylie region, around 110 kilometers ... Read More

Middle Eastern Conflicts and Ebola Outbreak Hamper UN Development Goals

September 22, 2014

UNITED NATIONS – “The current crisis in South Sudan, Iraq, and Syria and the outbreak of Ebola are stretching the abilities of the United Nations,” ... Read More

Egypt : Tourism sector to be revived by 2015

September 16, 2014

Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou has described Egypt as “a green oasis in the middle of this desert” as he made references to the ongoing turmoil ... Read More

Islamic law and human rights: do they mix? (part II)

September 12, 2014

Muslim jurists can interpret Islamic law in a way that is consistent with international human rights law. Militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and ... Read More

Tunisia urges investors to return for democracy’s sake

September 9, 2014

Tunisia has assembled almost 30 countries, 20 international institutions and dozens of private companies at an investment conference aimed at attracting investors to the country ... Read More

Egypt: El-Sisi discusses regional issues with President Abbas, Saudi FM

September 8, 2014

President El-Sisi welcomed, on separate occasions, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal to discuss issues within the Middle East ... Read More