Egypt has raised the prices of fuel by up to 55 percent, the second such increase since the local currency was floated seven months ago. Egypt has raised the prices of fuel by up more [ More … ]
Israel’s Haaretz newspaper says the plan of installing Dahlan in Gaza aims to ‘neutralize’ the role of Qatar and Turkey in Gaza. An editorial board member of Israel’s Haaretz newspaper has said Israel, Egypt and [ More … ]
On the occasion of a United Nations forum, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Thursday for an end to the half-century Israeli occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem, Gaza, and the Golan Heights as [ More … ]
A ballistic missile attack has targeted a Saudi military base inside Saudi Arabia, killing six soldiers, Press TV reported. The missile attack killed six Saudi Arabian soldiers at the Al-Shabakah military base, located in southern Saudi Arabia’s [ More … ]
A Tunisian court on Wednesday ordered the assets and property of the head of the opposition Free Patriotic Union, Slim Riahi, be frozen on suspicion of money laundering. A spokesman for the Public Prosecutor’s Office [ More … ]
Russia’s forces positioned in Afrin, where Turkey made extensive preparations to launch a military operation, are leaving the region. It is reported that the Russian army started to quit Afrin and its surrounding villages occupied [ More … ]
‘The crisis should end with a political solution by the participation of international actors,’ al-Thani says Qatar is “very thankful and grateful” for Turkey’s support during its current diplomatic crisis with neighboring Gulf states that [ More … ]
American and Saudi Arabian representatives met with Syrian tribal leaders and PKK/PYD terrorists to discuss dividing and selling Syrian oil. A meeting was held on June 10 for the future of Syrian oil on the [ More … ]
BY: F. William Engdahl* There is a hidden thin red thread connecting the recent US Congress’ sanctions against Iran and now the Russian Federation, with the decision of Saudi Arabia and other Gulf monarchies to sanction [ More … ]
Moroccan Prime Minister Saad Eddine El Omthmani has expressed his sadness and regret over the violent incidents in the city of Al Hoceima on Monday, the day of Eid al-Fitr, when clases renewed between protesters [ More … ]
Israeli forces have hit the Syrian regime again, close to the occupied Golan Heights, as fighting continues between pro-Damascus militias and rebels. Israel launched more air strikes on Syrian positions in Quneitra province on Wednesday [ More … ]
Greek media reports of 4-step plan to cut Turkey’s military presence on divided island dismissed by Ankara Greek media claims about an alleged plan to cut Turkish troop numbers in Cyprus by 80 percent were [ More … ]
The Iraqi army on Thursday announced that it had recaptured the iconic Mosul mosque where Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared a ‘caliphate’ in 2014. The Iraqi army has announced the recapture of [ More … ]
US’ James Mattis calls arming terrorist group necessity, not preference, responding to Fikri Isik’s concerns Turkey’s defense minister on Wednesday raised concerns over the U.S. arming the terrorist PKK/PYD in Syria. Fikri Isik raised the [ More … ]
The Sudanese President Omer al-Bashir will participate in the African Union summit in Addis Ababa next week, said Sudan’s Foreign Ministry. The 29th Ordinary Session of the Summit of the African Union has kicked off [ More … ]
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