Turkey has vowed to “defend” Libya’s UN-recognized government after eastern-based renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar declared himself ruler of the North African country. At the same, time, senior UAE officials visited Sudan to rally support [ More … ]
The Egyptian National Action Group (ENAG) on Wednesday accused the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of implicating Egypt in more debts. The Egyptian National Action Group, including opposition figures from across the Egyptian political spectrum both [ More … ]
Egypt’s Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has extended the state of emergency for three months “due to the dangerous security and health conditions” in the country, according to what was published in the official newspaper Monday night. [ More … ]
General Haftar, who controls Libya’s east, says his Libyan National Army ‘accepted the will of the people’!! Libya’s UN-recognised government accused rival military commander Khalifa Haftar of seeking to stage a new coup after he [ More … ]
The impact of previous IMF-required economic reforms has been hardest on the poor in a country where one in three lives below the poverty line The Egyptian government is seeking an aid package from the [ More … ]
The European Union’s European External Action Service (EEAS) on Saturday sent a letter to the Egyptian National Action Group (ENAG) in response to a previous letter sent by the group to EEAS on the conditions [ More … ]
A leading Saudi human rights defender, Abdullah al-Hamid, has died after suffering a stroke earlier this month, Human Rights Watch reported. Saudi human rights activists say that imprisoned Abdullah al-Hamid, 69, did not receive adequate [ More … ]
Saudi finance minister says kingdom will also draw down up to $32bn from its reserves to finance deficit caused by twin crises Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) could be forced to borrow around $26bn more [ More … ]
US President’s warning comes hours after Iran said it had launched its first military satellite into orbit US President Donald Trump has instructed American naval forces to fire on any Iranian ships that “harass” its [ More … ]
A C-130 military aircraft loaded with medical supplies from Egypt arrives at Dulles International Airport on Tuesday to help fight the coronavirus, a U.S. official said Monday, a gesture meant to show support for President [ More … ]
In 2017, Abu Dhabi’s Foreign Minister, Abdullah Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan told a forum that, “There will come a day that we will see far more radicals, extremists and terrorists coming out of Europe because of [ More … ]
Coronavirus lockdowns have destroyed demand for oil but countries continue to produce, overwhelming storage facilities. A key American oil benchmark, West Texas Intermediate, fell by more than 80% on Monday as global oil markets continue [ More … ]
UAE-aligned separatists in southern Yemen have warned of an “imminent war” against Saudi-supported mercenaries, fighting on behalf of the UN-recognised Yemeni government, based in Riyadh. The UAE and Saudi are joint-leaders of the US-backed coalition [ More … ]
Egypt added on Saturday 13 people, including former lawmaker Zyad al-Elaimy, on the country’s “terrorism list” for collaborating with the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood! Hundreds of people have been added to Egypt’s terrorism list in recent [ More … ]
Libyan forces aligned with the internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) said they had advanced on Saturday on Tarhouna, a key support base for militias of Khalifa Haftar The advance comes days after forces [ More … ]
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