As the European Union is supporting the Egyptian government financially to face the country’s economic hardships, it should also back the Egyptian people in the face of the regime’s abuses. Last Wednesday, Ursula von der [ More … ]
Both Saudi Arabia and Qatar agree to invest billions of dollars in Egypt, part of an influx of Gulf support to help shore up the country’s poor public finances. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and [ More … ]
Despite the widespread condemnation of the Russian invasion of Ukraine across the world, yet some Arab countries supported Moscow in its recent moves, a report by The Independent has monitored. As Russia’s invasion unfolds, several [ More … ]
Libyan renegade General Khalifa Hafter has sent his son to Israel to ask for political and military support, Israeli journalist Yossi Melman revealed yesterday in a report published by Haaretz. Last Monday, a private jet [ More … ]
The new administration of US President Joe Biden intends to review the recent designation of Yemen’s Houthi movement as a “terrorist” group, and end support for the Saudi-led coalition as the devastating Yemen war approaches [ More … ]
Turkey’s Defense Minister Hulusi Akar on Monday received the commander of Libya’s naval forces in the capital Ankara, the ministry announced. Meanwhile, Libyan authorities have reportedly invited Turkish companies to assist in production by taking [ More … ]
The International Monetary Fund on Monday said its executive board approved $2.77 billion in emergency financing to help Egypt grapple with the new coronavirus pandemic that has brought tourism to a standstill and triggered major [ More … ]
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 Batel (Void) opposition campaign has called for the release of more than a thousand doctors and healthcare workers in prisons to help in countering the pandemic The Batel campaign called for providing doctors, [ More … ]
In the face of Turkey’s efforts regarding the resolution of the crisis in Idlib and the massive refugee flow, Ankara expects further support from both the EU and NATO while highlighting that it has met [ More … ]
Thousands of protesters marched in support of China’s Uighurs in Istanbul on Friday and voiced solidarity with Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil after the furore caused by his criticism of China’s policies toward the Muslim minority, [ More … ]
Ten people have been killed in Basra as Iraqi security forces continued their repression of anti-corruption protests, with Iraq’s foremost Shia cleric saying the government must meet protesters’ demands. Police and medical sources say at [ More … ]
One of the central strategies the authoritarian regimes of the Middle East use to gain influence in the European Union (EU) is to promote themselves as bulwarks of stability, moderation, and tolerance – an article [ More … ]
US President Donald Trump welcomed Egypt’s Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to the White House on Tuesday, and bestowed on his ally what he most eagerly sought: a ringing endorsement of his strongman rule, according to Mark [ More … ]
Hassan Rouhani says ‘Iran has only one foreign policy and one foreign minister’ a day after minister quits Zarif, left, gave no specific reasons for his decision to resign, but cited an ‘inability to continue [ More … ]
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