Chaos and clashes erupt in Iraq after Muqtada al-Sadr announces his decision to quit politics for ever Several protesters were reportedly killed in Baghdad, as supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr, a very influential Shia cleric, protested [ More … ]
The Libyan Army forces under the command of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has conducted an all-out offensive on Khalifa Haftar’s forces in southern Tripoli frontlines and Souq Al-Khamis Imsahel, while carrying out airstrikes [ More … ]
Heavy fighting raged in the Libyan capital on Saturday as eastern forces made a new push to advance inside the city controlled by the internationally recognized government. The Libya National Army (LNA) force of Khalifa Haftar, [ More … ]
An explosion targeting a tourist bus injured at least 12 people near a new museum being built close to the Giza pyramids in Egypt on Sunday, two security sources said. Most of those injured were [ More … ]
Renegade Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, who has been praised by President Donald Trump, commands the Libyan National Army, which in April began an offensive to seize the city from the United Nations-backed Government of National [ More … ]
Negotiations over political transition put on ice as violence flares in Sudan, leaving several demonstrators wounded. At least 14 people have been wounded, some from gunfire, when Sudanese forces tried to remove demonstrators from central [ More … ]
Although al-Sisi’s claim that is Egypt is going on the right path, however, to many observers, Al-Sisi is making the situation even worse than during Mubarak’s era. This week in Foreign Policy,an American news publication, [ More … ]
The regime of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has unleashed an unprecedented level of violence and repression onto the people of Egypt. However, the European Union has chosen to ignore these pleas and continue cooperation with the Sisi [ More … ]
Following the gruesome discovery of the corpse of Bishop Epiphanius, Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church announced that authorities would be officially investigating the death. Bishop Epiphanius,68, was the head of Anba Makar Monastery (Saint Macarius the Great) [ More … ]
BY: İbrahim Karagül* Our region is facing two kinds of violence, threats and invasion. The first one which is going to leave its mark on this century is the Western invasion. This occupation, while exploiting the [ More … ]
Tunisia’s parliament on Wednesday passed a bill designed to “end all violence against women,” strengthening protection and help for victims in a move welcomed by rights groups. “It’s a very moving moment and we are [ More … ]
A Saudi security corporal has been killed and six security men wounded in a militant attack on their patrol in a restive town in the country’s eastern province, authorities said. A bomb attack on a [ More … ]
Moroccan King Mohammed VI has instructed security forces to withdraw from the northern cities of Al Hoceima and Imzouren after violent clashes erupted between police and protesters in the region. “Following royal directives, the law [ 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 … ]
Nearly 40,000 Syrian children caught in the line of fire in Raqqa battle An estimated 40,000 children are trapped in extremely dangerous conditions in Raqqa as fighting intensifies in and around the Syrian city. Tags: [ More … ]
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