London – The sudden death of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the most powerful man since the beginning of the current Iranian regime, has caused significant gap in the map of powers in Iran. Despite all the rumors that surrounded Rafsanjani’s death, mainly about a meeting between Supreme Leader Ali
Riyadh – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz said Sunday in a speech that Saudi Arabia is facing challenges in the international community and must be cautious and alert as it works to achieve peace and stability. King Salman made his remarks at the Royal Court at Al-Ya
London – North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea on Sunday, the second challenge of its kind facing the U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration following the Iranian test. During his visit to the U.S. where he is spending the weekend at one of Trump’s golf resorts i
Baghdad – Head of the Sadrist Movement, Muqtada al-Sadr warned on Sunday from a “dark end” in Iraq, after at least eight people were killed and hundreds were injured when confrontations erupted between his supporters and security forces during a protest held in Baghdad’s central Tahrir Square
Reuters recently published a summary on an interview conducted with Syria’s Bashar al-Assad. After going over the interview’s content, it becomes obvious that Assad is not on the same page as the rest of the world. It is apparent that he receives his briefings from unorthodox sources. In his intervi
Riyadh – Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz sent a cable of condolences to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai on the death and injuries of the victims killed in a terrorist attack which targeted the national Supreme Court. The royal cable expressed deep condolences and solidarity with the peo
Baghdad – Thousands had gathered in the Tahrir Square of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, to demand an overhaul of the commission that supervises elections ahead of a provincial vote due in September. The protest started peacefully and several speakers addressed the large crowd in Tahrir Square before so
Dubai – The fifth edition of the World Government Summit (WGS 2017) has begun in Dubai on Sunday and it is the world’s largest platform for shaping future governments with 114 sessions marking the largest participation of its kind since the event was first launched in 2013. WGS brings together top p
Athens – As Eurozone announced progress in Greece’s loan negotiations, observers believe there is no real improvement given that tension has ruled over the situation. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras accused the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble of h
New York- A United Nations organization issued a statement Saturday expressing the looming danger facing Yemeni civilians as coup militias purposefully target civilians in key port city Mokha in retaliation to an offensive to free the coastal area from insurgency hold. U.N. High Commissioner for Hum
At least seven people were killed in fierce clashes that erupted in central Baghdad on Saturday between security forces and protesters demanding reforms to Iraq’s electoral system, police said. “The demonstrators tried to cross Jumhuriya bridge, the security forces fired tear gas to stop
NATO accused Saturday Russia of escalating a disinformation campaign since the Kremlin’s 2014 seizure of Ukraine’s Crimea region. Russian websites such as Sputnik and RT had persistently posted false stories, promoting propaganda. There is increasing concern among senior NATO and Europea
Yemeni Vice President Ali Mohsen Al-Ahmar relayed his government’s great appreciation towards the substantial role played by the Saudi-led Arab Coalition in the recent liberating of key port city, Mocha. Putschists and Iran-aligned Houthi militias were driven out of the Red Sea coastal city. In a ph
Delegations from the Syrian regime and rebels along with U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura have been invited to attend meetings on the Syria crisis in Kazakhstan’s capital of Astana on February 15-16, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. According to the ministry, the meetings will
It is understandable when Turkey urges the United States to stop arming Kurdish organizations in Syria, especially the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD), because it sees them as a threat to its stability and unity. Yet, the Western Coalition picked them to be their proxy inside Syria in th
At least seven people were killed and 20 others wounded when a suicide bomber detonated a car packed with explosives outside a bank in the capital city of Afghanistan’s Helmand province on Saturday, Afghanistan officials said. Helmand governor’s spokesman Omar Zwak said the bomber detona
London- London is currently receiving European delegations that want to meet the prominent figures in the City of London and to present the unique features of Paris and Frankfort as well as other capitals that qualify them to substitute London as a European financial center after the BREXIT. Accordi
Rabat-The Ministry of Interior in Morocco decided on February 9 to file a lawsuit against the accusations of the Secretary-General of the Independent Party (PI), Hamid Chabat, that the “deep state” murdered two politicians. In an article shared in the PI’s official website that created controversy i
The Palestinians condemned as “blatant discrimination” Saturday Washington’s decision to block the appointment of their former prime minister Salam Fayyad as U.N. peace envoy to Libya. U.N. chief Antonio Guterres nominated Fayyad to the post on Thursday and the Security Council had
Cairo- Sheikh Jaber Tayei, head of religious department in the Egyptian Endowments Ministry General Bureau, said that the newly appointed women preachers will perform their tasks at the women oratories. He added that two days per week will be allocated to giving lectures on women related topics. Tay
