The Russian plane and the assassination of the Russian Ambassador to Turkey are events that are not deemed critical enough to make the Kremlin change its policies. Rather, the continuation of regional and international conflict and the insistence of the opposition on war are two factors that are mor
London – A series of photos showing people living in grave yards outside the Iranian capital, Tehran, have prompted reactions from both people and officials. During a conference about government supervision, President Hasan Rouhani said he received an open letter from an artist about the issue of th
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Syrian opposition groups and the Syrian regime had signed a number of documents including a ceasefire deal that would take effect at midnight on the night of Dec. 29-30, with Russia and Turkey as guarantors. Syrian state news agency SANA said on Thursday th
Ankara- Turkey’s central bank said that recent tax adjustments mainly to tobacco products, food and energy groups, are expected to put upward pressure on December inflation. The monetary policy committee unexpectedly held all interest rates steady facing the drop in Lira’s value against foreig
Brussels – Belgium has thwarted six terrorist attacks over the past two years, a senior police official said on Tuesday, according to AFP, with the country still a prominent target for extremist assaults. “I can announce… that over two years, since November 2014 precisely, we have been a
Tel Aviv – Recent reports from sources said that Russia has supported Israeli attempts to obstruct the adoption of an international resolution against Israeli settlements, by calling on the U.N. Security Council to adjourn the vote on the resolution till after the holidays of Christmas and New Year.
Beirut – Contrary to the status quo that prevailed in Lebanon by the end of 2015, the situation today in the Mediterranean country looks significantly more positive, especially following the election of a new Lebanese president in October and the formation of a unity government that has restored lif
Moscow – A team of experts began analyzing the second black box retrieved from the crash site of the Russian plane which crashed two minutes after its take off from Sochi. Russian authorities said on Thursday it would take at least 30 days to establish the cause of a plane crash in the Black Sea [&h
Beirut- With an easy majority, the new cabinet of Prime Minister Saad Hariri received on Wednesday the confidence vote of 87 out of 92 deputies who attended a parliament session to discuss the ministerial statement. Four MPs withheld their vote of confidence, including the Phalange Party and MP Khal
Washington- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry made on Wednesday a final plea to save the two-state solution, warning that disregarding such a solution would lead to an endless Israeli occupation of the Palestinian Territories. During remarks delivered on the Middle East in Washington, Kerry said: “
Dammam – Oman has officially joined the Islamic Military Coalition to fight terrorism led by Saudi Arabia, thus becoming the forty-first nation to join the coalition. Sultanate of Oman announced its participation in the coalition in a letter sent to Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy C
Oman has joined a Saudi-led coalition of Muslim countries to fight terrorism, Saudi and Gulf sources said on Wednesday. The sultanate indicated its willingness to take part in the 40-country alliance in a letter to Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defence Minister Mohammed bin Salman, the sources said.
Shocking footage of homeless people spending their nights in empty graves outside Iran’s capital surfaced, shocking the cleric-led regime even raising the alarms for the country’s president. Shahrvand daily had first issued a report touching on the subject on Tuesday. Images by taken by
Turkey and Russia have prepared an agreement for a ceasefire in Syria, Turkey’s foreign minister said on Wednesday, adding that Ankara would not give up its opposition to regime head Bashar al-Assad staying on as leader. The five-year-old Syrian civil war continued bringing along heavy casualt
The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday that he has evidence that US – led coalition forces are providing support to terrorist groups in Syria including ISIS, the Kurdish People’s Protection Units and the Kurdish Democratic Union Party in Syria. According to Reuters, Er
U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham recently revealed that Russia and President Vladimir Putin should expect tough sanctions after cyber attacks during the presidential election, won by Donald Trump. “To be honest, we are tired of lie about the ‘Russian hackers’, which is being
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry laid out parameters for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying the United States could not stay silent while it saw the possibility of peace slipping away. In a speech just weeks before the Obama administration hands over power to Presiden
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI broke the ice that has dominated Mauritanian – Moroccan relations in recent years by calling the President of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. A statement made by the royal court said that King Mohammed VI “telephoned Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, the President o
Israel pulled back from approving new settlements for Israelis in occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday. The decision came before a speech in which the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was to give further voice to international opposition to settlement building. The projects, in areas Israel captur
Riyadh- Coinciding with the launching of the national campaign to aid Syrians, the Council of Senior Scholars in Saudi Arabia called the people to contribute in the campaign, which was launched by King Salman to collect 100 million Saudi riyals ($27 million) to help those suffering in Syria. The cou
