Ramallah- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Tuesday that a proposed meeting in Moscow with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on September 8 will not be held although Palestinian officials have encouraged such talks to take place without conditions. “President Putin has propos
Beirut-Lebanon’s political crisis is set to grow further after the Free Patriotic Movement, which is founded by MP Michel Aoun, decided to boycott cabinet sessions, a day after the national dialogue suspended its meetings, joining the already paralyzed parliament and the presidency that has been vac
London-Britain’s best-known extremist preacher was jailed on Tuesday for five years and six months for encouraging support for ISIS following a four-week trial at London’s Old Bailey criminal court. Anjem Choudary, 49, had been convicted by a jury in July of violating Britain’s anti-terr
Paris-France said on Tuesday it was deploying artillery to Iraq to reinforce foreign military support for the Iraqi army’s expected push to recapture Mosul, which it has been occupying since 2014. “We decided to bolster our support of the Iraqi forces this Autumn with the aim of recaptur
During almost every Hajj season, there is an Iranian war of words with Saudi Arabia and this year’s pilgrimage is no exception. The latest statements are worse than any made over the last thirty years and honestly reflect the state of relations between Riyadh and Tehran. Perhaps the best thing that
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Tuesday there was a possibility of brokering an agreement on a ceasefire in Syria within 24 hours. Asked at a briefing with reporters in London to comment on the failure of the United States and Russia to agree a ceasefire, Al-Jubeir said he wou
A suspected chlorine gas attack on an opposition-held neighborhood in the Syrian city of Aleppo had reportedly caused dozens of cases of suffocation on Tuesday, rescue workers and a monitoring group said. The Syrian Civil Defense, a rescue workers’ organization which operates in Syrian opposit
The Houthi – Saleh rebel delegation continues to refuse to meet the UN envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed despite his recent arrival in Muscat, the capital of Oman, two days ago in order to resume his efforts to bring Yemeni parties around the table of new consultations. According to what Ould
Turkey, the most recent foreign force to gain direct influence in Syria, is expected to strike a balance between the conflicting goals of Russia and the United States to be achieved in the war-torn country. A balance is imperative if Turkey wishes to follow through with ambitions of a “safe zo
Cairo- The closed-minded fundamentalism is considered among the biggest dangers that threaten the world’s societies. Rigid beliefs and rejection of other identities can hold back solving any problem in the community. But the most dangerous problems are those that exploit religions to justify extremi
Tunisia – Under the patronage of the United Nations, members of the Libyan political dialogue held a consultative meeting in Tunisia on Monday and Tuesday to discuss the latest developments in Libya, including the implementation of the Libyan political agreement signed in Assakhriat, Morocco. A stat
South Sudan’s transitional government agreed to allow 4,000 extra peacekeeping troops to enter the country on Thursday evening after three days of talks with UN diplomats about the security situation of the country that is situated in east Africa. South Sudan’s Minister of Cabinet Affairs Martin Eli
Dubai- On the 30th of August 2016, news on killing ISIS’ spokesperson Abu Muhammad al-Adnani has been confirmed according to the organization-affiliated agencies Amaq and Haq. This hit was considered the hardest against the extremist organization since the launch of the International Coalition’s ope
Cairo-Important files submitted by Saudi Arabia before the G20 meetings were numerous. And since the Kingdom is the world’s top oil producer, files tackling energy, environment and economy topped KSA’s proposals for the most prominent economic group in the world. The group of industrial countries an
Afghan security forces ended an 11-hour siege in central Kabul on Tuesday after shooting dead the last of a group of gunmen who struck from a charity office just hours after a suicide bomber blew himself up, killing and injuring several civilians and security personnel. Security forces closed off th
Washington- U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies are investigating several attempts to break through the systems and electronic voting records for the U.S. coming presidential elections, which will be held on November 7. The agencies are concerned that these cyber attempts might affect the
Hangzhou – International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde described the conclusion of G20 summit as “a very successful meeting,” and said that the IMF looks forward to implementing the agreements reached at the summit. Lagarde was speaking during a press conference summit attended b
Dubai- Despite the calmness in Dubai real-estate market, the real-estate companies in UAE and the region rushed during the past days to announce real-estate projects in order to benefit from the opportunities that Cityscape Global provide. Among companies that announced projects were Nakheel Propert
Erbil – The Iranian military and security delegation that arrived to Sulaymaniyah governorate for reconciling members of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) had left to Tehran without any progress. The delegation was formed of members of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and returned to Te
Statements made after the meetings of G20 leaders promise a solution to the war in Syria. The new term being used is “solution to the violence” there. It is neither a political solution nor reconciliation between Syrian powers, but a way of bandaging the crisis that is bleeding with dangerousness. U
