Turkey’s military killed at least 28 ISIS fighters in shelling north of the Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday in retaliation for the latest attacks against a Turkish border town, broadcaster CNN Turk said, citing a military statement. The attack struck 58 ISIS targets with artillery and rocket l
London- Iranian cleric and judge and current Attorney General of Iran Mohammad Jafar Montazeri refused to confirm or deny media reports on the arrest of Iranian President Rouhani’s brother Hossein Feridon. Iran-based Tasnim News Agency revealed that Attorney General Montazeri rejected making any sta
Iraq will supply 5 million barrels of extra crude to its partners in June, industry sources familiar with the issue said, following the steps of other Middle East producers by lifting market share ahead of an OPEC meeting scheduled this week. Iraq, which is the second-largest producer in the Organiz
Beirut-The municipal elections that were held in Lebanon this month showed a huge drop in the support for Lebanese political parties, including the so-called Hezbollah. The rise of independents, influential families and the Lebanese Communist Party was a sign that Hezbollah’s role at the popular Shi
Verdun (France) – French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel celebrated together on Sunday the message of hope embodied in Verdun, marking the 100-year anniversary of one of the longest battles in World War I battle. In a speech at city hall, Merkel said: “Verdun is
Aden- The Shabwah Governorate is considered a vital location for Yemeni insurgent militia, across which oil byproducts can be smuggled. The area is also a prominent barren desert rich with fossil fuels. Given that the governorate is close to Marib and Al Bayda cities, and encompasses an array of dif
Beirut-Lebanon’s fourth and final round of municipal elections ended on Sunday after voters in the North and Akkar Governorates cast their ballots amid a calm situation and a turnout of around 40 percent. While the competition was mainly development-based in many villages and towns in the North and
Tel Aviv- Beirut- The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Sunday the formation of a special new unit charged with developing ties with Syrians living near Israel’s northern border. Forming the special unit was based on the evaluation Israel made on current Syria state-of-affairs, which were de
Fallujah-Irbil- Terrorist group ISIS had a go at opening up a new battlefront in the Iraqi town of Hit after being strangled down in the Fallujah barrages. Iraq’s security forces and cooperative tribal members steadily advance in Fallujah, anticipating a nearing liberation for the city. ISIS, corner
Moscow- Russia is preparing to return an Israeli tank captured by Syrian troops in the 1982 war that is exhibited at a museum near Moscow. “Israel got the notification that Russian President Vladimir Putin met the request of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to return the tank that the Syrians
Cairo-The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that it has received assurances from Ethiopia’s government communication affairs office Minister Getachew Reda that Addis Ababa respects Cairo’s Nile water share. The communications office of the Ethiopian council of ministers highlighted that Ethio
Our newspaper published a story about Iran allocating an annual budget for the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) organisation after relations between them were restored. An official at the organisation’s press office said that Iranian support “is not an accusation” and denied that the organisation is
“I can tell you what the world needs right now in one word: stability!” This was how a senior British official enlightened us at dinner the other evening. The observation was all the more acute because right now, caught in the maelstrom of a referendum on their membership of the European Union, the
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe intends to holdback an increase in sales tax by two and a half years, a government official said on Sunday, as the economy sputters and Abe gets ready for a national election. Abe revealed to Finance Minister Taro Aso and the secretary general of his ruling Liberal
Veteran politician Hani Mulqi was appointed as prime minister by Jordan’s King Abdullah after dissolving parliament by royal decree on Sunday; which comes following the end of its four-year term, and charged him with conducting new elections by October. Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour’s resigna
During the past 24 hours, heavy attacks by pro-Russian rebels ended up with the death of five Ukrainian servicemen, with four left wounded. The attacks took place in separatist eastern regions, Ukrainian military spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk said on Sunday. The aforementioned came after a report o
Alexander Gauland, vice chair of anti-immigration party, deputy leader of Alternative for Germany, was quoted Sunday, May 29, 2016, as telling the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper: “People find him good as a footballer. But they don’t want to have a Boateng as their neighbor.” In his stateme
London- Sunni politicians in Iraq condemned, on Saturday, Iranian General Qassem Soleimani visiting Shi’ite paramilitary forces fighting alongside the Iraqi army to drive ISIS militants out of Fallujah. Three lawmakers from the province of Anbar told Reuters the visit by Iran’s Quds Forc
Kuwait now experiences the stereotypical charity scheme, taking funds in the name of those in need only so that the money suddenly reappear flowing into their own accounts. It is not odd to witness Mosques being used to scam those attending prayers either for fake charity or to spread ideology; howe
Humanitarian workers in Italy were assured by the rescued migrants, from 2 boats in the Mediterranean this week, that they saw another vessel carrying around 400 migrants sink; Save the Children said on Saturday. Only this week, three vessels carrying migrants are already confirmed to have sunk. Thr
