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December 22, 2016

Mosul Op: Daesh bombings kill 20 Iraq soldiers

A series of Daesh car bombs targeting an Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) staging ground just outside of Mosul has resulted in the deaths of approximately 20 soldiers today, while...

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December 22, 2016

Iran exports gas to Europe for first time

One million barrels of liquefied gas have been exported from Iran to Europe for the first time since the end of sanctions on January, the Anadolu Agency reported yesterday....

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December 22, 2016

Knesset committee votes to strip Arab MK of parliamentary immunity

House Committee of the Israeli parliament voted unanimously yesterday to strip parliamentarian immunity of the Arab Member of the Knesset Basel Ghattas over allegations that he smuggled phones to...

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December 22, 2016

Analyst: Palestinian parliament meeting a blow for Abbas

A meeting held by the Palestinian parliament is considered a new “political alliance between Fatah and Hamas”, Quds Press reported Palestinian political analyst and author Hamada Faraneh said yesterday....

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December 22, 2016

Dutch MP welcomes Syrian refugees in Arabic

A Dutch MP gave a short speech in Arabic in parliament yesterday to welcome Syrian refugees into the country. “We support your call for freedom, justice and security. We...

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December 22, 2016

Saudi monarch meets Abbas in Riyadh

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Bin Abdulaziz met with Mahmoud Abbas in Riyadh on Wednesday, AlKhaleejonline.com has reported. The Palestinian president’s official visit to the kingdom was in keeping with...

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December 22, 2016

UNICEF in Lebanon ends its contracts with G4S following boycott campaign

Campaigners have welcomed an announcement by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Lebanon that it has ended its contract with security company G4S, following a boycott campaign by...

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December 22, 2016

Report: Company building ships for Israeli navy owned by Lebanese official

Israeli television has reported that a company building warships for the Israeli Navy is owned by the family of Samir Moqbel, Lebanon’s defence minister until last week. According to...

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December 22, 2016

Video: Sisi and Ugandan presidents’ guards fight

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s bodyguards fought with the security forces of his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni on Sunday, leaked footage released on social media shows. The altercation erupted...

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December 22, 2016

As Sisi expresses condolences for diplomat’s death, Putin says flights to Egypt will resume

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi spoke to his Russian counterpart on Wednesday to express his condolences over the assassination of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey in Ankara on Monday. Sisi...

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