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February 17, 2017

Turkey’s Erdogan: Muslim Brotherhood is ideological, not terrorist organisation

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has come out in defence of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood after recent international pressure against the movement, particularly from the United States, seeks to...

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February 17, 2017

Rafah crossing to open for 1 day tomorrow

The Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip is to be opened for one day tomorrow. Egyptian authorities announced yesterday that they would allow Palestinians stuck in Egypt...

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February 17, 2017

Fear in Lebanon of Hezbollah becoming like Iran’s Revolutionary Guard

Lebanon’s Change Movement leader Elie Mahfoud warned against Hezbollah becoming like Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) or like the Iran-backed Iraqi Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) paramilitary organisation. Mahfoud...

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February 17, 2017

2 Emirati soldiers killed in Yemen

A soldier from the United Arab Emirates died while taking part in a Saudi-led military operation in Yemen, state news agency WAM reported today, without clarifying the circumstances of...

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February 17, 2017

Journalists face increasing threat from Sudan

A Sudanese government watchdog has reported on an increase in threatening behaviour journalists faced from Sudanese authorities in the latter part of 2016. According to the Sudanese Journalists Network...

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February 17, 2017

Lecturers assaulted in Algiers University by ‘thugs’

Lecturers were attacked yesterday by a group of “thugs” at the University of Algiers whilst a general assembly was being held about setting up an office for the National...

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February 17, 2017

First female governor in Egypt cabinet reshuffle

Egypt has sworn in nine new cabinet ministers yesterday and five new governors, including the country’s first female governor. Nadia Saleh had previously served as governor of the Nile...

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February 17, 2017

Washington pressured to clarify its position on Syria

A number of countries supporting the Syrian opposition met in Bonn today on the sidelines of a G20 gathering to discuss and test the US’ position on the conflict...

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February 17, 2017

Lieberman promises Gaza ports in exchange for captive soldiers

Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said yesterday that his government is willing to allow the Palestinians to have a seaport and airport in Gaza, as well as industrial areas and...

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February 17, 2017

Israel threatens to attack Lebanon in response to Nasrallah statements

Israel’s minister of intelligence has threatened to “hit all of Lebanon” in the event that Hezbollah acts on its threats to bomb the Zionist state. “If Nasrallah dares to...

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