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March 26, 2015

Iran, Syria condemn Saudi-led offensive on Yemen

Iran and Syria condemned on Thursday Saudi Arabia’s airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen. Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif urged for an “immediate stop” to the operations in Yemen,...

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March 26, 2015

French and Palestine presidents to take part in Tunis anti-terror rally

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and French President François Hollande are due to participate in an anti-terrorism march in Tunis on Sunday, the Tunisian presidential office confirmed on Wednesday....

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March 26, 2015

Egyptian women mark Women’s Day with sorrow and grief

March is a month often seen as dedicated to celebrate women in all their various incarnations around the world. Three occasions related to female empowerment fall in the month:...

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March 26, 2015

Iraq resumes operations to retake Tikrit from ISIS

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi on Wednesday announced that Iraqi forces are preparing to resume military operations to retake the city of Tikrit in Salahuddin province, from the Islamic...

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March 26, 2015

Former Egyptian minister released from jail

Hosni Mubarak’s interior minister was released from Tora Prison on Wednesday, Egypt’s state-owned MENA has reported. Habib Al-Adly spent more than four years in prison and was released by...

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March 26, 2015

Accusations of Israel spying on Iran talks heightens tensions with Netanyahu

Tensions heightened on Tuesday between US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu after the Wall Street Journal published a report claiming that Israel not only spied...

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March 26, 2015

Europe ‘is on a collision course with Israel’

An EU report has been leaked in which proposals are outlined for putting pressure on Israel to return to negotiations with the Palestinians. According to Yedioth Ahranoth, a European...

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March 26, 2015

US begins airstrikes to help Iraqi forces retake Tikrit

At Iraq’s request, the United States on Wednesday began conducting airstrikes against Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) militants in the city of Tikrit to support Iraqi...

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March 26, 2015

White House calls on Houthi rebels to stop fomenting violence in Yemen

The White House on Wednesday called on Yemen’s Shia Houthi rebels to “stop fomenting instability in Yemen” and to cooperate with UN envoy Jamal Benomar to resolve the crisis...

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March 26, 2015

Israel to cooperate with Arab states but not Qatar

Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Ya’alon said on Wednesday that Israeli is ready to cooperate with the Sunni Muslim Arab states in the region with the exception of Qatar, Al-Jazeera...

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