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January 19, 2018

Egypt’s Al-Sisi assigns chief of staff to run intelligence service

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has appointed his chief of staff and aide, General Abbas Kamel, as a temporary head for the country’s General Intelligence Service (GIS), state-run Middle...

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January 19, 2018

Belgium pledges to $23m of aid to UNRWA after US funding cut

Belgium has pledged to donate €19 million ($23m) to UN’s aid organisation for Palestinian refugees UNRWA, after the US government slashed its funding to the agency by half, according to the...

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January 19, 2018

Eastern authority condemns Italy decision to increase troops in Libya

The eastern based government in Libya has condemned Italy’s decision to send more troops to Libya as a clear violation of Libya’s sovereignty. The Tobruk based House of Representatives...

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January 19, 2018

US border force ‘threat to national security’ says Turkey spokesman

Turkish presidential spokesperson, İbrahim Kalın, has said that “the steps that Turkey will take in Afrin, Manbij and Tripoli, or elsewhere, to protect its national security are absolutely not...

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January 19, 2018

Iraq: Parliament fails to agree on election date

The Iraqi parliament has failed to set a new date for the upcoming legislative elections, Iraqi media sources reported yesterday. Media sources quoted Members of the Parliament (MPs) as...

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January 19, 2018

BBC apologises to Ghannouchi for listing his name on terror blacklist

The BBC has issued an apology to the leader of Ennahda, Rached Ghannouchi, after it published a report saying that he was on a terror list drawn up by...

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January 19, 2018

Israeli extradited from Brazil over killing of Palestinian taxi driver

An Israeli-German dual national has been extradited by Brazil to Israel, where he is facing charges for a 2004 killing of a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank, reports...

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January 19, 2018

US envoy arrives in Tel Aviv amid Palestinian boycott

US Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt arrived from Washington to Tel Aviv on Wednesday for talks on the Middle East peace process. According to Israeli TV Channel 7, Greenblatt...

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January 19, 2018

‘Game changing education’ the focus for IESCO conference

Education is a game changer which can change the whole world, said Malaysia’s Minister for Higher Education today in Putrajaya, the federal administrative centre of the country. Dato Seri...

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January 19, 2018

UN express concern at besieged Eastern Ghouta, Idlib

UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and UN Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect, expressed concerns Thursday about the situation in Eastern Ghouta and Idlib in...

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