US officials say the secretary of state does not expect an immediate breakthrough on his four-day trip to the Gulf. The Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah hosted a meeting with Tillerson on Monday evening.  US Secretary of...
Haider al-Abadi announces 'collapse' of ISIL caliphate as US-led coalition says Iraqi troops have firm control of Mosul. Abadi returned to Mosul on Monday to declare victory against ISIL . Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has formally declared victory over the...
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says there has been only sporadic violence since truce took effect midday on Sunday. More than 320,000 people have been killed in Syria since the conflict began in March 2011 Frontlines across three provinces in...
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's trip marks a new level of involvement in US efforts to help end the Gulf dispute. The US state department has warned the GCC crisis could potentially drag on for week or even months...
The latest developments since several countries, including Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt, cut ties with Qatar on June 5. (All times local Doha time). 08 July 2017 10:35pm - UK's top diplomat meets Qatar's Emir Boris Johnson, the...
Tel Aviv is on a charm offensive in West Africa, taking advantage of Arab absence to court ECOWAS states. Since 2016, Netanyahu has pursued a campaign of rapprochement with African nations The presence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at last month's...
First meeting between Trump and Putin wrapped up with the announcement of a truce deal covering southwestern Syria. The deal was reached during Trump and Putin's meeting in Hamburg Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump have agreed on a ceasefire...
Foreign ministers of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain voice regret over Doha's reply to 13-point list of demands. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Bahrain issued the 13-point list of demands on Qatar on June 22 Four Arab nations...
US says SDF advances into 'the most heavily fortified portion of Raqqa' by breaking the ancient city wall. The Syrian Democratic Forces have spent months closing in on Raqqa US-backed forces in Syria have breached the wall surrounding the Old...
Muslim scholar's daughter Ola and her husband were arrested in June 23 and accused of plotting "terrorist" acts. Thousands of Brotherhood members have been killed and arrested in Egypt since it was declared a "terrorist" organisation An Egyptian court has...

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