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The Arab League chief said on Sunday a decision by US President Donald Trump to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital would boost fanaticism and violence, and not serve the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Arab League chief: It is unfortunate that some are insisting on carrying out this step without any regard to the dangers it carries […]

British Prime Minister Theresa May will try to reach a deal on Brexit divorce terms with European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker on Monday as months of tense negotiations reach a decisive moment. © Ben Stansall, AFP | Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in central London on November 22, 2017, before heading […]

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi authorities will declare final victory over Islamic State in a military parade on December 9, a senior security source was quoted saying.  Iraqi army forces entering Kirkuk to retake the province from Kurdish troops. “The parade by the Iraqi armed forces, represented by the federal police, army and popular units, will take […]

Harare – Former president Robert Mugabe‘s wife Grace has reportedly complained about how her family, businesses and allies were being treated since the fall of her ageing husband. Grace Mugabe (Picture: AP) According to The Zimbabwe Independent, although the Mugabes seemed to be quiet in the public domain, the former first lady has been complaining behind-the-scenes about how her […]

An aging global population could be putting the brakes on economic growth, resulting in an almost permanent squeeze on living standards, a leading investment bank has warned. mercatornet.com Older workers are typically less dynamic than younger participants in the labor market, economists believe, while pensioners spend their investments rather than making new ones. Slower growth […]

President Donald Trump’s administration has withdrawn the United States from a United Nations pact to improve the handling of migrant and refugee situations, deeming it “inconsistent” with its policies, the US mission to the UN announced Saturday. © Drew Angerer, AFP | The US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, said “our decisions on immigration […]

Former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said on Saturday he was ready for a “new page” in relations with the coalition fighting in Yemen. The call came as his supporters managed to control the majority of Sanaa. The clashes extend to other neighborhoods in the direction of Saleh’s house (Reuters) So far, here are the […]

Japan and South Korea, whom the US is trying to involve in provocations against North Korea, will become the first victims if conflict breaks out in the region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned. Seoul, South Korea © Reuters “While condemning Pyongyang’s nuclear missile adventurism, we cannot but condemn the provocative behavior of our […]

Borno state police command has confirmed that, 15 persons have been killed, including two suicide bombers that attacked Biu Market in Biu local government area of Borno state, northeast, Nigeria. A statement from the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Victor Isuku said, the number of injured persons stood at 53. The statement reads: “Today 2/2/2017 […]

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will visit Greece on Dec. 7-8, the presidency’s press information center confirmed on Saturday. Erdoğan — upon the invitation of Greece’s President Prokopis Pavlopoulos — will embark on the two-day official visit, where bilateral relations and regional issues are expected to be discussed. Presidential aide Ibrahim Kaın, also commented on Erdoğan’s […]