Egyptians outraged at plan to transfer Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz attends the final session of the South American-Arab Countries summit, in Riyadh November 11, 2015. Reuters/Faisal Al Nasser Egypt’s announcement during a five-day visit by King Salman... Read more »

Saudi-Israeli Ties Unmasked: Abandoning of Palestine, Turning to Fight Iran

Israeli media reported recently that a high-level Zionist delegation headed by a top official had visited Riyadh several weeks ago, and that the military censorship does neither allow talking about the meeting,... Read more »

Haaretz: Hezbollah Has Become an Army in Every Respect

Israeli military assessments concluded that the Lebanese party of Resistance – Hezbollah – has become an army in every respect, an article published on Zionist Haaretz daily reported on Friday. The military... Read more »

Four Arab cities among ‘worst’ seven in the world

Damascus, Sanaa, Khartoum and Baghdad are among the ten worst cities in the world, Baghdad again occupying the bottom rank, according to Mercer’s 18th annual Quality of Living survey covering 230 cities worldwide. Corruption,... Read more »

‘No Plan B for Syrian settlement’ – Russian Foreign Ministry

Moscow is not discussing any alternative plans for a political settlement in Syria, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov has said. The Russian-American peace initiative on Syria is going to be formalized through... Read more »

EU Parliament adopts resolution calling for arms embargo against Saudi Arabia over Yemen

The European Parliament has adopted a resolution calling for the introduction of an arms embargo against Saudi Arabia over its operation in Yemen, The Greens political group reported on its website. The... Read more »

Russia takes concrete steps towards Syria ceasefire, Turkey continues shelling – MoD

Moscow has started taking concrete steps towards ceasefire in Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, shelling of the Syrian territory is continuing from Turkey despite the peace deal. The... Read more »

Britain downgrades human rights across globe, Amnesty warns

Britain is allowing a “culture of impunity” to flourish across the globe by planning to scrap the Human Rights Act, a damning report from Amnesty International has warned. In its annual report... Read more »

ISIS warlords on recruitment drive in Libya amid airstrike pressure

Islamic State is shifting its focus from Iraq and Syria, where it is losing territory, and is preparing to recruit new fighters in Libya, a spokesman for the US-led coalition has said.... Read more »

Russia role vital to Syrian truce, but US has ‘Plan B’ – Kerry

The US is discussing “Plan B” options should the Syrian ceasefire and political transition fail, Secretary of State John Kerry told a Senate committee, while praising Moscow’s crucial role in brokering the... Read more »