How Will Turkey Respond To Jet Downing
No one in Turkey, which is a regional power and NATO member, thought that Syria would dare to shot down a Turkish military plane on a training mission. After conducting a forensic review of the...
View ArticleSyria: Opposition Groups meet in Cairo
Cairo plays host to a two-day meeting between opposition groups of the Assad regime under the auspices of coming to a conclusion of the proposed UN transitional government peace plan. The meeting is...
View ArticleArab League prepares UN Syrian resolution
The Arab League has decided to take its dealings concerning the Syrian crisis to the General Assembly of the United Nations. These revelations were made by the envoy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to...
View ArticleMaghreb Countries Urged to Cooperate in Fight against AQIM
U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta has called on Maghreb countries to work together in the fight against the terror group, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) which is expanding its terror,...
View ArticleJordan: easing government financial constraints
The law that will make the issuing of sovereign sukuk possible in Jordan has been approved by the upper house and it’s now awaiting promulgation. The law has been undergoing the legislative process...
View ArticleTurkey retaliates Syria shelling
Turkey has shelled Syrian government targets after one of its border town, Akcakale, registered five civilian casualties from an “artillery fire belonging to the Syrian regime forces” a statement from...
View ArticleUNRWA to Receive over $14 Mln Assistance from EU
The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the East (UNRWA) is expected to receive $14.3 million in financial aid from the European Commission to help the UN agency improve living...
View ArticleSyria: a ceasefire proposal in the air
As international pressure keeps mounting on Assad to hand over power coupled with accusations of using cluster bombs and threatening to use chemical weapons which it has denied; it is now willing to...
View ArticleLebanese opposition wants government out
Former Prime Minister, Fouad Siniora, has promised that the coalition of the opposition called “March I4” will force the current Prime Minister to step down through legal and constitutional means....
View ArticleSyria: Opposition coalition gathering international recognition
Following the setting up of a united opposition called the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces against the Assad regime, allegiance of recognition as the legitimate...
View ArticleTunisia to reopen its embassy in Syria
Tunisia wants to reopen its embassy in Syria which has been closed for more than two years and has sent a request in this vein to the government in Damascus. Tunis is yet to receive a reply from...
View ArticleYemen: Saudi Arabia recruits fighters for Syrian rebels
The kingdom of Saudi Arabia is being accused of supporting and encouraging Yemenis to go to war in Syria, by seducing them with financial gains according to Yemeni tribal sources. Yemenis mostly leave...
View ArticleTunisia: Among Africa’s economic super power in 2038
According to Wikistrat, a geopolitical consulting firm, Tunisia has been considered as a natural global candidate among other economies and is supposedly expected to lead the African continent’s...
View ArticleSyria: Northern airbase falls to Syrian Free Army
The important Menagh airbase has been captured by forces of the Syrian Free Army from the pro-government forces. The rebel group claimed that its latest victory will ease its advances towards the...
View ArticleKhartoum dubbed as Syrian rebels main supplier
Reports are emerging that arms from Sudan, which have been paid for by Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Saudi Arabia or other sympathetic donors, are supplying the Syrian rebels. The weapons are...
View ArticleUS government becomes Jordan’s loan guarantor
The United States have decided to come to Jordan’s rescue by willing to serve as a guarantor for its loans. The kingdom of Jordan is experiencing growing economic difficulties. The US government has...
View ArticleIraq named as Syrian attack collateral damage
In the latest development of the possible consequences of attacking Syria, reports are emerging that United States interest in Iraq will be attacked. Militants in Iraq have been ordered to be on...
View ArticleQatar reminds U.S that Israel’s action concerns it
As John Kerry continues to lobby in favor of the White House’s desire to launch “limited” airstrike on Assad’s military forces, Qatar seized the opportunity to reveal its disappointments with the...
View ArticleSyria: Rebels new leader outlines principal missions
The newly chosen head of the Syrian National Coalition thirteen member cabinet has admitted that their major challenges are filling the administrative void left by Assad’s authority in rebel controlled...
View ArticleLibya’s problem is international
Prime Minister Zeidan has warned the international community that Libya’s situation will continue to worsen “unless we get real and practical assistance.” He made these remarks in Great Britain before...
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