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ALGIERS, Algerian Interim President Abdelkader Bensalah on Tuesday announced the start of the 52nd edition of the Algiers International Fair (FIA), with the participation of more than 500 economists from 15 countries.This edition of the exhibition will…

The Iraqi Ministry of Finance and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed an agreement on Sunday under which JICA will offer Iraq a loan of 110 billion Japanese Yen (nearly USD one billion) to upgrade Basra oil refinery.The deal was inked …

WASHINGTON, A poll recently conducted and released on Sunday shows that former vice president and 2020 democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is leading President Donald Trump by 49 percent to 39 percent.The poll conducted June 9 to June 12 by Fox…

RIYADH, GCC Secretary-General Abdul-Latif Al-Zayani on Saturday condemned a recent attack on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman.Al-Zayani, in a press statement, deplored the attack as a “serious escalation and a breach of all international norms and l…

PARIS, France on Friday again condemned the attack against two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, reiterating the call for de-escalation and restraint.”We learned with deep worry and we condemn the attack against two oil tankers that took place yesterday…

BRUSSELS, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Wednesday welcomed today’s announcement that the United States will increase its military presence in Poland.”This shows the strong commitment of the United States to European security and the strength …

TOKYO, South Korean Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul emphasized the need for inter-Korean summits Thursday, Yonhap News Agency reported.Kim’s remarks came in a speech he delivered at a forum in Seoul arranged to mark the anniversary of the first-ever…

KHARTOUM, Talks between the Sudanese military Council and the Freedom and Change Declaration will continue as soon as possible, an Ethiopian mediator said Tuesday.”Both sides have also agreed to resume talks soon” on a handover of power to a civilian a…

ABU DHABI, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammad Al-Nahyan discussed Monday importance of coordination to maintain security and stability in Arabian Gulf and Middle East regions.The two leaders, talking over the ph…

MOSCOW, Eligible voters cast their ballots at electoral centers on Sunday to elect a new president for the nation to succeed the former leader Nursultan Nazarbayev who resigned in March.Seven candidates are running for the top post; including nominee o…

ALGIERS, Algeria’s National Defense Ministry (MDN) reiterated calling for dialogue to resolve the country’s political crisis, affirming the rejection of the transitional period, which it said would “create a situation that is difficult to control.” “Th…

ANKARA, Turkish Minister of Defense Hulusi Akar reaffirmed resolve to continue the campaign against the terrorist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Hakurk region, north Iraq.The campaign, codenamed as Operation Claw, started on May 27. It aims to destro…

MOSCOW, Russian President’s Special Envoy for the Middle East Mikhail Bogdanov said Thursday his country has not received an invitation for the Middle East conference to be held in Manama, capital of Bahrain, late this month.The fact that Russia was no…

BRUSSELS, The conservative European People’s Party (EPP) Wednesday re-elected Manfred Weber from Germany, as Chairman of the EP’s largest political Group.According to provisional results of the European Parliament’s elections held last month, the EPP i…

TOKYO, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan agreed to further strengthen the Japan-US alliance and promote cooperation to realize a free and open Indo-Pacific region.At the outset of their meeting in Tokyo…

KHARTOUM, The Sudanese Central Committee of Doctors said on Sunday that two people were killed and tens others injured; many critically, in an attempt to break up a sit-in in front of the army’s general command in Khartoum.Forces of the Declaration of …