Washington: While the tripartite talks still continue between Russia, Iran and Turkey, US President Donald Trump and the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a telephonic discussion. It is said that US President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu discussed developments in Syria, Iranian movements and the threat faced by Israel due to the Palestinian […]
Washington : The United States had refused humanitarian aid to Palestine for refusing to start peace talks with Israel. This caused a crisis in the Gaza Strip in Palestine. A special meeting was organised in view of this crisis. Israel along with the other Arab nations, participated in the meeting. But the Palestine President boycotted […]
London: UK and Saudi Arabia signed special defence cooperation agreement worth $2 billion. With this agreement being claimed the biggest till date, Saudi Arabia will be purchasing 48 ‘Typhoon’ fighter jets from Britain. The agreement has created repercussions in Britain and the opposition has criticised the agreement of being an embarrassment for Britain. Saudi’s Crown […]
Damascus : It has been seven years since conflict arose in Syria. In these seven years, the civil war has claimed more than 500,000 lives. The number of people rendered homeless has crossed 10 million. If the war genuinely was between the Syrian government and the rebels its effects would not have been so horrible. […]
Moscow, 03 Nov 2017 – Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies could prove ‘Halal’ in Islam and could be used for ‘Islamic Banking’, said Madina Kalimullina, adviser on Islamic economics and finance to the Russia’s ‘Mufti Council’. Speaking to a Russian news agency, Kalimullina clarified that though a formal decision was yet to be made in this […]
The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (Arabic: مجلس التعاون لدول الخليج), originally (and still colloquially) known as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC, مجلس التعاون الخليجي), is a regional intergovernmental political and economic union consisting of all Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq. Its member states are Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.The Charter of the Gulf Cooperation Council was signed […]
Berlin/Istanbul: German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel warned that the tensions amongst the major Arab countries which are seemingly dramatic may spark conflict and lead to war. Also, Iran who currently supports Qatar, need not add to the tensions in the region, rebuked the German foreign minister. In an interview to a leading German newspaper, Foreign […]
Tel Aviv: European countries have diverted their attention towards Israel as an alternative source for fuel gas instead of relying completely on Russia. On Monday, in a meeting conducted in Israel, a proposal was mutually agreed upon to build pipeline in the Mediterranean Sea from Israel to Italy. A total cost of around €6 billion […]
Stockholm: Due to increased import from India, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries, global arms trade has reached its highest point. According to the latest report from Sipri (the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute), the global trade has reached its peak after the cold war era. This report about increased arms trade is all the […]
Gaza: Hamas has elected Yahya Sinwar, a hardliner, as its next leader in the Gaza Strip. Current Prime Minister of the Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, made Sinwar’s announcement. It is claimed that Haniyeh will be handling other responsibilities after the election of Sinwar. It is believed that Hamas’ announcement of Sinwar as their new leader, known […]