July 21, 2023
IN THE NAME OF GOD, THE ALMIGHTY Statement of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Bucharest regarding the Insults to the Sanctity […]
September 29, 2022
Ebrahim RAISI, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful Preliminary Report of the High Council […]
May 25, 2021
On May 24, 2021, Rafael GROSSI the General Director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced in Vienna that the three-month agreement with Iran, which […]
May 11, 2021
On May 11, 2021, the US Treasury Department sanctioned seven Lebanese people connected to Hezbollah for illicitly transferring $500m on behalf of the Iran-backed group. The […]
May 10, 2021
On May 8, 2021, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed several agreements to improve ties, after months of strained relations between the close allies over the disputed […]
April 20, 2021
Iran’s Foreign Ministry said the country is open to direct talks with Saudi Arabia after media reports said the two countries held secret talks in Baghdad. […]
April 18, 2021
On April 14, 2021, the UAE ambassador to the US, Yousef Al OTAIBA said in a virtual discussion with Stanford University’s Hoover Institution that the UAE […]
April 15, 2021
On April 15, 2021, four people had been killed and 18 injured in a car bomb attack in the Sadr City, neighborhood of the Iraqi capital […]
April 14, 2021
On April 14, 2021, the Greek Prime Minister MITSOTAKIS said after a meeting with the president of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-MENFI in Athens that […]
April 13, 2021
On April 13, 2021, Iranian President Hassan ROUHANI had a meeting in Teheran with the Russian Foreign Minister Serghei LAVROV. Iranian president appreciates Moscow’s support at […]
April 12, 2021
On April 12, 2021, Türkiye and Libya renewed their commitment to a controversial maritime deal signed in 2019, as Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid DBEIBAH paid his […]
March 24, 2021
On March 23rd, 2021, the Government of National Unity (GNU) was officially handed over power and all authorities in the eastern region by the Interim Government […]
March 23, 2021
On March 22, 2021, Saudi Arabia presented a new peace initiative to end the war in Yemen, including a nationwide ceasefire and the reopening of air […]
March 22, 2021
On March 22, 2021 Energy giant Saudi Aramco posted a 44.4 % slump in 2020 net profit due to lower crude prices, as the coronavirus pandemic […]
March 17, 2021
On March 15, 2021, Abdul Hamid DBEIBAH and the rest of his cabinet were sworn in to lead the country’s transition to elections in December, when […]
March 12, 2021
On March 12, 2021, the state-run shipping company reported that an Iranian container ship was damaged in an attack in the Mediterranean. The company added that […]
March 9, 2021
On March 8, 2021, Pope Francis concluded a trip to Iraq. This event demonstrated that Iraq, still beset by violence and recovering from decades of war […]
March 8, 2021
On March 7, 2021, Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired 14 drones and eight ballistic missiles at the facilities of oil firm Saudi Aramco in Ras Tanura and […]
March 4, 2021
On March 2, 2021, the Lebanese pound hits a new record low against the United States dollar on the black market. This is a result of […]
March 3, 2021
On March 3, 2021, an opposition representative said that Venezuela sent gold to Mali in 2020 via Russian-owned planes to exchange for euros and U.S. dollars […]
March 1, 2021
On February 28, 2021, Iran received the first consignment of the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine Sinopharm, as the country surpassed 60.000 deaths from the pandemic cities. The […]
February 8, 2021
On February 8, 2021, China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) has signed a design and execution contract to start the construction of five residential towers in […]
February 3, 2021
On February 2th, 2021 Palestinian Authority launched a COVID-19 vaccination campaign with health workers receiving the first shots after the delivery of doses from Israel and […]
January 29, 2021
Starting from January 29, 2021, UK is banning direct passenger flights to and from the UAE. The way from Dubai to London is the busiest international […]
January 25, 2021
On January 24, 2021, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) representative said in a statement that “The Iraqi authorities have requested emergency assistance from the IMF under […]
January 20, 2021
The Chinese economy grew more than expected in 2020, even as the rest of the world was upended by the coronavirus pandemic. The data presented by […]
January 19, 2021
On January 5th, 2021, Gulf countries restored the severed diplomatic relations with Qatar, as announced previously, in the Gulf Cooperation Council summit preparation. As such, Saudi […]
January 18, 2021
Egypt – France Presidential Reunion Between December 6th and December 8th, Egyptian President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi undertook an official visit in the French capital, aimed at […]
November 23, 2020
On November 12, 2020, Alena DOUHAN the UN special rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures and human rights urged Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, and Egypt to […]
November 12, 2020
On November 12, 2020, Alena DOUHAN the UN special rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures and human rights urged Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, and Egypt to […]
November 10, 2020
On November 10, 2020, Lutfi ELVAN the former deputy PM was appointed treasury and finance minister to replace Berat ALBAYRAK according to Türkiye’s Official Gazette. ELVAN, […]
November 9, 2020
On November 7, 2020, Türkiye’s President ERDOGAN fired the central bank governor Murat UYSAL and removed him with Naci AGBAL former finance minister. Naci AGBAL had […]
November 5, 2020
Ethiopia, an upstream Nile Basin country, started building the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in 2011, raising Egypt’s concerns that it might affect the country’s 55.5-billion-cubic-meter […]
November 3, 2020
On November 3, 2020, ARAMCO, the Saudi state’s own giant company, posted a 44.6% slump in third-quarter profit, as the coronavirus pandemic influences heavily on the […]
November 2, 2020
Under the 2030 Vision of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), the strategic framework developed in 2016, Artificial Intelligence (AI) became a key topic to be […]
October 30, 2020
The Middle East is responsible for producing about 27% of world oil production. While state-owned enterprises produce much of the oil, many international oil companies engage […]
October 28, 2020
The Turkish lira had the worst month this year extending losses for the fifth day. The currency dropped 0.8% to 8.2560 per dollar as of 11:41 […]
October 27, 2020
At the beginning of October 2020, Lebanon and Israel agreed to hold talks over disputed maritime borders, even though the two countries theoretically do not maintain […]
October 26, 2020
On October 19, 2020, Libyan rival forces resumed talks in Geneva, under the auspices of the UN, as established beforehand. Moreover, on October 23rd, they reached […]
October 23, 2020
On Thursday, October 22, 2020, almost a year after his resignation amid fervent protests, former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri was re-elected to form a new […]
October 22, 2020
After the normalization deal agreed in August and signed on September 15th, together with Bahrain, brokered by the US, under the name of Abraham Accords, on […]
October 20, 2020
On October 18, 2020, the 13-year long UN arms embargo on Iran was lifted. In Iran, the end of arms restriction was announced through an official […]
October 19, 2020
On October 19th, 2020, according to data released in Beijing, GDP climbed 4.9 % in the third quarter from a year ago. That’s lower than economists […]
October 16, 2020
On October 13, 2020, in Cairo, a tripartite summit that brought together foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan, and Iraq was held. The summit, held within the […]
October 15, 2020
At the beginning of the week, between October 11th – 13th, 2020, Egypt continued the “Moroccan tradition” by hosting another round of discussions between the rival […]
October 14, 2020
On October 12, 2020, a new Jordanian government was approved through Royal Decree, the cabinet being headed by Bisher Al Khasawneh, as Prime Minister and Minister […]
October 13, 2020
On October 12th, 2020, Haitham bin Tariq Al-SAID, the Sultan of Oman issued a decree to start imposing a 5 % VAT within six months. The […]
October 12, 2020
Last week, the Lebanese president, Michel Aoun, announced that he will launch consultations with the parliament at the beginning of this week, in order to progress […]
October 11, 2020
On October 11, 2020, Libya’s National Oil Company announced resuming production at the country’s largest oil field as rival officials from eastern and western Libya began […]
October 8, 2020
The route between Istanbul and Dubai remained closed except for a few scattered cargo operations after Turkish Airlines and Emirates began reviving their pandemic depleted schedules […]
October 7, 2020
The Arab Youth Survey 2020 finds the Levant region has the highest number of people aged 18-24 considering emigrating, as identified by this research paper published […]
October 6, 2020
On Sunday, October 4, 2020, Syria announced, through Syrian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Walid al-Muallim, that it had officially received the credentials […]
October 5, 2020
On Friday, October 2, 2020, Morocco and the US signed an agreement for military cooperation, valid for a period of 10 years. Among others, the deal […]
October 5, 2020
On October 2nd, 2020 Saudi Arabia’s king issued an order exempting real estate deals from a 15% VAT and imposed a new 5% tax on transactions […]
October 2, 2020
On September 29, 2020, Kuwait lost its leader, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, 91, who was hospitalized and treated in the US. “With great sadness and sorrow, […]
October 1, 2020
On Wednesday, September 30, 2020, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein declared that Baghdad is “not happy” with a “dangerous” threat by Washington to pull its troops […]
September 30, 2020
On September 29th, 2020 the prime minister and vice president of the United Arab Emirates said his country plans to send an unmanned spacecraft to the […]
September 29, 2020
Forming a government seems like an impossible task for Lebanon since the Prime Minister-designate Moustapha Adib quit on Saturday, September 26, 2020, after failing to line […]
September 28, 2020
On Sunday, September 27, 2020, the Jordanian King Abdullah II dissolved the Parliament through royal decree as of Sunday and with another royal decree, a new […]
September 25, 2020
The date of September 24th marked a turning point for Palestinians in the recent crisis generated by the normalization deals signed on September 15th between Israel […]
September 24, 2020
On Tuesday, September 22, 2020, the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF), headquartered in Cairo, was officially turned into a regional organization (through an online conference) by […]
September 23, 2020
Despite surpassing the deadline imposed by France for the formation of a new government (September 14, 2020), Lebanon has not yet reached a conclusion to the […]
September 22, 2020
On Tuesday, September 22, 2020, the Palestinian foreign minister declared that Palestine has quit its current chairmanship of Arab League meetings, condemning as dishonorable any Arab […]
September 21, 2020
On Saturday, September 19, 2020, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that all UN sanctions against Iran were “back in effect” under the “snapback” provision […]
September 18, 2020
As a result of Lebanon’s failure to form a new government by mid-September in accordance with a schedule laid out together with France, French President Emmanuel […]
September 17, 2020
This week, the Prime Minister of Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez al-Sarraj announced his resignation but will stay on in a caretaker capacity through negotiations […]
September 16, 2020
“Normalization within the Middle East”, marking a “new dawn” for the region, as preached by the US, happened through the signature of the treaties – the […]
September 15, 2020
Amid growing tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean, Egypt and Cyprus are intensifying talks to start building an offshore gas pipeline from the Aphrodite gas field to […]
September 14, 2020
Following the example of the UAE, on Friday, September 11, 2020, as expected by many Middle East specialists, Bahrain concluded a deal with Israel, under the […]
September 11, 2020
On Wednesday, September 9, 2020, the Arab League held a meeting via video conference at the Arab League headquarters, at the level of foreign ministers, to […]
September 10, 2020
On Monday, September 7, 2020, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad received the visit of a Russian delegation in Damascus, led by the Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri […]
September 9, 2020
On Tuesday, September 8, 2020, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his counterpart, the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani presided over the 6th reunion of the High-Level […]
September 8, 2020
Morocco’s initiative of bringing together the rival Libyan political 5 member-delegations (the High Council of State based in Tripoli – Government of National Accord, GNA, and […]
September 7, 2020
On August 28th, the Egyptian authorities arrested, acting head and military leader of the Muslim Brotherhood group or supreme leader, as stated by several media outlets, […]
September 3, 2020
A survey showed on September 1, 2020, presented that the non-oil private sector of Saudi Arabia’s economy saw a renewed drop in business conditions in August […]
September 2, 2020
On September 1, 2020, the signatories to the Iran nuclear deal are meeting in Vienna as the US urges the reimposition of international sanctions on Tehran […]
September 1, 2020
On August 30, 2020, the Syrian President Bashar al-ASSAD signed the decree no. 210 for 2020 appointing a new cabinet headed by Hussein ARNOUS without changing […]
August 31, 2020
On August 31, 2020, Mustapha ADIB Lebanon’s ambassador to Germany was nominated by former Lebanese Premier Saad HARIRI to formal consultations to be the next prime […]
August 28, 2020
On August 21, 2020, Türkiye’s President ERDOGAN announced that a sizeable natural gas field of 320 billion cubic meters of natural gas had been found off […]
August 27, 2020
The French President Emanuel MACRON has sent a roadmap to the Lebanese politicians, containing political and financial reforms needed to unlock foreign aid and rescue the […]
August 26, 2020
According to the Turkish Statistical Institute, Iranians bought 3168 homes in Türkiye during the first seven months of 2020, becoming the biggest investor in real estate […]
August 25, 2020
Saudi Aramco reshuffled its senior management and created a division focused on “portfolio optimization” as the world’s biggest oil producer adapts to low crude prices and […]
August 24, 2020
Iran and the UAE are determined to expand business ties, despite their political disputes, said Farshid FARZANEGAN head of Iran-UAE Chamber of Commerce. He said: “All […]
August 20, 2020
On August 1st, 2020 the UAE announced that started operations in the first of four reactors at the Barakah nuclear power station. This nuclear plant is […]
August 19, 2020
On Tuesday, August 18th, the UN-trial for the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister resulted in the accusation of a Hezbollah commander for the operation. […]
August 18, 2020
On Monday, August 17th, Turkish, Qatari, and German defence ministers visited Tripoli, Libya for talks with the Government of National Accord (GNA). The German Foreign minister […]
August 17, 2020
Although the MENA region is subject to constant turmoil, caused mainly by political and economic issues (influenced by the oil resources), there are other domains that […]
August 17, 2020
On August 16th, 2020, the Saudi General Authority for Statistics said that consumer prices rose an annual 6.1% in July from 0.5% in June. The inflation […]
August 14, 2020
On Thursday, August 13th, 2020, Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) concluded a historic agreement, under the supervision of United States (US), which is meant […]
July 3, 2020
Arab billionaires have been affected by the economic crisis triggered by the pandemic and have lost some of their wealth like the other world billionaires. They […]
May 25, 2020
On May 23, 2020, the first of five tankers carrying Iranian fuel and oil products entered Venezuelan waters. Tareck El AISSAMI, the Venezuelan oil minister wrote […]
May 22, 2020
On May 22, 2020, Salah KHASHOGGI the son of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal KHASHOGGI wrote a statement on Twitter forgiving his father’s killers. He said his […]
May 21, 2020
On May 20, 2020, in a brief statement the intelligence agency said: “Today, the terrorist named Nasser al-QIRDASH, the candidate to succeed the criminal (Abu BAKR) […]
May 20, 2020
On May 19, 2020, the UN’s acting envoy for Libya Stephanie WILLIAMS said that an increase of foreign support and the influx of weapons, military equipment, […]
May 18, 2020
Armed pirates attacked a British-flagged chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden on May 17, 2020 but were repulsed said the ship’s manager Stolt Tankers. The […]
May 15, 2020
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has highlighted the economic, social, political, and structural weaknesses of the European Union. It has resulted not only in human tragedy, but also […]
May 15, 2020
On May 15, 2020 the Yemeni army announced that scores of Houthi militia members were killed in clashes in the Al-Bayda Governorate. The conflicts were reported […]
May 14, 2020
On May 13, 2020, the United States publicly threatened to trigger a return of all UN sanctions on Iran if the UN Security Council does not […]
April 23, 2020
Traditionally, Ramadan begins with the sighting of the crescent moon, which generally appears one night after the new moon, meaning the start date cannot be precisely predicted. […]
April 14, 2020
Even as the world scrambles to respond to the new coronavirus pandemic, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has once again emerged as the global leader in […]
April 13, 2020
On April 12, the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Russia, and other oil-producing nations, a group known as OPEC+, agreed to cut output by a […]
April 6, 2020
The Office of the UN Special Envoy for Yemen is engaging the parties on reaching agreements on a nationwide ceasefire, humanitarian and economic measures to limit […]
March 31, 2020
Across the world, the attitude displayed by the religious environments, either Cristian or Muslim, with respect to the Covid-19 pandemic has slowly switched from denying its […]
March 26, 2020
On Thursday, March 26, 2020, Iran’s President Hassan ROUHANI presented new measures by the government to fight the outbreak of coronavirus in Iran and hoped they […]
June 21, 2017
On the eve of the International Qods Day, and given the concurrency of this day with one centenary since the issuance of the Balfour Declaration by […]
June 21, 2017
On Wednesday, June 7th, 2017, in two separate terrorist attacks, the Islamic Parliament administrative building and the Shrine of Imam Khomeini (PBUH) have been targeted by […]
February 4, 2015
The latest attack in the Shebaa Farms claimed by Hezbollah was to be expected after the Israeli raid in the Syrian Golan Heights on January 18. […]
October 9, 2014
Although the Turkish parliament approved the military intervention against Islamic State, prime-minister Ahmet Davutoglu stated yesterday that Türkiye will provide ground troops only if the coalition […]
March 1, 2014
Over the past years, the Middle East has experienced a remarkable increase in state-of-the-art facilities for research and education. This innovation-driven environment with extraordinary financial resources […]
February 9, 2013
Before, during, even after the election`s day, Jordan faced a crucial opportunity for the democratization process, even though elections are just an essential step not the […]
January 17, 2013
Middle East Political and Economic Institute (MEPEI) applied and received accreditation as International Observers Group for the upcoming Parliamentary Elections in Jordan scheduled to take place […]
July 22, 2010
Moqtada Sadr arrived in Damascus this week taking time off from his clerical studies in the Iranian holy city of Qom in an effort to kick […]