09 Sep 2021

Morocco’s General Elections

The Moroccan flag. Source: www.flagsonline.it   September 8th, 2021 marked the day of the general elections in Morocco (third nationwide after the 2011 change of constitution), with the legislative, regional and communal elections all being held in the same time. Morocco is a constitution
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08 Sep 2021

Turkey – Egypt Bilateral Talks and Ties Normalization

Turkish and Egyptian flags. Source: www.theowp.org   Ever since the 2011 events related to the Arab Spring and Turkey’s support of the Muslim Brotherhood, the bilateral relations between Egypt and Turkey diminished in intensity, but 2021 brought the opportunity for bilateral talks and a tha
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02 Sep 2021

Germany and France Call On Iran To Resume Nuclear Talks

Source of the photo: Tehrantimes.com   On September 1, 2021, Germany and France urged Iran to return "as quickly as possible" to Vienna negotiations on reviving its 2015 nuclear deal JCPOA with world powers. Christopher BURGER, the Foreign Ministry spokesman said at a weekly press conferen
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31 Aug 2021

Iran: Iran and Saudi Arabia Expected to Resume Direct Talks Soon

Source of the photo: Wikipedia.org   On August 30th, 2021, in an interview on state television, Iran’s new foreign minister, Hossein Amir-ABDOLLAHIAN said that he had spoken with his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan Al SAOUD, at the regional summit held in Baghdad on Saturday. “The
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30 Aug 2021

Follow-up on the Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership

Iranian Foreign Minister delivering a speech in the Baghdad Conference. Source: www.irangov.ir   On August 28th, 2021, Iranian and Gulf Arab officials met in Baghdad in a regional summit that Iraq hoped would encourage its neighbors to talk to each other instead of settling scores on its terr
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26 Aug 2021

The New Crisis between Algeria and Morocco

The Algerian and Moroccan flags. Source: www.jadaliyya.com   On August 24th, 2021, Algeria formally broke off diplomatic relations with neighboring Morocco, with the foreign minister citing a series of alleged hostile acts. This move came at the end of a period of growing tensions between
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26 Aug 2021

Iran’s New Foreign Minister

Previous foreign minister Zarif and current foreign minister Amir. Source: www.iranintl.com   From the new cabinet, the new foreign minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, is the one whose appointment was noticed on a large scale, even in the international community. After the results of the v
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