Iraqis voted on Saturday in their first parliamentary election since the defeat of Islamic State’s self-declared caliphate, a poll which could affect the balance of power in the Middle East. Here is how the new government will be formed, according to the Iraqi constitution, which specifies a 90-day process: *The ... Read More »
Donald Trump’s national security adviser has said it “is possible” the US will sanction European countries that seek to do business with Iran, following Washington withdrawal from the nuclear deal. John Bolton, widely considered a hawk on national security and one of those who pushed for George W Bush 2003 ... Read More »
European powers will reaffirm on Thursday their support for the Iran nuclear deal that Donald Trump has rejected, EU diplomats said, on the eve of a deadline for the U.S. president to decide whether to reimpose oil sanctions lifted under the agreement. At a meeting with Iran, Britain, France, and ... Read More »
Foreign secretary says government will do utmost to protect UK firms from any extra sanctions imposed by the US Britain’s foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, has vowed the UK will not walk away from the Iran nuclear deal, and said it was Donald Trump’s responsibility to come up with detailed proposals ... Read More »
The Syrian Arab Army’s air defenses repelled an Israeli missile aggression on Syrian territories, shooting down scores of missiles. A military source said the army’s air defenses shot down tens of Israeli missiles, preventing most of them from reaching their targets, while some managed to hit a number of air ... Read More »
President Donald Trump’s scrapping of the Iran deal he inherited raised the stakes for a North Korean agreement he hopes to build, a contradiction over two aspiring nuclear powers that pose the biggest foreign policy challenge yet for his administration. The President didn’t wait for his critics to link Iran ... Read More »
President Donald Trump has pulled the United States from the Iran nuclear deal and is set to reimpose severe sanctions on Tehran, in a decisive break with European allies that could also bring a new crisis in the Gulf. Mr Trump said the sanctions, which will violate the international nuclear ... Read More »
Everybody is watching the US president The clock is ticking. Donald Trump has until May 12 to decide whether or not to pull the US out of the Iran nuclear deal, a decision that will likely reverberate around the world. It is important to note that in February, the International ... Read More »
The President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun followed up the smooth running of the parliamentary elections process. President Aoun highlighted the weak participation of voters in certain electoral districts, despite the fact that the security and logistical conditions were excellently organized. Aoun called on the Lebanese to exercise their ... Read More »
The Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections (Lade), disclosed in its first report about the parliamentary elections 2018, that “competition has increased among candidates, accompanied by laxity in the application of the law according with the principle of neutrality “. The 1,300 observers at polling stations registered several irregularities: – A ... Read More »
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