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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh REUTERS/Suhaib Salem/File Photo

Rapprochement Meetings in Lebanon between Hamas, Revolutionary Guard

by Kifah Ziboun | May 30, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah – Iran is holding meetings with Hamas and will allegedly resume its financial support for the organization, Palestinian sources said on Tuesday. Members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and senior Hezbollah figures were among those at the talks in...

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron at the G7 Summit Taormina, Sicily, Italy, May 27, 2017. (Reuters)

Germany Restructures Trade Relations

by Ahmad Al-Ghamrawi | May 30, 2017 | Business

Cairo – Germany, the strongest economy in the European Union after Brexit and France’s strong partner, appears to be in the process of restructuring its trade and economic relations for the next phase. This comes after the British Brexit vote last year and US...

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Syrian troops hold positions in the town of Ain al-Hanash near al-Bab in Aleppo’s eastern countryside on January 26, 2016. ( AFP)

Is It Time for an Alternative Syrian Army?

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | May 30, 2017 | Opinion

The idea of forming a Syrian opposition army is long overdue, but proposing the idea now is more suitable than ever. Positions of concerned parties including those of the countries supporting the Syrian revolution as what is secretly known in Jordan as “military...

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FILE PHOTO: Iranian Presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi (L) and Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf gesture during a campaign meeting at the Mosalla mosque in Tehran, Iran, May 16, 2017. TIMA via REUTERS

Raisi Offends Iranian Government

by Adil Alsalmi | May 30, 2017 | World

London- Ten days after the presidential elections, repercussions of the electoral campaigns still threaten of wider divisions in Tehran. On Monday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was offended by his rivals: defeated presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi and head of...

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OPEC logo is pictured ahead of an informal meeting between members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Algiers, Algeria September 28, 2016. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina

OPEC Expects US Response On Decision to Extend Agreement to Reduce Oil Production

by Sabri Najeh | May 30, 2017 | Business

Cairo – OPEC and non-OPEC countries led by Russia on Thursday expected, during their meeting in Vienna, that the US Shale Oil would respond positively to its final decision to extend the oil production reduction agreement by an additional 9 months until March...