Yearly Archives: 2020

Saudi delegation led by Al-Qasabi meets with Iraq president, PM and top officials

Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi received here on Monday a high-level Saudi delegation headed by Minister of Commerce and Acting Minister of Media Dr. Majid Al-Qasabi. Al-Qasabi, who is also the head of the Saudi side of the Saudi-Iraqi Coordinating Council, is being accompanied by Minister of Industry and Mineral …

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Suspected al-Qaeda gunmen kill five south Yemen separatists

If confirmed, the attacks mark militant group’s biggest operation in months. Suspected al-Qaeda gunmen murdered five south Yemen separatists in Abyan province on Monday, in the terror group’s biggest attack in the region for months, a secessionist security official said.

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France won’t condition weapons sales to Egypt on human rights, Macron says

French President Emmanuel Macron also said he spoke “frankly” about human rights with his Egyptian counterpart. French President Emmanuel Macron said his country will continue selling arms to Egypt despite calls to curb weapons sales in light of the Egyptian government’s poor human rights record.

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