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Palestine and Israel on Monday appeared to have accepted that their peace talks are on the verge of collapsing as the deadline for the negotiation expires soon, with a breakthrough nowhere in sight. After a year’s worth of intensive diplomacy by US Secretary of State John Kerry, with the aim of brokering an agreement by April 29, the United States’ …

On Friday, “outlaws” threw several petrol bombs at government buildings in the southern city Ma’an. The violence in the city this week has led to the death of one person and wounded five policemen, according to security sources. The violence began on Sunday, when gunmen fired at policemen guarding a courthouse in the night, seriously wounding one of them. It …

On Thursday, Sudan called for a probe into the “assassination” of Sudanese nationals in an oil town in South Sudan, where the UN has in the past accused rebels of killing several hundred civilians. The official SUNA news agency, in an SMS alert, said “The foreign ministry condemns assassination of the Sudanese nationals in Bentiu and calls for urgent investigation”. …

In a report on Wednesday, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said there has been no improvement in the access of foreign aid for millions of desperate Syrians, thereby violating a resolution passed in the Security Council two months ago. In the resolution, the first such humanitarian resolution on the Syrian civil war, the Security Council demanded that the armed opposition …

Pakistan said on Wednesday that it was “encouraged” by comments from India’s election front runner Narendra Modi, who said he would co-operate with foreign governments if he were to be elected as the nation’s Prime Minister. The Hindu nationalist hardliner Narendra Modi and his party, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), are widely tipped to come back into power after …

On Wednesday, members of the UN Security council called for an investigation into the latest claim of chlorine gas chemical attacks in a rebel-held part of Syria, expressing their apprehension over the reports. The briefing of the fifteen member organization had taken place behind closed doors and was conducted by Sigrid Kaag, who is co-ordinating the mission which oversees the …

The World Economic Forum has released its latest report, The Global Competitiveness Index, an annual report which ranks countries according to how well they are able use resources available to them in an effective and productive way.. The Global Competitiveness Index also measures how the institutions, policies, and factors in a country affect economic prosperity in current and medium-term levels. …

On Sunday, A Kuwaiti judge reportedly ordered the two independent newspapers Alam al-Youm and al-Watan to shut down for two weeks for disclosing the news about the alleged ‘coup videotape’ and breaking the media blackout on the issue. The tape allegedly shows former senior officials planning a coup against the royal family. Reportedly, the order against Alam al-Youm and al-Watan …

On Friday, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika won his fourth Presidential election by a landslide despite his ailing health, in an election tainted by allegations of fraud and a poor turnout. The 77 year old voted from his wheelchair on Thursday, and picked up 81.53% of the votes; his main rival Ali Benflis received only 12.18% of the vote. In a …

International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi told reporters that a deal between Syrian authorities and trapped civilians and fighters in the city of Homs had broken down on Thursday. For the past few days, government forces appear to be on the verge of regaining control of the besieged opposition region. Homs had played host to several demonstrations against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime …