The Gulf Cooperation Council joint rapid deployment force could be set up this year, the Saudi chief of staff has said. “We expect the force to be established this year and it will be headquartered in the King Khalid Military City,” General Saleh Bin Ali Al Mahya was quoted as saying by Al Ayam...
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Tehran said that it was ready to talk with the Kuwaitis on the “thorny” maritime border issue as Iran’s parliament speaker Ali Larijani is making a visit to Kuwait on Saturday, Kuwaiti and Iranian sources have said. During the two-day visit, part of a tour that will also take him to Uganda and Kenya,...
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A new public war of words has erupted between Egypt and Qatar over awareness about a proposal to request the US Administration to provide guarantees that will enable the resumption of the negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis. Shaikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al Thani, Qatar’s prime minister and foreign minister, on January 4...
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Conflicting reports about a possible visit by Hamas leader Khalid Mesha’al to Egypt and an alleged attempt by Libya to broker a compromise between rival Palestinian factions have deepened the mystery about crucial reconciliations a few weeks before the Arab summit is held. The fast-pace action from several parties was prompted by a...
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