Meanwhile, Israel, the United States, Canada, Australia and Germany voted against, while Japan and Britain abstained. A total of fourteen countries voted against and 52 abstained. “The general assembly decides to admit Palestine as a member of UNESCO,” said the resolution adopted by 107 countries. “This vote will help erase a tiny part of the [...]

“They spoke about putting in place a high military council on the Egyptian model, with generals running the country and responsible for making senior strategic option,” the paper quoted the Syrian opposition figure as saying. According to a French diplomat in charge of the Syrian crisis quoted in the report, Iranian officials have adapted to [...]

Rasmussen was whisked off directly for talks at the Rixos Hotel but later had a chance to talk about the country’s future with a group of about 60 young Libyans. The visit came seven months after Western powers fired the first barrage of missiles against Muammar Qaddafi’s forces in an air war that played a [...]

ANKARA, 4 Dhul Hijja/31 Oct (IINA)- The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) latest $75 million line of financing to Turkiye Finans Participation Bank, one of the four participation (Islamic) banks in Turkey and in  which Saudi Arabia’s National Commercial Bank has a controlling stake, underlines the proactive involvement of the multilateral development bank of the Muslim [...]