
EGYPT
Egypt's President Sisi reshuffles cabinet
Egypt’s President Sisi reshuffles the cabinet, appointing ten new ministers.

Egypt’s President Sisi reshuffles the cabinet, appointing ten new ministers.

Turkey’s warplanes conduct new combat sorties against PKK positions.

The Palestinian government announces a ban on products from five Israeli companies.

Obama's visit to Cuba is a positive step, but there is a long way to go before we say Washington has opened a new chapter in relations with Cuba.

Belgian media withdraw reports that a man arrested by police was the prime suspect in connection with Brussels blasts.

Iran's President Rouhani is scheduled to travel to Pakistan for a two-day official visit on March 25.

Jeb Bush has endorsed Ted Cruz’s White House bid, saying he represents the Republican Party's best chance of winning the 2016 election.

European banks are still refusing to process transactions related to Iran in what is believed to be a result of fears from potential US punitive actions.

An analyst says the Brussels attacks are sort of a blowback of the people that the West has been nurturing, training, arming and encouraging to fight the Syrian regime.

US President Barack Obama has arrived in Argentina to reset diplomatic relations after decades of hostility.

The Islamic Movement of Nigeria says it will not attend proceedings meant to probe the army's massacre of Shia Muslims.

Afghanistan says its forces have killed and wounded 49 terrorists, including Daesh and Taliban militants.

The International Group of Protection and Indemnity (P&I) has increased the liability support for transporting Iranian oil from $80 million to $580 million.

The UN mission to Libya says the country's new unity government will be installed in Tripoli within days.

Election-related violence leaves at least 10 people dead in Bangladesh.

An analyst says the root cause of terror attacks in Brussels is quite simply Western foreign policy.

Toulouse–Blagnac Airport in southern France has been evacuated for security reasons, police say.

Reports say Syria has started exporting fruits and vegetables to Russia in a scheme that could enable it to replace Turkey in supplies of food.