In the week when the US normalised relations with two of its historic foes – Cuba and Iran, the global media gave wall-to-wall coverage to the deal between the US and Iran, describing it as a historic deal that potentially changes the global political landscape. The accord was announced on Tuesday 14 July by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the European Union's Policy Chief Federica Mogherini in a…

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) (formerly known as the Organization of the Islamic Conference) is the second largest inter-governmental organization after the United Nations which has a membership of 57 states spread over four continents. In its official online site, the organization states that it is "the collective voice of the Muslim world" and works to "safeguard and protect the interests of the Muslim world in the spirit of…

On Tuesday, US Secretary of State John Kerry appeared at a State Department briefing by video conference. Michael Gordon of The New York Times asked him whether under a final deal, Iran would need to disclose all of the past and present military aspects of its nuclear program before sanctions against the country, would be lifted. It appears that the Obama administration isn’t going to insist on full Iranian disclosure…

It has been two weeks since the fall of Ramadi after attacks and retreats that lasted for months which increased in intensity in the last two weeks before its fall. In addition a few days ago Tadmur in Syria fell and after that Sirte in Libya. It seems that the fall of towns into the hands of the Tanzheem (ISIS) will continue in more than one country and all of…