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Mosul (IraqiNews.com)  Iraqi government forces are in control over 97 percent of territories at the western side of Mosul, a municipal official said Sunday as battles against the Islamic State near a total recapture of the city. Hossam al-Abbar, a member of the Nineveh province council, was quoted by Russian Sputnik news agency saying that […]

Riyadh: US President Donald Trump said on Sunday Washington’s relations with Bahrain were set to improve, after meeting with the King Hamad Bin Eisa Al Khalifa. “Our countries have a wonderful relationship together, but there has been a little strain, but there won’t be strain with this administration,” Trump said during a photo session with […]

SEOUL/TOKYO (Kyodo) — North Korea test-fired another ballistic missile on Sunday that flew about 500 kilometers, despite repeated international warnings against Pyongyang not to continue with military provocations. Japan’s top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said at a hastily called press conference the missile was launched at 4:59 p.m. Japan time and is believed to have […]

RIYADH:  The much-anticipated US-GCC Summit has kicked off as US President Donald Trump sat down with Gulf leaders and officials at the King Abdulaziz Conference Center in Riyadh. Minutes before the commencement of the meeting, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding on countering the financing of terrorism with Saudi Crown […]

The German defense minister has said she visited a Jordanian airbase which is viewed as a possible alternative to replace Turkey’s Incirlik and it showed a “lot of potential.” “There is a lot of potential in this airbase and we were very grateful for a very positive reception and a lot of support,” German Defense […]

RIYADH: The inaugural Saudi-US CEO Forum witnessed the signing of dozens of business agreements on Saturday as part of enhancing the bilateral trade relations between the two countries. General Electric (GE) announced signing $15 billion in business deals with the Kingdom, which falls within Saudi Arabia’s drive toward economic diversification away from oil, Reuters reported. […]

The news that the probe into WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been dropped after five years has been met with criticism in Sweden, where prosecutors expect scrutiny in the aftermath. At a press conference explaining the decision to close the investigation into a rape allegation from 2010, prosecutor Marianne Ny said that Swedish authorities had […]

RIYADH — The landmark agreements signed during the historic visit of US President Donald Trump will pave the way for building several giant industries that would eventually create tens of thousands of jobs for young Saudi graduates. As part of the agreements signed on Saturday, several global giants will enter into joint ventures with leading […]

More than 23,000 Somali students are sitting their final Secondary School exams despite recent militant threats that it will punish parents who send their children to Western-style schools and universities. Somalia’s minister of education, Abdurahman Dahir Osman, said the exams, which began Saturday, will be conducted in 77 centers across five federal states – Galmudug, […]

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Saturday presented Donald Trump with the Kingdom’s top civilian honor, as the US president began a trip to Riyadh aimed at strengthening security and economic ties. The king placed the Collar of Abdulaziz Al Saud around Trump’s neck at a ceremony at the Royal Court in Riyadh. The host […]