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A Japanese flag flutters atop the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo May 22, 2015. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

Japan Reforms its Economic Relations with KSA according to Vision 2030

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Dec 18, 2016 | Business

Riyadh – Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) revealed its constant attempts to adapt to its vision specifically designed to support trade and economic partnership between Japan and Saudi Arabia in accordance with Vision 2030. Head of JETRO Riyadh Office told...

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Yemenis gather at al-Sawlaba base in Aden’s al-Arish district after a suicide bomber targeted a crowd of soldiers. ─ AFP

Suicide Bomber Kills 43 Soldiers in Yemen’s Aden – officials

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 18, 2016 | Middle East

43 soldiers were killed following a blast caused by a suicide bomber in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden on Sunday, officials there said. At least 60 other troops were wounded, they added. This incident came a week after an attack by the militant ISIS group...

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SUPREME IRANIAN LEADER: Ali Khamenei -REUTERS

Khamenei Condemns UK Calling it ‘Source of Evil’

by Adel al-Salmi | Dec 18, 2016 | World

London – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei harshly condemned British Prime Minister Theresa May’s recent statements about Iran posing a threat to the region. Iranian angry comments are still declared, despite the Gulf Summit ending over a week ago. May told the...

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Boys make their way through the rubble of damaged buildings in the rebel-held area of al-Kalaseh neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Reuters

Syrian Opposition Forces Show Concerns over a Syrian ‘Kandahar’

by Thaer Abbas | Dec 18, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- The regions of north Syria are witnessing a clear race between two parties that adopt the “unity” slogan in the face of Aleppo collapse consequences. The first part has an Islamic impression and its’ main components are: Ahrar al-Sham and Jabhat Fath al Sham...

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Russia and Turkey Pushed the West Out of Syria

by Leonid Bershidsky | Dec 18, 2016 | Opinion

Neither the U.S. nor European powers seem to have been aware that Russia and Turkey were negotiating a ceasefire and evacuation deal for Aleppo on Tuesday. After the capture of the ravaged but all-important city by Head of Syrian Regime Bashar al-Assad’s forces,...