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Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan July 11, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani

Afghan President: Pakistan’s Best Interest Lies with Afghan Government

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | Jan 9, 2017 | Interviews

Kabul- President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani stressed that all the Afghani people want national reconciliation — for this reason, Taliban should split up from all terrorist extremist groups. Ghani hailed relations with Saudi Arabia, during an interview with...

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King Salman and President of the Republic of Niger Issoufou Mahamadou. (SPA)

King Salman Receives President of Niger

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 9, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz held official talks at al-Yamamah Palace with President of the Republic of Niger Issoufou Mahamadou. The talks addressed means of enhancing bilateral relations in various fields as well as the developments in...

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Israeli soldiers inspect the scene where a Palestinian rammed his truck into a group of Israeli soldiers on a popular promenade (Reuters)

Four Israeli Soldiers Killed as Palestinian Rams Truck into Pedestrians

by Nazir Majli | Jan 9, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv – Israel’s Security Cabinet approved late Sunday a series of measures in retaliation of the truck ramming attack in a Jerusalem neighborhood, which left four soldiers dead and 17 soldiers and civilians injured. The Israeli police have placed the city of...

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Dow to Increase Investment in Saudi Arabia

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Jan 9, 2017 | Business

Riyadh- The Dow Chemical Company is planning to increase its foreign investments in Saudi Arabia along with its Saudi exports worldwide. Dow also intends to enhance its activities aiming to develop global high-quality systems in rationalizing energy consumption,...

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Iraqi forces backed by tribal militias during battle to retake a village from the Islamic State on the eastern bank of the river Tigris, Iraq December 7, 2016. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

Iraqi Troops Reach Tigris River in Mosul

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 9, 2017 | Middle East

Iraqi special forces battling ISIS reached the eastern bank of the Tigris River in Mosul on Sunday for the first time in a three-month, military officials confirmed. Units of Iraq’s elite counter-terrorism service (CTS) have fought their way to the eastern bank...