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A member of CTS patrols a street with an armored vehicle in Mosul’s Al-Zahraa neighborhood on January 7, 2017. AFP PHOTO / Dimitar DILKOFF

Iraqi Forces Retake 80% of East Mosul, Top Commander Says City Could be Liberated in 3 Months

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 11, 2017 | Middle East

Iraqi forces made new advances against ISIS in Mosul and fought the militants in areas near the Tigris river on Wednesday as the spokesman of the special forces spearheading the campaign said troops have retaken at least 80 percent of the city’s east. The elite...

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Victims of attack in Gaziantep in October 9, 2016. Reuters

Turkish Forces Foil Suicide Attack on Gaziantep Police Station

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Jan 11, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara- Turkish security forces killed an armed man who tried to enter the main police station in the southeastern city of Gaziantep on Tuesday. An officer was lightly wounded in the shootout at a security checkpoint outside the police headquarters, the...

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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters

Kremlin Says it has No Compromising Info on Trump as President-elect to Face Questions on Russia

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 11, 2017 | World

Russia denied on Wednesday allegations that the Kremlin has collected compromising information about U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, deriding the claim as a “complete fabrication and utter nonsense.” “This is an evident attempt to harm our...

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Illustration on Iraqi oil production, Bloomberg

Baghdad Oil Exports Threaten OPEC Production Cut Deal

by Wael Mahdi | Jan 11, 2017 | Business

Khobar- A majority of member states at the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) have projected sincere intentions to lower oil production rates, promoting a cut deal to relieve the current market glut. The agreement aims at an overall 1.2 million...

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Axel Witsel, a current Belgium international, rejected the chance to go to Juventus and instead joined Tianjin Quanjian in China. Photograph: Matthias Hangst/Getty Images

Agents and Players the Real Winners in Chinese Super League’s Spending Spree

by Ed Aarons | Jan 11, 2017 | Sports

It was a very difficult decision because on one hand there was a great team and a top club like Juventus,” explained Axel Witsel last week. “But on the other there was a crucial offer for my family that I couldn’t turn down.” The Belgium international’s surprising...