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US President Promises Historic Increase in Military Budget

by Heba El Koudsy | Feb 28, 2017 | World

Washington – US President Donald Trump promised a “historic” $54bllion increase in the US military budget for 2018, which includes a nearly 10 percent increase in defense spending. Trump told state governors at the White House his budget plan included a...

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Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak talks with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman during the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the two countries in Putrajaya, on Feb 27, 2017. Photo: AFP

Aramco to Invest nearly $7 Billion in Malaysia

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 28, 2017 | Business

Riyadh – Custodian of the Two Holy Shrine King Salman’s visit to Malaysia is a unique historic step between the two countries’ strategic relations. Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company Aramco is set to invest $7 billion in Malaysia in a petrochemical project...

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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (R) shakes hands with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry during a meeting at the State Department in Washington, DC, U.S. February 27, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Egyptian FM and US Counterpart Review Regional Developments

by Heba El Koudsy | Feb 28, 2017 | Middle East

Washington – US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met on Monday with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry in Washington. Discussions during the meeting focused on the vision of US President Donald Trump’s Administration towards the region, as well as bilateral...

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Young boys known as the “lion cubs” hold rifles during a parade
after graduating from a religious school in Tal Afar, near Mosul,
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ISIS ‘Cubs’… a Ticking Time-Bomb

by Mona Alami | Feb 28, 2017 | Features

Beirut – ISIS Terrorist group released a video earlier this month featuring two recruited Yazidi kids before they launched a suicide operation. The video sheds the light on ISIS‘s ongoing children recruitment policy, which saw a major rise since the operations...

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Displaced Iraqi women who just fled their home,rest in the desert as they wait to be transported while Iraqi forces battle with ISIS militants in western Mosul, Iraq February 27, 2017. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Iraqi Forces Seize Mosul Bridge after Fierce Battles

by Dalshad Abdullah | Feb 28, 2017 | Middle East

Mosul – Iraqi forces seized on Monday the fourth bridge of Mosul and purged it from ISIS in a major step towards restoring control over the whole city. “Forces have laid hands on the major link between al-Tayran district and Dawasah,” said Federal Police Chief...