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Sudan Ready to Join WTO

by Saif Al-Yazal Ba Baker | Apr 7, 2017 | Business

Khartoum- The Japanese Ambassador to the World Trade Organization and head of the team negotiating Sudan’s membership in it are set to arrive in Khartoum on Sunday for a briefing on the government’s preparations to join the WTO by the end of this year during its...

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US President Donald Trump whispers to his daughter Ivanka during a press conference at Trump Tower in New York in January. (AFP)

Ivanka Trump: My Father Knows when I Disagree with Him

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 7, 2017 | World

Washington – Ivanka Trump, appointed as close aide to her father US President Donald Trump, said she does not always agree with her father and that she lets him know it. In her first interview since being appointed to her new position in the White House, Ivanka...

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Palestinian members of Hamas security forces stand at a security checkpoint in Gaza City on April 5, 2017. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP

Hamas Executes Three Men Accused of Collaborating with Israel

by Kafah Zaboun | Apr 7, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah – Hamas on Thursday executed three men it accused of collaborating with the Israeli authorities, few days after launching “redemption week”, during which the movement asked Israeli “agents” to turn themselves in or face punishment. The Hamas-run...

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Somalia’s President Mohammed Abdullahi Mohammed speaks at his inauguration ceremony in Mogadishu, Somalia in February. (AP)

Somalia President Changes Military Leadership, Declares War on Terror

by Khalid Mahmoud | Apr 7, 2017 | World

Cairo – Somali President Mohammed Abdullahi Mohammed announced on Thursday that he had introduced important changes in the army command and security and intelligence agencies in wake of his declaration of war against extremist groups. He chaired on Thursday what could...

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Iraqi Army checkpoint with Iraqi flag, center, in front of a Kurdish checkpoint with Kurdish flag, left, outside Irbil, northern Iraq, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

ISIS Shoots Down Helicopter in Mosul, Kurds ‘Re-energize’ Independence Referendum Plan

by Dalshad Abdullah, Asharq Al Awsat | Apr 7, 2017 | Middle East

Mosul, Irbil- The Joint Operations Command said on Thursday that an Iraqi military helicopter was shot down by ISIS in the city of Mosul, killing two members of the air force. The command said the helicopter was supporting federal police forces in west Mosul and was...