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Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull poses for a photograph with Australian troops serving at Camp Qargha on the outskirts of Kabul in Afghanistan, April 24, 2017.

Australia to Send Additional Troops to Afghanistan

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 30, 2017 | World

Kabul – As the Taliban increased its attacks and military operations against the Afghan army and international forces present in the country, a spokesman for the US forces and the NATO Resolute Support mission, Bill Salvin, said on Monday that the US air force has...

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chairs a cabinet session. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Calls for Containing Iran’s ‘Nefarious’ Regional Threats

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 30, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Jeddah – The Saudi cabinet praised on Monday the Saudi-American joint communiqué, which was issued at the conclusion of US President Donald Trump’s maiden visit to the Kingdom. The cabinet also said that his visit has contributed to consolidating Saudi-US relations...

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Smoke rises during heavy clashes between rival factions in Tripoli, Libya, May 27, 2017. (Reuters)

Haftar Attacks Qatar as Russia Supports Egypt

by Khaled Mahmoud and Sawsan Abu Hussein | May 30, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – Libya’s eastern military commander General Khalifa Haftar again accused on Monday Qatar of supporting terrorist groups in Libya, while Egyptian and Libyan warplanes continued attacking positions and arms caches in several Libyan cities controlled...

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A view of the Manama skyline at night. (Reuters)

Bahrain Expects Non-Oil Sector to Grow by 3% in 2017

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | May 30, 2017 | Business

Manama – The Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) predicted that the non-oil sector will maintain its strong economic performance in supporting the domestic product in 2017. The board expected the non-oil sector to grow by 3 percent this year. The non-oil...