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UAE Signs $1.2 Bn In Deals As Arms Fair Opens
The four-day International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) kicked off Sunday in Abu Dhabi with the United Arab...
Pentagon Chief Says Military Running Smoothly Amid Turbulent…
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis on Sunday said America's vast military continues to run smoothly, even though President...
Trump Holds Interviews For Security Adviser To Replace Flynn
US President Donald Trump is interviewing candidates for the position of national security adviser. He has selected...
Optimism On the Front Line Over Mosul Assault
In the arid hills, Iraqi forces drive their armed vehicles towards a village of around a dozen small stone houses....
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U. S.-backed Iraqi forces on Sunday launched a ground offensive to dislodge Islamic State militants from their...
Kuwait Jails Senior Official For Joining IS Jihadists
Kuwait's supreme court on Sunday sentenced a top bureaucrat to 10 years in jail for joining and fighting with the...
Iraq Digs Anti-IS Trench Around City of Ramadi
Security forces in Iraq's western region of Anbar began digging a trench around the provincial capital Ramadi Sunday to...
‘Race Against Clock’ To Prepare For West Mosul Exodus
The United Nations said Sunday as Iraqi forces launched their offensive to retake west Mosul that it was rushing to...
Trump Refers To Non-Existent Sweden Terror Incident
US President Donald Trump was speaking to supporters on Saturday when he apparently referred to the Scandinavian...
Iraq Reports Increased Oil Reserves of 153 Bln Barrels
Iraq's proven oil reserves have increased by 10 billion barrels to 153 billion, Oil Minister Jabbar al-Luaibi announced...
UN Envoy Questions US Engagement On Syria
UN envoy Staffan de Mistura on Sunday questioned US President Donald Trump's engagement in solving the Syrian conflict,...
The Battle For Mosul
Iraqi forces on Sunday advanced on the west bank of Mosul from the south, retaking five villages and marking a new...
350,000 Children Trapped In West Mosul
Around 350,000 children are trapped in western Mosul, Save the Children warned on Sunday as Iraqi forces launched a...
US-Led Coalition Praises ‘militias’ Fighting In Iraq
The US-led coalition assisting Iraqi forces in their war on the Islamic State group on Sunday praised the militias...
Key Dates In Battle For Mosul
Iraqi government forces launched a major offensive to recapture the city of Mosul from the Islamic State group on...
Forces Battling IS In Iraq’s Mosul Theatre
A wide array of Iraqi and international forces are involved in the operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State...
Iraq PM Announces Launch of Operation On West Mosul
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Sunday announced the launch of military operations to retake west Mosul from...
Dwight Yorke Felt ‘like A Criminal’ As He Was Denied Entry To the US By Travel Ban
Former Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke was “made to feel like a criminal” as he was denied entry to the...
Jim Mattis In Middle East For First Time As Pentagon Chief
US Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, his first trip to the Middle East...