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Iraq to establish free-trade zone along border with Iran
Iraqi President Barham Salih has announced that his country has agreed to establish a "free-trade zone" along its border with Iran, following a meeting with his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani in Tehran.
Iraqi president visits Iran
Iraq’s new President Barham Saleh made his first official visit to neighbouring Iran on Saturday, calling for “a new order in the region”.
US cutting counterterror forces in Africa
The Pentagon is reducing its counterterrorism forces in Africa and studying whether to make similar moves elsewhere in the world as part of a broad effort to shift American military focus toward what it calls threats from Russia and China.
Major oil producers to consider cuts after price slide
Major oil producers meet in Abu Dhabi on Sunday to consider reverting to output cuts after a sharp slide in crude prices revived fears of a 2014-style crash.
Recep Erdogan: Four Turkish soldiers die in munitions blast
Four soldiers were killed and about 20 injured in an explosion at an army munitions depot in southeast Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday.
Hassan Rouhani: New US sanctions have no effect on Iran’s economy
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that US sanctions announced last week have had no effect on Iran's economy because Washington had already practically reimposed them earlier.
US now world’s biggest crude oil producer
The United States is now the world’s biggest crude oil producer, pushing Russia and Saudi Arabia to the back seat.
Israel thanks Donald Trump as Iran sanctions take effect
Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman welcomed US sanctions that took effect Monday targeting Iran’s oil and financial sectors, calling it a “critical” blow to Tehran’s actions in the region.
China’s Xi Jinping promises lower tariffs, market access at Shanghai Expo
China will lower import tariffs and continue to broaden market access, President Xi Jinping pledged on Monday at the opening of a symbolic week-long trade expo in Shanghai.
US mayor on leave from office killed on military duty in Afghanistan
Brent Taylor, the mayor of North Ogden, Utah in the United States was killed Saturday on military duty in Afghanistan as part of Utah’s National Guard.
Islamic State kills 3 Iraq village chiefs in a week
Jihadists have killed three village chiefs in less than a week in Iraq's restive north, local officials said Saturday, as the targeting of state representatives escalates.
Angela Merkel pledges €1 billion fund for investments in Africa
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday pledged a billion euros to incite businesses to invest in Africa, as she urged the private sector to take a closer look at the continent’s “huge” economic opportunities.
Minister: Iran arrests groups planning attacks on pilgrims
Iran on Tuesday said it has arrested three militant groups planning attacks on Shi’ite Muslims at the annual pilgrimage of Arbaeen.
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Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda captured in Syria ‘freed’
Japan's government says it has received information that a man believed to be a Japanese freelance journalist captured three years ago in war-torn Syria has been freed and is now in Turkey.
Iran arrests groups planning attacks on pilgrims
Iran on Tuesday said it has arrested three militant groups planning attacks on Shi’ite Muslims at the annual pilgrimage of Arbaeen.
UN: World population to grow another 2.2 billion by 2050
UNFPA, in its “State of World Population 2018” survey released in Geneva, said more than half of that growth – 1.3 billion – is likely to be in sub-Saharan Africa.
UN chief urges member states to end death penalty
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has called on the UN Member States to put an immediate end to the death penalty of criminals.
NAPTIP lauds Ghana’s anti-trafficking law
Also speaking, the representative of the Head, Consular, David Ako Sowah, expressed that the Ghana High Commission’s appreciation for the level of cooperation and good working relationship between the agency and the commission.
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Abdulfatah Ahmed: Kwara by-election was contest between PDP and security agents
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Recep Erdogan: We are ‘patiently’ awaiting Saudi Crown Prince’s response on Jamal Khashoggi
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INEC: 2019 presidential, NASS campaigns begin Sunday
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